Don Kafrissen

Clearwater Beach, Florida conjures up a picture of happy people sunbathing and romping in the surf. It's not the kind of place where you'd expect an old-time Western gunfight. But, according to local legend, that's exactly what happened there. According to the author, "The basis for this book is purported to be a true story. It was told to me by an old gentleman I met years ago while living on Clearwater Beach on Florida's West Coast. I searched old newspaper reports but never found another word about the "gunfight," or the 'drifter' who shot the police chief. But it's still a good story " The gunfight happened in 1938, but the story spans years, involving characters in the present as well as those who were there when it actually happened. Or did it? No matter if they're fired in 1938 or 2020, bullets are real and can do serious damage.

Just another simple job ... Go down to Central America, pick up a helicopter, & fly it back to the States. No big deal. Right? But with Dave's friend, Tom, nothing is ever that simple.Dave agrees to help out his buddy, and the next thing he knows, bullets are flying, someone is shooting missiles at them, & a powerful corporation is on his case, not to mention the US Army. Then he finds out -- too late -- that they've seriously pissed off members of a powerful South American drug cartel. Still, a friend is a friend, and Tom is one guy Dave can always count on to have his back. So when Tom asked for a favor, Dave didn't ask questions; he just packed his bag. But look what happens when the helicopter turns out to be a stolen Bell Super Cobra ... and then there's the mysterious woman with the emeralds, some of the rarest stones on Earth "Kafrissen at his best WHITE EMERALDS has memorable characters and nonstop action.What more could you want?"

Can two young men who meet in a concentration camp become friends? It is possible and even probable but suppose one of them is a prisoner and the other is a guard?When Herschel and Hans Rothberg die, a lawyer hands the children a manuscript that completely turns their world upside down. Can they believe what is written?From the closing months of WWII to the men's departure for America from a Displaced Persons camp, the manuscript chronicles their troubled journey.