John H Matthews

A man is discovered dead in West Texas, covered with burns, bruises, and swastika tattoos. There is nobody to claim his body and no answers to what happened to him, until FBI Special Agent Gus Ramirez receives a call that puts him and Eddie Holland on the trail to find what happened to the young man. RUBY RISING is the fourth novel in the Eddie Holland detective series.

Mo Noonan just wants to get to middle school in one piece. But a new kid in fifth grade is trying to keep that from happening. Shorter than everyone else in his grade, and maybe even the grade below him, Mo has never been bullied before. This is new territory, and not anything he wished for.His mom tells him to try to be friends with the kid. His best friend suggests moving to a new state and changing his name. But Mo knows the only thing he can do is to face his bully, even if it means another bloody nose, or worse. But Mo stands his ground through the rest of fifth grade, through the science fair, soccer tryouts, and everything else that comes at him, all while realizing there is something more going on with his bully.Runt is a story about the resiliency of children in a world that seems huge to them, and about never thinking you know what someone else is going through. It handles the delicate subject of child abuse in terms kids will understand, and learn the valuable lesson to watch out for your friends, and your enemies. If you see something, tell a safe adult.

Eddie Holland is back. The former FBI agent turned private detective in Austin, Texas, returns for another fast paced mystery. Following on the heels of The South Coast and Ballyvaughan, Hangfire keeps you guessing until the very end. Clem Akins has gone missing, but not before sending a cryptic text message to Eddie. With little to go on, Eddie and Gus go looking for him, only to find the trail leads them to uncover a group of former Army soldiers on the run or in hiding, afraid of their treasonous pasts catching up to them.HANGFIRE is the third novel in the Eddie Holland series and once again puts Eddie and his best friend Gus Ramirez in the line of fire in a fast-paced series of adventures through Austin, Texas.

Wesley has accepted his self-imposed solitude on the edge of a small Oklahoma town. Though he was never sure if he stayed alone to protect others from knowing the truth about the dreams he'd had since childhood, or to protect himself from witnessing the death of another person he cared about. His guard falls as the one woman he ever loved comes back to town, but everything unravels as he encounters his most vivid dream. He makes a choice to become someone else, something else. A killer.

The United States Capitol is overtaken by terrorists during the State of the Union speech and the nation's leadership are held hostage. Precautions are taken for such an extreme event. One cabinet member is chosen by the president to be away from the Capitol and D.C. This is the Designated Survivor.An elite NSA operator and his team are called in to aid in their rescue and to track down the people responsible.

Psychics working at the DMV.A retirement community run like a dictatorship.A summer fest featuring chili that summons the dead.28 darkly-comic stories. A dose of fiction unlike anything else."An eccentric collection of fantastical, funny and puzzling tales." - Kirkus Reviews