SOMETIMES THE MOST PAINFUL THINGS
AREN'T HERE ANYMORE
When Jack Kelly loses his leg in the battle of Peleliu, he realizes his new prosthetic leg is the least of his concerns.
Jack discovers that his girl has eloped with Roger Stoker, a son in Chicago’s prominent Stoker & Sons Funeral Home. The family of the soon-to-be newlyweds is opposed to the marriage and is convinced Jack knows where the couple is. The menacing Stoker patriarch persuades Jack to bring them back by kidnapping his prosthetic.
Now, chaperoned by the groom’s unhinged brother, Jack must venture into a world of madness, deception, and murder to find the couple, reunite with his dummy appendage, and discover the truth behind a family tragedy.
YOU GOTTA DIE SOMETIME
On his cross-country journey through depression-era America, Howard Jones faced death more than once. Now, someone is trying to knock off the unassuming door-to-door salesman again. When his would-be assailant is killed, Howard becomes the number one suspect in what was to be his own murder.
SOME PEOPLE SHOULDN'T DIE,
THEY'RE JUST NO GOOD AT IT.
Some rise to the heights of stardom.
Some sink into a swamp of obscurity.
But they all end up in Slumberland.
Last Stop Slumberland
Matthew Brooks is just a Tinsel Town nobody trying to keep a roof over his head and a loaded flask in his pocket. When his estranged sister dies, leaving nothing behind but a locked handbag and the address of a horrific crime scene, Brooks finds himself caught in a Hitchcockian plot built on obsession and murder.
"Unexpected Heroes, Depraved bad guys, all set in the dark underbelly of
Vintage Los Angeles."
"A great rollercoaster of a ride!"
"Jay Parker is a master storyteller!"
"A gritty page turner!"
MACHINE OF WAR
1947.
Thomas Armstrong, a young Marine, returns home from the war in the Pacific. Plagued by nightmares and horrific flashbacks, Thomas unwittingly becomes a suspect in a gruesome murder and is swept up in an unconventional romance. To avoid family scandal and the electric chair, Thomas must clear his name, fight his demons, and keep one step ahead of a maniac.
"A realistic, tough, suspenseful read. Jay writes with an authenticity and grit that will grip you from page one."
"A great read!"
"Action Packed!"
"Riveting"
