James R. Callan

• Feb-2012
• / Mystery
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Arsonists have torched two churches in a small Texas town, plunging its residents into a state of fear. Father Frank DeLuca, pastor of Prince of Peace Church, is thrust into an impossible dilemma when he hears that another church will be burned. The ...

• Nov-2012
• / Suspense
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Never in a million years could seventeen-year-old Annabel have imagined her boyfriend Bryce would murder her parents. But he did.Six months after the murders, Annabel and her sister head to Los Angeles to live with their aunt and uncle. Because of wh...

• Feb-2013
• / Action Adventure
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A 178 year-old folktale causes murder, kidnapping, and arson in 2012 Texas. "A Ton of Gold" is a contemporary suspense novel, in which Crystal Moore, a young computer scientist, is dragged into danger when thugs set out to kill her 76 year-old grandm...

• Mar-2015
• / Police Procedural
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In San Antonio, the Sweet Adelines International Barbershop competition starts out with a bang. Actually, two bangs as two women of a quartet singing on an outdoor stage in front of the Alamop are shot and killed. Tina, a member of the Fort Worth pol...

• Apr-2015
• / Amateur Sleuth
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A large corporation is seizing land by eminent domain. Syd Cranzler stands in its way, threatening a court battle. After a heated meeting with the corporation representative, Syd is found dead from an overdose of heart medication. The police call it ...

• May-2016
• / Thriller
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Human Trafficking terrifies her. Seeing it face-to-face forces her to act.

In 2015, Crystal Moore encounters a slave in Dallas, Texas -- a slave held not by chains, but by threats her two girls held hostage in the jungles of Mexico will b...

• Apr-2018
• / Police Procedural
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From Midwest Book Review Senior Reviewer Diane DonovanPowerful in its characterization, plot, and narrative interactions, Political Dirty Trick is the item of choice for thriller readers who like their stories steeped in realistic scenarios...

• May-2018
• / Thriller
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Crystal Moore's good friend Ron Drake is a shoo-in for governor of Texas. Two members of the opposition camp believe their candidate's only chance is a political dirty trick that will sink Drake's backing. They execute an elaborate hoax. But somethin...

• May-2018
• / Thriller
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Crystal Moore’s close friend Ron Drake is a shoo-in to win the governor’s race. Two workers in his opponent's camp think that can be changed. A little dirty trick might swing votes away from Drake. But when no questionable activities ...

• Feb-2021
• / Cozy Mystery
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A Plot for Murder. From the first sentence, it captures your attention and carries you on an intriguing mystery-solving adventure. Review by Sharon Sehon   Like a chess game, author James R Callan moves the pieces of his story around u...

• Aug-2021
• / Literary
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Go on. Take the ride.Riding coattails to a notorious street racer investigating the disappearance of her brother, Zap's humdrum existence is galvanized into a weird and wild ride of high-octane racing that leads him out of his home town, the megatrop...

• Jul-2022
• / Cozy Mystery
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On the first day of Father Frank's vacation, a man says to him, I'm gonna kill you. When the threat of violence covers another person, Father Frank knows something must be done. But because the threat came via the confessional, he can't tell the...

• Feb-2023
• / Science Fiction
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Palindrome is a sprawling, sordid, mega-metropolis populated by roborgs, shapeshifers, holographic kids, and rats the size of Labradors. Among its myriad of destitute city-dwellers is Jarred, a down-and-out nobody whose tedious existence amplifies in...