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Scott Lothian

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Mystery, Suspense, Thriller

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Ken Follett, Dan Brown, Erik Larson, Stephen King

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I am a retired clinical/IT pharmacist. After graduating from Purdue University, I practiced for over 40 years at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, specializing in solid organ transplant, oncology, and pain management. I now write character-centric stories that combine real life with history and humor. Readers will always find characters whom they will love to love or love to hate, and I hope they wonder, “Where are they now?” long after they have finished reading. My writing is influenced by authors such as Ken Follett, Erik Larson, Stephen King, Dan Brown, and many others. So far, I have published The Jonathan Dearfield Trilogy and a biotech thriller, The Resistance Gene.

The Jonathan Dearfield Trilogy comprises three stand-alone stories wi I am a retired clinical/IT pharmacist. After graduating from Purdue University, I practiced for over 40 years at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, specializing in solid organ transplant, oncology, and pain management. I now write character-centric stories that combine real life with history and humor. Readers will always find characters whom they will love to love or love to hate, and I hope they wonder, “Where are they now?” long after they have finished reading. My writing is influenced by authors such as Ken Follett, Erik Larson, Stephen King, Dan Brown, and many others. So far, I have published The Jonathan Dearfield Trilogy and a biotech thriller, The Resistance Gene.

The Jonathan Dearfield Trilogy comprises three stand-alone stories with their own distinct atmospheres and structures, spanning three generations and nearly two decades.

Perfect Posture (a classic cop vs. killer murder mystery/psychological thriller) aims to create a palpable good versus evil tension in the reader—much like that effected by Erik Larson’s classic Devil in the White City—by taking them inside the mind of a killer while chronicling the lives of those committed to stopping the escalating carnage. This book is rich with Chicago area history and filled with personalities and relationships—both dark and occasionally comical—that readers will grow to love or hate as they follow the non-stop action to a twisting, catastrophic end. (Think Bosch with a Devil in the White City vibe.)

Deep Waters (a historical fiction/suspense thriller hybrid) follows Jack as his life evolves from a 15-year-old high school football quarterback to a crew member of the USS Indianapolis—the ship that delivered the nuclear bomb that helped end World War II and then suffered the worst open ocean shark attack in U.S. naval history. Jack’s story starts in Janesville, Wisconsin, then carves a path across the globe—Lake Geneva, Great Lakes Naval Base, Glenview Naval Air Station, San Francisco, the Philippine Sea—and home again. Upon his return, Jack finds he is a war hero everywhere except in his hometown. As Jack grapples with the ghosts of his past and the weight of survival, he becomes unknowingly entangled in a shadowy conflict between ancient forces of good and evil. A mysterious rumor of a second bomb aboard the Indianapolis resurfaces, threatening to ignite a new catastrophe. Then, years after the war, with the covert help of twin sisters—descendants of a lone Templar knight from a remote island in Japan—and his estranged son, Jack must confront his past, uncover a 700-year-old secret, and prevent the nuclear destruction of an American city. (Think Unbroken meets The Da Vinci Code.)

Daddy’s Girl (a not-what-it-seems father-daughter murder mystery thriller with overlapping timelines to show differing perspectives of the evolving storyline) is a tale of a father’s torment, a daughter’s love and perseverance, and retribution for a wife and mother that starts with Leah Avondale’s father being arrested for her disappearance and possible murder, among other crimes. As the story moves from the Chicago suburbs to Mountain, Wisconsin, just northeast of the Menominee Reservation, the “truth” evolves throughout this story of friendship, cruelty, deceit, and hope. Further woven into this story of survival and courtroom drama are a corrupt cop, a deceitful priest, FBI agents, mysterious Druid ceremonies in the forest, missing girls, gullible teens, powerfully evil men, a deaf Native American named Silent Wolf, a killer bear, and an albino princess who dupes them all. (Think Gone Girl flipped on its head.)

The Resistance Gene

If you think Big Tech has you tangled in algorithms now... just wait until they come for your DNA.

A ruthless biotech empire discovers a rare, game-changing gene and will stop at nothing to control it—including murder! However, Madison Abigail Decker—a young survivor of their attempted genocide—and karma have other plans. ...more

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	Deep Waters: a historical mystery thriller about the extraordinary life of a sailor who survived the sinking of the USS Indianapolis - The Jonathan Dearfield Trilogy Book 2 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Perfect Posture: a cop-vs-killer psychological thriller set in Chicago - The Jonathan Dearfield Trilogy Book 1 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Resistance Gene: a genetic showdown between profit-driven science and the untamed resistance of life itself it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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