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Doug Emery

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Born

The United States

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https://www.dougemeryauthor.com/

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Crime, Thriller, Suspense

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January 2022

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Age-old storytelling wisdom tells us, “Write what you know.” Douglas Emery has run a successful investment planning company for thirty-plus years, as well as working security through Belltower International, holding a Class A license in investigation and security. Emery is also the founder and president of the North Coast Peace Officer Training Foundation, a not-for-profit law enforcement training company providing training at no cost to the officer or their agency.
Emery’s backgrounds come together in the fact meets fiction world of Close Follow, featuring reluctant hero Trevor McCowen. McCowen, a successful financial planner by day, trains with law enforcement and works armed security nights and weekends. Nothing too dangerous—the occasio Age-old storytelling wisdom tells us, “Write what you know.” Douglas Emery has run a successful investment planning company for thirty-plus years, as well as working security through Belltower International, holding a Class A license in investigation and security. Emery is also the founder and president of the North Coast Peace Officer Training Foundation, a not-for-profit law enforcement training company providing training at no cost to the officer or their agency.
Emery’s backgrounds come together in the fact meets fiction world of Close Follow, featuring reluctant hero Trevor McCowen. McCowen, a successful financial planner by day, trains with law enforcement and works armed security nights and weekends. Nothing too dangerous—the occasional “close follow,” investigation into vandalism, VIP escort, and some wild stories to tell. That is, until the son of a longtime client unwittingly launders money for an international drug dealer, pulling Trevor into a complex web of post-9/11 federal bureaucracy and high-stakes operations that culminate in a life and death situation involving a family member that makes Trevor question everything he thought he believed.

From the death of small towns in America’s Rust Belt, to the international drug trade, to the complexities of Trevor’s home life, to the bureaucracies of federal, state, and local law enforcement, Close Follow takes you on a fast-paced journey into the world of high-tech weaponry and training reminiscent of Tom Clancy and Paul Christopher, with one important difference. Trevor McCowen is no slick John Ryan or John “Doc” Holliday. More akin to F. Paul Wilson’s Repairman Jack, he is an atypical hero just ordinary enough to be dangerous.

Based on extensive research, interviews, and real-life experiences with law enforcement and military veterans, and taking place on the streets and in the towns in northeast Ohio the author knows so well, Close Follow is a reality ride into a world that most of us wish was a fantasy.

A portion of the proceeds from Douglas Emery’s debut novel will go to support the North Coast Peace Officer Training Foundation (https://www.ncpotf.org/).
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Doug Emery I woke from a dreamlike sleep, naked, a hypodermic needles hanging from my arm, a heavy rubber band laying loose around my biceps, cold, so cold I fee…moreI woke from a dreamlike sleep, naked, a hypodermic needles hanging from my arm, a heavy rubber band laying loose around my biceps, cold, so cold I feel that death had been stalking my soul, covered in sticky fresh blood, unsure of my surroundings, not clear of what has occurred. As I sit up in this large king bed, white sheets also covered in fresh blood, I spot the naked form of my wife’s lifeless body, laying on the deep pile carpet floor, her severed head is sitting on the coffee table staring lifelessly back at me. (less)

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Doug Emery I would go to the world of Conan the Barbarian, masterfully crafted by Robert E Howard. I could never imagine myself as Conan, however being in the pr…moreI would go to the world of Conan the Barbarian, masterfully crafted by Robert E Howard. I could never imagine myself as Conan, however being in the presence of someone you know is a true force of power is a feeling and honor all its own. Traveling through the land of the Picts would certainly be part of that adventure. The book covers alone tell an amazing story; Frank Frazettz could really capture an image in action! (less)

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Average rating: 4.33 · 9 ratings · 4 reviews · 6 distinct works

	Close Follow 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — 9 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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	Into the Black: Trevor McCowen, Book 3 by Doug Emery (Goodreads Author), Adam Barr (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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