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Breck's Quandary - PUBLISHED!
Breck's Quandary
This is a new book, about a sheriff in a small mountain town. It's a modern day crime story, set in Colorado. It was just published by Milford House Press (an imprint of Sunbury Press), and is available in soft cover and digital formats.
This story has been rolling around in the back of my mind for years. An old friend of mine used to be a deputy sheriff in several Colorado mountain towns, and once told me he got overtime just to hike around the National Forest on weekends, looking for illegal marijuana grow fields. It doesn't take much research to realize that Mexican drug cartels have been active all over the USA, too.
Here is the blurb from the back of the book:
Living in a remote mountain ski town called Quandary, Sheriff Breckenridge “Breck” Dyer has a lot of problems. The Sheriff's Office is broke. He’s down to one deputy. The cell phones barely work and he can’t even afford a decent patrol car. Seems like the city council keeps cutting and gutting his budget every time he turns around. But things can get worse and they do. A Mexican drug cartel called Los Equis sends two men to scout out the high country and squeeze out competitors. Caught up in a haze of drug dealers and dirty politics, Breck gets accused of corruption himself. Can he stop the illegal drug trade before anyone gets hurt—or winds up dead?
This is a new book, about a sheriff in a small mountain town. It's a modern day crime story, set in Colorado. It was just published by Milford House Press (an imprint of Sunbury Press), and is available in soft cover and digital formats.
This story has been rolling around in the back of my mind for years. An old friend of mine used to be a deputy sheriff in several Colorado mountain towns, and once told me he got overtime just to hike around the National Forest on weekends, looking for illegal marijuana grow fields. It doesn't take much research to realize that Mexican drug cartels have been active all over the USA, too.
Here is the blurb from the back of the book:
Living in a remote mountain ski town called Quandary, Sheriff Breckenridge “Breck” Dyer has a lot of problems. The Sheriff's Office is broke. He’s down to one deputy. The cell phones barely work and he can’t even afford a decent patrol car. Seems like the city council keeps cutting and gutting his budget every time he turns around. But things can get worse and they do. A Mexican drug cartel called Los Equis sends two men to scout out the high country and squeeze out competitors. Caught up in a haze of drug dealers and dirty politics, Breck gets accused of corruption himself. Can he stop the illegal drug trade before anyone gets hurt—or winds up dead?
Magazine Excerpt - June 2019
An excerpt from Breck's Quandary appeared in "Sheriff & Deputy" magazine this summer, in their May/June convention issue.
The editor made this kind introduction:
“In addition to dramatizing the issues surrounding marijuana legalization, the novel offers a realistic window into a sheriff’s everyday struggles of budget, staffing, and community relations. Sheriffs are sure to recognize themselves in this action-packed, modern noir.”
—Sheriff & Deputy Magazine
The editor made this kind introduction:
“In addition to dramatizing the issues surrounding marijuana legalization, the novel offers a realistic window into a sheriff’s everyday struggles of budget, staffing, and community relations. Sheriffs are sure to recognize themselves in this action-packed, modern noir.”
—Sheriff & Deputy Magazine
Animated Book Trailer
Using the fantastic creative talents of voice actors I know, from Colorado, California and New Zealand, I've put together two animated book trailers for Breck's Quandary. Here they are!
~Mark
BOOK TRAILER 1:
https://youtu.be/ipDcuDsA9cY
BOOK TRAILER 2:
https://youtu.be/T2sPSnkrQEE
~Mark
BOOK TRAILER 1:
https://youtu.be/ipDcuDsA9cY
BOOK TRAILER 2:
https://youtu.be/T2sPSnkrQEE
Breck Book 2 - PUBLISHED
My newest novel was just released. It is called Ghosts of the Past, and it is the second volume in the Breckenridge Dyer Series. This is the sequel to Breck's Quandary.
Here is what it's about:
When a body is discovered in a mine shaft, high in the mountains above Quandary, Sheriff Breckenridge "Breck" Dyer and Deputy Jenny O'Hara follow the evidence to a cryptocurrency conference at the ski resort. It’s a strange mix of high rollers, hipsters, CEO’s and tech gurus from all over the world, but the investigation hits a snag when their main suspect disappears—and the only witness won’t talk. Complicating matters, Breck is under investigation himself, plus it’s an election year, and he has to prove, to both the district attorney and the people of Quandary, that he isn’t a corrupt cop. Optics matter in politics, and Breck knows he could lose in the court of public opinion, even if the truth is on his side.
Get it from SunburyPress.com
Here is what it's about:
When a body is discovered in a mine shaft, high in the mountains above Quandary, Sheriff Breckenridge "Breck" Dyer and Deputy Jenny O'Hara follow the evidence to a cryptocurrency conference at the ski resort. It’s a strange mix of high rollers, hipsters, CEO’s and tech gurus from all over the world, but the investigation hits a snag when their main suspect disappears—and the only witness won’t talk. Complicating matters, Breck is under investigation himself, plus it’s an election year, and he has to prove, to both the district attorney and the people of Quandary, that he isn’t a corrupt cop. Optics matter in politics, and Breck knows he could lose in the court of public opinion, even if the truth is on his side.
Get it from SunburyPress.com
