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Scorpion Bay
When a car bomb kills the prosecuting attorney and a key witness against a powerful bioengineering industrialist, the blast shatters the life of the attorney's husband, popular Phoenix television investigative reporter, Parker Knight. After authorities hit a dead end, Parker risks his career and his life to seek his own revenge. Riding a high tech motorcycle and wearing a black disguise, the crusading newsman inadvertently becomes a media created superhero jeopardizing his quest for justice.
278 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 9, 2011
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Michael Murphy
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My journey as a historical fiction writer has taken me from Woodstock in Goodbye Emily to the bright lights and dark alleys of 1930's in my Jake and Laura series, and now to Wyoming in 1871. Sundown is coming.
Sundown, Wyoming 1871. In the heart of the untamed West, where legends are forged and secrets run deep…
A young lawyer, Wyatt McCrea seems to have it all, a flourishing career and a beautiful fiancée, the wealthy daughter of his powerful boss. His idyllic life shatters when he learns his estranged brother Travis has been arrested for murder in the mysterious town of Sundown, Wyoming.
Leaving everything behind, Wyatt embarks on a dangerous journey into a world of corruption, desire and shocking secrets.
In Sundown, Wyatt quickly learns a law book alone won’t be enough as he untangles a web of deceit and whispers of stolen Confederate gold.
The stakes quickly escalate as he faces off against a legendary judge, an ambitious prosecutor and a corrupt mayor.
With time running out, Wyatt is aided by a captivating newswoman devoted to the truth—but she harbors secrets of her own.
With Travis’s fate hanging in the balance, Wyatt risks everything to expose the truth and bring justice to a lawless frontier. In a tense courtroom showdown, Wyatt uncovers revelations that alter everything he thought he knew about his brother.
Sundown is a gripping Western legal thriller about unbreakable bonds in a town where the line between truth and fiction blurs like a fading sunset.
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My journey as a historical fiction writer has taken me from Woodstock in Goodbye Emily to the bright lights and dark alleys of 1930's in my Jake and Laura series, and now to Wyoming in 1871. Sundown is coming.
Sundown, Wyoming 1871. In the heart of the untamed West, where legends are forged and secrets run deep…
A young lawyer, Wyatt McCrea seems to have it all, a flourishing career and a beautiful fiancée, the wealthy daughter of his powerful boss. His idyllic life shatters when he learns his estranged brother Travis has been arrested for murder in the mysterious town of Sundown, Wyoming.
Leaving everything behind, Wyatt embarks on a dangerous journey into a world of corruption, desire and shocking secrets.
In Sundown, Wyatt quickly learns a law book alone won’t be enough as he untangles a web of deceit and whispers of stolen Confederate gold.
The stakes quickly escalate as he faces off against a legendary judge, an ambitious prosecutor and a corrupt mayor.
With time running out, Wyatt is aided by a captivating newswoman devoted to the truth—but she harbors secrets of her own.
With Travis’s fate hanging in the balance, Wyatt risks everything to expose the truth and bring justice to a lawless frontier. In a tense courtroom showdown, Wyatt uncovers revelations that alter everything he thought he knew about his brother.
Sundown is a gripping Western legal thriller about unbreakable bonds in a town where the line between truth and fiction blurs like a fading sunset.
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http://www.facebook.com/#!/mmurfy86
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July 29, 2011
Parker Knight is a television news man. His wife, Erica, works for the District Attorney's office and is investigating an important businessman, Harrison Bradley. In the course of the investigation, the car with her informant blows up, killing him, the driver and mortally wounding Erica.
Driven by grief, Parker embarks on a mission to bring the guilty parties to justice. What he finds in the course of his investigation, shocks him. With the help of his friends, Justin Kendall and Tina Banks, he brings the villains to justice.
"Scorpion Bay" is a fast paced adventure novel. It's appropriate for adult readers who like a mystery packed with action, adventure and surprising plot twists. I found it extremely hard to put down.
Parker Knight and his friend Justin, are wonderful characters. They're brave and heroic, though they aren't infallible. They do make mistakes, showing their humanity. Somehow, by skill or plain dumb luck, they live to fight another day.
My favorite character is Tina Banks, Justin's girlfriend. At first meeting, she comes off as kind of a bimbo, but as the book continues, she reveals more of her skills. She's funny, intelligent and capable, keeping the men in line and kicking bad guy butt.
"Scorpion Bay" by Michael Murphy is a great read. I highly recommend it.
© Dellani Oakes 2011
Driven by grief, Parker embarks on a mission to bring the guilty parties to justice. What he finds in the course of his investigation, shocks him. With the help of his friends, Justin Kendall and Tina Banks, he brings the villains to justice.
"Scorpion Bay" is a fast paced adventure novel. It's appropriate for adult readers who like a mystery packed with action, adventure and surprising plot twists. I found it extremely hard to put down.
Parker Knight and his friend Justin, are wonderful characters. They're brave and heroic, though they aren't infallible. They do make mistakes, showing their humanity. Somehow, by skill or plain dumb luck, they live to fight another day.
My favorite character is Tina Banks, Justin's girlfriend. At first meeting, she comes off as kind of a bimbo, but as the book continues, she reveals more of her skills. She's funny, intelligent and capable, keeping the men in line and kicking bad guy butt.
"Scorpion Bay" by Michael Murphy is a great read. I highly recommend it.
© Dellani Oakes 2011
April 21, 2013
Working as an investigative reporter and a prosecuting attorney respectively, Parker Knight and his wife both had jobs requiring secrecy and chasing down sensitive information.
Unfortunately for Parker, his wife has been more secretive lately.
Worse, his investigative reporting instincts bring him racing to the scene of an explosion that would rip his life apart.
Crassly snapping off photos of the scene, including an injured woman; Parker stops by the woman only to come face to face with the horror of the reality of the situation.
The woman is his wife Erica. He is helpless as she dies in his arms.
This is the start of events that pull Parker deeper into the mystery surrounding his wife’s death.
Parker is compelled to find out why his wife died and bring whoever planted the bomb to justice. With the help of his friend from his days in the Special Forces, Justin Kendall, and Justin’s girlfriend Tina Banks, he starts digging into the secrets behind Biotech and its CEO Harrison Bradley.
Together they follow the one elusive lead he has, Wildflower, a path that leads Parker into being dubbed a vigilante. Parker finds himself unwillingly embracing his identity as a vigilante despite its hindering his efforts to avenge his wife’s murder and bring the man he believes is responsible to justice.
The thing that initially drew me to want to read Scorpion Bay was a comment the author made once about how he was so charmed with Scorpion Bay, a real place, that it inspired him to write a book about it.
Michael Murphy did justice to both the place and the dangerous feel of the name. Scorpion Bay is more than an action packed mystery, it draws you into its web of intrigue and plays on sub plots that make you wonder where they will take you. Just when you think you figured it out you learn not to make any assumptions.
Michael Murphy
Unfortunately for Parker, his wife has been more secretive lately.
Worse, his investigative reporting instincts bring him racing to the scene of an explosion that would rip his life apart.
Crassly snapping off photos of the scene, including an injured woman; Parker stops by the woman only to come face to face with the horror of the reality of the situation.
The woman is his wife Erica. He is helpless as she dies in his arms.
This is the start of events that pull Parker deeper into the mystery surrounding his wife’s death.
Parker is compelled to find out why his wife died and bring whoever planted the bomb to justice. With the help of his friend from his days in the Special Forces, Justin Kendall, and Justin’s girlfriend Tina Banks, he starts digging into the secrets behind Biotech and its CEO Harrison Bradley.
Together they follow the one elusive lead he has, Wildflower, a path that leads Parker into being dubbed a vigilante. Parker finds himself unwillingly embracing his identity as a vigilante despite its hindering his efforts to avenge his wife’s murder and bring the man he believes is responsible to justice.
The thing that initially drew me to want to read Scorpion Bay was a comment the author made once about how he was so charmed with Scorpion Bay, a real place, that it inspired him to write a book about it.
Michael Murphy did justice to both the place and the dangerous feel of the name. Scorpion Bay is more than an action packed mystery, it draws you into its web of intrigue and plays on sub plots that make you wonder where they will take you. Just when you think you figured it out you learn not to make any assumptions.
Michael Murphy
February 21, 2013
Parker Knights wife has been killed in a car bombing meant for someone turning information to the authorities. In order to avenge his wifes death he investigates the CEO of a drug company. Meanwhile he is mistaken for a vigilante who is seen taking out drug dealers and a womans violent boyfriend. His co-worker wants to expose him and his brother in-law is in deep to a drug lord and his thugs and Parker tries to help him while ducking a crazed fan.
There is no end of action in SCORPION BAY. Parker and his friends Justin and Tina have their work cut out for them as they try to bring down the people responsible. There is action and comic relief in this story and it is a great plot of how greed and ambition can cause people to do bad things.
I found SCORPION BAY to be a rivetting mystery and would recommend it to all suspense and thriller fans.
There is no end of action in SCORPION BAY. Parker and his friends Justin and Tina have their work cut out for them as they try to bring down the people responsible. There is action and comic relief in this story and it is a great plot of how greed and ambition can cause people to do bad things.
I found SCORPION BAY to be a rivetting mystery and would recommend it to all suspense and thriller fans.
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