Chasing After Trouble

by T.M. DeLawrence

Chasing After Trouble is an action-adventure mystery following the exploits of Derek Chase, a former rookie cop turned private investigator with a dubious family history. From the beginning, we find Derek forced into an environment he has little experience with. His new boss, Tessa Taylor, has been murdered and her apartment has been terrorized. In opposition to the local police lieutenant’s theory of a prowler breaking and entering, Derek immediately suspects foul play of a different sort and is ordered by Tessa’s business partner, Kevin Garrett, to find the perpetrator(s). Throughout his investigation, Derek immediately realizes the obstacles he must overcome, including those haunting his personal life. It quickly becomes a volley of fists and gunfire as our detective is pulled deeper into a realm of police corruption and family values, only to learn the real killer has anticipated his every move.

306 pages, Paperback

Published May 12, 2003

About the author

T.M. DeLawrence, a Connecticut native, resides in Virginia Beach, VA. He is a 1993 Communications graduate from Virginia Wesleyan College. Upon graduation, he worked part time as an on-air personality for the local jazz station, WJCD-FM. He also received his Master of Science and MBA degrees at Strayer University.

T.M. has been writing since grade school and some of his short stories have earned Outstanding Writing Merit Awards. When he is not writing, he spends his time acting. In an effort to be "on the other side of the page" (as he explains it...), he has taken classes with the Hurrah Players in Norfolk, VA. He has already been an extra in a few local commercial productions and a supporting cast member in the holiday production, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.

Other downtime activities include traveling, where most of T.M.'s literary ideas are born.