It was a quiet morning in the Cold Case Department office, as Detective Russ Baker sat contemplating his life. Then his ghost partner, Wes, materialized and had an unbelievable tale of a zombie apocalypse if the Ghost Squad couldn’t find the killers of three Satan worshipping priests. Halloween would be the night for the doom of the world if they failed. They have to reopen a ten year old case and track down anyone involved in the murders to find who actually shot the men and stop the curse from the demons who appeared that fateful day. With only days left, they hunt for the killers to get them to confess. This is the tenth book of the Ghost Squad series and it’s a novella, shorter than a novel but longer than a short story.
Detroit area resident, Bob Moats, has been writing short stories and plays for as long as he can remember. He has lost most of his original stories, typed or handwritten, in the numerous moves he has made from his hometown of Fraser, Michigan to Northern Michigan, to Las Vegas and back to Fraser, where he now lives. He also wrote the short fantasy novella "Crystal Prison of Kyr" and is a published playwright with his three act comedy "Happily Ever After".
Moats became one of the causalities of unemployment early in 2009, and had time on his hands to finally pursue a life long dream of writing a full blown crime novel. Thus was born the first book, "Classmate Murders".
What followed was a series of 20 books starting with "The Classmate Murders" which introduces the main character, Jim Richards, who has to admit he has become a senior citizen, reluctantly. Richards, one day, receives an email from a childhood sweetheart asking for his help, but by the time he reaches her, she has been murdered. His life turns around and he is pulled into numerous murders of women from his high school who he hasn't seen in forty years. Along with a friend of his, Buck, a big, mustached biker, they go off to track down the killer before he can get to one former classmate, Penny Wickens, a TV talk show host who Jim has just fallen for while protecting her. The killer is also murdering the women right out from under police protection, driving homicide detective Will Trapper crazy, and he slowly depends on Jim to help. There's humor, suspense, wild chases across suburban Detroit with cops, classic cars and motorcycle clubs; murder, mayhem, a good amount of romance and a twist ending.
Bob recently started a new series, the Fatal series. The first book "Fatal Rejection" is about serial killers, an author and the editors that the author wants to murder. The second book "Fatal Departure" follows the first with a new serial killer stalking the principal characters, Sarah and Dave. A third book is now in the works, "Fatal Romance" about a killer using companion ads to find his prey.
I thoroughly enjoyed this mission by Russ, Wes, and Mary. Preventing a zombie apocalypse should be a number one priority mission. The sleuths were grand in their job to bring justice to the murder victims. This series is a must read folks pick them up today you will not be sorry.
The Golden Thread continued in Bob Moats new offering of The Ghost Squad Series. Thoughtful written and such a Joy to enjoy. So grab your glass of Pepsi or what ever you drink and read this Novella by my Favorite Author. If you are new to the Moats Family of readers check out Amazon and start a Series Today.
Wow. Great book for halloween. Good job Bob. Enjoy all you books but this one something different. Definitely kept me up till the end. Thanks for good reading!
Once again Bob Moses has entertained by writing a wonderful story. Characters are interesting and fun, well written and enjoyable thanks for the entertainment