Monkey Palace

John Maynard and Abby Sinclair #3

by Bill Lightle

A migrant teenage girl from Central America is murdered in South Georgia near the Kinchafoonee Creek and other girls are missing. The Albany Chronicle sends reporter John Maynard to the crime scene just minutes after police discover her body. Now Maynard and his colleague, Abby Sinclair, are determined to find out who killed her. There is a cast of unforgettable characters in "Monkey Palace," named after a popular nightclub in Albany. The two young investigative reporters accept one of their most dangerous assignments in efforts to prevent other girls from being killed, and they challenge powerful political leaders.

Read as a series or standalone novels.

224 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 6, 2017

About the author

I was born in Marion, Indiana, in 1957 but moved to Albany, Georgia, in 1966. I've spent most of my life in the Southeast where I wrote for newspapers and taught history and government. I few years ago, I began a thriller series - Maynard & Sinclair - set in Albany. The series is based on my experiences as a newspaper reporter for the Albany Herald in the early 1980s.

The most recent book (2019) in the series is Aucilla Bones.

Today I live and write in Fayetteville, Georgia, just south of Atlanta. My wife Phyllis is a published poet. You can find her work on Amazon as well as mine.

Thank you for considering my work.

Reviews

[Tom Walsh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Writer is a former newspaper reporter so he’s writing from his own experiences. Unfortunately he’s also writing in the same style he used for reporting breaking news. Very short sentences, brief, repetitive descriptions surround an interesting story that could have been ripped from the headlines. Quick read that keeps your interest. Could have been longer.

[Micah Lewter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice switch

I'm really enjoying this series. If you've read the first two, you'll know how the two main characters interact. I enjoyed seeing them switch roles a bit for this one.