Untreed Reads discussion

K. J. Janssen talks about background research and where he'd go when he gets an advance:

He has had to do quite a bit of research for his books: Blood Money, the first book in the Mark Matthews series, required he learn about blood banks and blood types; for Fatal Dose, he needed to learn about prescription drug manufacturing and distribution; and for Hamptom Manor, a multi-genre work about three generations of the Hampton family, research was needed on fighting fires as well as clothing manufacturing.

Read the full interview at Long and Short Reviews and learn more about Janssen's work at Untreed Reads.

Blood Money:

The National Rare Blood Association is suspected of laundering money to terrorist groups. When Private Investigator Mark Matthews and FBI Agent Susan Harrington collect evidence against the NRBA, they become willing combatants in the “War on Terror."

John Portman, Director of Security for the NRBA is equally intent on avoiding detection. When he traces Mark’s and Susan’s probe into the NRBA’s computer, Agent Harrington soon finds herself the victim of a savage abduction. Mark is called in for his highly developed techniques for locating missing persons in the hopes of finding her.

Recovery of Susan only fuels the romance building between the two law enforcers. However, unknown to both, Portman’s assistant Mel Tarkington is hell bent on revenge against the pair, waiting for the right opportunity to penetrate the shield of protection the FBI erects around them.

Fatal Dose:

Counterfeit prescription drugs are being distributed in every American city, killing thousands. Behind this pandemic is a cartel run by mob boss Marco Vennuti. When the FBI sets up a Pharmaceutical Drug Squad of Special Agents to shut down the cartel’s operations, the members are immediately in danger as Vennuti takes drastic measures to protect the cartel from the deepening FBI probe.

Special Agent Mark Matthews is assigned to the squad and is teamed up with Special Agent Wendy Farrell to stop the cartel's ever-tightening grip.

As if going up against the mob wasn't intimidating enough for Matthews, the danger is amplified when Mel Tarkington, responsible for the death of Mark’s former lover, Susan Harrigan, comes out of hiding.

And he's hell-bent on killing Mark.

In this follow-up to his bestselling crime novel Blood Money, Janssen once again delivers high drama, intensity and action.

Hampton Manor:

Hampton Manor is a multi-genre work about the lives of five townspeople in the quiet New England town of Old Brooking, Connecticut as they contend with the powerful Hampton family. The protagonist, Adam Hampton III, is an amalgamation of characters from fiction and real life. He stirs up the emotions of each of the main characters through a series of ruthless actions until one finally hires an assassin to kill both Adam and his father, and burn Hampton Manor to the ground.