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The Chariton River Saga is a near-futurism (2045-2050) science fiction adventure series set in a dystopian future world recovering from a deadly pandemic.

I Hate Rabbits
Cole Sidwell
The Chariton River Saga (Book 1)
Synopsis: The year is 2045, and an endless pandemic has decimated the country. Society is crumbling. In a gray and unforgiving world Frank Roman soldiers on. Married to a beautiful career woman from a wealthy family with dark secrets Frank struggles to live his best life.

A violent encounter on a hunting trip, in the rural hills of Missouri, lands Frank in jail. Bailed out by a mysterious ally, Frank strikes a bargain to make his way home in the midst of a heavy-handed government quarantine.

The difficult trek forges a friendship with an unlikely travel companion. Together they must survive the elements and a blood feud with local outlaws as they adventure down Missouri's waterways.

With Frank incommunicado, Jane's secrets begin to catch up with her. She finds herself caught in the middle of a corporate espionage scheme directed at her father's company. A rival corporate titan has hired a dangerous international mercenary to steal valuable intellectual property, but this wildcard has aspirations of his own.

Unbeknownst to Frank, he is hurtling headlong into a life-and-death conflagration. One that could spell disaster for his wife, her father's company, and his new friend.

The Rabbit Hunt
Cole Sidwell
The Chariton River Saga (Book 2)
The exciting sequel to the sci-fi adventure I Hate Rabbits.

Synopsis: A murder, a missing girl, an assassination, and the business opportunity of a lifetime, a ghost from the past connects them all.

A small-town Sheriff investigates a murder on the banks of the Chariton River. An old friend is dead, and Vic Underwood is out for justice. The old-school lawman must use new-school technology to track down the killer.

The year is 2050, and five years have passed since the infamous night Frank Roman nearly died at the hands of a deadly mercenary. He has moved on, but the scars remain. Frank’s career at GBT is taking off under the mentorship of Gordon Cole.

Jane pursued her dream of working in the GBT high-containment lab, but she can’t help but resent Frank for joining her father’s company. Can their marriage survive the added stress?

Silas succeeded his late father as the elected bishop of the settlement, but he struggles against the ridged dogma of the council of elders. A new granary project causes tension in the community. Disaster strikes when Silas’s wife Annabelle goes missing. Desperate, he reaches out to an old friend for help.

The urgent missive draws Frank back into the seedy backwaters of Appanoose County. He recruits unlikely allies at the jailhouse to aid in his search for the missing girl, but can he trust them?

It is a race against time, can Sheriff Underwood solve the murders and help Frank find the girl before it’s too late?