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THE HOLLYWOOD DIAMOND MURDERS,
HEARTBREAKER and
BALANCE: The 200-Year Journey of
Andrew Crawford
Coming soon! THE HOLLYWOOD DIAMOND MURDERS
“On the hottest day of 1971, Jesus walked into Tommy Aku’s Little Grass Shack and ordered a Zombie. Forty-five minutes later, he died on the street in front of me.”
In the exciting follow-up to HEARTBREAKER, retired LAPD Detective Chuck Donnegan lives up to his reputation as a relentless investigator whose battle against injustice and corruption won’t be stopped – even by a raging Malibu Canyon wildfire.
A daring, million-dollar diamond heist in 1955 left two people dead and Jesus Ramirez in prison. Newly released, Jesus wants Chuck to prove him innocent. But he is gunned down moments later, and Chuck vows to find the truth. Tracking the original case unearths more questions than answers. Was Jesus framed? Why didn’t the detectives investigate the most likely suspect? Was the theft a cover for something even more deadly?
An alluring fashion designer claims she knows what happened. And the deeper Chuck dives into the crime, the more he believes Jesus' story. When another body is pulled from a blazing car, Chuck fears the murders won’t end until he stops the killer.
Or dies trying.
HEARTBREAKER
February 1971
On the morning of the devastating Sylmar Earthquake, pop sensation Vicki La Monica is found dead in her Hollywood Hills home. Police, busy with the earthquake disaster, want to close the case quickly, calling it a drug overdose. But Vicki's father won't buy it.
Chuck Donnegan is a retired LAPD homicide detective and he knows his daughter would never take drugs. He dives into the ultra-hip world of the seventies music scene, begins a city-wide search for Vicki's missing boyfriend, barges in on her friends, her manager, a rival singer, her record label, and the mysterious Japanese entertainment conglomerate about to buy them.
Out of place, physically and emotionally exhausted, Chuck's public criticism of the police causes the media to focus on him. They brand him The Vigilante Dad, follow him everywhere and train cameras on his every move.
And now someone wants him dead.
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BALANCE
The 200-Year Journey of Andrew Crawford
“First, Heather and I learn we’re about to have a baby. That’s great news.
Then I get whacked on the head by a berserk teenage girl.
"My batty old Aunt Bonnie, who claims to be psychic--and probably is-- drags me into a backyard séance where she predicts I will save a life, take a life and lose a life on a journey through time.”
And The 200-Year Journey of Andrew Crawford begins. He thinks he is dreaming about time travel, living as a soldier in 1943 and an Irish immigrant in 1856. But when he lands in 1790, on the wrong side of the French Revolution, Andrew realizes this is no dream.
He is not time traveling. He is re-living his own past lives.
And Aunt Bonnie’s prophecy is coming true.
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My short story SWOOP! in The ACES Anthology. In paperback or E-Book from Amazon.
**One of only three finalists for the prestigious 2024 JOHN STEINBECK AWARD FOR FICTION. **
My short story HOME FOR CHRISTMAS is featured in the anthology A WINTER PROMISE, now available from Amazon.
About Ken Sutherland
Ken Sutherland is a retired advertising executive and broadcaster.
Born and raised in Northern California, his career took him all over the western United States. After many years in Los Angeles, he moved to Nevada where he and his family owned and operated ten radio stations, which they recently sold. Ken now lives in Reno, Nevada with his wife, Alene.
He has written and produced thousands of broadcast commercials, programs and documentaries. When it was time to write a novel, his lifelong love of mysteries left him no choice but to work in that genre.
HEARTBREAKER, the first book in the exciting Chuck Donnegan series, is now available in paperback and eBook from Amazon.
BALANCE: The 200-Year Journey of Andrew Crawford is his debut novel, now available on Amazon in paperback and eBook.
AND SOON... THE HOLLYWOOD DIAMOND MURDERS, the thrilling sequel to HEARTBREAKER, due for release summer of 2024.
Ken Sutherland is active in his local writing community, belonging to both High Sierra Writers and Northern Nevada Writers.
