Springfield-1940's To some it might seem like a quiet, easy going southwest Missouri town, but Private Investigator Max Black knows better. When a female is found dead in the river, Max and Pat, the Chief of Detectives at the City PD, team up to investigate. Then Max is hired by two men, who claim to be brothers, to find their missing sister. He suspects she could be the murder victim, but his suspicions run even deeper when he finds out the men aren't who they say they are. Max is pushed to his limit when his girlfriend Shelly's life is threatened by the two goons. Mayhem breaks out when he attempts to save her and one of the men loses his life. It becomes clear to Max, and Pat, that someone is trying to tie up loose ends so they won't be discovered. While Max looks for the missing woman, many are wounded, maimed and killed, no one will come forward with information of who is behind the cover up. Who could it be? What Max uncovers turns the trace into an unsavory business, and the missing woman turns out to be more, much more. Will his discovery rock the easy going town to its very core? Join Max as he follows one clue after the other, uncovering the dark side of the city that he knows so well and the nasty enterprise that reaches to the very ones who defend the city itself.

Trace

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Keen, Ike

Mystery

Paperback-Press

The Will and the Wisp is based on the compelling true story of the Armstrong family history.  Set in the 1800's, O.C. Armstrong is a Mississippi tenant farmer that shares the crops with his brother-in-law Bud, and good friend old black Neil. When the men stumble upon a treasure the Wisp seems to offer a warning of doom, and the Native Indians tell them the treasure is evil.  Then life takes an unexpected turn, the Armstrong family is torn apart, but will they heed these words of wisdom and leave the treasure alone? Is it too late? Or will they pursue the wealth and be forced to face the consequence?

The Will and the Wisp

Literature & Fiction

Armstrong, James D.

Kizziah-Holmes, Sharon

Genre Fiction

Bitch (Max Black)

Bev Diemler was home in Stillwater, MN with her young daughter when something so in-credible happened that, within a twinkling of an eye, it transfigured her from Atheist to Believer. Bev's husband returned from work to a find someone who looked like his wife, but she would never again be the same woman he had married. This is her account of the events leading up to that day and the ensuing journey that brought her to the last place on earth she thought she would ever be; on her knees in front of the Altar of the Catholic Church.

INSOMNIA My Wake-up Call

Biographies & Memoirs

Diemler, Bev

Leaders & Notable People

How Grateful Am I? I have heard it said or have read some place that a successful sermon gives the worshipers something to think about, something to feel and something to do. That is the criteria that we have set for this book. We want you involved in developing a stronger mindset of an attitude of gratitude. To achieve that objective we are including some gratitude exercises.

Develop the Mindset of an Attitude of Gratitude

Gray, Roger

Gray, Rodney

Religion & Spirituality

In "The Faces of NAMI", Mark McClintock gathers first-hand testimonies from 18 members of the Joplin, MO NAMI chapter, who suffer from mental illness, and several of their children. These stories give a close-up look at how mental illness has affected these people and their families without conquering them. True courage and a spirit of tenacity are displayed by everyone whose life has been forever changed by the unrelenting presence of mental illness. McClintock has captured a snapshot of how these people have risen up and proved to be better than the challenges facing them!

The Faces of Nami

McClintock, Mark

In the lobby of a prestigious Wall Street investment firm, one man is dead and another seriously wounded. The individual accused of the crime, a fugitive. FBI profiler Special Agent Sean Kruger is called in to find the suspect. He soon discovers the only leads to who the man might be is a name and a picture taken by a security camera. Public records of the person do not exist. The fugitive is a ghost.When Kruger unearths information the investment firm is using the incident as a cover-up to a larger crime, he determines the fugitive was defending himself. He also learns another individual is searching for the man, an individual who has no interest in allowing the truth to ever be known. Kruger must use all of his skills and experience to find the fugitive’s trail. A trail leading to a deadly cat-and-mouse game where death is around every corner and the truth is up for grabs.

The Fugitive's Trail (The Sean Kruger Series)

Fields, J.C.

How do I know God really exists? What makes me know that I have a personal relationship with God? How can a flawed individual such as me know that God's mercy and grace are greater than any and all the problems I have faced in life? This book is written for those with similar questions. There is not a one word answer, nor is there a one situation proof. Whether you are struggling in your marriage, workplace, ministry, or in bondage to an addiction, He is greater than all. Am I special? No. The only thing special about me is the Special Person who lives within me, God. If He had given me what I deserved for many of my actions, this would be an entirely different story. However, He gave me mercy, grace and help - But wait! There's more!

But Wait! There's More!

Terrebrood, Dr. Jerry

Police consultant Sara Phillips reads the earth like a medium hears the dead. When a killer’s dump site is discovered, the FBI are called in, but the lead agent Nick Issaro, who has a secret of his own, seems more interested in Sara than the dead bodies. While they work the case their attraction for each other grows. This puts both of their lives in danger when the killer develops a strange attachment to Sara. Will they both live through the ordeal, or will the killer win the hand he deals them?

Earth Reader (The Elemental Voice)

Riffey, Tina

Missouri authors write of humor, joy, mystery, sadness, tenderness, thrills, and inspiration in these essays, poems, and stories in the SWG 2015 Anthology. The love of writing is a unique endeavor of the human condition of arranging words to convey an idea, share an emotion, recall a historical moment, or tell a tale. This collection was created to showcase the works of members of Springfield Writers' Guild.

Creative Collections: 2015 Anthology - Springfield Writers' Guild

Guild, Springfield Writers'

Short Stories & Anthologies

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