Jack Bates

• Mar-2018
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Colt Buchanan's life changes in a matter of minutes when his mother and father are ripped away from him during a surprise dust storm that leaves their Wyoming cabin in nothing but splinters. It's a moment they've prepared for all his life, but at ten...

• Sep-2016
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When a young antiquities collector finds two mysterious men admiring an old tapestry hanging on her shop's wall, she becomes involved in an international affair that will ultimately test her will. Join Lily Diggs on her adventure through danger and r...

• Oct-2013
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Mystery and science fiction come together in a brand-new volume of short stories featuring original works from 14 of today's best writers.Whether it's a murder on the International Space Station or a theft of a valuable piece of equipment from NASA, ...

• Sep-2013
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This is a collection of published novelettes by Jack Bates of the popular series, Harry Landers, PI. Each episode presents the reader with client cases that are forceful and interesting. Included are: The Butcher's Heir -- When the son of a long m...

• Sep-2013
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Stumptoad lives close to the Crusted Swamp outside of a nearby village. When strangers see him, they are frightened. He has visions of his kind from long ago but he has not seen any of his kind in the present and he is lonely. He spends much of his t...

• Jun-2013
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This is a collection of published novelettes by Jack Bates of the popular series, Harry Landers, PI. Each episode presents the reader with client cases that are forceful and interesting. Included are: The Butcher's Heir - When the son of a long missi...

• Jun-2013
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Sheriff Cal Haskell goes rogue in his pursuit of the notorious man with a brass foot in this fourth installment of the Sheriff of Sorrow series. In A Long Road to Sorrow, Cal teams with a determined agent of the legendary Coughlin Investigation Burea...

• Mar-2013
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Rebellious teen Robin "Robbie" Willette thinks her life sucks.Her grades aren't the greatest. Her dad hates her "older" boyfriend. And her mom keeps Robbie on a short leash after her straight A, perfect, older sister gets pregnant and has a baby. As ...

• Dec-2012
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When the hangman was found murdered and Jenny Primm discovered missing, Sheriff Caleb Haskell setout with his deputy, Nils Frosen, to track down the suspects. There were now three murders and the execution of an innocent man was drawing near. He need...

• Nov-2012
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The jury in Sorrow has found Junior Collins guilty of murder. Aggie St. Pierre says he's not the killer. When Cal Haskell, the sheriff of Sorrow, asks for proof, she responds with 'a gut feeling.' She says the jurors were all company men, afraid of l...

• Aug-2012
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Amanda Paluzzi's fiancé, Anthony Nigliazzo, is found murdered. The Amato brothers, rivals of Anthony in the restaurant business, are blamed by the victim's family. Harry Landers is hired by Amanda, a friend from his past, to investigate. The Nigliaz...

• Jun-2012
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• May-2012
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Sheriff Cal Haskell goes rogue in his pursuit of the notorious man with a brass foot in this fourth installment of the Sheriff of Sorrow series. In A Long Road to Sorrow, Cal teams with a determined agent of the legendary Coughlin Investigation Burea...

• Dec-2011
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Hack Ward thought he had found a niche market for his skills as a private investigator when Hollywood came to Detroit. When washed up director Will Peyton gets pegged to direct a low-brow family comedy starring a chimp and a perpetual bad-girl pop st...

• Dec-2011
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Hack Ward thought he had found a niche market for his skills as a private investigator when Hollywood came to Detroit. When washed up director Will Peyton gets pegged to direct a low-brow family comedy starring a chimp and a perpetual bad-girl pop st...

• Sep-2011
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A chance encounter with a past client pushes private investigator Harry Landers into looking for answers he felt he never really got. A year earlier, Norman Elliot and his wife had asked Harry to find their daughter, Jessica (The Girl with the Dragon...

• Mar-2011
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• Mar-2011
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When private investigator Harry Landers is contacted by an ex-love hoping to find her missing husband, he can't help but become entangled in his feelings for her and his responsibilities as a professional. As stone wall after stone wall hinders Harry...

• Jan-2011
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Troubled by recent events involving his grandson, Ronny “C-Note” Palazolo asks Harry Landers to look into the mysterious disappearance of a boy Ronny barely knew fifty years earlier when he did a little time in a boys’ work camp as a teen. As H...

• Aug-2010
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When the son of a long missing union president turns to him for help, private investigator Harry Landers delves into a mystery that spans two decades. The deeper Harry digs, the more mythical the legend of Lane Shanks grows. With each step he takes, ...

• Jul-2010
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When her husband's political aspirations take on a sinister overtone, socialite and politician Victoria Buckingham consults Private Investigator Harry Landers, hoping to unlock the mystery of her husband's erratic behavior. Is he planning her demise ...

• Apr-2010
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Harry Landers takes on a case for two distraught parents who hope their missing daughter is just stretching her wings and will want to return to the nest before much more time passes. The trail leads him to a medieval festival populated by everyday p...

• Nov-2009
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• Nov-2009
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Harry Landers finds himself part of the glamour crowd when a supermodel, engaged to a wealthy auto parts manufacturer, receives a threatening note from an anonymous admirer. As Harry races the clock to protect the beautiful model, he stumbles upon tw...

• Nov-2009
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When a young woman becomes the recipient of a lurid photo of herself with an older married man, she enlists the help of rookie private investigator Harry Landers. Once the intern to a more established PI, Harry uses the skills Stretch taught him as h...

• Nov-2009
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The former lead singer of a heavy metal band cheats his former group out of their severance pay and sets out on the road with no particular plan. Three years later he finds himself running from mistakes he's made and it puts him on a path with a dang...

• Nov-2009
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How do you hide a dead guy everyone wants to kill? When Private Investigator Harry Landers gets strong armed into helping a marked man hide, he learns that the line between his own good doing and the crimes of his client is a very thin one....

• Dec-2008
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Harry is on a routine stakeout for proof of infidelity, at least that is what he was told when he was hired for the job. He soon finds himself involved with his client and in a predicament that places him in legal jeopardy....

Scott Lumly is invited to attend the grand opening of Acrylic, a bar-slash-bistro, by his friend Erica Perzyk. The introduction of the owner, Akio Kitagawa internationally renowned mixologist, is interrupted by a boisterous man declaring he is a gues...