Three Sensational Novels!

Three Sensational Novels!

Ah, the vanity of self promotion.  With most of my faithful readers ensconced in their tidy mansions, with wives or loved ones, living the quietly dull life and eagerly yearning for adventure, I take this brief moment to reintroduce you to the pleasures of reading…specifically my three novels, which Amazon will so thoughtfully deliver to your door in paperback form, or via electronic delivery for fans of Kindle.

The covers of all three are on the both the top and right side of this page, and have certain things in common:  They are all southern mysteries with southern charm and dark secrets….but of course practically every novel is a mystery.   All three take place in Cassarora County, a fictitious place that probably sounds like a place where you grew up, crawling with quirky characters, and blistering secrets. All three have stand-alone plots, but the second and third novels share central characters.

To take them in order, and I know you want to!:

Cassavora County – local politics, a possible murder, and a tangled school board that knows a little less about education than high school drop outs.  Jake Morgan is running for a post on the school board and finds he's in a snake-pit. Ah, the twists and turns of small county politics, with very private and dark goings on in the privacy of locked door and closed curtains.

As one reader wrote:  The whole political mudslinging package comes coated in Southern Fried charms, with an unmistakable whiff of honeysuckle that will keep you spellbound to the end of every antebellum page.  … Edward Rasimus, author of several classic books on the air war in Vietnam

Lowdown. Dirty. Shame. introduces Jack Hudson, a small town writer who volunteers to help a college frat buddy keep tract of a wayward wife, someone with whom Jack is very familiar.  And before he can take a breath, he’s caught up in a wife’s disappearance and surrounded by dangerous secrets.  A private investigator who's not sure he's an investigator and all of a sudden definitely doesn't want to be.

A reader’s comments:  A treat for readers…Jack Hudson, a likeable guy in a small town…He’s witty, smart and attractive, a wicked trifecta…If you like to root for the good guy, that at times looks dirty, then Jack is your man and this book is a must read!  William Stroud second novel, Lowdown. Dirty. Shame. is yet another fun read, with wit and charm, just like his debut novel, Cassavora County.   …Stephanie McKee, noted educator and world traveler.

Maybe Murder is the latest novel in the misadventures of Jack Hudson.

As usual, Jack is caught in the sticky business of life and death, kill or be killed.  And he’s being blackmailed. And the body of a girlfriend’s ex is found in his home.  And, his girlfriends, old and new, have their own secrets and agendas.  Such is the life of a small town writer.  The situation in Cassavora County has never been darker, or more confusing, or deadly.  Somehow Jack has got to figure out how to survive the madness, while sorting out his love life, staying out of jail, and most importantly staying alive.

One note of caution:  As you desperately prowl Amazon in a frenzied search for these fine, glorious, interesting southern mysteries, use both the author’s name, William Stroud, and the name of the book. There are several William Strouds on Amazon and many similar book titles.