Milam Smith
Список книг автора Milam SmithThe Hunters
Retired Gunnery Sergeant Tyler Leon 'Gunney Lee' Wilson's life has been on hold since the death of his wife. Sure, he goes to his restaurant and opens and generally takes care of business. He goes to the market and sees his wife's friend Lauren regularly, touches base but works at it to keep them at arm's length. His one small pleasure is sharing the occasional steak and movie with his friend Arturo Zimmerman across the street. Strange character, older guy always bringing home a lady-of-the-week – or night, if things don't work out. The guy a dog even though he's pushing sixty, maybe past that. Arturo drops few hints about his life, what brought him to Waco, Texas, but Gunny Lee knows the man was in the Army at one time, maybe retired, maybe not. Gunny himself had retired at thirty-eight, with secrets of his own. Still, it's all just a routine little better than when he was in the Marines. Stateside, places like Japan and other embassy assignments, even the shit-storm in Iraq, they all had their monotonous routines. After retirement finding his wife had made it all different. Now his life had become routine again, just like before he had met her....
Then Gunny Lee looks out his window one morning after breakfast to see a bunch of armed men in Arturo's yard. Soon shots are fired and Gunny, Arturo, and Lauren are on the run, the Marine not sure if it's enough to start living life again even with the millions promised him by Arturo....
In the end it's all about the hunters – not just the man chasing Arturo and his secrets, but Arturo hunting a life he may have been foolish to give up. Lauren hunting the man she finally realizes is the one she's been searching for all her life. And Tyler Lee must hunt not for the will to live, but the ability to let go and seize the life that's been right in front of him from the beginning.
About the author – Milam grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. He has worked jobs from delivery, to owning his own business, serving in the Army, worked as a journalist, baled hay and packed fiberglass, been an auto service writer, a martial arts instructor, and a Texas Certified High School English teacher.
Klick, Fathers and Sons
Klick just can't seem to catch a break, or when he does, it's the kind of break that could kill him. The Cowtown Texas private detective finds himself back in his shrink's office trying to figure it all out. Dealing with his divorce, old loves and new, favors for friends, Klick meanders from getting the dirt for the cheated to protecting a movie star to hunting a possible serial killer. Klick, Fathers and Sons is the second novel featuring Fort Worth private 'dick' Thomas Clyde Klick, following his debut Klick, the Dick. The blue collar private eye is also featured in a short story collection, Klick's Shorts and Other Acts of Crime.
Klick, the Dick
The premiere adventure of Fort Worth private investigator, Clyde Klick. Even though he's a PI – aka a 'Dick' – Klick considers himself a blue-collar worker chasing the American Dream: Wife, kids, home.... Unfortunately, like many others, that Dream is hard to maintain.
Reeling from near death, Klick seeks out professional help to make sense of everything, pending divorce, demented violent clients, tense friendships…and death. Questioning his motivations, he replays for a psychiatrist two deadly days where he may have lost everything, maybe even himself....
Klick's Shorts
Fort Worth private investigator Clyde Klick doesn't have time to wait around for rich clients to fall into his lap. He's got bills to pay, and like any self-respecting blue-collar worker he takes what work he can get. A PI's job runs the gamut to serving papers, gathering adulterous evidence for divorces, and investigations for which clients don't want the police involved.
And then sometimes, it's hard work just to stay alive....
Features two bonus short crime stories with Klick nowhere in sight.
Klick, Fathers and Sons
Klick just can't seem to catch a break, or when he does, it's the kind of break that could kill him. The Cowtown Texas private detective finds himself back in his shrink's office trying to figure it all out. Dealing with his divorce, old loves and new, favors for friends, Klick meanders from getting the dirt for the cheated to protecting a movie star to hunting a possible serial killer. Klick, Fathers and Sons is the second novel featuring Fort Worth private 'dick' Thomas Clyde Klick, following his debut Klick, the Dick. The blue collar private eye is also featured in a short story collection, Klick's Shorts and Other Acts of Crime.
Klick's Shorts
Fort Worth private investigator Clyde Klick doesn't have time to wait around for rich clients to fall into his lap. He's got bills to pay, and like any self-respecting blue-collar worker he takes what work he can get. A PI's job runs the gamut to serving papers, gathering adulterous evidence for divorces, and investigations for which clients don't want the police involved.
And then sometimes, it's hard work just to stay alive....
Features two bonus short crime stories with Klick nowhere in sight.
Klick, the Dick
The premiere adventure of Fort Worth private investigator, Clyde Klick. Even though he's a PI – aka a 'Dick' – Klick considers himself a blue-collar worker chasing the American Dream: Wife, kids, home.... Unfortunately, like many others, that Dream is hard to maintain.
Reelling from near death, Klick seeks out professional help to make sense of everything, pending divorce, demented violent clients, tense friendships…and death. Questioning his motivations, he replays for a psychiatrist two deadly days where he may have lost everything, maybe even himself....