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Wet Work is the follow-up Dick Thornby adventure to my spy thriller Net Impact. Please click on the image to go to the Kickstarter page for this new project..
After taking personal revenge on the criminal behind both his son’s injuries and the continued disintegration of his marriage, Dick Thornby is teamed with Acacia (“Ace”) Zyreb, a young, female agent from the East European office of the Subsidiary, to deal with the mystery behind coordinated hacking of the braking systems of several car models.
Doing his best to maintain his vows to his wife, Dick struggles to deal with the inexperience and provocative attitude of Ace on her first non-European mission. Their somewhat combative investigation takes a left turn by uncovering a much more sinister threat to the world and to Dick's family. He's willing to risk his job, his partner, and his life to eliminate the threat, but the clock is ticking.
Thoughtful reviews are always welcome.
Dick Thornby is not Hollywood's idea of a spy.
He's a new kind of spy for a new kind of world.
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I write in a lot of different genres, as you can see below.
 Wet WorkDick Thornby's latest case takes him from paradise to his worst nightmares. |  FamiliarSpiritsSometimes when the dead are laid to rest in peace, they refuse to go into that dark night. |  The Love-Haight Case FilesLawyers represent the supernatural "other than" human creatures in a San Francisco that is the epi-center of magic in the world. Now available. |
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 Frame ShopA mystery thriller set in a writers' group and punctuated by violence, humor, annd occasional writing advice. Critiquing another writer can be murder. |  Net ImpactDick Thornby is not Hollywood's idea of a spy. |  GREENSWORDA darkly comedic eco-thriller. They're about to save the world; they just don't want to get caught doing it. |
 Tales of Gamers and GamingIncludes "The Quest," "Loser Takes All," and "Gaming Circle." |  Forced ConversionNear future military scifi. Everyone can have heaven, any heaven they want, but some people don't want to go. |  Tales of Humorous HorrorIncludes "BunRabs,"Hell to Pay," and "Cursory Review." |
 Grim, Fair e-TalesIncludes "Suburban Legend," "Artists Only," "Stew," and "Grok." |  Tales of an Altered Past ...... Powered by Romance, Horror, and Steam. Includes "Dashed Hopes," "Rejecting the Anthropocene," "Gentlemanly Horrors of Mine Alone," and "Foggy Goggles." |  Tales Out of TimeIncludes "Standing Still," "Knowing She Would," and "A Passion for Time Travel." |
 Shadow RealitiesIncludes "Psycho Physics," "For Every Time, A Season," "Rural Route," "Day of the Shadows," and "www.karmassist.com." |  Father's DayA true story about my dad. "Father's Day" won 1st Place in the California Literary Arts Society Memoir Contest (2009). |  Not-So-Heroic FantasyIncludes "Fellow Traveler," "Means to an End," "The Eye-Candy of Argon," and "MAKESHIFT." |
 Holiday WorkshoppingThe third installment in the Christmas Carol Critique Collection moves away from children's songs. |  Merry Mark-UpA sequel to "Season's Critiquings." This time it's personal. |  Season's CritiquingsEver wonder what would happen if a beloved Christmas tale was critiqued by a professional editor or writer's group? |
 Gentlemanly Horrors of Mine AloneA tale of love, gold, and monsters told in an English adventurers' club. |  Christmas Carol Critique CollectionContains all four of my humorous critiques of Christmas classics at one low price. |  Santa Clauses and PhrasesThe fourth humorous critique of a holiday classic tackles a mystery thriller! |
 Ratfish, Schlock Zone Drive-InRatfish is a classic tale of sex, violence, and mutated animal parts in a blender. |  Crimson Life/Crimson DeathThree tales of good vs. evil from the pages of The Crimson Pact. Includes "Solitary Life," "Dark Garden," and "Someday." |  MAKESHIFTA tale of the magic of reality and the reality of magic. |
 Father's Day Deluxe 3-Pack EditionIn addition to the award-winning title tale, this edition includes "Work Mode" and "Tree of Enlightenment," as well as a bonus first chapter of Forced Conversion. |  Running FreeA Tale Inspired by Patsy Ann. The statue of Patsy Ann, a bull terrier, is a familiar sight to the thousands who arrive in Juneau on cruises and ferry-boats which ply the Inside Passage from the Pacific Northwest through the panhandle of Alaska. |  Knowing She Would"Knowing She Would" (approximately 3,600 words) tells the story of a girl visited repeatedly by those who need her help in their journeys. The story originally appeared in Historical Hauntings, edited by Jean Rabe and Martin H. Greenberg (DAW Books, Inc. 2000). |
