Bøger af Dan Decker

Jake Ramsey is finally ready to go into the field on live missions. He has only one question: does his boss Jeff Beltran think the same? Beltran has a way of giving as little information as possible while also taking risks with the lives of his recruits. When Jake is called in to help his partner Shannon, he can't help but think this mission is another test even though Beltran claims it is real. As soon as he gets on the ground he sees evidence that this is indeed another test.Just when he thinks he has figured out the truth, things take a sudden turn and he finds himself reevaluating while also fighting for his life.This standalone Jake Ramsey short story occurs before the events in the novel Black Brick. If you enjoy thrillers with twists and turns, this short story is for you. Pick up your copy today! Sneak Peek I grabbed his knife hand and hit it up against the brick wall. When it didn't drop, I did it again."Who are you?" the man demanded.I repeated the gesture, this time while kneeing him in the gut. He let out a howl."Jake!" Beltran said. "What are you doing?" He paused. "Are you in a fight?"I still didn't respond. It would seem strange to the thug that I was talking to myself. It was bad enough that I hadn't given him my wallet, it was worse that I'd attacked him without warning when he'd slipped the knife up against my throat, and it would be a disaster if the man overheard me telling Beltran that I was delayed because I had got into a fight.While we were on the same team as the police, technically speaking, it never did anybody any favors when we got into trouble and had to go through the tedious process of covering our tracks.Despite everything, the thug still managed to keep ahold of his knife. I attacked again, this time kneeing him in the groin.I grabbed the knife hand, pulled it back, and then slammed it into a brick wall.Hard.I was relieved when I heard a sickening crunch and he finally released the blade."My hand." He cradled his broken hand without giving any indication of the pain he was feeling. "You will pay for this."I grabbed his good arm, making him wince."Wanna make it two for one?"He stared back at me with cold eyes, gave a single shake of his head. I released him and nodded towards the end of the alley."Go!"

FOUR MITCH TURNER LEGAL THRILLER SHORT STORIES IN ONE BOOK! Meet Mitch Turner, the fast talking criminal defense attorney who takes risks others don't!THE MUGGERCriminal defense attorney Mitch Turner has just left the courthouse after a long day when he hears a commotion coming from a nearby alley. He follows it and sees a woman getting mugged. He immediately heads down the alley to see what he can do to defuse the situation.The woman is cooperating, giving everything to the mugger except for her wedding ring. The thief is unsatisfied and demands the ring while escalating his threats. Just when Mitch Turner is about to make a move, the situation changes completely and he is back to square one.If you like legal thrillers, the short story is for you. Mitch Turner is a fast-talking lawyer who looks at the world differently than most and takes risks where others might not. Fans of John Grisham and Scott Turrow will enjoy this story. Pick up your copy today!THE HOSTAGE NEGOTIATORCriminal defense attorney Mitch Turner is sitting at his desk working on a pressing deadline when a man walks in and points a gun at him, saying he needs a lawyer. Mitch tells the man he doesn't work under the gun, and the man becomes more threatening. Mitch starts prodding to figure out what could have brought the man to such a low point, and just when Mitch thinks he has a handle on the situation, the police show up. Thinking fast, Mitch starts a negotiation between his new client and the police officer, trying to come up with a solution to deescalate the situation so he can get back to working on his fast-approaching deadline. THE PROSECUTION'S WITNESSIt comes down to the trial. Everything criminal defense attorney Mitch Turner has done to resolve the murder charge against his client has failed, so now he must fight it out in court. He has no viable alternative suspect. All evidence points to his client. The courtroom is in shock when Mitch declines to question the prosecution's expert witness, frustrating his own client who wants Mitch to fight tooth and nail. The prosecution calls its next witness. Mitch gears up for his cross-examination. Everything hinges on this. THE GHOST SUSPECTMitch Turner's client is going to jail for murder. It is now just a matter of negotiating a plea bargain, something his client refuses to do. As a final request for his client, he agrees to interview one last potential witness. The moment he steps into the witness's home, he begins to suspect that the man is insane. Then the witness claims that a ghost murdered the victim. Going against his better judgment, Mitch Turner investigates the only real-world possibility, thinking it will go nowhere but knowing he must first satisfy his client before they can work on a plea bargain.Buy your copy today!

THIS VOLUME FEATURES FOUR SHORT STORIES AND ONE FULL NOVEL!Enemy in the ShadowsThe fate of many rests on Jorad Rahid's shoulders as he arrives in Rarbon to make his claim, something he swore never to do. As he faces new enemies and old, he is thrust into a position of responsibility that brings unforeseen difficulties that threaten his life, direct reports he cannot trust, and a bureaucratic process that is likely to drive him mad if it doesn't leave him dead. As he navigates these problematic waters, he faces off with a jealous grandfather in a political battle for which he is ill-prepared.Hoping to spark a fire in the people of Rarbon, Jorad boldly asserts that the Hunwei have returned, but his words are met with disbelief and open hostility. Despite it all, Jorad prepares for the Hunwei invasion of Rarbon while fighting unseen enemies from the shadows that will kill him if given a chance.Jorad is pitted against his grandfather, his own men, and unseen foes as he struggles to either bring down his enemies or recruit their help in this tale of epic fantasy and science fiction. This action-packed story is the third volume in the War of the Fathers series.The MuggerCriminal defense attorney Mitch Turner has just left the courthouse after a long day when he hears a commotion coming from a nearby alley. He follows it and sees a woman getting mugged. He immediately heads down the alley to see what he can do to defuse the situation. The woman is cooperating, giving everything to the mugger except for her wedding ring. The thief is unsatisfied and demands the ring while escalating his threats.Just when Mitch Turner is about to make a move, the situation changes completely and he is back to square one. If you like legal thrillers, the short story is for you. Mitch Turner is a fast-talking lawyer who looks at the world differently than most and takes risks where others might not. Fans of John Grisham and Scott Turrow will enjoy this story.Red Survivor: The Assassin in the HoldThe tension between Captain John Marchant and First Office Nick Williams is palpable while they are performing a routine check of the ship's hold. They suddenly find a hidden man. Before they can say anything, the man tries to kill Nick. They recognize the man as a Karchuck, an elite assassin trained from youth, before he disappears into the hold of the ship. Nick chases after the assassin, his mind full of questions about the man's presence on the Red Survivor while he struggles to bring in the man alive to get those questions answered.Red Survivor: The McClellan ColonyThe Red Survivor has responded to an emergency alert from the McClellan colony on Neptune 4. When they show up, nobody responds to their messages and Captain Marchant orders Commander Nick Williams to take a team down to investigate. Almost as soon as they arrive, things go wrong. Nick almost gets killed by a large rodent and then later at the door of somebody's home who refuses to come out. When they finally find a survivor of the McClellan colony, the man is crazy and cannot answer any questions. Nick and his team must expand their minds to understand the situation and the strange alien race they are dealing with.ExitHank is in the prison yard when the horizon suddenly turns into a pyrotechnic display of fire and brimstone. The guards force the prisoners back inside, but not before Hank sees the prison walls crumble. He is about to escape when a guard stops him. In this short story of alien invasion, mayhem, destruction, Hank must walk the line between his moral boundaries and the future, facing his own internal demons as well as enemies on all sides. Fans of action-packed science fiction alien invasion adventures will enjoy this story. Pick up your copy today!