Bøger af Jim Crigler

Claude is a young man who is a little off. After his mother dies, residents of the tiny town of Delta, Louisiana look out for him. But his impact on the town and its people goes far beyond what anyone could imagine. Explosions, fires, tornados, floods, snakes, and construction fiascos seem to follow him about. He makes daring rescues and has fantastic airplane, bike. and vehicle adventures. He influences the lives of preachers, lawyers, bankers, coaches, business men, and farmers. His story is one of compassion, frustration, joy, laughter and sorrow. That story provides the backdrop for a profound insight into the small southern town and its people.

Barbara Penfield was a normal suburban housewife. She had a normal suburban family; they lived in a normal suburban house. She even took normal suburban antidepressants. The car crash that killed her was assumed a normal suburban tragedy.But when the evidence made it plain Barbara had been lured from her home and her car had been tampered with, Detective John Mason could only draw one conclusion: Murder.The greatest mystery was why anyone might want Barbara dead.Mason finds her murderer, but only with help from an unexpected source.Unthinkable is the inaugural book in the Mason & Penfield Mysteries.

When Senator Charles Jamison dies in an apparent accident in Afghanistan, some people grieve, some celebrate, and the federal investigation into his corruption begins a controlled shutdown.But when Sean McCloskey, an Atlanta teenager, overhears conspirators saying Jamison was murdered, he neither rejoices nor mourns. He disappears.Detective John Mason is assigned to find Sean, but no one has a clue -- not his mother, not his sister, not his friends -- until Sean begins calling home every day. His cell phone is only turned on for a few minutes at at time, but the location trace shows him calling from unpredictable, random places all over metro Atlanta and beyond.But the police aren't the only people looking for Sean. Can Mason discover the link between Sean's disappearance and the dead senator's? Can he find Sean before the cabal? Will the conspiracy be unmasked? Will justice finally be served?

Most of us never get to test ourselves in combat. As a UH-1 Helicopter pilot flying in the jungle highlands of South Vietnam, Jim Crigler and the men he flew with were tested daily. This true story is a raw, bold, introspective autobiography where the author openly wrestles with his personal moral dilemma to find meaning and purpose in his life.