Bøger af David Booker

Sheriff Marvin Morgan is the retired sheriff of a small town. When newly appointed reporter Rocky Stone investigates the closing of the jail he meets with a man who claims his father was wrongly sent to the electric chair. Rocky calls on Morgan and with Morgans help clears up the case and brings the real killer to justice. Since the killer happened to be Morgans replacement Morgan comes out of retirement and puts back on his star. Rocky takes on a couple of cold cases and with Morgans assistance and encouragement brings them to a solution. When Morgan requests Rocky become his deputy Rocky takes him on and things in the small town begin to change. Rocky discovers a group on militant protesters are hiding somewhere in town. They plan on violently protesting the Vietnam war at the Columbus National Convention. Rocky and Morgan must find and incarerate them before they can cause death and destruction. Things become hard for Sheriff Morgan as the outside world begins to intrude on his safe and secure little town. Think of the real world intruding on Mayberry and you'll get a good idea of what's inside.

Rex Bana is heroically struggling against the parental battles of raising their misbehaving two-year-old boy triplets, but Jesse has her own problems down at the medical examiner's office of Maui County. She's discovered an unusual string of recent accidental deaths, most of them drowning and shark-attack victims. Rex's ever-suspicious mind conjures horrors of another serial killer, but he's grown complacent, his hunting abilities dulled and rusty with disuse. He even fails to capture a mischievous and laughing thief at Sara's Garden. More victims are found, and a hotel construction site is blown up by terrorists. Something is obviously amiss on Maui. With his resources tied up catching a terrorist, Sheriff Joe Tonono enlists Rex's help in catching the murderer. At the same time, Rex is getting an education about his new Hawaiian home, its legends, and its proud heritage from the Jesse's native assistant, Dr. Ori Alika. He's particularly interested in the legend of an evil shark god named Nanaue. He also discovers the barely veiled hatred some native Hawaiians hold for the rich and arrogant tourists that are destroying their islands and the seas around them. The tourists ask ignorant questions like "Do they speak English on Maui?" or "Do they take American money?" Just as Rex and Jesse are closing in on the killer, Jesse suddenly disappears. Rex and Joe must return to the neighboring island of Moloka'i in a desperate search for Jesse. It's a dangerous chase that ends in death on the sheer cliffs above the historic leprosy colony on the Kalaupapa peninsula.

Having learned some valuable life lessons and recovered from his deep depression over losing his girlfriend, Ada, fourteen-year-old Jack "Butcher" Bucher decides his life in Mexico City is too hazardous to sit on the sidelines and just watch it pass him by. After realizing that death comes at him from every angle, and it can take him whenever it desires, Jack is more determined than ever to take chances and live his life to its fullest so he is never forced to look back with regret over opportunities missed. Never is this philosophy more pronounced than when Jack and his friend, Brad Stephens, play their new game of "cops and robbers" in which they chase each other around the neighborhood at high speeds in their mothers' cars. It is during one of these games in late August, 1974 that Jack loses control of his mother's Mustang and nearly sails it over a cliff. Despite this scare and warnings from his spirit mentor, Zeph, Jack remains undeterred as he begins high school at the American High School where cultural tensions between Mexicans and Americans are escalating. There is no relief from conflict during Jack's home life, either. William, his father, spends big money on a new horse named Lancero, which William believes to be the son of a Kentucky Derby winner. This presents two problems for Jack. One: His father wants Jack to quit high-school sports to ride Lancero. Two: Lancero proves to be an uncontrollable race horse who would kill a riding neophyte like Jack. In an effort to relieve some of their frustrations, Jack and some of his classmates join together on the neighborhood golf course for their first annual egg fight. This seemingly harmless horseplay gets out of hand, however, when the local police get involved, shots are fired, and Brad steals a cop car. Neither are the results pretty when Jack and friends buy and consume a gallon of cheap Mexican wine while attending their first Homecoming Party. Jack is finally forced to reconsider his risk-taking philosophy when his reckless driving nearly gets his friends killed and the Mustang is totaled. His carefree attitude receives a death blow when he learns that his parents are abandoning him and his sister in the lawless country for six weeks while they travel to Africa and Europe. It's time to accept responsibility for his life.

Burt Campbell and Penelope Preston are celebrating their first anniversary together while hiding on the Island of Hawaii. Their worst fears suddenly come true. They've been found. Goro Sen and his family have been kidnapped. The kidnappers demand Campbell's return to Denver. Upon returning alone, Campbell is taken prisoner by General Benjamin Arnold, the moon-base commander, and one of Campbell's archenemies. Arnold reveals he's created an army of horrible creatures using the moon-base teleporter. He wants Campbell to lead that army to conquer the world. Campbell begins his mind-altering "conditioning" as Penelope and retired security agent Koko Sinopa plan his rescue. Then Campbell meets his ultimate horror when he interfaces with the Master, an omni-powerful existence that believes It's the Antichrist. Penelope is captured, and becomes the Master's pet. Campbell endures devastating hardship and torture, but he finally succumbs to Arnold's will. He leads Arnold's army in a climactic battle on Earth, but then becomes lost in an apocalyptic surprise no one foresaw. With death surrounding him, Campbell struggles to find and save his true love, Penelope.

In Second Chance II, twelve-year-old Jack "Butcher" Bucher struggles with many of the frustrations of a teen growing up in the early 1970s. He faces many firsts in his life like smoking, alcoholism, drug abuse, and teenage pregnancy. He's terrified about meeting girls, calling them on the phone, and going to his first party. His parents are social alcoholics, his father an abusive egomaniac. His problems are only intensified by being a blond-haired American living in the overpopulated filth of Mexico City where corruption and hatred of Americans prevails. Yet Jack has a secret weapon. Zeph, his spirit mentor, continues to guide Jack through life's difficulties. Zeph teaches Jack how to control his emotions, not worry about things he can't control, and concentrate his energy towards his goals. Zeph's task is a difficult one as Jack deals with a deteriorating family life, an earthquake, and a Mexican terrorist attack. He helps Jack handle the depression and humiliation of being dumped by a girl and discovering that his father has a hankering for male coworkers. Despite Zeph's advice, Jack forges his father's signature and signs up for middle-school football. He finally gets his revenge on the bullies that torment him, and he rebels against his parents. Then Jack meets the girlfriend of his "dream" and falls in love. He battles against injuries and an abusive coach while playing freshman football. It's on the football field, with the camaraderie of friends striving for a common goal, that Jack finds his true home.

What would you do if you were awakened in a hospital bed by a spirit talking in your head that no one else could hear? What if you were only eleven years old and that spirit promised to guide you through life's hardships and lead you to greatness? Would you think you were going insane, or would you still be innocent enough to listen to that voice? That's the dilemma facing sixth-grader Jack Bucher after a nearly fatal auto accident. The year is 1970. Jack decides to listen to Zeph, his spirit mentor. Then he discovers he has a bigger problem. His family is transferred from the tiny town of Salem, Michigan, to Mexico City. Second Chance is the initial saga of Jack's trials and adventures while growing up in a foreign country filled with corruption and the hatred of Americans-where the kidnapping and murdering of foreigners is a recreational sport. It's the tale of a young man learning to cope in a new school, make new friends, while being bullied by other students, teachers, and his own father. It's also the story of a crumbling family struggling to survive as a unit in the harshness of an alien environment. Yet Zeph is always there guiding Jack through his battles and teenage frustrations. He teaches Jack how to conquer his fears and strive for his goals. He opens Jack's eyes through "visitations" to previous lives and possible futures. Zeph helps Jack not waste his second chance at life.

After only four months of marriage, Rex and Jesse Bana find themselves in mortal danger again when the Yakuza return to Maui. Only this time the Yakuza's plan is far more sinister than simple revenge against Rex and company. They've returned with a sophisticated whaling fleet to secretly slaughter the humpback whales that gather around Maui to calve and mate. Such illegal whaling would decimate the already endangered Pacific humpback whale population. As Rex defends himself against samurai assassins and Yakuza mercenaries, he finds allies in unusual places. Not all those aboard the whaling factory are willing participants. These conspirators seek not only to end this insanity by attempting to kill the evil cannibal Captain Shu, they warn Rex of his dangers and plead for his assistance. Now Rex has more lives depending on him for salvation. Despite promises to Sheriff Joe Tonono never to kill again, Rex must return to his hunting ways to protect his pregnant wife and save the whales. Yet without the evidence of the Yakuza's intentions, Rex is unable to enlist the help of government agencies. He and his odd mix of fellow defenders are forced to mount their own rescue mission. The Yakuza aren't the only ones with traitors in their midst. As Rex and company attack the whaling factory, Rex faces his worst fears. He may not survive to raise the family he so desperately wants.

What happens to the human soul when a person is disintegrated, killed, by a transporter in one location, and then duplicated in another location using a reservoir of particles? That's the moral question Global Inspector Burt Campbell is asking himself while he investigates the savage murder of Dr. Jiro Yamamoto, the inventor of the first organic teleportation device. Almost straightaway things go awry for Campbell during his investigation. Spirits appear to be controlling deadly objects to viciously attack him. General Stenwood, Yamamoto's military liaison, tries to bribe him. Lilith, the teleporter computer, claims to be obeying orders from Yamamoto's ghost. Yet Campbell's greatest mystery seems to be Yamamoto's beautiful assistant, Penelope Preston. She's the only one to have successfully gone through the teleporter experiment, and he thinks he's falling in love with her. As the murdering rampage continues, Campbell discovers Penelope has special, unbelievable abilities. If the corrupt military should learn of Penelope's potential, they could use her to create an army of superhuman soldiers that could dominate the world. With his greatest nemesis in pursuit, Campbell seeks to hide this incredible woman who has become such an intimate part of his life.

Thirteen-year-old Jack "Butcher" Bucher is bruised and beaten following the Tepeyac game, yet he celebrates his achievements and the banishment of Lunatic Luna. He also struggles with his immature emotions and his inability to voice his love for Ada, the girl of his "dream." Again, Zeph comes to Jack's rescue and assists him in overcoming the anguish and terror of boy/girl relationships. A new puppy comes into Jack's life, and in an attempt to buy Jack's love, William offers to take him on a luxurious Hawaiian vacation. Jack is wary of his father's motivations. In the family battles that result, it becomes apparent Beth is lost in her fantasy world, and her own son sees realities more clearly. On the brighter side, Ada and Jack's budding love begins to blossom, even though they're facing a long summer apart. Jack graduates from middle school with some painful goodbyes to his friends and Ada for the summer. July Fourth arrives with Jack passing more rites into manhood like learning to drive a car. Then he meets Fiasco, Mary's new horse. The monstrous brute is meaner than the rattler that tried to mate with the gardening hose. Jack comes away from the riding club experience disgusted by animal cruelty and the unjust plight of the peons versus the blue bloods. The inevitable happens after Jack plays a real game of cops and robbers. He suffers a tragic loss. His mental torment becomes so great that Zeph intervenes and takes Jack back to experience three of his previous lives. It's an experience that changes Jack's life and way of thinking forever.

Rex Bana is not a content man satisfied with his life's endeavors. After witnessing his sister's murder and killing his first man at the age of twelve, he's devoted himself to the vigilante-style hunting of serial killers. Yet he's constantly asking himself if the killing of killers is all there is to his life. After a particularly brutal and deadly battle with a Kalamazoo killer, Rex gets a call from his longtime friend, Joseph Tonono, a deputy detective of the Maui County Sheriff's Department. Joe believes there's a serial killer loose on Maui, and requests his friend's assistance. On his flight to the Hawaiian paradise, Rex encounters a Hispanic runaway named Ester Gomez who could pass for his dead sister's twin. He vows to protect Ester and help her establish a new life. Hopefully, this time he can save his "sister." What Rex discovers on Maui is totally out of his league. That includes Dr. Jessica Achew, the beautiful new medical examiner that put together the murder case. Rex struggles with his raw and inexperienced emotions toward Jesse as they piece together a crime ring that appears to reach even the Sheriff's Office. Their only option to stop the murder spree seems to be a sting operation using Jesse as bait. Once again, Rex finds himself endangering something he loves. Will he always be a destroyer of life? The sting operation ends in a climactic underwater battle that's only a partially successful. Ester appears to have been kidnapped. As Rex confronts possibly the worst killer he's ever faced, his life is changed forever.

Global Inspector Burt Campbell and Dr. Ai Eto are making a frantic escape back to Earth aboard a crippled clipper after destroying the moon base. The Master has escaped to whereabouts unknown and taken Penelope with It. The Earth is in the midst of an apocalyptic destruction, and the dogs are trapped on the island of Hawaii. Campbell must save them, but when he arrives the island's volcanoes are already erupting and the dogs are missing. Campbell and the injured Eto become trapped on the erupting island. In a desperate search to escape before the island destroys itself, they encounter Lady Baldwin, a pirate who has vowed to kill Campbell. The threesome escapes immediate death aboard an antiquated and flightless clipper which leaves them vulnerable to tsunamis and attack from other pirates. After battling their way to New Atlantis, the secret underwater city containing a portion of Earth's survivors, President Cathcart takes Campbell into her confidence. Her primary concern is saving mankind before the Master can dominate the planet. Yet Campbell is only worried about finding Penelope and avoiding Dr. Dupree, a scientist desperate to learn Penelope's secrets at any cost. Campbell also discovers a potentially great evil growing in the perceived tranquility of New Atlantis. It's an evil that could replace or destroy mankind. Abruptly, Penelope shows up at New Atlantis. She's under orders from the Master to return to Mexico City with Campbell or It will destroy New Atlantis. In a final confrontation with the Master, Campbell meets his ultimate destiny.

Harry Prentice is a computer administrator for the Services Squadron at RAF Mildenhall. Due to his unique abilities he is utilized from time to time by the Office of Special Investigations. Usually his portion is passive but when he pieces together a disk for them and sees that a young woman has been strangled on base he can't remain passive any longer. Using his analystic abilities he thrusts himself into the case much to Agent Olivers amusement. Together they solve clue after clue and lay a trap for the culpret that almost ends with Harry's death. Harry is invited over to OSI and begins working with Oliver on a regular bases, Not all cases call for danger but will require all the talents they have to bring the culprits to book. With Oliver and his new friend Hattie its adventure and intrigue around every corner. In some of the other stories Rocky is a news reporter who has a talent for being in the right place at the wrong time. His search for stories places him in harms way as he seeks to clear an innocent mans name who was railroaded and put in the electric chair. A slow news day leads Rocky on a string of stories as he hears things and jumps to conclusions then has to prove them.

A small selection for your enjoyment. some mysteries, some comedies, some rants. enjoy with a cup of coffee or tea. Read in the bath or on the toilet. Take with you on the train and show all and sundry what marvelous taste in literature you have. Place it on the coffee table to strike up interesting and meaningful conversation. Also useful for holding up that one leg on your dining room set that got so wobbly last thanksgiving. Mysteries, Humor, Horror, Rants and Raves, Religious Humor, Animal stories are all inside.

A new collection of shorts for your enjoyment and edification. Straight from the logs of the Guild of Travelers are a collection of trips not in any of the series books. Francis becomes a Legend while visiting the Amazon rain forest. Don builds a robot for Leonard Di Vinci, Honey and Cleopatra go on a jaunt that includes Cleo taking a turn flipping pancakes at Nicolons. Plenty of Scotts trips are included as well. Mystery stories where a Reporter is the hero! A few shorts on a variety of subjects including one where a man has an encounter with an angelic being with surprising results. A fantastic book to read aloud to the kiddies and keep them up all night. Bring with you to read at the dentists to calm those frazzled nerves. Prop on the shelf to fill the gap between The Three Musketeers and Dostoevsky. Or place by your bedside to place that cup of water on so you don't get rings on your fine furnishings. Read and Enjoy!

Martin is a classical trained artist but whose best works are a combination of sculpture and electronics. While the combinations sell well the classical works don't bring in much. Trying for a new approach he creates a 3 dimensional hologram. When he has a program called Realtime running while doing tests the hologram becomes a portal capable of taking him anywhere and anywhen. Martin can't pass up the opportunity to meet his hero Michelangelo. While in the past he meets Cristina who's beauty and warmth become his muse and he slowly begins to prefer 1600 italy to the present. In the present his art gallery owner and friend Arthur, discovers the machine and uses it to "discover" lost works of the masters making himself very wealthy. When Martin discovers what Arthur has been up to it's a race against time to undermine his efforts. Who will prevail is all found within these pages.

The Temporal Correlation Vector Transport Device is now fully functional. As Scott and Don admire their creation they realize the possibilities and possible consequences. Scott is convinced that their is no difficulty because time is linear and everything is set in place. If they will go back in time they already have. If they change something in history they already have. Don is not so sure but has no argument to back him up. With nothing to lose they begin a series of adventures through time visiting famous times and people. Living as they did and exploring day to day what different periods were like. Not all goes according to plan as their first trips involve the burning down of the first Globe Theater and the distruction of part of the sphynx. But with care they expand their journeys going to see Lepetomain in France, they get kicked out by the way. They meet Ben Franklin and Abraham Lincoln, one at a bordello, guess which one. They spend a week with a young Abe Lincoln and become friends with the residents of New Salem. Scott as the primary inventor takes trips upon trips sometimes going on three at once. His final trip takes him to Rome as an old man and when he is trapped with Pliny at Mt Versuvias it takes it's tole on them both. Now it is up to Don to carry on with his new friend Honey Deau. Don is depressed due to the loss of his friend but this is a time travel novel so their is a good chance he'll see him again on one of his and Honey's trips. This novel was researched thouroly to present a tale that has the feeling of times past. With humor, insight and exciting characters it's a warm and wonderful novel.

The original group of the Guild of Travelers is passing the torch to the next generation. With new blood comes new ideas and the guild takes on new challenges. From going back in time the next generation want to spread out and see more then their predecessors. A visit to Mars when it was populated is their first trip. The results are surprising as they discover how this planet was populated. A look in on cave people would have gone off without a hitch except the translator is a little off. With each trip comes new adventures and new discoveries. They get bored and want to visit a blow out party and agree the Field of Cloth and Gold is the biggest party they can find. Luckily Don has an in with the King of France to get them in. Don and his friend go on a rescue mission, first to rescue his son and then to rescue the sons of the King of France, Francis the first. Join our friends as they travel and party through history and beyond!

Don and Honey are off on an adventure to the Middle Ages. While traveling they meet Constance, the Duchess of Brittaney. Honey presents her with a broach that will show up as an important artifact years from now. Together they become masters in the Guild of Jewelers which becomes the springboard for the Guild of Travelers they start in the future. After hearing so often about monseur Pujol she wants to see him for herself. She decides to go with Don dressed as a man. At the Moulin Rouge they see more then just Pujol but many of the acts that were presented. Jugglers, Opera singers, tight rope walkers, etc.. All are described for your enjoyment. Later they go on a rescue mission to bring Scott home. He wasn't killed in the volcano after all and was saved by Pliny's captain. The rescue mission is ON. What happens once Scott is rescued and how he adopts a son and eventually gets married is all inside. There is a marvelous trip to the worlds fair where you get to meet a young Harry Houdini, and things get a little confused when Scott from the past comes through and wants a party before heading off to his ultimate demise in Rome. It's the same trip they rescue him from, Honey and Don want to tell him but that might change things so with a heavy heart they through the biggest blow out party they can. Before Scott heads out though he helps them discover a burnt out village on their property. What becomes of that will be found in later books.

Book Three of the Time Is series. Scott says that time is locked, that it can't be changed by anything they do. Time and again that theory has been proven correct. But have they tried to consiously change things? It is Francis the youngest and newest member who challenges this belief. They must now go back and change something deliberately in order to discover the truth. Discover what happens when the Guild of Travelers delibreratly tries to change history. Do they leave things as they find them or go back and set things straight..With a new truth realized the guild of travelers must rethink current rules and adapt new ones. Join them as they visit Cleopatera, Attend a circus under the Big Top and just barely manage to survive when the Circus Tent catches fire! Seeking to find purpose for their time traveling exploits they decide to visit in corpus the seven wonders of the ancient world. Join them as they delve into the secrets of the past.

Time Is Lost - The Guild of Travelers is off again on their adventures through time. Don sets up a visit to The Lighthouse of Alexandria, Mars and the beginning of Humans are revisited.Lon decides to introduce his friend to the Time Machine. When they get lost and cant be located it's all hands on deck and boots on the ground to try and retrieve them. New trips and revisiting old friends make for plenty of adventures. Danger is just around the corner when everyone disperses on trips in time and space only to have Fred the time machine destroyed by a bolt of lightning! It's up to Donald and Zeke to try and rebuild it and bring everyone home. A difficult task since the Log Books and all of the instructions they have labored over are also destroyed. How will they get everybody back? Open the cover and begin read.

Here is the final book of the time is series. The Guild of Travelers, past, present, and future are going on some of their most exciting trips. Take a trip to the San Francisco Earthquake and experience what it was like. After which they attempt to assist in the rescue effort bringing food and comfort. Lana and Zeke are pregnant, and the time trips are taking an unexpected toll. The Guild of 2622 is in dire straights when they experience disastrous effects from 300 years in time lock. It's up to their newest member Doc Warner to come to their aid. Oh, the earth is in danger of elimination from an enormous meteor and it is up to all the guilds to rescue the Earth or at least the people of the Earth.

The idea of time travel has been around forever. A long time ago Scott Lemuel and Don Skelton decided to create a time machine or as Scott called it a Temporal Correlation Vector Transport Device. With this they traveled through time and space exploring, experiencing and eating. As more people joined them a Guild of Travelers was formed. Now they could use their knowledge and discoveries to correct the History books. Don has been leading it for a long time now and has held the Guild to his vision. For sometime the Guild has been losing it's energy and vision. Don has realized it's time to let go and let the younger team take over. With new blood comes new ideas and a new direction. Now the past present and future are open to discovery. The way is also open to an exploration of other planets. That is if they can find the time. When traveling to 4044 they discover the earth is in dire need of assistance. The two Guilds team up to do what they do best. What they do and what they find is all inside this latest book of the Time Is series. Oh, there is now a prank war going on with the Guild of Travelers from 2622. This should prove interesting.

When God created the last of his angels he got distracted momentarilly. The result was the runt. Short, balding, wings asquew he was not what God intended. There was something about this angel though that God appreciated. He had the faith and love of a child. He also made quite a few mistakes. Lucky for him the mistakes usually took an interesting turn. The rest of the angels except for Gabriel get a little fed up with teachers pet. When God has to go to report on the system under his control Satan decides to take the runt down a peg. The runt is run ragged and even Gabriel is as well. God is gone so long that Satan is convinced he's not coming back. When he decides to take over and proclaims himself God, Gabriel and the runt team up and fight. God returns and defends his rightful place with Gabriels and the runts assistance. Gabriel is replaced as first angel and the runt is given his greatest dream. To become a human and live amongst them. Arriving below as a child of ten he lives with Joseph and Mary. He learns to be a carpenter and when they go into town to see the profits the runt scoffs at what they have to say. He sets the record straight and becomes the most sought after prophet. When one of the prophets sets the runts family home on fire the runt travels alone and preaches for the next ten years. At his last stop he runs into Satan again who was cast out and is now advisor to Nevuchadnezzer. The runt is tortured and humiliated but never forsakes God to the point the people turn to God because of his faith. A humorous tale of faith and what angels are really like,