Death in the Holler, Luke Ryder Book #1, by John G. Bluck
ISBN: 9781685493073 (Paperback)
ASIN: B0C7K9Z7F1 (Kindle edition)
Page Count: 336
Publication Date: July 2023
Publisher: Rough Edges Press
Genre: Fiction | Mystery | Thriller
MURDER, ADDICTION, AND REDEMPTION COLLIDE IN THIS ENTHRALLING SMALL-TOWN MYSTERY.
Kentucky Game Warden Luke Ryder is an alcoholic on the verge of losing his job. But when a Louisville gangster is found dead in rural Kentucky—on the first day of muzzle-loader hunting season—a chance for Luke to prove his worth strikes.
Asked to help with the investigation by County Sheriff Jim Pike, Luke works on the case while also confronting his addiction and using his innate detective skills to uncover clues and track down the killer.
Along the way, he discovers that the murdered man came to the Holler for a specific reason—a reason that might connect to a larger conspiracy. Suddenly, solving this murder is the perfect opportunity for Luke to turn his life around and become a deputy sheriff.
The true question is…can Luke Ryder find the killer before something more menacing comes to the Holler?
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Murder at NASA, Luke Ryder Book #2, by John G. Bluck
ISBN: 9781685493097 (Paperback)
ASIN: B0C83KK25B (Kindle edition)
Page Count: 332
Publication Date: July 2023
Publisher: Rough Edges Press
Genre: Fiction | Mystery | Thriller
UNCOVER THE TRUTH BEHIND A COLD CASE MURDER AT NASA IN THIS THRILLING INVESTIGATION.
By the year 2030, the investigation into the brutal murder of NASA Space Plane Test Manager Scarlet Hauk has grown cold. In a last-ditch effort to solve the case and give an up-and-coming agent experience, the FBI assigns Agent Rita Reynolds with the impossible—find a lead.
To assist in her investigation, Rita enlists the help of Kentucky Deputy Sheriff Luke Ryder, known for his acute detective skills, who must go undercover in California where he will work in public affairs at NASA.
Given the access he and this cold case so desperately need, Luke interviews potential suspects and employees who were involved in a classified project the deceased was managing—in the name of feature articles for an employee newspaper—while secretly trying to uncover the murderer’s identity.
An honest man, can Luke maintain his covert identity and finally close the books on this cold case?
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Mayhem at Sea, Luke Ryder Book #3, by John G. Bluck
ISBN: 9781685493110 (Paperback)
ASIN: B0C9VMB3CN (Kindle edition)
Page Count: 288
Publication Date: August 2023
Publisher: Rough Edges Press
Genre: Fiction | Mystery | Thriller
AN ACTION-PACKED, HIGH SEAS THRILLER FULL OF UNEXPECTED TWISTS AND PAGE-TURNING ADVENTURES.
Kentucky Deputy Sheriff Luke Ryder is on a heart-stopping mission to save the lives of 5,000 passengers aboard the luxury cruise ship, Sea Trek. When pirates hijack the ship—and demand a jaw-dropping ransom of $350 million—Luke finds himself in a nail-biting game of cat and mouse. Luke enlists the help of FBI Agent Rita Reynolds to outsmart the pirates and protect his girlfriend, Layla, from danger. But when the pirate captain threatens to set off the bomb in the engine room, the mission becomes even more urgent.
As the clock ticks down and the fog rolls in, Luke must act fast to prevent disaster. Armed with a Soviet-era grenade launcher, he faces off against the pirates in a thrilling attempt to save the lives of everyone on board.
Will Luke be able to stop the sea raiders in order to protect his loved ones and everyone else before it’s too late?
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Author Bio:
John G. Bluck is a mystery/thriller novelist. He was an army journalist during the Vietnam War. Then he became the daytime crime newsreel photographer for WMAL-TV (now WJLA-TV) in Washington, DC.
Finally, he worked thirty years for NASA and retired as a public affairs officer. He recently signed a contract with Wolfpack Publishing / Rough Edges Press.
The first three novels in Bluck’s Luke Ryder series were published in July and August 2023 by Rough Edges Press. Death in the Holler was re-released with a new cover. This novel is the story of how Ryder, a Kentucky deputy sheriff, solves a murder that takes place on a farm’s food plot. In the second book, Murder at NASA, Ryder goes undercover at NASA to investigate a cold case murder. The third book,Mayhem at Sea, is a thriller. While on an Alaska vacation cruise, Ryder deals with pirates who hijack his ship.
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