Bücher von Thomas Holladay

1865 - Following the Civil War, all Mike Zabel wanted was to grow his San Francisco based investment company, love his wife, Molly, and raise his son, Jimmy. He didn't expect the past to drag him back into his struggle with Russia's royal family. The Grand Duchess, Catherine Mikhailovna, seethed with hate over the shooting death of her brother, the Grand Duke. She and her Russian associates made their way to San Francisco, bent on destroying the life of Mike Zabel, who she blamed for the death of her brother. After the kidnapping of his wife and son, Mike joins forces with former Confederate office, Franklin Mosby, who has followed the murderer of his wife and kidnapper of his daughter to San Francisco. Together, Mike and Franklin struggle against a criminal gang of train and stage robbers, a murderous cannibal, and Russian tyranny in order to find justice. Justice doesn't come easy. It must be pursued. Evil must be defeated. Peace must be earned... Pursuit is a compelling crime/suspense/thriller inspired by historic events following the American Civil War. If you enjoy authentic characters, accurate depictions of 19th century American life, and pulse pounding suspense, you'll love Thomas Holladay's PURSUIT: The American Way.

All Carolyn Potter wanted was a safe haven in which to raise her son, Jason, not to find a night stalker lurking in the forest surrounding their new mountain home. Following the unsolved murder of her husband and a violent attack on her son, Carolyn Potter learns she has inherited a cattle ranch located in a remote valley high in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. She eagerly leaps at the opportunity to escape urban violence, move out of her oppressive mother's home and get away from her hungry eyed, lip licking employer, Tom Kirby. Kirby, buried under gambling debts, is destroying Kirby Publications, a company built by his deceased father. Learning of Carolyn's inheritance compels him to win her favor in order to marry into her newfound wealth but Carolyn chooses Shangri-la, her dead husband's family ranch. Carolyn and Jason love their new home but soon learn of a local ritual being practiced on their land where a bull calf is brutally slaughtered with each cycle of the full moon. Seeking to end this gruesome practice, Carolyn saves the young calf and unleashes a monstrous creature, not realizing this creature is the protector of Shangri-la. After the creature attempts to break into their home, Carolyn calls on Tom Kirby for help. Kirby zooms to the rescue to confront the beast, rescue the girl and inherit her wealth, with which he intends to regain his prowess as a winning gambler. After her complete failure to end the slaughter of both bull calves and her neighbors, Carolyn must now decide whether to move back to civilization, stay and try to defeat her new threat or accept a bloody ritual that keeps the beast at bay.