Crackstone Chronicles

To a basic civilization, advanced science can seem like magic. What happens when magic seems like advanced science? It depends on who is the observer and who is the observed. John Crackstone and his Science Officer, Tem, accidentally become trapped on a cloaked planet on their way to a priority first contact mission. This planet and its unusual inhabitants change Crackstone's original mission, as well as the current time line of the universe. The Ambassador comes face to face with the mysterious "Time Keepers" race; Crackstone's civilization is a class three, the Time Keepers are at least a class six. The final installment of the Crackstone Chronicle trilogy answers the question of how an Ambassador from a system in the Andromeda Galaxy relates to two humans, an omniscient, immortal race called the "Time Keepers" and why scores of alien civilizations become interested in twentieth century Earth. The three novels of the Crackstone Chronicles, Extinction, Connections and Extraordinary Solution carry the reader through time and space, exploring the question: why would extraterrestrials visit Earth, let alone conceal themselves here?

Extinction is just the beginning. Do you ever wonder what's behind the whole ET phenomena? This Science Fiction trilogy, The Crackstone Chronicles, weaves the life of a Zizthanthe ambassador, John Crackstone, through three millennia and two galaxies with the lives of two Earthlings, Matt Hollinger and Sylvia Huffstedder. The Kardashev scale rates a civilization based on its level of technological advancement. Type one can use all the available power from its planet, a type two can make use of all the existing power in its solar system and a type three can utilize all the power available from multiple stars, even an entire galaxy. What would a type four, five or six civilization be like? Ambassador Crackstone, Matt and Sylvia are recruited by an advanced civilization for a outwardly simple, but in reality quite complex assignment. The three parts to the Crackstone Chronicles, Extinction, Connections, and Magical Solution will provide an adventurous ride through time and space, ending up with answers to the question: are other civilizations here on Earth, and why are they here?

It is the Spring of 1924 in New York City, where John Crackstone, a detective, specializes in missing person cases. On the surface a man of his time, John enjoys the good life, but can't quite afford it. However, he is not who he thinks he is. While solving the disappearance of a wealthy client, John uncovers clues that point to his own lost identity. Sometimes life is like a Monty Python episode; 'now, for something completely different'. John discovers he has been on the wrong journey for almost two years. The three novels of the Crackstone Chronicles, Extinction, Connections and Extraordinary Solution carry the reader through time and space, exploring the question: why would extraterrestrials visit Earth, let alone conceal themselves here? The three parts to the Crackstone Chronicles, Extinction, Connections, andMagical Solution will provide an adventurous ride through time and space, ending up with answers to the question: are other civilizations here on Earth, and why are they here?

Although Hell can be portrayed as a vivid tangible landscape, in reality it's a mental backdrop. Loss of self respect and worth as well as a loss of purpose can plunge a person into his own hell on many levels. This tale explores the theme of loss and redemption by following two characters separated in time by four generations, each man dealing with a life crisis. One story, set in the later half of the nineteenth century, follows a white orphan boy raised by people of mixed race. He has never reconciled his self hatred, nor his love-hate relationship with the land that formed him. Set in the current time, the parallel story begins as four friends go on a hunting trip together. An unexpected storm triggers an accident, and leaves the four men stranded. The two stories intertwine through the experiences of the contemporary character, John, and his direct ancestor, Paul. During the contemporary hunting group's search for a way out of the unfamiliar woods, they are attacked, apparently by a group of ragged men dressed in nineteenth century clothes. John is wounded. As his friends try in vain to find civilization, John realizes that the increasingly strange events stem from a one hundred and fifty year old conflict that somehow centers around him. Whether he is hallucinating from injuries sustained in the original van wreck, or from injuries one hundred and fifty years old, he must resolve his ancestor's past conflicts to resolve his own.

Benjamin Katz is assigned a job by his CIA handler, Operations Officer Billy Sullivan. Katz must identify an unknown foreign operative who is taking delivery of important encryption keys from an American scientist. Cassandra leaves Atlanta for Los Angeles to complete her degree. Almost immediately Katz is arrested for murdering a Japanese agent on a cargo container freighter. Benjamin is sprung from jail by the CIA. Cassandra becomes suspicious, and Katz tells her the truth. The CIA recruits Cassandra as she and Katz solve the mystery of the Japanese agent's murder and the theft of the encryption keys. The foreign operative with the encryption keys is hiding in one of the cargo containers, the 'Katz box'. Fred Lepus unknowingly becomes entangled in the case by working for one of the foreign operatives in a seemingly unrelated case. Cassandra agrees to marry Benjamin Katz, and the story ends with their wedding. If you liked the "Fletch" Series, you will love the Katz series. It's a great Summer read populated with unforgettable Characters and non stop action designed to keep even the most Jaded readers on the edge of their seats. This Detective trilogy Includes Katz Pajamas, Katz Box and Katz Cradle.

An insurance company hires Benjamin and Cassandra Katz to investigate a five million dollar death claim. The dead man, Simon Belchamp, was adopted and has a twin brother, unknown to his family and the insurance company. The beneficiary to the five million dollar policy is a corporation with a post office box in the Cayman Islands. Uncovering who is behind the Cayman Island Corporation is the key to uncovering who killed Simon Belchamp, or his twin brother, and why. Fred Lepus again crosses Benjamin and Cassandra's path this time as the detective Simon Belchamp originally hired to find his lost brother. Cassandra has a pregnancy scare, the 'Katz cradle', but she really isn't expecting. Their secret government life crashes into their regular existence when Benjamin and Cassandra discover a listening device in their bedroom lamp. This is another mystery they must solve in order to maintain their viability as government assets. If you liked the "Fletch" Series, you will love the Katz series. It's a great Summer read populated with unforgettable Characters and non stop action designed to keep even the most Jaded readers on the edge of their seats. This Detective trilogy Includes Katz Pajamas, Katz Box and Katz Cradle.

Benjamin Katz, a detective based in Los Angeles, works with his partner and sometimes lover, Cassandra Pales. Unknown to his friends and partner, Katz is a part-time Operations Officer for the CIA. An unstable new client, Marcia Satterwhite, hires Benjamin to find her missing child, Becky. Katz uncovers enough inconsistencies to make him drop the case. Visiting Marcia's home to quit, he discovers Marcia's murdered body. Later, Marcia's father convinces Benjamin to reopen his daughter's stalled murder case. Katz runs afoul of Fred Lepus, a second rate detective from Washington, DC. Unknown to Katz, Lepus was hired by an unprincipled relative to kidnap Becky; dragging her down the rabbit hole of her Bizarre family. If you liked the "Fletch" Series, you will love the Katz series. It's a great Summer read populated with unforgettable Characters and non stop action designed to keep even the most Jaded readers on the edge of their seats. This Detective trilogy Includes Katz Pajamas, Katz Box and Katz Cradle.