
Charlie Skyler and his quirky friends accidentally uncover a conspiracy to reshape the government by selectively eliminating politically inconvenient persons, starting with the assassination of the Vice President while on a fishing trip in southcentral Alaska. Not knowing who to trust, they investigate suspicious local residents, and help thwart the effort by identifying all the Project Nemesis participants. Along the way, they face political roadblocks, not to mention multiple assassins. The unique coastal town of Homer and the adjoining Kenai Peninsula provide the backdrop for their adventures.

Charlie and his quirky friends are back in "The Rare Earth Murders"!
In this sequel to "Death at the End of the Road", the friends find themselves embroiled in an intrigue involving bear-ravished bodies, a corrupt mining company, amoral mercenaries, and treks through the wilderness. The unique coastal Alaskan town of Homer provides the backdrop for their adventures as they play detective and unravel a complex conspiracy to extract minerals for a foreign government.

"Death at the End of the Road," a mystery thriller set in Homer, Alaska, is partly inspired by thirty years of travel among Alaska’s communities with all their charm and eccentricities.
Charlie Skyler and his quirky friends find themselves embroiled in an intrigue involving murder, an eccentric drug lord, psychopathic assassins, and mysterious government agents. The unique coastal Alaskan town of Homer provides the backdrop for their adventures as they play detective and, at the same time, defend themselves against vengeful members of a widespread drug distribution ring with roots in the Vietnam war.
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