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Fearful Pursuit

Part V of the Kentucky Chronicles

Have you ever been threatened… scared stiff… unable to breathe?

Allison McCloud is on a mission to find out why her father was unmercifully tortured, killed, and left behind a seedy nightclub in Newport, Kentucky. In her quest, Allison, a former prosecuting attorney turned private detective, accidentally discloses someone’s name to questionable people who are determined to shut her up. She is then threatened and scared to the point of carrying a gun.

Gwen Flannery, co-owner of Fairhaven Farm, comes to aid the spunky sleuth as the best of friends travel to New York City seeking the advice of a popular psychiatrist who is also a world-renowned psychic. From here, Allison allows herself to delve deeper into a treacherous trek of fearful happenings discovering along the way an evil woman who had once been the political kingpin in a child trafficking scheme.

Can she outrun her fears and can an infamous hitman be forgiven his sins?

Fearful Pursuit is a fast-paced novel of intrigue, terror, and untold fear of a middle-aged single divorcee trying desperately to hold the remnants of her family together while sleeping with her Smith & Wesson pistol every night.

I was born in Newburgh, New York a small town situated along the banks of the beautiful Hudson River, and moved to the Bluegrass of Kentucky when I was 10 years old. Living across the road from the famed Calumet Horse Farm, I began my love for Thoroughbreds almost immediately. The first friend I had was from the farm across the street, as the boy who showed me the barns, the graveyard and all the particulars of the racing / breeding industry was the son of a man who worked at Calumet.

I began my writing career in college during the late 60’s, honing my skills during my Air Force years while stationed overseas during the Vietnam War. I discovered a love for poetry and song lyrics while developing a contemporary folk-music group which won several talent shows during my tours of duty in both Turkey and Taiwan.

The Kentucky Chronicles is my first series of novels each of which depict a thrilling sequence of plots including: world travel, murder, kidnap, suspense and lust-filled romance, while employing the beautiful, lush and verdant hills of the Bluegrass area as their home-based setting.