Unpublished Books by Jon F. Merz

The fourth installment in the Lawson Vampire series. The disappearance of a relative sends Lawson on a roadtrip to New York City to find her. But no sooner does he get there when things turn ugly. Now as the bullets fly, he's got to figure out if vampire organized crime - The Syndicate - is involved. And if they are, Lawson's got to dispense some serious justice. To check out the cover art on this new book in the series go to http://www.zrem.com/syndbig.gif

He was known as the Soul Eater - a killer so elusive, the bodies he left behind mystified medical examiners. For more than five years, Steve Curran tracked him - at the cost of his marriage, his pride, and ultimately, his job with the FBI. Now, he's back. And Curran, transplanted into the Boston Police Department's homicide division, must track him yet agin. Aided by Lauren Fields, a soon-to-be nun, Curran soon discovers the goal of the unholy crusade the killer has embarked upon. A goal that will spell the end of life as we know it...

Jake Thunder: A hard-boiled, womanizing, paraplegic private eye who takes the strangest cases and winds up more often than not annoying his best friend Detective Frank McCloskey. Half-Sioux Indian, Jake manages to smash together a twisted perspective on life in general and crime in particular. Jake constantly battles an inner frustration that pits the honor and discipline he developed during his time with Air Force special operations against the desire for an easier, less legal path through life. Frosted with the agony of not being able to use his two legs (Jake will tell you the third one still works fine, thank you very much), Jake mixes in New Age acupuncture treatments with hefty dosage of Jim Bean in an attempt to find stability in his lonely life. In DANGER-CLOSE, a knockout blonde hires Jake to find out who killed her sister, but no case is ever straightforward for Jake. He soons uncovers a twisted tale of blackmarket babies, state treason, and familial backstabbing that involves everyone from the Russian Mafia to the Defense Intelligence Agency - all gunning for Jake!