Thursday, March 29, 2012

Attention Kindle Owners, ALL models.

Did you know that the current novel in the Jack Diamond Mystery Adventure Series in now available at the www.Amazon.com Kindle Store?  I think you'll truly enjoy the read at a most affordable price. 

Monday, March 26, 2012





The synopsis for CAUTION has been revised so I have re-posted it here.


                                                                  SYNOPSIS

                                           CAUTION: Tram Approaching
A novel in the Jack Diamond Mystery Adventure Series
copyright 2012 by Philip Johnson

    Missing person cases generally fall into the dime-a-dozen category for Las Vegas PI, Jack Diamond. To be sure they help pay the bills though his basic lifestyle comes nowhere close to the flash and dash kitsch filled atmosphere of Sin City. That being said, Jack Diamond’s lifestyle is far from dull and boring.  
     There is always the exception of course and on occasion a case ends up with enough twists and turns to qualify for a classic theme park ride. In the instance of CAUTION: Tram Approaching, two murders and an unfortunate emotion wrenching accident provide additional intrigue to the case for Jack and his special (make that very special) associate, Melissa Blanchard.
     Initially, Jack is summoned to the office of the Western Sun Insurance Agency whose offices are in the same west of the Las Vegas Strip building as Jack Diamond. It seems an executive from a mid-west life and casualty insurance company represented by Western Sun has failed to return from what was purported to be a business trip to Las Vegas.
     Jack rarely, if ever, turns down a case from Western Sun, one of his leading sources of repeat business. Jack accepts the case in an appreciative, but not totally enthusiastic fashion. It didn’t require a lot of initial inquiry however before Jack sensed there was something more going on than yet another wayward soul who got over extended at the tables, over loaded in the lounge and over-sexed in a few of the more infamous ‘Gentlemen’s Clubs’.
     Once again Jack turns to his close confidant and personal friend, Captain Hank Mathis, head of the Criminal Investigation Unit in the Metro PD. Metro quickly places the name of the missing insurance exec on the ever-changing Clark County missing persons list. Even though the search progresses, it frustratingly lacks some critical ingredients such as sufficient clues to begin to produce a trail of sorts. In short order however, the pace begins to quicken when it becomes clear that the object of the search didn’t just decide on the spur of the moment to become another Vegas good–time-Charley.
     Don’t be tempted at this point in the book and run to any premature conclusions. You’ll probably be wrong for one thing and you’ll miss some meaningful tenderhearted emotional intrigue that is critical to the story conclusion. And this is to say nothing about a bevy of clues that could otherwise keep you on track, (pun intended). That track will take you on a train adventure in Easter Europe, which follows another train escape that begins in a most unlikely manner in Las Vegas. As events eventually dictate, tracks will indeed provide meaningful, but diametrically opposite conclusions.
     Readers Alert: As you read CAUTION: Tram Approaching, some of the characters may not be who they say they are and events aren’t always what they seem to be.



Thursday, March 22, 2012

Author seeking book reviews. 


If you haven't visited www.smashwords.com  recently you really should. You'll find a great selection in all genre's and price ranges from free and up. 


As for the new Jack Diamond mystery adventure, reviews are always welcome. As I have already mentioned, the first 48 pages are there to preview for free. Take a look. 


I have been asked recently for a more in depth character description of Jack Diamond. If fact I will be doing that in the next few days. Stay tuned.


As my favorite resident of Lake Wobegon, MN likes to remind us; Be Well, Do Good Work and Keep in Touch.