Bøger af Fred Lichtenberg

On the last day of his job, retiring IRS manager Frank Amato receives a shocking letter from a stranger delving into his past-one filled with sociopaths, murders, and terror Amato had fought to forget. After arriving home, he clutches the letter in his trembling hand as he digs out the manuscript he wrote years ago-the one he never published. Only he knows why. His heart rate skyrockets as he focuses on the title, Murder 1040: The Final Audit. This was his story. In fact, he was the main character, caught in a life-and-death struggle. He shivers, knowing the ghosts will taunt him as he revisits those pages. Thank God he's off the clock. For good.

When syndicated romance columnist John Hunter is found dead from an apparent overdose of pills in a sleepy Long Island hamlet, the townspeople accept the outside's demise in stride. But when they discover that Hunter was murdered and had led a duplicitous life devoted to his sexual pleasures with local women, they panic. Police Chief Hank Reed is torn between his allegiance to his beloved town and the honor of his shield. As that balance bends toward justice, the townspeople rise against him, including his wife, who Reed suspects might be Hunter's killer...

The day washed-out detective Charlie Quinn unexpectedly meets Frankie Marcone in a Fort Lauderdale parking lot his life changes forever. Little does he know that Marcone is a hit man for the mob. Or that he and Marcone are identical twins separated at birth! Marcone, who stole diamonds from his boss, isn't looking for a family reunion and disappears. When Quinn discovers that Marcone is killed in a fiery accident, he flies to New York to find out more about his long lost brother. But when the boss's henchmen bump into Quinn and demand the diamonds or else, Quinn defies reality and becomes Frankie Marcone. Delving into his brother's dark past, Quinn learns about his own and it's not pretty. Lies, betrayal and deception follow him every step of the way. The enemy is closing in. Will Quinn succeed in tracking down the diamonds before his fate mirrors his twin brother's?

Retire already! Not always such an easy decision. Just ask Eddie Short, the protagonist in Retired: Now What? a humorous novel of how he faces the daunting question of what to do with the last quarter of his life. Soon after liberation, Eddie downsizes to a smaller house an hour away, battles the 24/7 syndrome with his wife (actually, she nudges him out of her personal space), grows bored, sinks into depression, recovers with happy pills during therapy, becomes a fast-food chicken mascot, takes up golf, loses friends but makes new ones, and finally finds himself. Eddie Short lends comic relief for Baby Boomers tackling serious issues in their golden years, such as elderly parents moving in with dementia. With 76 million Baby Boomers soon on their way to retirement - some already in retirement- Retired: Now What? focuses on the perils of not having a plan. As Eddie Short navigates his first year into retirement, the reader begins to understand how life, post career, can be promising or devastating. Through humor, Retired: Now What? becomes a how to, or, how not to.

Greed, Betrayal, and Murder Stain an Ivied Mansion Community Along Newport, Rhode Island's Rugged Shores in Murder on the Rocks, a Crime Mystery by Fred Lichtenberg--Present Day - Paris, Rhode Island, and New York City--While flying to New York from Paris, Detective Hank Reed is approached by Patrice Dubois, who fears her American fiance, Luke Dupont, an investigative reporter, is in danger. Intrigued by the beautiful Parisian and her plight, Reed agrees to help find the reporter who is in the thick of a whistleblower investigation in Newport, Rhode Island.But Hank's investigation quickly reveals that Luke doesn't want to be found and is traveling with an attractive woman named Elena, who is an informant, a lover, or both. At Luke's betrayal, Patrice returns to Paris, but Hank suspects there's more than romance at play.As an elaborate multi-million dollar Medicare fraud unfolds, the body of the apparent whistleblower washes up below Newport's Cliff Walk convincing Hank that Luke and Elena are in serious danger.With millions at stake, the body count rising, and perpetrators willing to stop at nothing, a determined killer sets sights on Hank.The Hank Reed Mystery SeriesThe Art of MurderMurder on the RocksMental Case

"e;A fast-paced, fascinating mystery. Readers will find themselves rooting for Hank, as he struggles with murder and his own personal crisis, to save his beloved town and himself from imploding. Highly recommended."e; ~Alice Duncan, author of Angel's Flight--Present Day - Long Island, New York, and New York City--When syndicated romance columnist John Hunter is found dead from an apparent overdose, the townspeople of the sleepy hamlet of Eastpoint accept the outsider's death in stride, until Police Chief Hank Reed discovers a secret room filled with lewd paintings featuring local married women.Now faced with a town full of suspects, Hank is investigating a crime no one wants solved when a second murder points to his own wife as prime suspect.His marriage crumbling, the townspeople enraged, and a murderer willing to kill to protect everyone's dignity, Hank Reed is face-to-face with a crisis he may not survive."e;. . . a novel with bizarre twists and turns that keeps you turning pages. His smooth writing style and use of humor makes for a great read!"e; ~Judy Lucas, author of The Good Assassin"e;. . . tears apart small-town life on Long Island with murder and scandalous secrets that could destroy more than one resident. The shocking ending is anything but "e;small town"e;."e; ~Michael Haskins, author of Chasin' the Wind and Free Range InstitutionThe Hank Reed Mystery SeriesThe Art of MurderMurder on the RocksMental Case