John Foxjohn has investigated more than 300 homicides
during his ten years in law enforcement. Born and raised in Nacogdoches in East Texas, John quit high school and joined the
U.S. Army, spending six years as a Ranger in Vietnam and Germany, and becoming one of the youngest sergeants in the Army,
at that time. After his military service, John FoxJohn returned to Texas and joined the Nacogdoches Police
Department. Later, he became a member of the Houston Police Department.
Upon leaving law enforcement, John Foxjohn attended
Stephen F. Austin State University, received a degree in history, and began another career teaching and coaching. He retired
from teaching in 2003 and is a full time writer. John FoxJohn is the author of Cold Tears; Journey of the Spirit;
Code of Deceit and Color of Murder..
According to the book description of Color
of Murder, “When an Angelina County deputy videotapes his own murder, David Mason has to track down the
killers. Leading an inexperienced FBI team with Melissa Adams as his second in command, David must overcome his own guilt
over the murder. An East Texas Sheriff and his deputies, a Texas Ranger, and strife inside his own team all stand in David's
way. As suspects and witnesses die, David believes he has an agent leaking information. He had put his career and reputation
on the line to get Melissa on his team. Would she betray his friendship and trust? His investigative path brings him to a
startling conclusion and a suspect that threatens to tear apart David's moral fiber.”
According to the book description of Cold
Tears, “A Dangerous Job - A Deadly Mistake - And a Ruthless Killer on the Loose Will David be able to
save his reputation, his sanity, and Beth, the love of his life, before time runs out? A veteran Houston homicide detective's
unfortunate mistake causes a woman's death. When a woman shoots David Mason he returns fire, killing her, but he can't
escape her accusing eyes. Beth Porter, David's fiancée, already feared his dangerous job, and when he's wounded
the fear escalates and she separates from him. His mistake that threatens his career now endangers the relationship with the
love of his life. With the help of Melissa, a beautiful FBI agent, David must stop a ruthless killer preying on women. As
he struggles to track down the killer and get Beth back, he must cope with a mutual attraction to his female partner. When
the investigation gets too close the killer abducts another woman. He gives David forty-eight hours to find her or she dies.
With little evidence and no suspects, David's only hope is for the killer to make a mistake. Now he has. He abducted Beth.”
Midwest Book Review said of Cold Tears,
“John Foxjohn spent his childhood in Nacogdoches, Texas. He quit high school and joined the army at 17, where he was
an Army Ranger in Vietnam and Germany. After he left the Army he became a police officer and worked homicide. He solved many
cases and developed an interest in forensics and fingerprinting. He went on to graduate from Stephen F. Austin State University
in Nacogdoches in history and moved on to teaching and coaching. He is now a full-time writer and speaker who instructs writers
in forensics, crime scene investigations, and writing mystery and suspense. COLD TEARS is his third novel and second David
Mason mystery.
David Mason is a Houston homicide detective who has
a reputation for solving a high percentage of his cases. He has also had to kill a few people in the line of duty. While performing
a neighborhood sweep, David comes face to face to a grieving woman with a gun, who shoots him several times. He returns fire
and kills her, and her eyes haunt him. His fiance, Beth Porter, panics after David is shot and breaks off their engagement.
In the meantime, a serial killer is zeroing in on David, and taunts him with notes before he brutally abuses and kills his
victims. A senator's daughter is one of the victims, so David finds he has to deal with Washington politics that threatens
his investigation. To add to the mix, a beautiful rookie F.B.I. agent is assigned to work with David:
"She knew why they had to do it this way, but
she didn't have to like it. He'd surprised her. Although she'd read his file, she hadn't expected as much
cooperation as she received from the detective. She'd heard horror stories of agents who attempted to work with locals.
She also knew it wasn't all the local's fault. In her experience, field agents tended to come across as arrogant,
and most looked down on local law enforcement."
COLD TEARS is a realistic, suspenseful, crime scene
investigation mystery written by a veteran police officer who understands violence and how it rips lives apart. Foxjohn's
experience with politics also stands out in this book that can't be put down once started. Foxjohn is also a sensitive
writer who does a wonderful job plotting his novels. David Mason is sort of a renegade detective, but he is extremely likeable
as the hard-working, blue collar hero he is. COLD TEARS.”
According
to the book description of Journey of the Spirit, “A Native American legend - An Epic
Struggle The journey of a white boy into a foreign land - The land of the Lakota Experience the compelling history of Crazy
Horse, from boyhood until his untimely death, through the eyes of a fictional white boy named Andy - as he takes a heartfelt
journey of the spirit. In 1858 Andy's family departed on a perilous wagon train excursion toward the Montana gold fields
- a trip they would never finish. A nighttime Indian attack on their camp took the lives of everyone, except young Andy. Alone
on the vast prairie, Andy was captured by a young Indian known as Curly. The Lakota didn't take prisoners, yet the light-skinned
Indian took him back to his village, believing the boy was a spirit sent to him by the Great Whankan Thanka. Re-named Wrong
Hand by his adoptive Sioux family, Andy grew up alongside his strong and brave warrior brother. When soldiers encroached on
the Indian's hunting grounds the young man had to choose - leave with those of his own race, or stay in the culture he'd
come to call his own. Deciding to stay and work alongside the Lakotas to save their land, Andy experienced tribal politics
and epic battles, including the Battle of Little Big Horn. After many victories, and in Lakota tradition, Andy's Indian
brother earned a new name. Though not an imposing sight, the mention of his name drove a dagger of fear through the hearts
of whites. The brother's name is Crazy Horse.”
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