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Love And Death in Chicago A Love and Death Mystery & Political Espionage Novel Volume 19 Welcome to the nineteenth exciting episode of the Love and Death Mystery and Political Espionage Series. After escaping from harrowing events in Caracas, Venezuela, Gatewood returns to his peaceful life in Gibson City, Illinois, and contemplates retirement from his dangerous life as a CIO agent. He returns to help the CIO attempt to apprehend Salvador Masas, the "El Avispon Picante", the "Stinging Hornet". Masas' Mexican cartel is flooding the Chicago area with drugs and illegal aliens, and Gatewood is sent to help shut down his operation. Gatewood's mission is also complicated by the Solntsevskeya Bratva Pravda Russian mafia, which runs the biggest prostitution ring in Chicago, and the Yakuza, which runs guns from the Windy City to Tokyo, Japan. A beautiful CIO informant, Adela Igone, falls in love with Gatewood, and romantic sparks fly as the two try to take down the Masas cartel's illegal activities. Gatewood plans also include a revenge killing of Masas, the man whom he holds responsible for the deaths of Jeong Eun, his former lover, and Luisa Gaicia, a woman he loved deeply. Interference from Chicago's mayor, Illinois' governor and speaker of the house, both of its senators from Washington, and a federal judge also stand in Gatewood's way of successfully taking down "The Hornet". Please enjoy this exciting, danger-filled story. I know you will love it. Blessings, Dr. Hal Graff

Love and Death in ChileA Love And Death Mystery & Political Espionage Novel Volume 14 Welcome to the fourteenth exciting episode of the Harold Gatewood Mystery Series. The silver market is set on fire with the discovery of a massive find that will make Chile the world's leading silver-producing country, and propel it to the position as the most powerful force in South America. After returning from his mission in Washington, D. C., Harold Gatewood goes into self-imposed isolation to escape the tragedies that have dogged his life. He returns to train the national baseball team of Chile, and to help the CIO protect American interests in South America. Gatewood also helps repel takeover actions from the countries, terror organizations, and the power-hungry one world government crowd, the OWFA, that want to gain control of the Chilean government through the rigging of the national presidential election. He works with the beautiful Larissa Noemia, the re-election campaign manager for the president of Chile, Curro Anibal. Love blossoms, and soon Gatewood and Noemia are involved in high-level espionage and between-the-sheets-lovemaking. Gatewood's death is the goal for assassins from the OWFA, AIO, Solntsevskeya Bratva Pravda Russian Mafia, TCPLM, and two independent contract-for-hire-killers, Vasili Platon and Gatewood's former lover, Susana Richards. This espionage and action-packed thriller features many plot twists and loads of surprises. Don't miss it.Blessings, Dr. Hal Graff

Welcome to the third exciting episode of the Harold Gatewood mystery and political espionage series. After two full seasons out of baseball, Harold Gatewood continues his comeback, earning a spot on the roster of the Tokyo Giants. While in Tokyo he meets, and starts a relationship with the beautiful, dangerous Kimiko Michi Hayato, the second in command of the largest Yakuza crime family in the city. He also meets the staggeringly gorgeous daughter of the Vice-President of China, Al Akemi Gang, and falls in love. As a result of prior dangerous encounters in Spain and Cuba, Gatewood is again hunted by AIO hit men, and crime family killers, set on Gatewood's trail by a dangerous, ruthless crime boss, Daisuke Hayato, Kimiko Hayato's Father. Insights into Japanese baseball, the ugly life of an underworld crime family, and the deadly games of international terrorism and political espionage are interjected into the story, which is set in Japan, in the Orient. I know you love it. Blessings, Dr. Hal Graff

It's Go TimeA Bobby Ross Faith NovelVolume 5 Welcome to It's Go Time, the fifth volume of the Bobby Ross Faith Series, and my 100th novel. This inspirational novel takes Bobby Ross to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, where he helps a fine young man named Lincoln "Link" Hudson. Link has three brothers, Jack, Wyatt, and Ben all of whom, like all of America's young men, will be impacted by the horrific events in the latest war to end all wars, World War II. Bobby's mission is to help Link save his soul in a war of good versus evil, God versus Satan. Link, Jack, and Ben join the American Army to become bomber pilots who want to help propel the Allied forces over the Axis powers in their B-29 airplanes. Wyatt joins the American Navy to fight in the Pacific theater. When Jack and Ben are shot down from the sky, Link becomes angry at the Germans, Italians, and Japanese forces. He then kills more Axis forces and civilians than any other pilot in the war. Guardian Angel Bobby Ross must help Link realize that no matter how many enemy forces he kills it will not bring Jack and Ben back to life. He must also help Link melt his unforgiving heart, regain his faith, and realize that even in war, God is in control and that he is nothing without God. Bobby enlists the help of Jimmy Stewart, Jimmy Doolittle, Audie Murphy, John Denver, andJimmy Buffett to help Link recover his humanity and God's love. Can a war hero who dropped the bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, aka "Fat Boy", to end the war, again become the man he once was, and return to God's loving arms? I know you will enjoy this interesting, surprising, inspirational novel. Enjoy it to the max! Blessings, Dr. Hal Graff

Welcome to the fifth exciting episode of the Love and Death mystery and Political Espionage series. Dean Gatewood, a catcher from Union University, and the future father of Harold Gatewood, becomes captain of the All-American baseball team that travels to England to play the first World Cup series against the British national team.¿ On his journey across the Atlantic Ocean, he meets the beautiful Alice Johnson, also a student from Union University.¿ Gatewood and his teammates meet four girls from America and Canada headed to England to make their mark in college and show business. Gatewood is attracted to one of the girls, the gorgeous Sally Alexander, who falls in love with him.¿ A serial killer and rapist move in a parallel life path with Gatewood, his teammates, and the four girls. Terror and murder unfold on the high seas and in England.¿ Events leading to World War II complicate everyone's lives, including future Prime Minister of England Winston Churchill, who had dodged an assassination attempt. Political espionage by a high-level Nazi spy, German sympathizers, and English double agents lead to attempts to alter the coming war and the world's power structure. A surprise ending impacts Gatewood's life forever.

Welcome to the fifth exciting episode of the Love and Death mystery and Political Espionage series. Dean Gatewood, a catcher from Union University, and the future father of Harold Gatewood, becomes captain of the All-American baseball team that travels to England to play the first World Cup series against the British national team. On his journey across the Atlantic Ocean, he meets the beautiful Alice Johnson, also a student from Union University. Gatewood and his teammates meet four girls from America and Canada headed to England to make their mark in college and show business. Gatewood is attracted to one of the girls, the gorgeous Sally Alexander, who falls in love with him. A serial killer and rapist move in a parallel life path with Gatewood, his teammates, and the four girls. Terror and murder unfold on the high seas and in England. Events leading to World War II complicate everyone's lives, including future Prime Minister of England Winston Churchill, who had dodged an assassination attempt. Political espionage by a high-level Nazi spy, German sympathizers, and English double agents lead to attempts to alter the coming war and the world's power structure. A surprise ending impacts Gatewood's life forever.

Love and Death: Back to KoreaLove and Death Mystery& Political Espionage SeriesVolume 32 Welcome to Love and Death: Back to Korea, the 32nd volume of the Love and Death Mystery & Political Espionage Series. This exciting novel is my 97th. It is also my 105th book in total. When the quirky, strange, dangerous Supreme Leader Jun Haneul, of North Korea, kills his sister who has replaced him in power, the CIO calls on Gatewood to reign in the dictator as he returns to office in "Operation Final Solution". Haneul is determined to regain the respect, power, and influence in the China Sea region that he has always craved. But the other countries in that part of the world don't want him to attain his goals. They know he is bad news with a capital B. CIO super-agent Harold Gatewood is tapped to do a diplomatic mission around the China Sea. South Korea, Haneul's longtime enemy, the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of China on Taiwan, Russia, Japan, and the Philippines all want Haneul dead. They all also want Gatewood to make it happen. Harold hip-hops around the China Sea to get all the countries on board with his plan to tame Jun's wild political dream. A beautiful North Korean spy, Ha Yun, and a strikingly beautiful South Korean operative, Su-Bin Yong, both help Gatewood try to complete his mission and keep Haneul from detonating nuclear suitcase bombs in several of the world's largest, most-important cities. Harold also deals with one of Jun's best assassins, Eun Woo, after the killer is ordered by Haneul to eliminate Gatewood and Ha Yun. Enemies and allies, old and new in history with the dangerous North Korean leader make him the only man who can either tame his outlandish political ambitions or eliminate him from the face of the earth. Love him or hate him, the talented CIO agent must tamp down the danger, or be swept away with it in a battle between superpowers that might mushroom into World War III. Love, death, revenge, enemies, allies, spies, double agents, assassins, dictators, an Algerian arms dealer, honey-pot female operatives, military support experts, excitement, romance, treason, passion, and riveting, dangerous action all are present in this intriguing, wonderful read. I know you'll love it. Blessings, Dr. Hal Graff

Welcome to "Love and Death: in Argentina", the 31st volume of the Love and Death Political Espionage and Mystery series. This Hal Graff's 104th book, which includes 96 novels. When CIO super-agent Harold Gatewood is ordered to go to Argentina to prevent it's corrupt, president, Edgar Jose Coronado, from selling the country's lithium, and plutonium, reserves to rogue nations of North Korea and Iran. Harold knows his real mission is to grease the skids for the removal of the corrupt, Harold enlists the support of Dario Pastore, a brilliant newspaperman, to help elect a new president, Lucio Ruben, who can save Argentina from the grip of fascism, and corruption. Once in Buenos Aires, Gatewood is protected by Lt. Andy Sims from possible assassination attempts from the OWFA, the AIO, the North Koreans, and the Iranians. Gatewood's mission is to also work with a beautiful, intelligent, dedicated, lady, lawyer, Miss Ana Maria Wagner Danti. Unknown to Gatewood is the fact that Miss Danti has personal reasons to help him, and to oust Coronado from office. As the election nears, Coronado schemes to stay in office, by stealing the election. The country of Argentina is in a free fall, one that is rooted in years of corruption, mismanagement at the governmental level, and a "pay for play" situation in the economic, political, and legal systems that are as corrupt as almost any country in the world. The people of the country favor Ruben for his love for Argentina. They also respect Pastore for ability to find the corrupt trail that has led Coronado from a shady family background to his rise to the top of the political rung in Argentina. They quickly adore Ana Maria Danti for her heartbreaking personal story of her family's demise, and for her dedication to the people of Argentina's need to live free of the iron grip the fascist, political leaders who have run the once-beautiful, country into the ground. America's stake in Gatewood's success in his mission is to keep the rogue nations of North Korea, and Iran, from acquiring the nuclear power needed to destroy the world. The makeup of the political power of Argentina, South America, and the world, is at stake as Gatewood labors away in Buenos Aires. Enemies, old, and new, now try prevent him from performing his mission, and also try to eliminate Gatewood in the process. Naturally, Gatewood and Miss Wagner-Danti, are drawn to each other, and become lovers, and confidants. This exciting, multi-plot, political espionage thriller is a dynamite read, one with a shocking, surprise, ending. Please enjoy this interesting episode of Harold Gatewood's CIO career. I know you're going to love this explosive, political espionage, thriller. Blessings, Dr. Hal Graff

A Glass JawA Bobby Ross Faith NovelVolume 3 Welcome to "A Glass Jaw", the third volume of the Bobby Ross Faith Series.This inspirational novel takes Bobby Ross to Darien, Connecticut, where he helps a small boy named Jimmy Grant.Jimmy's dream is to become the heavyweight champion of the world, in the rough, and tumble, ugly, world of professional boxing.But Jimmy isn't your typical boxer. He wasn't born in Hell's Kitchen of New York City, or in hardscrabble mining town in Colorado, or even in a poor little burg in Mississippi. Jimmy was born in ritzy Darien, Connecticut. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. His parents owned the largest bank in America.But despite his father's wishes, Jimmy didn't want to work in the bank. He wanted to box, and fulfil his dream.Along Jimmy's difficult journey, his childhood sweetheart cheated on him, and became pregnant with another man's child, while they all were students at Yale. Two failed marriages, one divorce, one suicide, one abortion, and one death of a young daughter then plagued his life, and caused him to lose his faith in God.The tragedies continued, as his one brother died in an accident, and another brother was murdered by the Mexican drug cartel that was laundering money through the bank run by his father, Donald Grant.Did Donald Grant murder his wife, Margie? Did he pay off a willing coroner to have the crime covered up? Maybe yes, and maybe no. Either way, Donald later committed suicide.Travel with Jimmy as she learns the greatness of God's love, and forgiveness. He then becomes a shining light which gives others hope, and confidence, to walk in the Lord's straight path to the narrow gate, which is the entryway into heaven.I know you're going to love this inspirational, meaningful, interesting, powerful, novel.Blessings, Dr. Hal Graff

Welcome to "Love and Death: in Bolivia", the 30th volume of the Love and Death Political Espionage and Mystery series. This Hal Graff's 103rd book, the total of which which includes 95 novels. When CIO super-agent Harold Gatewood is ordered by the CIO to go to Bolivia to purchase the rights to its massive lithium reserves, he knows his real mission is to grease the skids for the removal of the corrupt, fascist, political leader, President Juan Carlos Emillio. Gatewood took the mission to find his lost lover, Miss Lai Mo, of Laos. Will he find her? Harold enlists the support of Cesar Iban, a newspaper man, Lino Santi, a liberal, revolutionary, leader, and an honest Bolivian politician, Fabio Gaston, to oust Emillio from office. Emillio's young, beautiful, girlfriend, a former Bolivian Miss World contestant, Celia Lina, falls in love with Gatewood. She then helps Harold trap Emillio in his treasonous actions against the Bolivian people. This exciting, multi-plot, political espionage thriller is a dynamite read, one with a shocking, two-pronged, ending. Please enjoy this interesting episode of Harold Gatewood's CIO career. I know you're going to love this explosive, political espionage, thriller. Blessings, Dr. Hal Graff

The Impossible DreamA Bobby Ross Faith NovelVolume 2 Welcome to The Impossible Dream, the second volume of the Bobby Ross Faith Series. Bobby Ross' first assignment as a guardian angel is to usher a young, talented, little girl who has a golden-toned, voice that is sweeter than honey, from early age through adulthood, and to prepare her for her stretch run to gain salvation, and enter heaven. Along the way, this wonderful, little girl, named Carlene Foster, from Turtle Lake, Tennessee, faces many trials in her life. Included are competitions at the Grand Old Opera in Nashville, Tennessee, with her best friend, Pamela Wilson, from Alligator Tail, Mississippi, and changes in their friendship. Toss in a sick pedophile who abuses Carlene, her stage mother, Irene, who pushes Carlene too hard to succeed in the music business, a local boy, Tommy Shields, who becomes her first husband, a cheating college boyfriend who ends up dating her roommate, a brutal rapist who abuses her on the University of Tennessee campus, and a campus security cop who won't press charges against the rapist, and you have a confused young woman who starts questioning God. Enter a good guy, David Langston, who rides to the rescue, and becomes her recording agent, and then her fiancé, until tragedy strikes again. A local, thieving, Nashville disc jockey, Freddy Burd, then steals her heart, and her money, until he exits, courtesy of mob hitman Rocko Santini. Supporting Carlene throughout her journey are her father Charley Foster, her Aunt Millie, her Uncle Doug, and God, who instructs Bobby Ross to make sure she does what is necessary to be saved, and enter God's kingdom. Travel with Carlene as she learns the greatness of God's love, and forgiveness. She then becomes a shining light which gives others hope, and confidence, to walk in the Lord's straight path to the narrow gate which is the entryway into heaven. I know you're going to enjoy this inspirational, meaningful, interesting, powerful, novel. Blessings, Dr. Hal Graff

Try, Try, Try Again The Wes Oakley Action, Adventure, Mystery, SeriesA Trilogy - Novel Number 3Volume 14 Welcome to "Try, Try, Try Again", the third novel of a trilogy, and the fourteenth volume in the exciting, riveting, Wes Oakley Action, Adventure, Mystery Series. This wonderful novel is third of enjoyable, thrilling trilogy, along with "A Ten Pounder", and "The Disappearance". When someone starts killing Idaho politicians in order to help the drug lords peddle more poisonous drugs, and death, to the good people of Idaho, Wes Oakley decides to help bring the assassin to justice. Idaho Attorney General Declan Bennett was the first politician to be killed. He was followed by Idaho House of Representatives majority leader Wyatt Harrison, Senate majority leader Graham King, and Idaho State Senator Tory Polk. When American President Eric Henry shows up in Idaho to do his mule deer hunt with Wes Oakley on the mountains near Schopp, Idaho, fears arise that the Russian government will try, try, try again to assassinate him while he's hunting on the mountains. Wes Oakley must determine the killer's, or killers', identity, or identities, and bring him, or her, or them, to justice. But is Oakley chasing one, or two, or more killers? Is one killer snuffing out Idaho politicians, and replacing them with others who have been bought, and paid for, by the drug lords? Or is the same killer adding a fifth victim. President Eric Henry, to his, or her, list of targets. Nine prior assassins, in previous other missions, have tried, and failed, to assassinate Henry, thanks to Wes Oakley, the ex-Navy Seal Team Six member, and national hero, who has stopped both prior, missions to send Henry to his grave. Another dangerous nightmare unfolds on the mountains in this smoking-hot, explosive, political espionage thriller. Wes must solve the questions of "Who's killing Who?" and, "Why?" in this exciting novel. Another burning question is, "Will Oakley stop the drug lords from gaining more traction in the drug market in his beloved Idaho?" Trouble, danger, and death lurk behind every rock and tree for Oakley, and President Henry, on the mountains near Schopp, and North Fork, Idaho, along the North Fork of the Salmon River, north of Ketchum, Idaho. Please enjoy this exciting, multi-plot, action-infused, political espionage thriller. It's a great read, one which offers surprises, twists and turns, a series of unexpected events, and a shocking ending of the saga. As with every novel I bring to the public, it is my honor, and my pleasure, to do so. I know that you will love the story that unfolds in "Try, Try, Try Again". Blessings, Dr. Hal Graff

The Disappearance The Wes Oakley Action, Adventure, Mystery, SeriesBook Two of a DuologyVolume 13 Welcome to "The Disappearance", the thirteenth volume in the exciting, riveting, Wes Oakley Action, Adventure, Mystery Series. This wonderful novel is second of an enjoyable, thrilling duology, along with "A Ten Pounder". When Wes Oakley tries to prove that four-time, Supreme Bass Angler Association "Angler of the Year", Jimmy Sanders killed his wife Brooke, all kinds of mayhem break loose. In his attempt to prove Jimmy's guilt, Wes must return to Smithville, Idaho, where he took down a drug ring in the "Bad Medicine: " case many years ago. Wes' investigation into Brooke's death leads him to suffer nightmares, and flashbacks, caused by the haunting memories of the deadly events in the "Bad Medicine" case. Is there a new drug ring in Smithville? If that is true, will an investigation into that situation galvanize the entire population of Smithville in an attempt to derail Wes' progress in the both cases? Will Wes' wife Scarlet's determination to become a professional investigator in her own right help, or hinder, her husband's attempts to solve both cases? Will an oddball, quirky, cast of characters, and truly, dangerous criminals, all of whom share a dangerous, common, secret, try to stop Wes from finding out who really killed Brooke, and from unraveling the information that can bring down the new crime ring, and destroy the entire town's future? Trouble lurks behind every corner for Oakley as he tries to end the dual cases that threaten his health, his happiness, and his sanity. Please enjoy this exciting, multi-plot, action-infused, mystery, thriller, as it is a great read, one which offers surprises, twists and turns, a series of unexpected events, and a shocking ending of the saga. As with every novel I bring to the public, it is my honor, and my pleasure, to do so. I know that you will love the story that unfolds in "The Disappearance". Blessings, Dr. Hal Graff

Bodies In BarrelsThe Wes Oakley Action, Adventure, Mystery, SeriesVolume 11 Welcome to "Bodies In Barrels: ", the eleventh volume in the exciting, riveting, Wes Oakley Action, Adventure, Mystery Series. When the worst draught in history is thrust upon the Western and Northwestern states of America, steel barrels containing the bodies eliminated by a sadistic assassin called "The Mortician", start to appear in in many lakes, and reservoirs. Those "Bodies In Barrels" instantly cause great concern for three mafia leaders. Will their roles in the dismemberment and murder of the poor souls who now inhabit the barrels be found out? Naldo Cirino of Ketchum, Idaho, Agatino Mazini of Seattle, Washington, and Constantino Gasparo of Las Vegas, Nevada want to make sure that "The Mortician" doesn't "rat them out" to the FBI. Being in prison isn't on any of the mafia dons' bucket list. When the number of murder cases rise, Wes Oakley starts to analyze the past contract killings, and the mafia leaders who ordered them to be done. Oakley's plan to send Cirino, Mazini, and Gasparo, to the slammer is pure genius, but will it work? If it does, Oakley will solve twelve murders, and put "The Mortician", and the three mafia dons in prison for life. While Wes is pursuing those goals, he also helps Ketchum Sheriff Pat Nelson solve a double murder of a middle-aged, 'cougar", and her "boy, toy", lover who is half her age. Please enjoy this exciting, multi-plot, action-infused, mystery, thriller, as it is a great read, with many plot, and subplot, twists and turns. As with every novel I bring to the public, it is my honor, and my pleasure, to do so. I know that you will love the story that unfolds in "Bodies In Barrels". Blessings, Dr. Hal Graff