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This is the biography of Howard Allen Losness depicting the travels and experiences throughout his life.
Here are twelve stories from thriller writer Howard Losness, beginning with the tale of a man who refuses to act his age. You'll read about the deal he makes with a Mr. Sattan in return for his youth and the consequences thereof. Then there is Harm, who is living the good life with his wife and family, until the arrival of a letter announcing an additional member that he hadn't counted on, or even knew about. Charlie finds his dream girl and marries her, only to give everyone at the wedding reception the surprise of their lives. And then there is Paddy O'Toole, a gangster wannabe. Wait until you read what fate has in store for this fool. No collection of short stories would be complete without a 'Who done it'. In The Butler Did It, you'll discover Howard Losness' version of not one butler, but a plane full of them. In each of Howard Losness' short stories you will find yourself drawn into the lives and dilemmas that his characters create for themselves.
Japan has just attacked Pearl Harbor. Simultaneously, Japan's Minister of War, Tojo Hideki has a secret project developing on the small Mariana Island of Saipan, that when completed, is guaranteed to annihilate America. Unable to trust his advisors, he sends a civilian attorney, Monoru Sakamoto to Saipan to be his watchdog. Before the project is completed, America occupies Saipan and Sakamoto and Tojo's project disappear without a trace. Fifty years later, Sakamoto's granddaughter, Akiko, goes to Saipan in an attempt to learn the fate of her grandfather. With the help of a handsome young Attorney General, Justin Moore, the son of one of the fighting men that helped liberate the island, she explores the island and uncovers the amazing fate of her grandfather. Their explorations continue until they uncover the still-existent secret project, intact. Then she learns of the embarrassment that Japan wanted to not only keep from the world, but from its own people as well-Suicide Cliff.
Zachary has always dreamt of riding in a hot air balloon. Then, one day his dream comes true when he finds a balloon sitting all by itself in the middle of a field. He climbs in and has the ride of his life! The balloon takes him high into the heavens where he is so close to the stars that he can almost reach out and touch them, and then he drops down to mountains and valleys, to the pyramids of Egypt and then suddenly drops in to the ocean. There he encounters colorful fish, sea turtles and whales and then ... a school of sharks.
Ondre is an apartment manager who loves to look at women, even when they don't know it: in their bedroom or in the bath. This time he falls in love with a Las Vegas showgirl, Natalie, who has a live-in boyfriend, Maddox. In plotting to get rid of him, he accidentally kills him and Natalie is convicted of the crime. She will eventually be exhororated and will subsequently learn that Ondre did the dastardly deed. She will also exact her own means of revenge, one that will leave the reader rooting for her and waiting to learn of Ondre's unfortunate fate.
Aaron is a boy of twelve, living a life of poverty in Arabia during the time of Christ. One day, while Aaron is attending the market place with his family, his father is approached by a Roman soldier seeking to buy Aaron for a small bag of silver. Aaron now belongs to the soldier. His job is to attend the soldier’s sheep. One day, while Aaron is tending his flock, the sheep are attached by a band of wolves. When he returns home, the soldier accuses him of selling the missing sheep and Aaron is beaten badly and sent out into the desert, alone. There he is attacked by a bear and falls over a cliff where he is struck blind. He is now destined to live in darkness until destiny brings him face to face with a man about to be crucified.
Walter Wentworth, CEO and President of Wentworth Steel has just married a gorgeous, intelligent, successful business woman, a person he knew nothing about her background. A check into her past by his attorney reveals the same woman, by another name, an escaped felon, wanted in Germany to face charges of homicide!
Cross Check is a fast-paced suspense novel concerning the life of Laura Neuell, a beautiful young woman who has been duped into thinking that she is working undercover for the CIA when in reality she is putting her life in constant danger by working for her mobster uncle as a cat burglar.
Sergeant Zachery collins has just escaped from a North Vietnamese prison where he and several other Americans have been incarcerated for the past 22 years. Picked up by an American submarine, he is delivered to the American soil wher unknown sources try to assisinate him. Only the highest source of the Pentagon had been advised of his existence. Collins in now not only faced with survival in his own country, but must discover who is trying to kill him and why. Many others will die before the answer is found. The reader will be amazed at the extent that government and military cover-up is woven into our country, all to save face.
Her law firm send her in harm's way where she is beaten, raped and left for dead. Her marriage is on the rocks and now she learns that she was adopted. She'll do anything, including breaking the very law she has been sworn to uphold to uncover the truth. When she does, will she like what she finds?