
Murder. Mystery. Mayhem.

ONCE BITTEN – THE NEW EVAN BUCKLEY THRILLER

When PI Evan Buckley’s mentor, Elwood Crow, asks a simple favor of him – to review a twenty-year-old autopsy report – there’s only one thing Evan can be sure of: simple is the one thing it won’t be.Read more
As he heads off to Cape Ann on the Massachusetts coast Evan soon finds himself on the trail of a female serial killer, and the more he digs, the more two questions align themselves. Why has the connection not been made before? And is Crow’s interest in finding the truth or in saving his own skin?
It’s a difficult line Evan is forced to walk when the answers he finds threaten to drive a wedge between himself and Detective Kate Guillory as he struggles with his conscience and she with her duty, a grievous criminal act from their shared past only making things more difficult still, demanding compromise of them both.
And as the case draws to a close and Evan unravels twenty years’ of duplicity and obfuscation, one simple mistake leads to unforeseen and disastrous consequences while at the same time teaching him a painful lesson too late – that even those you trust the most will let you down.
USA Today bestselling author James Harper’s novels weave tales full of mystery, non-stop action and edge-of-your-seat suspense with laugh-out-loud humor and a touch of romance. His unique stories and no-nonsense style of writing will take you on a page-turning roller coaster ride of emotions right to the very end.
THE EVAN BUCKLEY THRILLERS
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USA Today bestselling author James Harper’s novels weave tales full of mystery, non-stop action and edge-of-your-seat suspense with laugh-out-loud humor and a touch of romance.
His unique stories and no-nonsense style of writing will take you on a page-turning roller coaster ride of emotions right to the very end.
So jump right in and get started with the misadventures of Evan Buckley today – private-eye, maverick and sometimes loose cannon, you never know what’s going to happen next.

THE EVAN BUCKLEY THRILLERS

PRIVATE-EYE Evan Buckley’s wife went to work one day and didn’t come home. He hasn’t ever stopped looking for her. Tormented by demons, consumed by his unrelenting quest for the truth, he loses himself in other people’s problems.
A maverick and expert in self-induced mayhem, he gets drawn into the investigations that nobody else wants or cares about: He’s an awkward cuss with a soft spot for a sad story and so he takes them on anyway. Everybody’s got an agenda and nothing is ever what it seems . . .
The only thing that’s certain is that Evan’s role in life is to get caught in every maniac’s crosshairs while his own past comes snapping at his heels.
PRIVATE-EYE Evan Buckley’s wife went to work one day and didn’t come home. He hasn’t ever stopped looking for her. Tormented by demons, consumed by his unrelenting quest for the truth, he loses himself in other people’s problems.Read more
A maverick and expert in self-induced mayhem, he gets drawn into the investigations that nobody else wants or cares about: He’s an awkward cuss with a soft spot for a sad story and so he takes them on anyway. Everybody’s got an agenda and nothing is ever what it seems . . .
The only thing that’s certain is that Evan’s role in life is to get caught in every maniac’s crosshairs while his own past comes snapping at his heels.
“Don’t pick it up, if you don’t have time to not put it down.”
“Don’t pick it up, if you don’t have time to not put it down.”

ONCE BITTEN – THE NEW EVAN BUCKLEY THRILLER

When PI Evan Buckley’s mentor, Elwood Crow, asks a simple favor of him – to review a twenty-year-old autopsy report – there’s only one thing Evan can be sure of: simple is the one thing it won’t be. As he heads off to Cape Ann on the Massachusetts coast Evan soon finds himself on the trail of a female serial killer, and the more he digs, the more two questions align themselves. Why has the connection not been made before? And is Crow’s interest in finding the truth or in saving his own skin?
It’s a difficult line Evan is forced to walk when the answers he finds threaten to drive a wedge between himself and Detective Kate Guillory as he struggles with his conscience and she with her duty, a grievous criminal act from their shared past only making things more difficult still, demanding compromise of them both.
And as the case draws to a close and Evan unravels twenty years’ of duplicity and obfuscation, one simple mistake leads to unforeseen and disastrous consequences while at the same time teaching him a painful lesson too late – that even those you trust the most will let you down.
Also by James Harper
BAD CALL – A PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
Ralph da Silva has screwed up. Big time.
He’s had four Tequilas too many for lunch and now he thinks he might have killed somebody — somebody important. Somebody with some very unpleasant friends. The question is, can he get himself out of the country before they strap him to a chair and get the electrodes out . . .
One thing is certain — he can’t afford to make another bad call.

“I can safely say “Bad Call” provides more suspense and perverse enjoyment in 70 pages than most novels five times that long.”