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Mark Johnson

Mark Johnson

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Mark Allan Johnson--an unrepentant New Dealer and undaunted optimist who was born in Port Angeles, Washington and presently lives in another old mill town of Everett, Washington with his wife, Judy. He is a Cultural Irish Catholic who finds wisdom in Pope Francis, Buddha, Franklin and Teddy Roosevelt, Mahatma Gandhi, Rumi, Robert Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Albert Einstein, Mother Teresa and the Dalai Lama. He has drawn inspiration from Ernest Hemingway, Paris, Bob Dylan, New York City, J.R. Tolkien, Ludwig van Beethoven, Tucson, John Steinbeck, Muddy Waters, Basho, Jack Kerouac, Hermann Hesse, Kurt Vonnegut, Frank Sinatra, Pablo Picasso, Dave Brubeck, Robert Heinlein, Vincent Van Gogh and Johann Sebastian Bach and has found reward working more than three decades with the intellectually challenged. He is looking forward to soon graduating from the Workaday World with a confidence that the best is yet to be revealed. He is a frequently published poet. His most recent release is the book of love poems, "Desert Bloom". "The Last Resort" is his first novel.

Dead Burn

Dead Burn

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<p>Terrified California residents face the shocking dilemma of yet another serial killer roaming freely in their neighborhoods. However, this time it is an evolving serial killer anomaly that relentlessly searches for, hunts down, and ingeniously traps his victims before unleashing his fiery rage. Always two steps ahead of the cops and fire investigators, the killer hones in on the next sinful target leaving a trail of bones and ashes behind as evidence. It rocks the criminal justice system to the core as a string of arson murders hits inside their turf.</p><p>Vigilante detective Emily Stone hunts serial killers and child abductors, covertly and under the law enforcement radar, with her intrinsic skills of criminal profiling and forensic investigation. With Stone’s toughest case yet, the arson serial killer immediately crosses her radar and sends her into the dark territory of a lethal pyromaniac’s mind – to the point of no return.</p><p>While following the clues of the relentless firebomber, Stone grabs the attention of a government anti-terrorist organization called GATE that oversees all law enforcement cases across the U.S., which now focuses their sights on her proven abilities. They have very specific plans for her, whether she likes it or not.</p><p>Everything teeters on the edge of reality, as Stone must battle for her life between a hired assassin and an arson serial killer. Lines are drawn on both sides of the law. Friendships and lovers are tested.</p>

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<div class="a-row" style="margin:0px;width:1208.4375px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;line-height:19px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><a class="a-link-normal review-title a-color-base a-text-normal a-text-bold" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/review/RGBOFZO1KJIFJ/ref=cm_cr_pr_rvw_ttl?ASIN=1497489210" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-weight:bold;">I have never read a plot like Mr. Johnson's</a></div> <div class="a-row" style="margin:0px;width:1208.4375px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;line-height:19px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span class="review-byline" style="margin:0px;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(136,136,136);">By </span><a class="a-link-normal" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A2XYL1IIWBRP1D/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdp" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,102,192);">JB</a></span><span class="a-color-secondary review-date" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(136,136,136);">on September 1, 2014</span></div> <div class="a-row a-spacing-top-mini review-data" style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;width:1208.4375px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px;line-height:19px;margin-top:6px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> <div class="a-section" style="margin:0px;">I have never read a plot like Mr. Johnson's. The setting among the handicapped was an eye opener and I didn't just enjoy the story , I came away with an appreciation of those who give of themselves in service to others. His poets heart was so evident in the way he constructed his sentences...instead of racing through the story I often slowed down to just enjoy how he painted with words.</div> </div>