Dan Grylles, Crime Writer
Gripping Thriller Mysteries and Grin-Worthy Whodunnits!
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Detective Remy Ferguson Thriller Mystery Series
BOOK 1 Mystery of L'Inconnu -
Detective Remy Ferguson and team are called to investigate the chilling multiple murder discovered on L’Inconnu, adrift at sea. Was it a drug smuggling deal gone bad, retaliation on rich and privileged passengers, or a sinister and secretive force with unknown motives?Ferguson can’t shake the feeling that something, or someone, relishes the torment of staying one step ahead. To catch the elusive criminal, he must confront a dark and twisted evil that threatens his own life.
BOOK 2 - Innocence Lost -
Det. Remy follows a shadowy trail through Miami to catch an assassin after an attempt on the mayor’s life. The trail twists into a web of conspiracies amidst the city’s powerbrokers which puts innocent lives at stake. Remy also senses a familiar presence that could rock the city. Has he accidentally lured a sociopathic killer to his beloved Miami?
Book 3 - Mass Infliction -
Miami’s best detective faces off with his arch nemesis, the identity shifting, genius psychopathic serial killer known only as “L’Inconnu”. In a battle of wits and rogue technology, what will Det. Remy risk to end L’Inconnu’s reign of terror? Readers are gripped from the first page to the last in this explosive conclusion to the first trilogy in the Det. Remy series.
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Is he a victim, a suspect, or a target? Pursued by cops and his forgotten past, a doctor must solve his wife’s murder to save his own life. . .Get ready for heart-pounding twists and turns in this thrilling page-turner. Readers of psychological, medical, and domestic thrillers will enjoy this gripping ride that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the shocking end!
M is for Dog show is a punny whodunnit, a noir-parody murder mystery that took place at a New York City dog show.Navigating designer pets, poison, crime underworld, nosy news reporters, and two and four legged characters galore, can Det. Rex Douglass count on canine collaborators to help collar the killer?This fast-paced novella by short story award winning author Dan Grylles will have you cheering for the dogs and laughing out loud!
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Writing Gripping Thriller Mysteries and Grin-Worthy Whodunnits!
Dan Grylles is an award winning short story author. At a young age he developed three lifelong passions - writing computer programs, writing music to play on his guitar, and reading mystery/crime novels. Later, lured by the intrigue of thriller mysteries, he followed the clues of his own life and began writing those too. Dan's professional background includes many years managing a pet sitting business which inspired his fun and quirky novella, M is for Dog Show. Contact: Dan@DanGrylles.com.
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Escaping the Wolves - Dan Grylles
Young Joey stumbled to the ground. The forest was dark and the moss around the base of the trees was slippery. Though out of breath, his fear forced him back up and to continue running. He could hear the howling of the wolves increasing. And coming closer.It was just supposed to be a simple game of hide and seek. Now it had become a game of run for your life. The creature had come upon him unexpectedly in the dark. It had just become second nature for Joey to have brought his multi-purpose switchblade, but he’d never thought he’d need to use it like he had this night. He clung to the tool-turned-weapon tightly, feeling the blood between his fingers.These past few years were some of the happiest he’d ever experienced. He’d been to this forest before, and had never encountered a wolf. As a younger child, he had felt protected by those around him, but danger had been lurking, growing over time. Dangers he wouldn’t have known were even there. The environment had changed.He had been using the stars to guide him back up to now. As he paused to gasp for air, he wondered, Which way? As he flipped on the tool’s tiny penlight, he made out a mark in one of the trees he had cut. Turn right here. Louder howling. He began running again.Joey didn’t remember going this deep into the forest. He’d been distracted by the fun they had been having, playing in the dark.For a moment he thought of the time a few years ago when he’d been lost in a department store, separated from his mother. Only after panicking and crying had a store clerk found him and brought him to his mother. Now he was a few years older, and he was crying this time also. But there was no one looking for him. And no one was going to find him. He wanted to go home. This excursion of joy had turned into a nightmare.Joey stopped again to catch his breath. His feet were cut and bleeding. Where are they? he asked himself. He gripped the knife tighter. Then he saw it through the canvas of heavy tree growth. Light from the fire. He turned and ran that direction. In a minute, he was out of the forest and in a clearing.He collapsed onto the ground, and several of the other young scouts saw him and ran over. The assistant den leader rushed up with them.“Joey, what happened?” the teenager asked. “Where are your shoes and your pants?”Half-naked, Joey lay crying and ashamed. He’d had to protect himself from the wolf in sheep’s clothing.The assistant leader looked around for the troop leader who had left with Joey.“Joey, where’s Mr. Harrington?”Joey lifted up the pocketknife in his bloody hand.“Joey, what did you do?”Wolves howled.Mr. Harrington is gone, Joey thought. The wolves will find him.
