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    Twisted Key
    The Big Bend
    Hog Valley
    Ebook series3 titles

    Terry Rankin Series

    By Gary Showalter

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    About this series

    When Terry Rankin launches Rankin Personal Security Services in Orlando, Florida, it’s not his first fresh start. Not by a long shot. After serving as an investigator for the MPs in the U.S. Army, Rankin spent several years on the Pennsylvania State Police force before packing up and heading south. In Tampa, bad business decisions and a penchant for gambling—and losing, badly—sank Rankin’s security business and his marriage. Starting over in Orlando as a middle-aged divorcee certainly wasn’t easy, but he managed to redeem his reputation by choosing his clients carefully and doing whatever was necessary to get the job done.

    So when Sheila Adamson comes to him for protection from her abusive husband, Rankin recognizes immediately that hers is not a situation he wants to meddle in. He turns her down, and moments later, when Mrs. Adamson climbs into her car to leave, a violent explosion blows her to bits and knocks down the wall of Rankin’s house. When he wakes in the hospital, his first accusation is pointed at her sleaze ball husband. But then he learns that her attorney, a man with whom he has clashed on a number of occasions, has also turned up dead, leading Rankin to suspect there’s more to this domestic dispute than meets the eye.

    He teams up with Orlando cop Cathy Diamond for what quickly unfolds into a tense and exciting race for the truth through the streets of Orlando, the marshes of western Florida, and the labyrinthine waterways of the Everglades. Fans of contemporary murder mysteries are certain to take a shine to Rankin’s sardonic, hardboiled bodyguard-turned investigator, whose dogged pursuit of a calculating murderer makes for a riveting read.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGary Showalter
    Release dateApr 1, 2013
    Twisted Key
    The Big Bend
    Hog Valley

    Titles in the series (3)

    • Hog Valley
      Hog Valley

      Hog Valley

      Gary Showalter
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      Terry Rankin is the owner of Rankin Protective Services Inc, in Orlando, Florida. It’s a small company with a few very nice contracts. Terry has a meeting with Travis Warren, at his horse ranch just north of Ocala. He has invested a few months in negotiating for a very lucrative contract to provide bodyguard services to Mr. Warren and his family. This is the morning when all of that time and effort are going to pay off. He does not expect to walk into a home invasion. As the thieves wrap up their looting, Rankin and Mr. and Mrs. Warren are being held in Travis Warren’s office. Terry watches through the French doors along the rear wall as five well-dressed though disheveled Latino gentlemen cross the back lawn and step onto the flagstone patio. As the leader of the thieves raises his shotgun toward Rankin, Terry watches in relief as the Latinos fire into the backs of the invaders. What Rankin doesn’t know is that the five Latinos have orders to shoot him on sight.

      Terry Rankin is the owner of Rankin Protective Services Inc, in Orlando, Florida. It’s a small company with a few very nice contracts. Terry has a meeting with Travis Warren, at his horse ranch just north of Ocala. He has invested a few months in negotiating for a very lucrative contract to provide bodyguard services to Mr. Warren and his family. This is the morning when all of that time and effort are going to pay off. He does not expect to walk into a home invasion. As the thieves wrap up their looting, Rankin and Mr. and Mrs. Warren are being held in Travis Warren’s office. Terry watches through the French doors along the rear wall as five well-dressed though disheveled Latino gentlemen cross the back lawn and step onto the flagstone patio. As the leader of the thieves raises his shotgun toward Rankin, Terry watches in relief as the Latinos fire into the backs of the invaders. What Rankin doesn’t know is that the five Latinos have orders to shoot him on sight.

    • Twisted Key
      Twisted Key

      Twisted Key

      Gary Showalter
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      Terry Rankin has a new client; Fatima al Natsche, a Muslim woman living under a sentence of death for her work on behalf of women suffering under Islamic law. Terry’s a businessman – he’ll protect just about anyone who can pay the freight. In fact, he admires Ms. Al Natsche and the sacrifices she’s made to get her message out. But then her daughter flies over from Norway and gets snatched off the street in front of her mother’s home, and all of the masks come off and all of the dirty little secrets come out to play in the Florida sun.

      Terry Rankin has a new client; Fatima al Natsche, a Muslim woman living under a sentence of death for her work on behalf of women suffering under Islamic law. Terry’s a businessman – he’ll protect just about anyone who can pay the freight. In fact, he admires Ms. Al Natsche and the sacrifices she’s made to get her message out. But then her daughter flies over from Norway and gets snatched off the street in front of her mother’s home, and all of the masks come off and all of the dirty little secrets come out to play in the Florida sun.

    • The Big Bend
      The Big Bend

      The Big Bend

      Gary Showalter
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      When Terry Rankin launches Rankin Personal Security Services in Orlando, Florida, it’s not his first fresh start. Not by a long shot. After serving as an investigator for the MPs in the U.S. Army, Rankin spent several years on the Pennsylvania State Police force before packing up and heading south. In Tampa, bad business decisions and a penchant for gambling—and losing, badly—sank Rankin’s security business and his marriage. Starting over in Orlando as a middle-aged divorcee certainly wasn’t easy, but he managed to redeem his reputation by choosing his clients carefully and doing whatever was necessary to get the job done. So when Sheila Adamson comes to him for protection from her abusive husband, Rankin recognizes immediately that hers is not a situation he wants to meddle in. He turns her down, and moments later, when Mrs. Adamson climbs into her car to leave, a violent explosion blows her to bits and knocks down the wall of Rankin’s house. When he wakes in the hospital, his first accusation is pointed at her sleaze ball husband. But then he learns that her attorney, a man with whom he has clashed on a number of occasions, has also turned up dead, leading Rankin to suspect there’s more to this domestic dispute than meets the eye. He teams up with Orlando cop Cathy Diamond for what quickly unfolds into a tense and exciting race for the truth through the streets of Orlando, the marshes of western Florida, and the labyrinthine waterways of the Everglades. Fans of contemporary murder mysteries are certain to take a shine to Rankin’s sardonic, hardboiled bodyguard-turned investigator, whose dogged pursuit of a calculating murderer makes for a riveting read.

      When Terry Rankin launches Rankin Personal Security Services in Orlando, Florida, it’s not his first fresh start. Not by a long shot. After serving as an investigator for the MPs in the U.S. Army, Rankin spent several years on the Pennsylvania State Police force before packing up and heading south. In Tampa, bad business decisions and a penchant for gambling—and losing, badly—sank Rankin’s security business and his marriage. Starting over in Orlando as a middle-aged divorcee certainly wasn’t easy, but he managed to redeem his reputation by choosing his clients carefully and doing whatever was necessary to get the job done. So when Sheila Adamson comes to him for protection from her abusive husband, Rankin recognizes immediately that hers is not a situation he wants to meddle in. He turns her down, and moments later, when Mrs. Adamson climbs into her car to leave, a violent explosion blows her to bits and knocks down the wall of Rankin’s house. When he wakes in the hospital, his first accusation is pointed at her sleaze ball husband. But then he learns that her attorney, a man with whom he has clashed on a number of occasions, has also turned up dead, leading Rankin to suspect there’s more to this domestic dispute than meets the eye. He teams up with Orlando cop Cathy Diamond for what quickly unfolds into a tense and exciting race for the truth through the streets of Orlando, the marshes of western Florida, and the labyrinthine waterways of the Everglades. Fans of contemporary murder mysteries are certain to take a shine to Rankin’s sardonic, hardboiled bodyguard-turned investigator, whose dogged pursuit of a calculating murderer makes for a riveting read.

    Author

    Gary Showalter

    Gary Showalter was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He lived in Aruba, Florida and the Panama Canal Zone before joining the U.S. Army during the 1960s. Mr. Showalter has picked cotton in East Texas, baled hay in Ardmore Oklahoma, sold light bulbs in Los Angeles, California, and built cattle pens in Fallon, Nevada (during a blizzard, of course). After settling in Atlanta, Georgia, Mr. Showalter worked as a professional gardener before turning his hand to furniture making.In 1981, he moved to Israel, married, and raised four children while working as a furniture maker, silversmith, goldsmith, and ornamental wood turner. He served in the Israel Defense Forces Reserves for sixteen years, and when not on active duty he worked in government and private security. He has also served in senior management positions in two software development companies in Israel.Mr. Showalter has published articles dealing with international terror and the Israel-Arab conflict in the Jerusalem Post, Israel national News and several political science web sites.Mr. Showalter returned to the United States in the fall of 2003. He published his first novel, “The Big Bend”, in the fall of 2008, his second novel, “Hog Valley”, in 2009, his third novel, “Twisted Key”, in 2010 and his fourth novel, “Lonesome Cove”, in 2011.Mr. Showalter resides in Dunnellon, Fl, where he is working on the fifth Terry Rankin novel.

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