Major Westfall is Back In a
New Breath Snatching Thriller
Award winning author D. H. BROWN continues the action packed adventures of Major Westfall in HONOR DEFENDED. With Book II in the Citizen Warrior series, the Major finds his peaceful corner of the Pacific Northwest rainforest once again invaded.
The War on Terrorism slithers into the Major's neck of the woods when a brother officer, home on leave from Iraq, is beheaded and his wife abducted by terrorists planning to attack his beloved America.
Major Westfall is awakened before dawn one freezing late winter Saturday by a frantic call from an old friend and War Brother. Already in bad mood, he sets out to hunt for those who burnt a woman's house on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, abducted her, and left behind her beheaded Marine Corps husband's body.
On the beach behind the family's home, he finds sign of someone coming ashore on the last high tide. Tracks lead to a pile of driftwood where Black Dog noses out the family's wounded dog.
Putting his ear to the Hoko grapevine, he hears of a break-in at the local gravel quarry where explosives and detonators were taken. A neighbor's grandchild mentions a missing school janitor, and the name her classmates gave him, Aladdin. When the Major takes a sneak and peek he unearths a terrorist sleeper.
Calling in the troops, Major Westfall prepares to do battle deep in the Olympic Peninsula wilderness where a cadre of the evil ones have gathered, intent on creating havoc with Washington State's ferries.
HONOR DEFENDED occurs over one 24 hour period of heart-pounding, breath-stopping action in which old friends are met, new ones made, the young must grow up fast as lives are broken, and the honor of a War Brother and his family is defended.
D. H. BROWN lives a life of splendid solitude deep in the Pacific Northwest rainforest with his wife and the spirit of Buddy Dog.
People who bother him end up in one of his books, dead.
The author's website can be seen at www.dhbrownbooks.com.
AUTHOR'S BIO:
D. H. BROWN is the son of missionary parents. Between their travels and another world travel plan courtesy of his Uncle Sam, he has touched base in more than 40 countries. He was teaching Sunday school at age 8, was first ordained at the age of 12, graduated HS at 16, and was for awhile an associate pastor with the largest Assembly of God church in Missouri. His writing experience ranges from nonprofit communications to movies. In 1986 he produced the independent children's film Lessie's Rainbow. During the late 80s and early 90s, he wrote the book Common Sense and delivered the seminars of the same name for the Community Action Network of Seattle (CAN). While doing his early Vietnam recovery work, he counseled Veterans and spoke widely to men's groups in Washington State, and was a co-founder of 'The Lodge of the Wolf.' He is also a proud Life member of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) and the National Rifle Association (NRA).
A Vietnam veteran, D. H. BROWN earned the Bronze Star, the Army Commendation Medal and the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) Gallantry Cross Medal w/Palm.
His professional associations are:
Pacific Northwest Writers Association (PNWA) and
Military Writers Society of America (MWSA).
Associate Member to International Thriller Writers, Inc. (ITW).
American Authors Association (AAA).
Southeast Asia ASA Veterans Association (aka - Old Spooks and Spies)
D. H. BROWN has worked as a Logistics and Weapons Specialist in Vietnam; day laborer; Director of Security; Armored Car Driver; Police Officer; Professional Hunting Guide; Trapper; Dog Sledder; Homesteader; Truck Driver; General Contractor; Minister; Editor; Writer; Speaker; Restaurateur; Movie Producer; Antique Restoration Specialist; Personal Care Worker; PC Repair Specialist; Computer Instructor; Book Reviewer; Webmaster and Web Designer. He writes about what he knows.
VITAL INFORMATION:
TITLE: HONOR DEFENDED
AUTHOR: D. H. BROWN
PUBLISHER: BIG RIVER PRESS
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-9798744-5-1 PRICE: $22.95 US Amazon
Paperback ISBN: 978-0-9798744-6-8 PRICE: $14.95 US Amazon
RELEASE DATE: January 2009
MEDIA CONTACT:
Big River Press
business@bigriverpress. com
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This book is available to retail outlets through Ingram Book Company and Baker & Taylor and outlets worldwide online including Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Books-A-Million.com, Powell's or most other online distributors.
Watch for HONOR REDEEMED, D. H. BROWN'S upcoming thriller due out in the fall 2009.
The War on Human Trafficking crashes into the Major's territory when he rescues a runaway sex slave and finds the pastoral wilderness of his beloved northwest being used as a staging area.
KEYWORDS: Honor Defended, D. H. Brown, action, mystery, thriller, novel, terrorist, war, honor, literary fiction, northwest, Big River Press
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