Jim Heskett writes stories about outsiders who fight crime.
The author was born in the wilds of Oklahoma, raised by a pack of wolves with a station wagon and a membership card to the local public swimming pool. Just like the man in the John Denver song, he moved to Colorado in the summer of his 27th year. He’s never looked back. Aside from a wild year traveling the world, he hasn’t let the Flatirons mountains out of his sight.
Jim fell in love with writing at the age of fourteen inside a copy of Stephen King’s Carrie. Poetry provided his first outlet for teen angst, then later a smattering of mediocre screenplays, and eventually crime thriller fiction a la Elmore Leonard. In between, he worked a few careers that never quite tickled his creative toes.
He hasn’t ever forgotten about Stephen King.
You can find him currently huddled over a laptop in an undisclosed location in Colorado, dreaming up ways to kill beloved characters.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, he believes the huckle is the king of berries and he refuses to entertain any arguments to the contrary.
He writes award-winning crime thrillers seasoned with a dash of snark. Sometimes he writes these books with co-authors like Nick Thacker.
Museum Attack
Layne Parrish gets more than he can handle when an army with an agenda attacks a peaceful gathering...
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Shadow Soldiers
He’s deadly and dangerous. A quick and clean assassin. But he’s burned out and ready to quit.
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Snow Blind
Humans sold into slavery. A mysterious puppet-master pulling the strings. Can Layne foil those plans?
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Snake Bite
Retired assassin Layne Parrish wants to be left alone to raise his daughter. The enemies he’s created over his career have other plans.
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Shotgun Mine
In this sleepy mountain community, a shocking secret lurks beneath the surface. Can an aging spy expose the truth before an avalanche of violence swallows the valley?
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Clockwork Soldiers
Layne Parrish traded a life of espionage for quiet refuge in the mountains. But when his former boss shows up with a desperate plea for help, he leaps into action. And before he can even catch his breath, a new clue points to a double agent on his tail…
Wary of all sides, Layne hunts for a long-lost piece of crucial evidence. Because if he doesn’t find it first, everyone he cares about will fall under the assassin’s crosshairs.
Can this rusty spy bring down a conspiracy before it consumes those he loves the most?
Clockwork Soldiers is the seventh and final pulse-pounding thriller in the Layne Parrish series. If you like shocking twists, relentless villains, and learning the true cost of loyalty, you’ll love Jim Heskett’s high-octane finale.
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