THE SALTY IGUANA
"The Salty Iguana is one of the year's best thrillers." — BestThrillers.com
"A shockingly plausible political thriller that transcends the usual worst-case-scenario about American border security. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED." — BestThrillers.com
"King writes taut, tense action scenes [that] will keep readers on edge throughout ... presents a portrait of a modern-day West that will appeal to fans of Yellowstone." — Kirkus Reviews
This modern-day parable begins with the badly-splintered County Commissioners Court of a remote Texas border county shockingly declaring its independence from both Texas and the United States...and then immediately being formally recognized by the United Nations and nearly sixty foreign countries.
The resulting friction and conflict that follows between the state of Texas and the newly-created and increasingly-hostile Revolutionary Republic of Yucatec del Norte—not to mention roiling tensions with the U.S. federal government—will seem both eerily realistic, and frighteningly plausible.
Even though this story is a work of fiction, it may not be as far-fetched as it first seems.
THE SALTY IGUANA is the second novel in the Doc Gunther Texas Ranger thriller series.
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TROUBLE IN VALDEZ COUNTY
Selected as a Finalist for the 2022 Killer Nashville Claymore Award for Best Mystery!
Doc Gunther is a modern-day Texas Ranger assigned to the Texas border with Mexico.
A rural Texas border community, mired in corruption, on a lark elects a twenty-seven-year-old woman with absolutely no law enforcement experience as the county sheriff. This throws a wrench into the plans of the local politicos and their cartel backers.
When the body of a young woman is discovered during the annual Javelina Harvest, an event that brings thousands of tourists to the rural border community, Texas Ranger Doc Gunther is sent over from Laredo to assist the Valdez County Sheriff’s Office in the investigation.
That’s when the pushback begins, pitting neighbor against neighbor—and everyone against the new sheriff—as the cartel and the local power brokers fight to maintain their corrupt status quo.
TROUBLE IN VALDEZ COUNTY is the first novel in the new Doc Gunther mystery-thriller series, which is centered around a modern-day Texas Ranger assigned to the Texas border with Mexico.
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COMING IN late-2025
BOOK THREE in the DOC GUNTHER Series
My next novel, as yet untitled, will be the third book in the Doc Gunther Texas Ranger series. It is scheduled for publication in late-2025 and will be a sequel to THE SALTY IGUANA.
As I get closer to the publication, I will be sharing some stuff about the plot and characters so stay tuned for more details. Also, follow me on my Amazon Author Page, as well as on my Facebook page, for periodic updates on the progress.
Coming in late-2025
