"Murder, mayhem, and revenge play out against a background of the COVID pandemic and the January 6 insurrection in the latest installment of the Elmo Katz mystery series. In his fourth novel, author John Adam Wasowicz gives U.S. Attorney Katz and his colleagues 72 hours on Memorial Day weekend to foil alleged terrorist attacks near the U.S. Capitol. At stake are hundreds of innocent lives. Events cascade at lightning speed to make for riveting storytelling."—Nancy A. Olson, Brattle...

"Spite House," book seven of the Old Town mystery series, continues the series begun by John Adam Wasowicz in 2017 with "Daingerfield Island," which introduced readers to attorney Mo Katz and his entourage of crime solvers.Katz, now returned to private practice after service as U.S. Attorney, accepts the case of Roxie Neele, a local cremudgeon who lives in a 'spite house,' one of a handful of tiny structures built in Old Town in the 1800s to "spite" the neighbors.Roxie stan...

A crowd has gathered at Gadsby's Tavern Museum in Old Town Alexandria to enjoy a performance of "Murder in the Museum." In the middle of the skit, a real murder occurs. A ferocious storm prevents the patrons from leaving the museum, thereby allowing a local prosecutor -- who is attending the performance in the hopes of reconciling with his estranged wife -- to conduct a series of courtroom-style examinations of likely suspects. Just when it appears the prosecutor is hopeless mired in his e...

Editorial Reviews''IN THIS LATEST PAGE-TURNER from John Wasowicz, Alexandrians can put themselves smack in the middle of the action. Familiar landmarks dot the pages and make for one fun read!''--Mary Ann Barton, editor, Alexandria Living Magazine''WASOWICZ CAPTIVATES AGAIN! From the opening scene readers are thrust into a terrorist plot. From there we sleuth vicariously through a new favorite character, Elmo Katz. Jones Point is a must read.''--Ralph Peluso...

A federal prosecutor is brutally attacked in her home on Sunday, April 12, just as COVID-19 is beginning to ravage the nation. During the next two weeks, U.S. Attorney Mo Katz (eastern district of Virginia) and his senior staff aid the Alexandria police to track down the culprit. The investigators rely upon electronics to conduct a virtual street search, initiate online witness interviews, and share information with one another during teleconferences. Book three of the Mo Katz Mystery Seri...

The opening scene of "Hazel Falls," book six of the Old Town mystery series, occurs at the Alexandria water treatment plant in the Eisenhower Valley, where Hazel, a mechanical digging device, tunnels beneath the city to complete a major water remediation project.Operations come to a screeching halt when skeletal remains are unearthed at the site, conjuring up memories of the decades-old tragedy involving the Orr sisters.Eighteen years ago, the sisters had innocently attende...

"'Daingerfield Island' puts the "i" in danger: intelligent, imaginative, intriguing. The book is a timely metaphor about the power of alternative facts in a post-truth world." --Michael Neff, author of All The Dark We Will Not See"Wasowicz's promising legal thriller series launch introduces savvy Washington, D.C., defense attorney Mo Katz.Mo is retained by Nate Harding, who the police believe was involved in the drowning of Libby Lewis, the chief of staff for the Se...

As the Washington D.C. area prepares to celebrate the Fourth of July, a mob of malcontents assembles along the George Washington Parkway running adjacent the Potomac River from the south end of Old Town Alexandria to the circle at Mount Vernon.As the mob assembles, attorney Mo Katz is investigating the mysterious death of John "Jack" Smith (alias The Jack of Hearts) at River Pointe, a historic mansion located along the parkway. Smith, a former CIA spook, had just been released from...

Two grisly murders and a deadly conflagration on the Woodrow Wilson bridge put Mo Katz, U.S. Attorney EDVA, on a collision course with a rogue intelligence operative and a sinister person of interest.

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020, a woman is brutally stabbed in her Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. With police resources strained and conventional crime-solving tools hampered by the coronavirus, U.S. Attorney Mo Katz and his staff are called upon to help Alexandra detective Sherry Stone track down the assailant. For Katz, this is personal; the victim is the Deputy U.S. Attorney for the Civil Division. The investigative unit relies upon unconventional tools to comp...