Police arrest John Goodman, an accountant, for the murder of his boss. He escapes from jail with, Rick Holiday, a PI.They are hunted by the law and soon discover that someone is trying to kill them. John realizes that his questions about the finances of a Middle East company, Star Investments resulted in his boss's murderThe search for the truth uncovers a web of intrigue across America. As they follow the leads to different cities, they narrowly escape being murdered when th...

Samantha, a college student falls in love with a handsome, young, visiting, Mexican, baseball team player. She runs away from home to be with him dreaming of romance and marriage.. He takes her to Cozumel where he drugs her, and he and his friend rape and abuse her. She escapes and meets David, an expat american who lives in Cozumel. She trusts that he will protect her.The police are investigating the gruesome murder of two young women. The only evidence they have are the women's de...

Professor Dexter, a young professor who teaches business ethics also covers personal relationships. Love. But he has never been in love. When challenged about his ignorance he determines to study the subject. He asks female studednt to take part in an experiment to explain what love is. One young woman leaps into his arms as he says, No. No, that's not what i meant. His study results in embarrassing and exciting adventures.

David Patterson is mad at the world. He lost his job, teaching. Got drunk and almost smashed his beloved Mustang. Charged with DUI and found guilty he is ordered to perform six months community service. He reports to the Bayview retirement home and is set to work to help the old folk fill the empty hours by teaching them to write their memoirs. The old people are not interested. They are old. David hates the task, but he has no choice. Slowly the people come around and start to tell him so...

Fly Caribou is a story about the men and women who designed and built the de Havilland Caribou. An airplane that saved the North American defenses against Russian ICBM's during the cold war, yet almost drove the company into bankruptcy. The Caribou was built to US Army specifications, taken over by the USAF, in a political move when airplanes were considered obsolete, who never fully appreciated the machine's performance.The Royal Australian Air Force retired their last Caribou with the ho...

When Jamie agrees to accompany a wealthy widow, Lydia Myers, to Miami he thinks he is going to lay in the sun, relax and admire the bikini clad women,But alas Jamie, can't even drive a new car without being arrested for auto theft. In jail he is transformed from a milksop into the image of a mad killer He takes dancing lessons and falls in love with his instructor, gorgeous Gloria. What a let down that was. At a posh art show he is taken for a famous critic. One nod and the value of...

The Mad Murder Mystery play, a dramatic comedy, is the seventh in a series written by Bertram Ellis. It has bee successfully performed in the USA and Canada.Actors do not have to learn their lines for the show to be a success which makes it an excellent choice for amateur theatrical groups, and fund raising projects.Rick Holiday is a private detective who with his girl friend, Gloria Upright, solves the Corkham murder mystery.

Oh World, the first of these short stories, was published in the days before Global warming became a 'hot' topic. It will give you something to think, and argue about.Malthus is a cute idea for population control In its defense it is more entertaining that the Chinese laws.Flight Home a man has ruined his life through ambition. Now he dreams of a way out.M2 Land mines must be replaced, but is the alternative more dangerous than them.Finally, Brainstorming, a los...

When his commanding officer, Colonel Delanzo tries to kill him, Mark Dyeson escapes by stealing a jump jet to fly home. He now knows that there is a plan to murder the President destroy the government and impose military rule. How can he warn the authorities? Everyone will think he is mad. The rebels are determined to kill him.

This is the story of the survivors of TPA flight 211, Tokyo to Los Angeles. The jet crashes on the coral reef of a remote Pacific island during a typhoon.Eleven young women and a young man are the only survivors. For 18 months they learn to live on the island. They eat fish, wild fruits and coconuts. They escape from shark attacks, live through fierce storms, get trapped in quicksand. A volcanic eruption warns them of a tsunami and the young women now pregnant struggle to escape to high gr...

Teleportation at the quantum level was demonstrated in several laboratories in the late 20th century.The creation of the quantum computer opened a whole new field of research.It had long been known that when a patient undergoes an MRI examination that it changes the quantum state of atoms in the patient's body. The study of this phenomenon resulted in the creation of teleportation machines.Here are stories from the early days of teleportation. The problems that had to ...

The terrorists have returned to America intent on bringing fear and destruction to peoples lives. Rick Holiday recognizes them and is once again thrust into the underground war to save America from widespread disaster. He saves his Canadian companions from death but is captured by the terrorists. His friends must now discover where he is held captive, break him free and keep one step ahead of the enemy as they try to kill them. If they fail to discover the terrorists plans and stop them Am...