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Paul Leonard Williams!
He has come to write the great American novel and chew bubblegum…
…he’s all out of bubblegum.
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Exploding Buddha
Business has been slow, which is never a good thing when you have bills to pay. It’s much worse when you owe money to the most notorious crime boss in San Francisco. So when a beautiful anthropology professor walks into Gideon Jones’ office asking him to determine the whereabouts of an ancient artifact called the Horn of Ryujin, he naturally takes the case.
Gideon is not the only one looking for the horn, and soon, mob-enforcers become the least of his worries. Our hero quickly finds himself in a life or death race against deadly ninja assassins and ancient, dark forces, to see who can claim the mystical horn first. To make matters worse, if the horn falls into the wrong hands, the world’s delicate balance-of-power will shift, and millions of innocent souls will be eradicated.
Is this tough-as-nails private eye in over his head? Will street-smarts, a mean right-hook, and a Colt .45 be enough against demons and dark magic?
No pressure though. It’s all in a day’s work for Gideon Jones – Private Eye.
This 1980’s based detective-novel is both a blast from the past and a fresh take on a lost genre.
Paul Leonard Williams swipes a pair of nunchaku across his mighty palette and paints an exciting, vivid picture that is a joy to behold.
His characters are the stuff of burgeoning legends and his tale is just the first Gordian Knot in a well-woven yarn that will be sure to entangle his readers, drawing them back time and again, as each thrilling new tome is introduced.
Deadly Divinations
Gideon Jones is a tough-as-nails San Francisco private eye who just discovered the world is full of extraordinary and magical things… some of which don’t play well with humans. They operate in the shadows, moving right alongside us in everyday life. Most people don’t believe they exist, and they capitalize on mankind’s reluctance to face and deal with uncomfortable truths. Gideon knows they’re out there, though. Having added paranormal investigations to his repertoire, he’s willing to go toe to toe with things that go bump in the night.
The Order of Saint George, an ancient, secret sect of the Catholic Church, protects the laity from dark forces. Aware of the P.I.’s special skill set, they hire Gideon to look into a case involving the occult and missing children. The case takes Gideon to northern New Mexico, where he learns a vengeful witch, rage fueled by a centuries-old grudge, kidnapped the children. He enlists the help of Isabella, a local expert in New Mexico lore and enchantments. Isabella is a whip-wielding curandera, haunted by terrible visions of the missing children.
Will martial arts skills and mysticism be enough to defeat ancient spirits, bloodthirsty monsters, and the vilest of dark magic? It’ll have to be if they want to rescue the children from the clutches of the ruthless bruja and escape with their lives.
Deadly Divinations is the second book in the thrilling Gideon Jones Detective series.
About Paul
Paul Leonard Williams was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico. At a very young age, Paul began putting pen to paper, rather crayon to paper in his earliest years, with a clear penchant for telling fantastic tales. His loving parents noted as Paul grew older he wasn’t outgrowing his writing phase. So, in a well-intended attempt to broaden their bookwormy son’s horizons, they introduced him to the world of sports, which he mostly ignored. Changing tactics, they enrolled Paul in a karate class. On a warm New Mexico afternoon, his lifelong love affair with martial arts was kindled. Paul has since trained in: Tang Soo Do, Shorin Ryu Karate, Aikido, Judo and most recently, To Shin Do.
Paul served his country as a United States Marine. During that time he discovered an inherent love for firearms.
When he re-entered civilian life, Paul discovered his marksmanship and ninja skills weren’t exactly paying the bills. Following a brief stint as a bodyguard, Paul begrudgingly entered the workforce as an office drone, but in his heart of hearts, he has always been a storyteller.
Join Paul as he comes full-circle and returns to his first passion, finally sharing his fantastic tales with the world.
