Other Titles by John J. Archer
- Like A Suicide; Redemption (by John J. Archer)
Like A Suicide; Redemption is book 2 of the Like A Suicide Trilogy.
How does a former serial killer find redemption?
In Redemption, the world’s most successful serial killer, Wraith, is at a crossroads. While he still loves his now wife, Jennifer, there is an ever increasing urge to commit violence and go back to his old ways.
Wraith decides he has finally figured out a way to not only quench the urge of violence but also redeem himself things seem to be going well.... until ‘the brotherhood’ come calling... in his local neighbourhood no less.
With his former employers now after him, Wraith must decide whether he wants to find redemption in his new ways, his old ways or through the ultimate sacrifice, death.
- Like A Suicide; Inheritance (by John J. Archer)
Like A Suicide; Inheritance is the third and final book in the ‘Like A Suicide’ series.
Why would anyone want to ‘inherit’ the mantle of the vicious serial killer ‘Wraith’?
Maybe because it was their destiny from birth. Maybe they never wanted to. Maybe because they have no choice.
Detective Alastor is just like his Father. Stephanie Hook is even more like her Father. In time they will both discover their dark ties to the man and myth known simply as ‘Wraith’. As they learn about their past, fear and excitement takes hold of them, each in their own special way.
They will soon enough learn about their futures and only then will they realise the ‘gift’ their Father had has to be inherited. The problem is only one of them can inherit the ‘gift’. For the other ‘death’ awaits...
- Stealing Life (by John J. Archer)
KIDNAPPED. BETRAYED. WHY?
In a second, he’s gone. Kidnapped by the deadliest gang in Mexico City, Fernando’s life in his father’s hand. Problem is; his father doesn’t want to pay up.
Miguel is Fernando’s older brother. He wants his baby brother back, and with help from only his girlfriend Tania he is left to chase the leads and find his brother’s kidnappers—before they put a bullet in his head.
As the body count rises and the hours tick by, one question remains: Why?
Why won’t his father pay up? Why kidnap Fernando? Why does a member of the police know the name of the kidnappers? Why does the ransom letter arrive without the dozens of bodyguards spotting the writer? Why do the kidnappers know Miguel’s every move?
Why?
- Undesired Consequences (by John J. Archer)
Undesired Consequences is an action/suspense short story. (5100+ words)
When Luka Maximilian is released from jail he only has one thing on his mind... REVENGE. He has had too many years spent in jail for anyone to stop his plans. He still hasn’t forgiven the ease with which his father had allowed him to go to jail despite having political and judicial influence. Sure, he deserved to be punished for what he believed was a mistake, but years of his life for a youthful mistake had fostered anger and now his father was going to pay in a big way.
Luka is ready to risk his own life to get the REVENGE he wants.
What Luka didn’t take into consideration was the fact that sometimes even when we get what we want ‘Undesirable Consequences’ are part of the outcome. Sometimes these ‘Undesirable Consequences’ are worse than death itself.
- Coincidental Death? (John J. Archer)
‘Coincidental Death?’ is a suspense/mystery short story. (10,100+ words)
When Ella is excused from class to go to the bathroom the last thing, she expects to see is the basketball team carrying what looks like a dead body from the gym to the bushes at the far corner of the school. Upon inspection of the large black bag that had been tucked into the far corners of the bushes Ella discovers a body. A still, lifeless one. With so many questions in her mind Ella ultimately has to find out who the killers are. She could just hand them over to the police... it’s just that her boyfriend is part of the basketball team and could end up being part of the guilty party.
What has Ella worried is that the girl found dead just happens to have an eerie resemblance to herself. Coincidence? Maybe
What is Ella to do?
This can’t be a ‘Coincidental Death?’ Or can it?
- Tangled Web of Love & Lies (John J. Archer)
‘Tangled Web of Lies & Love’ is a short story. (5800+ words)
When Norman Bronn dies having achieved superhuman feats the media jump on the story that he may have discovered a pill ‘HBe’ which helped him maximize his potential.
His Brother Richard is even summoned by the president of the United States of America, who seems to have an over the top interest in the matter. Maybe it’s the pressure of the job. Maybe it’s the fact the economy is failing. Whatever the reason Richard doesn’t like it. After all he is the only one aware that Norman’s life was a fraud.
Even Sally, Normans surviving girlfriend is in the dark of what made Norman such an extraordinary man. Richard has refrained from letting her know. Even if he does love her. Norman never did love her.
As the secrets of Norman Bronn continue to get exposed, a web of lies and love is entangled.