Langston. A sprawling, midwestern metropolis teeming with corporate greed and political corruption, cold-blooded criminals and callous cops. But there are those who consider their vow to serve and protect a solemn oath.
Like Adam Pike. A former homicide detective for the Langston Police Department, Pike is now a private investigator with an ethical code that often puts his life at risk. Homicide Detective Brad Elliott. Once Pike’s partner with LPD, Elliott finds himself teaming with him in cases that test friendships and loyalties. And Detective Sergeant Beth Dolan. A supervisor with LPD’s Warrant Service Unit and Elliott’s former wife. Dolan is good at her job, but self-doubt puts her team, and herself, at grave risk. Seven stories of the men and women of Langston, risking their lives protecting the innocent..
A 5-star review for Big Guns: The Langston Collection
“Mendenhall, a retired police officer and military vet, brings an undeniable veracity and credibility to these stories, which have an undercurrent of continuity with recurring characters. If you like compelling stories that will keep you on the edge of your seat, this one’s for you. It’s a winner.” Michael A. Black, author of Devil’s Lair, Where Legends Lie, and Concho: Border Blood (writing as A.W. Hart)
Featuring “The Fisherman’s Daughter” by Robert J. Mendenhall. In “The Lost Adventures of Captain Hawklin Vol-2,” journey back to the roaring 1920s in the days before Steven Hawklin’s exploits become legendary. This thrilling pulp adventure short story collection, crafted by Hawklin’s creator, Charles F. Millhouse, brings to life the unforgettable escapades of Captain Hawklin in a time of danger and intrigue.
Captain Hawklin. Choose the adventure!
Featuring “Along the RIver of Time” by Robert J. Mendenhall. From the creative mind of Barry Reese and the Reese Unlimited Universe comes “Unlimited Tales.” Six adventures of Reese’s pulp characters by six pulp-tastic authors including Mike Bullock, Glen Held, Robert J. Mendenhall, Barry Reese, Dale Russell, and Sorella Smith.
My story centers around Leonid Kaslov, who Reese describes as a Russian Doc Savage, and includes several cameos by famous adventure heroes of the 1930s.
Featuring “More Than Meets the Eye” by Robert J. Mendenhall. Created in the mold of the classic pulp space operas from Flash Gordon to Buck Rogers–Mars McCoy, Space Ranger Vol 3. In this volume Mars and his beautiful android co-pilot Betty 12, take on villainous Space Queens and Pirates from asteroid mining adventures to uncover assignment aboard luxury space liners. Nothing is too dangerous for the legendary Mars McCoy. From Airship 27 Productions and “pulpy” authors John Bear Ross, Wayne Carey, Robert J. Mendenhall and Russ Anderson.
Six Tales of Terror from Rudyard Kipling. Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, and Robert J. Mendenhall.
From the rural acres of Michigan to the British estates of colonial India, from the dark underbelly of the Gulf Coast to the tombs of New England, from the streets of New York to the jungles of the Philippines—no matter the time or place, evil endures. Evil abides.
“Murder on Centauri” appearing in Extreme Planets by Chaosium Publishing.
Christopher Manning is the Provost Marshal at Early Warning Station Centauri; a listening post on a harsh planet circling the primary star of the Alpha Centauri binary system. When one of his men is murdered, Manning’s investigation leads him into a web of conspiracy and betrayal, with the fate of the facility and the lives of every human soldier on the planet at stake.
“Breach of Contract” appearing in Ink Stains: A Dark Literary Anthology by Dark Alley Press.
A desperate man. A dangerous choice. To save his wife’s life, a husband makes a dark and deadly deal with an insidious organization. But when he can’t fulfill his end of the bargain, the cost for his breach of contract is more than he can bear to pay.
“First Strike: Appearing in: Visions VII by Rogue Star Press.
On the fringe of the galaxy, an old enemy’s attack on a Coalition survey ship escalates centuries of tension, thrusting both civilizations to the brink of Interstellar war. The first in my Coalition Space series.
“Sanctioned by War” appearing in Horrors of History by Fey Publishing.
The date: July, 1943. The setting: The Pacific Theater. OSS Operative Nicholas Grant has made a gruesome discovery; one that could alter the course of the war. Grant must slip into the enemy-occupied Philippine Islands, secure evidence of this horror, and get that evidence back to Allied Intelligence. To do that, Grant is forced to confront it head-on.
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“War Torn” appearing at Saturday Evening Post.com. April, 1942. Washington DC. A single mother struggling to make ends meet in the nation’s capitol and a young sailor fresh out of boot camp, shipping out to the war. For a brief moment, their war-torn lives overlap. Based on a true story.
Read “War Torn” online for free HERE.
“Not my Strong Suit” appearing at Theme Of Absence.com. FLASH FICTION.
So, a space-jockey cargo pilot walks into a bar…
Read “Not My Strong Suit” online for free HERE.
“Day One” Appearing in As You Were: The Military Review, Volume 9, published by The Military Experience and the Arts. FLASH FICTION.
It was a young soldier’s first day in theater. What had he gotten himself into?
Read “Day One” online for free HERE.
“Help Desk” appearing at Perihelion.com. FLASH FICTION.
In the aftermath of an alien invasion, a quiet rebellion uses technology to fight back.
Read “Help Desk” online for free HERE.