Böcker av John Gerts

Too Dark City, a neo-noir novel, set in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1948, features a black detective, Moses Webb, and his side kick, Harry Martensen, a radioman and photographer.

At the turn of the 19th century, a young navigator migrates to America from a tiny island off the coast of Denmark. He becomes shipmaster of the Sting in the War of 1812. His son, a successful hatter, travels to Arizona during the Mexican/American War to defend his adopted country. The son of the hatter rejects the sedate life of Portland, Maine, and trains as a horse handler, determined to venture west of the Mississippi. A three-book series: Handler, Radioman, and Filtrator, examines that moment when a boy's physical surroundings, the community in which he lives, and the unique circumstance of his life triggers a transition to manhood. The Martensen Chronicles tell of the dreams and sweat, the loves and the losses, the inevitability of growing up, and the responsibilities men embrace in providing for the next generation amidst the rise and fall of the modern era.

After the Catastrophe, an analyst is imprisoned as a co-conspirator. His son survives the rise of city-states. Martin infiltrates a white supremacist militia, declares war, becoming The Filtrator, and attempts to rescue an enslaved family.

Homesteaders in Saskatchewan are a hardy breed, threatened by the weather, World War I, and the Spanish Flu. The grandson of the homesteader, Radioman, ships out to Iwo Jima, navigating the remnants of the Great Depression and World War II.

The Waasaashkaa River in Northern Ontario is powerful, dangerous, and remote. Callan Sinclair tests her skill, strength, and grit on the river, whether the challenge be in the form of raging rapids, the perils of the outback bush, or the malicious intentions of men.Callan is a self-conscious Lacrosse player. Her father, a marine, is typically away on a distant mission. Callan's mother is practically catatonic with depression, yet her grandfather is dedicated to her teen growth and wellbeing.On the river Callan is pitted against: Sonny Turner: released from the Everglades Correctional Institution.Cory Turner: Sonny's son, determined to convince Sonny to stay straight.Clarence Whitman: Sergeant Inspector, suspicious of Callan's motives.Keme Conchae: Cree tracker in the Waasaashkaa River territory.The Mastermind: So, dedicated to detail the staples in his plans are always aligned with the edge of the paper.And a wolf.