ChrisTopher Stone 
Adoption 

Christine Sawyer has been missing for two months. The discovery of her mutilated body will propel Chief of Police Ron Kosciak into a race of life and death with an adversary so evil that even Hannible Lector would tremble in fear. Frustrated by an increasing body count and no clues, Kosciak relies on every investigative procedure he knows, as well as his gut instincts, in an attempt to discover the killers identity. Will he be able to rescue the killers latest adoptee, or will she be added to the list of victims? Who will be safe? Who will die when the pieces to the puzzle begin falling into place?

About the author

At sixty-six years of age, a Vietnam veteran, college graduate, father of three, grandfather, and great-grandfather, I could think of no one better qualified to be an author/writer. Life has a way of compounding experiences and events. What better way to loosen the load than by written expression and writing mystery thrillers.

I have lived in Massachusetts my entire life, enjoying the seasonal changes (well, maybe not the winter so much—age has a way of letting the cold into your bones). Our pre–Civil War home, which came complete with a cigar-smoking spirit, is the perfect environment for me to develop evil characters and my not-so-perfect main character(s). Writing for me is a gift that is enjoyed and then passed on to others. There is nothing like being grabbed by a story that you can’t put down. That is the challenge: to develop mystery, suspense, and characters so that people don’t just read words, but they also experience the emotions and events that the words create.

I am appreciative of the opportunity to write stories people will enjoy. Dr. John Manhold, a published author of fictional and academic books and retired college professor from Sarasota, Florida, has been my inspiration during this journey of storytelling. I will be forever grateful for his words of encouragement and learned opinions.