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Lance was born in Binghamton, New York and now he and his wife reside in West Virginia. When he isn't writing, he enjoys his other pastimes of hunting and fishing.
He began writing after retirement, and his first book, The Coffinberger Murder, was based a true incident. When this book was finished, Lance then wrote two Western novels, A Lawman's Vengeance and War Drums At Fort Ellis, that, although works of fiction, were also based on The Coffinberger Murder.
The three books were then combined into one, The Coffinberger Trilogy, for convenience.
Next, Lance was free to indulge his imagination and fondness for Government conspiracies, and embarked on an action/adventure series centered around a CIA Black Ops team named Alpha Four.
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THE COFFINBERGER TRILOGY
Originally published as three separate books, now combined into one convenient package. The Coffinberger Murder Based on a true incident and the inspiration for the following two novels. After thirty years absence, Nicholas Coffinberger returns to Hedgesville, WV in the year 1877. Shortly after his arrival he is brutally murdered, and Sheriff Nadenbousch must unravel the clues to bring his killer to justice. A Lawman's Vengeance The magnificent stallion named Raven possesses strength and speed unmatched by any other horse. But Raven's master is a cold blooded killer who leaves a trail of bodies wherever he goes. His razor sharp knife is faster than any lawman's 45. When Sheriff Dan Russell and his deputy Randy Wilcox cross paths with this killer, only one man will be left standing. War Drums at Fort Ellis To rid himself of his obsession with Coffinberger, Sheriff Dan Russell must travel to the Montana Territory in his quest for the truth. With a plainsman nearly as big as the mountains to guide him, Dan must contend with stampeding buffalo, hostile Cheyenne, and the plainsman's old nemesis, the Kiowa Chief named Wind Caller who has vowed death to all white men.Latest Work
GARDEN HARVEST
The 1st novel in the Alpha Four series. Bill Anderson heads a secret CIA Interrogation site inside Afghanistan whose methods are so brutal the very knowledge of its existence could prove fatal. His son's death on 9-11 provides the fuel for his vengeance.During a hunt for Usama Bin Laden, the Special Operations team of Alpha Four discovers an abandoned Soviet Bio-weapons lab.
Its secret virus has been buried for fifteen years and the Russians will stop at nothing to get it back.
Bill's wife Nancy slips deeper into madness over the death of her son Chad, but the paranoid CIA believes she knows of their Operation. They have only one choice, and Nancy is marked for death.
Desperate to save Nancy's life, Bill hopes to force the CIA into a trade. All their secrets, for the life of his wife.
But the CIA isn't willing to trade.
OPERATION DONNERSTAG
The 2nd novel in the Alpha Four series.The surviving members of the CIA's Black Ops team of Alpha Four are reunited for one last desperate mission.
They didn't set out to save the world from a global conflict. All they wanted was to rescue one of their own taken prisoner in Afghanistan.
But the rescue of their teammate draws them deeper and deeper into Operation Donnerstag, an unthinkable plot that has been ongoing for decades.
If Operation Donnerstag succeeds, the Middle East will be set ablaze and the stage will be set for World War III.
The team of Alpha Four must make a decision. Walk away... or take on the CIA and try to thwart Operation Donnerstag, even if it means their own demise.
Alpha Four was never known to walk away.
OPERATION MENDOSA
The 3rd novel in the Alpha Four series.During these times of deep financial crises and budget cuts, the C.I.A. has found a new way of supplementing their Covert Operation accounts. They will trade Afghanistan drugs for Mexican money.
It might have gone unnoticed, but when Carlos Mendosa, the brother of Mexican drug lord Rafael Mendosa, guns down two of their own, Alpha Four grabs their battle gear and heads deep into Mexico to render their own form of justice.
The Black Ops team of Alpha Four doesn't care that Rafael has the backing of the C.I.A. And if they have to wade through Rafael's entire army to reach Carlos, then so be it.
But retribution will be extracted, and blood will flow.
OPERATION GHOST BIRD
The 4th novel in the Alpha Four series.When an F-22 Raptor makes an emergency landing at an Iranian Airbase, the team of Alpha Four is recruited by the Agency to rescue the pilot and plane. But Alpha Four's cooperation comes only after the CIA captures their friend Arsallah and uses him as a bargaining chip in this deadly cat and mouse game.
The Raptor's technology would turn the battle for air supremacy in the Middle East in Iran's favor, and that is something neither the United States nor Israel can allow. But a rescue mission could push Iran into war. A delicate balancing act must be performed by the covert team of Alpha Four. If the rescue mission does not succeed, the Raptor will be destroyed by whatever means necessary, no matter what the consequences may be.
Will Alpha Four succeed in rescuing the downed pilot and their friend Arsallah? Follow the team of Alpha Four on their latest exploit and find out.
OPERATION EMINENT DOMAIN
The 5th novel in the Alpha Four series.The town of Cloverdale is about to seize a man's land under Eminent Domain to build a Government funded wind farm. But a corrupt mayor and Town Council, eager to enrich themselves, pits the townsfolk against Alpha Four who have vowed never to relinguish the land.
But with millions of dollars at stake, the Council will do anything to win, no matter how much bloodshed it costs.
Meanwhile, the CIA discovers that a sophisticated missile guidance system may have been smuggled out of the country headed for Iran. However, their information was obtained illegally, and no law enforcement agencies will assist them. They need someone who has can work just outside the law if necessary. They need... Alpha Four.
OPERATION COBRA BLOOD
The 6th novel in the Alpha Four series.An American Taliban named David Jordan is critically wounded and Doc Gavin works feverishly to save his life. But his patient is snatched from his care and all traces of David Jordan’s presence are erased, all except one small vial of David’s blood.
That vial holds the secrets of a covert operation so sensitive that any knowledge of its existence will prove fatal. What is so secret that the team of Alpha Four is ordered to be eliminated, and by whom?
And what would cause Alpha Four to poison three Afghan villages in the name of National Security?
Follow Alpha Four on their latest mission as they unravel the secrets contained in that vial and confront their enemies, both at home and abroad.
OPERATION GRIM REAPER
The 7th novel in the Alpha Four series.The unthinkable has happened. An Afghan pilot, recruited and trained by the U.S. Government, has hijacked a Reaper Predator drone armed with six Hellfire missiles. His intentions are unclear. Is he working on Iran's behalf to acquire the stealthy Predator, or is he hell-bent on extracting his own version of revenge... or both?
Alpha Four is the first to receive the brunt of the drone's massive destructive firepower, but the terrorist is not finished. When Alpha Four discovers his true intentions, they rally to stop this threat before war erupts between Iran and the United States.
Time is short and the stakes are high, but first the team must bury the dead. For, as in all wars, it is not only the enemy that dies.
OPERATION AUORA
The 8th novel in the Alpha Four series.The death of an Afghan translator sets off a chain of events that puts the entire team of Alpha Four in jeopardy when their friend Arsallah seeks revenge on those responsible.
At the secret U.S. base at Groom Lake, better known as Area 51, the Government operates Project Aurora, a Top Secret program to develop an aircraft capable of Mach 9 speed and able to operate at 100,000 feet.
Their lead engineer, Alex Faraday, is an aircraft genius. But when he defects to the Russians to help them with their own Project Aurora at Zhitkur Air Force Base, the team of Alpha Four reluctantly accepts the mission to eliminate him with extreme prejudice. But Alpha Four does not emerge unscathed when one of their own does not survive this mission.
But such is the nature of war.