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Tom Fowler is a mystery and thriller writer. He was born and raised in Baltimore and, even though he now lives in the DC suburbs of Maryland, still considers Baltimore his home. Tom’s stories feature plenty of action, snark, and flawed heroes.
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Knives Out is Terrific
Knives Out was the best movie I saw in 2019. To borrow a line from Red Dead Redemption 2, “The competition ain’t too fierce.” I think this past year saw us go to the theater less than any other. I don’t mean to diminish the movie’s excellence with this, though—it’s...
Inside Cut, Chapter One
Below is a free preview of my upcoming novel Inside Cut. This is chapter one. Inside Cut will be the seventh crime novel in my C.T. Ferguson private investigator series. Here's the cover proof. Chapter One The arrival of spring means many things to many people. For...
My Series is Open-Ended
I've had a couple readers reach out to me and ask why the C.T. Ferguson mystery series is ending. Short answer: it's not. Longer answer: it's an open-ended series. I just released the fifth book, Daughters and Sons. Amazon displays this is "book 5 of 5." The reason is...
Land of the Brave, Chapter 1
This post is going to be a wall of text. Just warning you in advance. I have another free novella coming out soon. As you may infer from the title, it's called Land of the Brave. I'm posting chapter 1 below as a preview to everyone because it's taken me longer than...
‘Tis the Season of Giving–and Winning
Last weekend, our daughter's Girl Scout troop braved the snow to collect and donate a bunch of toys to Toys for Tots. We spent a couple hours in a toy store, and got some customers to donate new toys while we were there. At the end, we took all the toys up the street...
Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok (let's just call it Thor 3 for short) is raucous, good fun. It features good action scenes, some great images, plenty of laughs, and a story that moves the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) forward. There are some moments where it's a little too cheeky...
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Hong Kong Dangerous: The best detectives aren’t born . . . they’re forged in the fires of their own mistakes. C.T. Ferguson has made his share.
But before he can get justice for the people of Baltimore, he has to survive a brutal Chinese prison.
Midnight Drive: It was an easy job until the client disappeared.
Now, John Tyler needs to get the smug tech executive back. He’ll need to deal with drug runners, his boss, and his very concerned teenaged daughter along the way.