New Book Series by Chip Bell

Introducing Jake Sullivan: Investigator and Chief Prosecutor of the U.S. Attorney’s Miami Office (and a Jimmy Buffett fan).

Inspired by titles of Jimmy Buffett songs this new series of political thrillers by Chip Bell is set against the sultry backdrop of Miami and the Keys. “Come Monday“, the first book in the series, begins with a surprising twist. Jake’s spectacularly successful career takes a nose-dive when his obsession with a case, and a conflict with his nemesis and boss, Attorney General Benjamin Matthews, leads to a sadistic killer being set free on the streets of Miami. Feeling despondent, he leaves his wife and two girls, for the anonymity of Key West…Margaritaville—where a person’s past is his to hide. But people keep trying to kill him. Finding the thread that links the attempts on his life to his past unravels a gripping plot that leads all the way to the White House.

“Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season“, finds Jake back in Miami, working in his old job as Chief Prosecutor of the U.S. Attorney’s Miami Office, and trying to reconstruct a life with the love of his life…his wife. The President of the United States is on the verge of signing a treaty with Cuba, and a huge ceremony is being planned in Miami. But when the Secret Service learns that an assassin hired by the mysterious organization, “The Birth of New Madrid,” is stalking both the president and the Castro brothers, Jake is called in to manage security and find the killer. As tension mounts on land, and hurricanes threaten Miami and the Keys, Jake discovers that even dead enemies can wreak havoc from the grave. Stunned by the realization that he is the target, and the killer is willing to take everyone down with him, Jake forces a one-on-one battle of explosive proportions.

Chip Bell loves to throw in a little colorful history in all of his novels, and “Havana Daydreaming” (coming this Spring 2012) is no exception. Flash back to Havana 1958. Batista is in power and corruption rules. The mob’s accountant Meyer Lansky is poised to open the crown jewel of the mob’s gambling empire when Castro descends from the mountains. All bets are off, and Lansky moves millions of dollars out of Cuba. In an intriguing plot Jake and his friend, Mike Lang become involved in a search for the missing treasure.

Chip Bell is a practicing attorney who lives in Western Pennsylvania, but wishes he lived in the Keys. He has spent considerable time in Key West, however, so Buffett fans will thrill as he takes them along familiar streets to the classic haunts and restaurants with colorful characters that make Key West the place that it is.

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