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The New Manuscript is Finished!

EQUILATERAL© is a suspense thriller written under the pseudonym, Mason Vaughn. 

EVERYTHING SLEEPING . . .

It has been twenty years since Jamie Matthews was attacked and fell into a coma.  The killer responsible for her vegetative condition has finally accomplished his father’s goal of financing the production of an opium-derived drug in the heroin-laced countryside of Burma-Myanmar, Southeast Asia .  When the killings begin again, and twelve bodies are discovered in a field near Boone , NC , Jamie’s eyes flicker open to a new world where her husband, Preston , is remarried with two children. For their survival, Preston must leave his new life behind, kidnap Jamie from the hospital, and find refuge where they began long ago.  Caught in a whirlwind of his past, Preston has no choice but to reveal to Jamie the secret he has kept hidden from everyone he’s ever known.

Written by a deceased CIA agent, a manuscript entitled The Utopian Nightmare documents a hidden cultural practice of hypnosis and astral projection from one of the oldest known prehistoric Native American tribes.  An understanding why the unpublished manuscript is such a sought-after piece of work emerges, as it entails the evidence needed to undermine a covert CIA operation gone awry.

MUST FINALLY AWAKEN . . .

Ronald Witherfork lives an unfortunate life alone since his wife died of cancer and his eight-year-old daughter, Tiffany, was murdered during the 1983 killing sprees.  He spends his days as a supernatural investigator, calculating ways to find Tiffany’s remains for a proper burial, and to achieve vengeance by finally putting an end to her murderer.  He will soon find that he is closer than imagined, as he discovers more than just his little girl’s skeleton.  He has something that no one else has: a means to detect energy of things invisible, such as the killer.  But with his success also comes failure.  When the FBI raids Ronald’s home, they discover the bones of a child in his garage, placing him as the prime suspect.  With the underground assistance of Polk Ferreli – a man who received a suicide letter from a CIA agent that demands he find and save Jamie Matthews – it’s a race against time to catch the killer before Ronald is prosecuted for the past and present murders.

A power-house FBI duo and two medical examiners close in on the suspect, but their own survival is at risk when the killer begins murdering anyone directly involved with the case. With the help of an archaeology team investigating the same area where the bodies were discovered, light is finally shed on the killer’s ritualistic modus operandi, dating back long before the dawn of the New World.  With a twenty-year hiatus, and no obvious connection between the escalating numbers of victims, extremes must be taken to stop the killing.


         I am currently seeking proper representation for the this novel, in order to open doors to an ever-changing market.  I'm working on something a bit different for book number seven, also a suspense thriller.  I also recently finished a short story entitled #13 of Rowdy Row, which I am shopping around to a few literary zines.

The first and second published books are still available through this website, and I encourage you to take your shoes off, grab a glass of your favorite, and enjoy the ride.

When I know more, you will know more.  Thanks for the past few years of dedication as readers.  You are the reason I keep going.  And I promise you there will be more to come . . . 

-M.


Order of Coincidence . . . Available Online.   BUY THE BOOK

Order of Coincidence is available in hardback, trade paperback, and as an electronic E-Book.  The book is quite different from To Yesterday, in the sense that it's a thriller.

Although the major focus is around a contemporary love story based in Baltimore, a majority of the story takes place in Morehead City, NC, and other locations that, if mentioned, will give away certain aspects of the storyline.  The other three unpublished manuscripts are thriller based stories as well.  Interestingly, a trend of internal love stories and maturing love-relationships were discovered in those novels, which pushed me to attempt a novel that was predominantly a love story.  With that being said, these fingers like punching out crazy, adventurous, suspense thrillers that are rich in multidimensional plot tactics and characters, and most importantly to me . . . a good intellectual challenge.  I will have to say, besides my second novel (unpublished) that this manuscript is one of my favorites.  As has become a standard tradition, without any type of pre-existing outline, the writing of the story was both maddening and a hell'uv a lot of fun.  Go ahead, take a peek, I dare you.  Common side effects include paranoia, delusions and nightmares.


Mark Wildes' debut novel is readily available for purchase.
This love story, set on a North Carolina Lake, is available through major bookstores and for online purchase.  For a storyline synopsis and purchasing locations, Click Here!

 


           

Stranger Than Fiction News

(In today's world, not all fiction stories have to stem from mere creativity)

Some of the craziest things that have happened in my books were true accounts.

 

Expedition Will Seek to Find Noah's Ark

Artist Says She Made Pistol Out of Own Skin

Teens Steal Skull, Use as Puppet

Police Stop Drunk Bulldozer Joyrider

Hunt for Atlantis Leads Researcher to Cyprus

Drunk Run Over by Train, Lives

World's Strongest Dog

Scientists Working on Flexible Armor

Woman Drove for Days with Dead Mother in Car

Hero Crawled Onto Burning Wing -- at 20,000 Feet

Mayor Tells Sorcerers to Banish Evil Spirits

 


 

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U.S. Book Production Tops 150,00, in 2002

 

 

 

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