Author: robertthornhillandpegthornhill
How old is too old to dream? Walt Williams always dreamed of being a hero. When retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, Walt decides it’s the perfect time to achieve his dream and give Lady Justice a helping hand. So, he decides to become a cop! Follow Walt as he leaves the real estate world and retirement to solve crime and bring perps to justice. It’s a bumpy but often hilarious … bumpy but often hilarious ride. Walt and Ox, his partner in the Kansas City Police Department, find very unorthodox ways of bringing criminals to justice. After…
Walt and Maggie are off to Hawaii to tie the knot, but Lady Justice never takes a break – not even for weddings or vacations. Ancient artifacts, political zealots and a tiny lizard drag the honeymooners from their posh hotel into a sacred burial cave in the caldera of an extinct volcano. Willie and Mary join the newlyweds for a tropical adventure filled with intriguing mystery and … and off-the-wall humor. Come along and see what happens when Lady Justice Gets Lei’d! more
Lady Justice has unwittingly entered a religious war. Who better to fight for her than Walt Williams? Walt and his sweetie, Maggie, have just returned from a honeymoon that was packed with love, fun, mystery, and danger. Now it’s time for them to adjust to living under the same roof—quite the challenge for a couple in their sixties, both of whom have never been married before! Suddenly Maggie’s … Suddenly Maggie’s feeding Walt fiber—lots of fiber—taking up almost all the closet space, and even getting rid of Walt’s favorite old recliner. But nothing could be better than having Maggie by…
In Lady Justice And The Sting, a holistic physician is murdered and Walt becomes entangled in the high-powered world of pharmaceutical giants and corrupt politicians. The Kansas City Police Department and the FBI join forces and Walt goes undercover in a ‘sting’ operation in order to expose those involved in this tangled web of intrigue, and in doing so, becomes the target of a vicious assassin. … assassin. Maggie, Ox, Willie, Mary and all your favorite characters are back to help Walt bring the criminals to justice in the most unorthodox ways. Another dead-serious mystery with hilarious twists.more
In Lady Justice And Dr. Death, a series of terminally ill patients are found dead under circumstances that point to a new Dr. Death practicing euthanasia in the Kansas City area. Walt and his entourage of scrappy seniors are dragged into the ‘right-to-die-with-dignity’ controversy. The mystery provides a light-hearted look at this explosive topic and death in general. You may see end-of-life … end-of-life issues in a whole new light after reading Lady Justice And Dr. Death.more
Suzanne Collins wrote the Hunger Games, Aldous Huxley wrote Brave New World and George Orwell wrote 1984. All three novels were about dystopian societies of the future. In Lady Justice and the Watchers, Walt Williams sees the world we live in today through the eyes of a group who call themselves ‘The Watchers’. Oscar Levant said that there’s a fine line between genius and insanity. … and insanity. After reading Lady Justice and the Watchers, you may realize as Walt did that there’s also a very fine line separating the life of freedom that we enjoy today and the totalitarian…
Members of the Midtown Book Club are found murdered. It is just the beginning of a series of deaths that lead Walt and Ox into the twisted world of a serial killer. In the late 1960’s, the Zodiac Killer claimed to have killed 37 people and was never caught — the perfect crime. Oscar Roach, dreamed of being the next serial killer to commit the perfect crime. He left a calling … left a calling card with each of his victims — a mystery novel, resting in their blood-soaked hands. The media dubbed him ‘The Librarian’. Walt and the Kansas…
Ox and Judy are off to Alaska on a honeymoon cruise and invite Walt and Maggie to tag along. Their vacation plans are soon shipwrecked by the murder of two fellow passengers. The murders appear to be linked to a century-old legend involving a cache of gold stolen from a prospector and buried by two thieves. Their seven day cruise is spent hunting for the gold and eluding the modern … eluding the modern day thieves intent on possessing it at any cost. Another nail-biting mystery that will have you on the edge of your seat one minute and laughing…
After five years on the police force, a bullet in the kiester from a vengeful gangbanger convinces Walt that it’s time to turn in his badge. Walt realizes once again that retirement just isn’t his cup of tea, and with a little urging from his brother-in-law, decides to become a private investigator. For five years he had served the Lady Justice wearing a white robe and a blindfold and … blindfold and followed the rules, but he soon discovered that the P.I. business was leading him across the line into the dark side and a completely different set of rules.…
For most people, a 50th class reunion is a time to party and renew old acquaintances, but Walt Williams isn’t an ordinary guy — he’s a cop, and trouble seems to follow him everywhere he goes. Old flames, bullies and a scorned classmate make Walt’s reunion one to remember. The Mexican drug cartel is recruiting young Latino girls as drug mules and the Kansas City Police have hit a brick … hit a brick wall until Walt is given a lead by an old classmate. Even then, it takes three unlikely heroes from the Whispering Hills Retirement Village to help…