Richard T. Weese is a prolific novelist and bon vivant. His characters embody his desire to create, build and restore
Paperback Novels
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Rising From The Wreckage, 2023
***NEW RELEASE***
$17
After the Invasion, they were Fortified by fear and basic survival instinct. A resilient group of survivors in a post-apocalyptic landscape have found their footing and continue to thrive as they rise from the wreckage.
Dead Bodies Don’t Bleed, 2012
$16
When Nancy Reilly touches down in a float plane on a lake somewhere in Northern Ontario she knows she might have to struggle to relieve the tension in her marriage. She never imagines she might have to fight to save her own life, or the life of a stranger. Although he always seems to have the solution to any challenge they face in trying to escape their remote prison, will this mysterious stranger bring even more danger to her once-peaceful suburban existence?
Bloodbath in Barranquilla, 2014
$20
In Richard T. Weese’s sophomore novel, his cast of unlikely heroes travel the globe to kill, capture, rescue and rehabilitate the various characters they encounter. Roger Smith and Don Pederson continue on their paths of redemption whilst maintaining the grit and viciousness that is required of men in their trade. As many lives that are rebuilt are lost in a massacre in paradise.
The Pedersen Detective Agency, 2016
$36 (large print edition)
In a gripping saga of betrayal and deception where no one is willing to reveal their true nature, or even their real name, it's hard to know who to trust. Don Pedersen and his team of loyal associates span the continent to weed out the good, the bad and the worst before the wrong person gets caught in the crossfire
*Invasion, 2017
$25
Richie wakes up on his basement floor with a pounding headache and the effects of a hangover he doesn’t remember having the pleasure of inflicting upon himself. He doesn’t know how long he has been out cold, but all other signs of life have since disappeared. When he does encounter other people, most have resorted to extreme forms of self preservation. Is anyone coming to save him? From what…or whom?
*New Blood, 2020
$22
After a near-death experience, Erica is thrust into her role as the newest member of the family business. Mrs. Roger Smith proves to be a capable spy, but is she willing to step over the dead bodies and leap into the underworld?
Death of a Hitman, 2019
$32
What happens when an assassin takes aim at the girlfriend of a cold-blooded killer? Roger’s blood heats up as he takes out everything and everyone standing in the way of tracking down the assassin and the shadowy figure who hired him. While Erica fights for her life, Roger weaves his way through the New Jersey mafia to the seedy underbelly of Washington, DC politics, leaving a trail of broken lives and lifeless bodies. Roger’s characteristic level-headed judgement becomes clouded by his obsession for revenge. Will Roger’s blinding vengeance be the death of him?
Adrift, 2022
$18
Following a significant financial windfall, a recent widower embarks on a trans-continental holiday to distract from his aching heart. When he and other passengers are abandoned aboard a sinking yacht, they battle to keep the vessel upright and make it to shore. Is it simply bad luck that pirates discover their location and try to kill the survivors, or is it a series of targeted attacks? Already way out of his comfort zone, Rick is forced to rely on new friends to keep his head above water.
Fortified, 2019
$36 (large print edition)
Following a sweeping invasion of North America, few remain. Decades of technological advancements have been deleted with one swift key stroke, leaving the survivors frightened and with few resources against an overwhelming foe. Lawless civilians attack others for limited food and resources. A resourceful few evaded capture but remain constantly on the run from foreign soldiers who patrol by air, sea and land. The questions of who and why become less important than survival. These defiant ones are determined to live their lives as free citizens in the unforgiving landscape of the Canadian Shield