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Every small town has a moment when the real world abruptly intrudes, shattering the town''s notions of itself and its people. For citizens of Marshall, Michigan, that moment came August 18, 1967. Nola Puyear was working downtown at the Tasty Cafe that morning when she received a package. She opened it and was instantly killed in a fiery explosion.

In the months that followed, law enforcement and prosecutors wrestled with a crime that to all appearances was senseless. Evidence recovered from the blown-up restaurant, including a bottle of pills that had been tainted with lye, suggested a concerted plot to murder Mrs. Puyear. But why had someone wanted to kill the well-liked woman, by all accounts a pillar of her close-knit community? For that matter, was Marshall really the quaint paradise it seemed to be?

Secret Witness brings to light startling new evidence and freshly uncovered facts to address these and other questions that, to this day, surround one of Michigan''s most brutal murders. Based on extensive interviews with surviving prosecutors, police, and witnesses, Blaine Pardoe re-creates the investigation that pried into Marshall''s dark underbelly and uncovered the seamy private lives led by some of the town''s citizenry but led to only tenuous theories about the bombing. The book also examines the pivotal role played by the Secret Witness program, an initiative by the Detroit News that offered rewards for anonymous tips related to violent crimes. What''s ultimately revealed is the true depth of evil that occurred in Marshall that day. Every small town has dirty little secrets. This time, they were deadly.

Every small town has a moment when the real world abruptly intrudes, shattering the town's notions of itself and its people. For citizens of Marshall, Michigan, that moment came August 18, 1967. Nola Puyear was working downtown at the Tasty Cafe that morning when she received a package. She opened it and was instantly killed in a fiery explosion.In the months that followed, law enforcement and prosecutors wrestled with a crime that to all appearances was senseless. Evidence recovered from the blown-up restaurant, including a bottle of pills that had been tainted with lye, suggested a concerted plot to murder Mrs. Puyear. But why had someone wanted to kill the well-liked woman, by all accounts a pillar of her close-knit community? For that matter, was Marshall really the quaint paradise it seemed to be?Secret Witness brings to light startling new evidence and freshly uncovered facts to address these and other questions that, to this day, surround one of Michigan's most brutal murders. Based on extensive interviews with surviving prosecutors, police, and witnesses, Blaine Pardoe re-creates the investigation that pried into Marshall's dark underbelly and uncovered the seamy private lives led by some of the town's citizenry but led to only tenuous theories about the bombing. The book also examines the pivotal role played by the Secret Witness program, an initiative by the Detroit News that offered rewards for anonymous tips related to violent crimes. What's ultimately revealed is the true depth of evil that occurred in Marshall that day. Every small town has dirty little secrets. This time, they were deadly.

In "e;A Most Uncivil War,"e; the second installment of the Blue Dawn series, Blaine L. Pardoe plunges readers into a fractured America where revolution has upended the constitutional order. Five years after the violent overthrow of the U.S. government, the nation has been rebranded as "e;Newmerica"e; under the control of the authoritarian Ruling Council.When the presumed-dead Vice President suddenly resurfaces and reclaims his legitimate authority, the battle lines are drawn for an all-out struggle for America's soul. Former Secret Service Director Jack Desmond, now serving as Chief of Staff, orchestrates a desperate effort to restore constitutional order, while the ruthless Secretary of the NSF will stop at nothing to maintain power, including assassination.As election day approaches, Texas National Guard Colonel Trip Reager faces the prospect of urban warfare in Chicago, while operative Caylee Leatrom races to rescue a captured resistance fighter before he's executed as a trophy of the regime. Meanwhile, law student Maddie Steele discovers that her conservative beliefs have marked her for elimination on her progressive college campus.From desperate battles in city streets to clandestine operations against a surveillance state, "e;A Most Uncivil War"e; delivers a pulse-pounding vision of a near-future America where freedom itself hangs in the balance. The fight isn't just for power it's for the very definition of what America means.If you enjoyed "e;American War,"e; "e;Fahrenheit 451,"e; and "e;The Mandibles,"e; you'll love "e;A Most Uncivil War."e;

The second American civil war continues to spread.Several cities have proclaimed themselves autonomous zones in defiance of the American President in Nashville.New Hampshire has been invaded by the Newmericans, attempting to force the people there to accept their rule.Armies are in the field and defiant freedom fighters are taking up arms to struggle over the fate of a divided country.While one freedom fighter is locked away in the impenetrable Supermax prison awaiting a People s Tribunal and certain death; an unlikely group of patriots set out to break him out. New Hampshire s fate hangs in the balance as an invading army finds itself at odds with the Sons of Liberty defiant resistance. A Taiwanese refugee turned patriot seeks vengeance for the fall of his homeland. The Newmerican bastion of Atlanta is under siege by an American Army. In Virginia, a father and son embark on a deadly quest to bring retribution for their lost daughter and sister. Meanwhile, the Newmerican Vice President elect is manipulating her own government to seize more power and eliminate anyone that stands in her way.A determined general, a rogue operative, a political refugee, and an embittered family rise up against the enemies of the land they call home. The war for the soul of the former United States rages from coast to coast in this explosive conservative political thriller.

The Second American Civil War Rages On!The progressives that overthrew the government are desperate to hold onto power. Battles rage from New Hampshire, to Texas, to North Carolina, and Tennessee. The American freedom fighters must contend with a revolt in Texas, Chinese interference, the tyrannical National Security Force, and ruthless politicians bent on making sure America isn't restored.One patriot leads a daring raid behind enemy lines and one family extracts vengeance for a lost member of their clan. A determined general is thrown into a battle that could crush the hopes that America can be saved. The odds have never been longer...the patriotism never higher.Torn from today's headlines, Blaine Pardoe's fourth installment in the Blue Dawn series is a cautionary tale of what could happen if the radical progressives got everything they ever wanted.