Chuck Morgan – författare

When news of Mexican gang activity reaches local authorities in Durango, Colorado, the bucolic peace of the small town is shattered. Realizing the severity of the threat, the sheriff’s office reaches out for assistance.

With years of hard-earned experience, Senior Agent Buck Taylor from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation is unquestionably the man for the job. As talented a sleuth as there ever was, Buck is known for his dogged determination. Buck’s last case—a gruesome triple homicide in Teller County—has served as a productive distraction from the grief etched into his heart by the recent death of his wife of thirty-five years.

Now, as he turns his attention to the trouble in Durango, Buck finds himself drawn into the dangerous world of cartel violence, drugs, and human trafficking. But as Buck focuses on the cartel case, the players in his triple-homicide investigation become more prominent—and deadly—than ever. With multiple agencies—including the FBI, the DEA, and ICE—converging on Durango and numerous criminals gunning for Buck’s life, the stage is set for a fiery showdown.

Crime Interrupted is a thriller that will have readers burning through the pages.

When a local wildlife ranger goes missing in the rugged mountains south of Aspen, Colorado the local sheriff launches a massive manhunt.  Buck Taylor volunteers to help in the search and what the searchers uncover will shake this small mountain town to its core.

With years of hard-earned experience, Senior Agent Buck Taylor from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation will need to use all his talents to help solve a murder, unravel a series of years old kidnappings and solve several decades old serial murders with a current twist.  As talented a sleuth as there ever was, Buck is known for his dogged determination. Buck’s last case—a Mexican drug cartel attempting to set up shop in a small mountain town- had served as a productive distraction from the grief etched into his heart by the death of his wife of thirty-five years.

Now, as he turns his attention to the trouble in Aspen, Buck finds himself drawn into one strange situation after another. But as Buck focuses on the two different cases, his intrepid group of helpers including one of Aspen’s most “colorful characters” will face danger on several fronts.   With serial killers, kidnappers, and kids in the mix, it is going to be a crazy ride.

Crime Delayed is a thriller that will have readers burning through the pages.  

While a forest fire rages out of control in a pristine Colorado forest, CBI Agent Buck Taylor, dealing with the death of his wife from breast cancer, is called back to duty by the Governor of Colorado to find the arsonists responsible for setting fire to a multimillion-dollar fishing lodge and causing the forest fire.

While investigating the lodge fire as well as a couple fracking site fires that might be related, Buck and his team uncover a scheme to dispose of illegal chemical waste in some of the newly drilled oil wells and uncover the murder of a rogue DEA agent who was investigating a prescription drug ring.  Connected to all these crimes is a billionaire hedge fund owner who could care less about the law and whose only interest is the thrill of making more money, any way he can. 

Complicating this case even further; Buck might end up arresting his brother in law, who is connected to all these crimes through his business relationship with the hedge fund owner.

In a dramatic conclusion, Buck must fight for his life while his team fights to defend a small town from the fast-approaching wildfire. 

Fresh off investigating the ambush murders of two police officers, Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent, Buck Taylor and his team are called upon to find a missing journalist, in a case that leads to child porn, and murder, in the much anticipated fourth “Crime” novel.  

She was about to thank the Good Samaritan when he reached a huge hand behind her head and in one swift move slammed her forehead into the steering wheel. The blow was so hard that it cracked the top of the steering wheel. It took two more blows to knock her out.

He put the car in gear and, checking once more up and down the highway, pushed the car past the end of the guardrail and stopped it at the edge of the drop-off. The reservoir was still frozen, but he hoped that enough of the thaw had occurred to make the ice thin enough so the car would crash right through it. He was confident that the snowfall that was underway would cover the hole in the ice.

With one last look up and down the empty highway, he closed the door, walked behind the car and gave it a shove. With a grinding of metal against rock, the car bounced over the edge and rolled down the side of the reservoir, crashing into the ice with a loud bang, and after a second’s hesitation, broke through the ice and disappeared beneath the surface. He stood on the shoulder of the road and watched until the taillights blinked off.

When the sheriff of Pine County, Colorado, mysteriously vanishes. Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Buck Taylor and his team are sent to investigate. What they find in this idyllic mountain community located along the Continental Divide Trail will lead them to one of their most bizarre investigations yet. An investigation that revolves around designer drugs, Viking rituals, and multiple brutal murders. Complicating their work is the appearance of a Russian hitman, a ghost who is completely unknown to American law enforcement. It is up to Buck and his team to figure out how these crimes are connected and stop the perpetrators before more people die.