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Reasons for Murder
A Robert Canyon Mystery
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My Story
Born in California, and raised in Vermont, L P Daniels started writing at age 14. He wrote short stories about dungeon & dragon adventures he played with friends. Several were published in local newspapers. He then turned to writing poetry at age 22 due to his mother being an amateur poet of the year winner, and both his mother, and grandmother being published poets. (Poem included on page won him 3rd place in Amateur poet of the year contest)He then attended the Institute for Children's Literature at age 29. At age 31 he dropped out as he incorporated, and ran/owned a successful franchise and construction company. He sold the companies at age 40, and returned to college and earned Salutatorian/top honors with an A.A.B. from the S.U.N.Y. college system. He then returned to the workforce, and still works today. Member of the American Authors Association since 2015.
Books
Reasons for Murder
Detective Robert Canyon has a gift, and a curse, and no control of either.
While battling alcoholism from the death of his parents, Canyon starts an investigation based
on a ‘feeling’ he gets. When it leads to a double murder, things get complicated when the CIA
takes over his primary crime scene. After the FBI and LAPD are politely told to “Butt out”,
Canyon ignores that order, and finds himself on a journey through the world of counter
espionage. Even with his shaky ‘Gift', he has to solve a complex puzzle, that involves multiple
agencies, who have agendas of their own
Edge of Deceit
Currently being written.
Teaser:
A South Korean jet full of US and South Korean diplomats has been shot down over South Korea, and the US is being blamed for it! The stakes are high as Canyon must sift through layers of half-truths and deceit, to solve the most complex and challenging case of his career.
Book Reviews
Sample of written poetry
4.0 out of 5 stars
This is a sort of boiled-noir detective story with some familiar tropes that crime fans will love (the brilliant detective with a painful past that leads to drinking on the job [Backstrom]… mysterious gifts [Dresden], etc.) Reasons For Murder is part of a series following detective Robert Canyon who becomes entangled in a mystery and caught in the crossfire of an inter-agency conflict where lives are nothing more than pawns in a larger game and life and death stakes are the norm.
****Inside The Inkwell***
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it. Other than it starts out a bit slow, was a great read. Once I was past chapter 8 I couldn't put it down. Had to do an all nighter to finish it. Detective Canyon might come across as driven, with little humor, but a brilliant driven detective he is. The story has some minor twists and turns, and his gift isn't as prominent as I would have liked, but over all is a great read.
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