The Story Recap

Memphis Living & Dying is an adult thriller that begins when a young doctor learns about the sudden death of his wealthy lawyer father.  When he finds that the reported accident may be murder, his life changes.  Are the same people who killed his father, coming for him next?  

A complex web of strong central characters with their own family tragedies fuses into a fast-reading adult novel with complex legal and modern healthcare financing themes blended within a web of dark central intelligence intrigue. Separate stories collide in Memphis to reveal painful life and death struggles that eventually will affect us all.

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Memphis Backdrop

Historical Memphis serves as a backdrop for many of the Memphis Living & Dying storylines and will captivate readers' imagination sending them to familiar in-town neighborhoods and downtown settings.

The story will help readers broaden their perspectives into wider West Tennessee history and develop locations that make up the rich tapestry of the greater region in the American Mid-South.

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International Intrigue

Far from being a slow-reading novel about a sleepy river town, Memphis Living & Dying creates a visceral connection with exotic and vibrant locales in war-torn Vietnam, The Philippines, South America, and the island nation of the Republic of China.

And in the United States, readers will find themselves projected to Georgetown in Washington D.C., in-town Atlanta, residential St. Louis, Nashville, Philadelphia, and in rural Virginia where U.S. Central Intelligence trains its most secretive operatives.

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Why Austell Press?

We developed a unique company designed to guide and assist new up-coming authors in navigating the many obstacles of self-publishing that remain hidden to most. Our focus is steadfast at providing customized advice and solutions to help maximize an author's success. This includes idea development, professional editing, cover art design, book promotion and print on demand sourcing.

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