Donn Taylor

Author Bio:

Donn Taylor led an Infantry rifle platoon in the Korean War, served with Army aviation in Vietnam, and worked with air reconnaissance in Europe and Asia. Afterwards, he completed a PhD degree at The University of Texas and taught English literature at two liberal arts colleges. He was chosen by faculty as Scholar of the Year at one and by students as Professor of the Year at the other. He is the author of two suspense novels, "The Lazarus File" and "Deadly Additive"; a mystery novel, "Rhapsody in Red"; and a historical, "Lightning on a Quiet Night": as well as a poetry book, "Dust and Diamond: Poems of Earth and Beyond." He lives near Houston, Texas, where he continues to write fiction, poetry, and articles on current topics.

Lightning on a Quiet Night

In the years following World War II, a town too proud of its own virtues deals with its first murder. Despite the implications of this crime, the town of Beneficent, Mississippi, population 479, tries desperately to hold onto its vain self-image. The young veteran Jack Davis holds that idyllic vision…

The Lazarus File

Novel: A CIA agent working under cover as a drug pilot in Colombia....A Colombian woman of good family, threatened by industrial intrigue and a plot to kidnap her....Unwillingly thrown together, they discover plans for an international terrorist strike against both their countries. Held captive and…

Deadly Additive

To soldier-of-fortune Jeb Sledge it seems like a simple job: Rescue an heiress and her journalist friend Kristin Halvorsen from their kidnapping by Colombian guerrillas and collect a sizable paycheck. But Kristin has other plans. After stumbling onto a mass of dead bodies, she won’t leave Colombia…

Rhapsody in Red

"That Wednesday, two weeks before Thanksgiving, was a bad day to find a corpse on campus." Preston Barclay is a self-made recluse, and he likes it that way. Teaching college history allows him time to grieve the loss of his pianist wife and find relief from the musical hallucinations that…