Creston Mapes

Author Bio:

Creston Mapes grew up in northeast Ohio, where he has fond memories of living with his family of five in the upstairs portion of his dad's early American furniture store - The Weathervane Shop. Creston was not a good student, but the one natural talent he possessed was writing.

He set type by hand and cranked out his own neighborhood newspaper as a kid, then went on to graduate with a degree in journalism from Bowling Green State University. Creston was a newspaper reporter and photographer in Ohio and Florida, then moved to Atlanta, Georgia, for a job as a creative copywriter.

Creston served for a stint as a creative director, but quickly learned he was not cut out for management. He went out on his own as a freelance writer in 1991 and, over the next 30 years, did work for Chick-fil-A, Coca-Cola, The Weather Channel, Oracle, ABC-TV, TNT Sports, colleges and universities, ad agencies, and more. He's ghost-written more than ten non-fiction books.

Along the way, Creston has written 13 contemporary thrillers, achieved Amazon Bestseller status multiple times, and had one of his novels (Nobody) optioned as a major motion picture.

Creston married his fourth-grade sweetheart, Patty, and they have four amazing adult children. Creston loves his part-time job as an usher at local venues where he gets to see all the latest-greatest concerts and sporting events. He enjoys reading, fishing, thrifting, bocci, painting, pickleball, time with his family, and dates with his wife.

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STAND ALONE THRILLERS
I Am In Here
Nobody

SIGNS OF LIFE SERIES
Signs of Life
Let My Daughter Go
I Pick You
Charm Artist
Son & Shield
Secrets in Shadows

THE CRITTENDON FILES
Fear Has a Name
Poison Town
Sky Zone

ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
Dark Star: Confessions of a Rock Idol
Full Tilt

I Am In Here

"Little Do They Know, I Can See and Hear Everything!" Eighteen-year-old Hale Frodele is presumed braindead from a tragic church bus accident in which he lost his younger brother, Nate. Little does anyone know—Hale hears and understands everything with crystal clarity. Hale remembers when…

Son & Shield

Father-Son Police Duo Battles Demons in Disguise In his final year behind the badge, beloved Portland Police Investigator Wayne Deetz and his wife Joanie are shocked to learn their youngest son, Brandon, 23, has signed up to follow in Deetz’s footsteps by joining the Portland Police Bureau—especially…

Secrets in Shadows

Father-Son Police Duo Battles Demons in Disguise In his final year behind the badge, beloved Portland Police Investigator Wayne Deetz and his wife Joanie are shocked to learn their youngest son, Brandon, 23, has signed up to follow in Deetz’s footsteps by joining the Portland Police Bureau—especially…

Charm Artist

Octavius Hunt: Refined & Talented Artist— or Something Much More Sinister? After the Portland terrorist attack, the kidnapping of his daughter, and the domestic violence case that almost killed him, Portland Police Investigator Wayne Deetz and his wife Joanie escape for a long overdue vacation…

I Pick You

There Are Some Bad Seeds You Never Want to Meet A year from retirement and still reeling from daughter Leena’s kidnapping, Portland Police Investigator Wayne Deetz is called upon to check on a domestic violence case. From the moment Deetz and his friend Callie Freeland show up to help Sunny Carlisle,…

Let My Daughter Go

Everyone Thought the Mass Shooting was Over . . . Rogan Sneed is spending life in prison for the mass shooting he committed at Pioneer Square in Portland, Oregon. The copycat shooter who attempted a similar attack on the anniversary of the event is dead. Time has passed. Wounds have healed. But then,…

Signs of Life

Rogan Sneed . . . Portland’s Worst Nightmare High school teacher Tyson Cooper is just dismissing his class when a student flashes his phone. "Another shooting, Mr. C." And this one is too close to home. Tyson races to Pioneer Square . . . but he's too late. The light of his life has been…

Sky Zone: A Novel (The Crittendon Files)

A rally for a controversial presidential candidate. A terrorist threat. A nightmare of cataclysmic proportions. Jack and Pamela Crittendon have hit the breaking point. After months out of work as a reporter, Jack is playing Mr. Mom and working part-time at Festival Arena with his survivalist friend…

Poison Town: A Novel (The Crittendon Files)

There’s More Than One Kind of Poison in This Town People are sick and dying. Rumors are swirling. Some claim chemicals leaking from a manufacturing plant are causing the cancer that’s crippling people on the poor side of Trenton City, Ohio. Yet nothing at the plant appears amiss. The problem remains…

Fear Has a Name

How Far Would He Go To Keep Them Safe? It was more than a break-in. More than a stalking. It was personal. When a stalker targets his family, journalist Jack Crittendon must uncover who the person is and what his motives are—if he is to protect the ones he loves. It will lead Crittendon into a world…

Dark Star: Confessions of a Rock Idol

Can Money, Fame And Power Buy Happiness? Everett Lester and his band, DeathStroke, ride the crest of a wave that has catapulted them to superstardom. But the deeper they become immersed in this world of fame, wealth, and power, the more likely they are to be swallowed alive by the drugs, alcohol, and…

Full Tilt

I ONCE SOWED DESTRUCTION. Now those I love are reaping pain. The media hype is fading, and my life is no longer that of a glamorous celebrity. I’m Everett Lester, former lead singer of DeathStroke, acquitted last year of first-degree murder, now married, a Christian, and ready to take my story to…

Nobody

This time Hudson is in way over his head. It all starts when investigative reporter Hudson Ambrose overhears an early morning call to the cops on his scanner. Something about an injured man at a bus stop along Las Vegas Boulevard. Hoping to scoop a story, Hudson hops in his car to check it out. Little…