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John Tyler
Series · 4 books · 2020-2022

Books in series

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#1

The Mechanic

2020

John Tyler finally built the life he wanted. But his past casts a long shadow. Eight years retired from the army, Tyler manages his PTSD and begins a job as a classic car mechanic. He’s a single dad to Lexi, who’s about to enter college. Life is looking up. Then, everything comes crashing down. Tyler’s former commanding officer is out of prison and hellbent on revenge. Their mutual hatred has been simmering for years. When it finally boils over, everyone and everything in Tyler’s life is threatened. He wanted to be a father and a mechanic. To save himself and his daughter, he’ll need to use the deadly skills he thought he left behind. Can Tyler stop a monster without becoming one himself? The Mechanic is the first gripping novel in the John Tyler series. It’s perfect for readers who like action thrillers with a little humor and a little heart.
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#2

White Lines

2021

An international drug cartel started the fight. John Tyler will finish it. Tyler is back to work as a classic auto mechanic. When a young woman—and car enthusiast—brings her vintage Porsche in for some work, Tyler is glad to talk shop with her. When she never returns for her car, he wonders what’s going on. His daughter Lexi doesn’t want him to investigate. Something bothers Tyler about what happened, though, and he’s determined to uncover what happened to the mysterious woman from the shop. The twists and turns of her life soon put Tyler in the path of a brutal drug cartel. They’re establishing a foothold in Maryland and show no mercy to anyone who gets in their way. Tyler’s quest will take him far out of state and put him directly in the path of the group's most sinister killers. How far will he go to stop the shadowy group, and what price will he—and those close to him—pay? White Lines is the second novel in the John Tyler series. It’s perfect for readers who take their thrillers with lots of action, a little heart, and a little humor.
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#3

Lost Highway

2021

To abduct a popular singer, a band of traffickers will stop at nothing. To get her back, John Tyler will burn them down. While waiting for his new car repair shop to open, Tyler takes a job at an old friend’s urging. He’ll be on the protection detail for pop singer Alex Anne. It’s a simple job . . . Until it all goes sideways. When Alex Anne disappears, Tyler ignores the official investigation and launches his own. He discovers a notorious group of traffickers targeted the singer to sell her to the highest bidder. Tyler goes after the cabal and quickly lands on their radar. They’re not without their own resources, however, and they soon learn Tyler’s very pretty daughter is in college nearby. With time running short, Tyler strikes at the heart of the group’s operation before they can disappear with a plane full of missing girls. He’ll have to take on all their men by himself. Good thing Tyler never cared about the odds. Lost Highway is the third novel in the John Tyler action thriller series. It's perfect for readers who like their thrillers with plenty of action, a little humor, and a little heart.
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#4

Four on the Floor

A John Tyler Thriller

2022

It started as a favor . . . And led to a bunch of dead bodies. Now, John Tyler is on the run. The former soldier offered to pick up his daughter Lexi’s friend Stacy at the airport in bad weather. Simple enough. When they arrived at the young woman’s house, however, four murdered corpses littered the floor. And the killers were circling back . . . Even once they make an escape, their future is hardly certain. Cut off from his friends and support, Tyler must keep Stacy safe from a determined and unknown adversary with a seemingly endless supply of assassins. When Stacy ends up in the enemy’s clutches, Tyler stages a desperate gambit to get her back alive. Why are she and her family targets? Finding out might cost John Tyler his life. Four on the Floor is the kinetic fourth entry in the John Tyler thriller series.

Author

Tom Fowler
Tom Fowler
Author · 23 books

Tom Fowler was born and raised in Baltimore and still resides in Maryland. He is an unabashed homer for Baltimore sports teams. His full-time job is in the field of computer security. At about age seven, polite young Tom wrote a "murder mystery" in which no one died. The story gave him the writing bug, however, and he's been putting pen to paper and fingers to keys ever since. When not working or writing, Tom enjoys spending time with his family and friends, reading, sports, movies, and writing brief bios in the third person.

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