Warm-Up Kills (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781469913698)

I am driven by ideas, plot twists, and books with beginnings, middles, and ends. Of course, the bad guys must be exposed and brought to justice. The first plot idea which came to mind was: old guys aren't useless. This simple concept inspired "A Senior's Moment". It begins with a mysterious and frightening event. A senior citizen like me sees a balloon land in the desert behind his back yard. The pilot is shot dead on the old guy's patio. Bill Hamilton became the name for the home owner, and, after he is drawn into a dangerous mystery, he finally has to do something heroic for the first time in his life. J P Hudson books, aimed at the average crime novel reader, feature heroes with no special talents beyond those that most people possess. Not only is Bill an "average" man, but he is also in his seventies (but don't be put off by that. Most of the other characters are much younger). He, his wife April, and his friend Freddie Herrera solve the crime and continue their sleuthing through the next three books, "The Balloon Eye," "Kidnappers' Moon," and "Warm-Up Kills." Look closely at Bill Hamilton and you will learn a great deal about me. More than can be told here. The "P" in J P Hudson stands for my wife Pat, who does all the hard work on our novels. Read about "April" in the books and you will learn much about my best friend. Read our books and you may decide that mystery/thriller novels are alive and well. Pat and I have sold over 1,000 books in the last three years, mostly at book signings in and around Albuquerque.