Michael Prelee
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2024
Michael Prelee is an award winning crime and science-fiction author who graduated from Youngstown State University. He is the author of the Tim Abernathy Mystery Series, published by North Star Press. The first entry in the series is Murder in the Heart of It All. The sequel, Lost Little Sister, won the Midwest Independent Publisher’s Association award for Fiction-Mystery/Thriller. He also writes the Milky Way Repo sci-fi crime series published by EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy. His new release, The Unworthy, is the third installment of the series.
The Unworthy
In a galaxy controlled by powerful corporations and crooked government officials, captain Nathan Teller and his crew struggle to keep their starship repo business afloat.
Faced with escalating debt and their starship on lockdown, Nathan and the crew reluctantly accept a dubious repo job that sends them on a thrilling chase through the cosmos.
As old enemies lurk, and new threats become apparent, they must overcome their biggest adversary yet - an enigmatic CEO with a nefarious plan and a dangerous secret that could spell disaster for Nathan, the crew, and every single blue-collar worker besieged by class warfare, income inequality, and the lengths that people will go to achieve their goals.
Murder in the Heart of It All
Someone is angry in Hogan, Ohio.
Residents of the small town are plagued by vicious, anonymous letters. The personalized notes land in mailboxes with devastating effect, revealing secrets and deeds better kept unknown. Whoever the sender is, they know the town and the people who live there.
Reporter Tim Abernathy is assigned to the story and tasked with finding out who is sending the letters and why. The letter writer doesn’t want to be found, however, and will kill to keep his secret.
A cat-and-mouse game ensues between reporter and letter writer as the violence escalates, shocking the residents of Hogan. Can Tim discover who is terrorizing the town before becoming the next victim?
Lost Little Sister
Kelly Dolan has been missing for nine years. The college graduate was preparing to start her life with a new job in a new city when she vanished over Labor Day Weekend. For almost a decade, her sister Quinn and private detective Paulie Carmichael have been searching for her. After an armed robbery at a lakeside store turns to murder, they become convinced a serial killer is targeting the small town of Hogan but can't convince the police.