Quondam

Quondam is the latest book in the "Jack Temple, P. I." psychic murder mystery series by popular author, Tom Russell. It is an exciting novel that features Jack Temple, a retired Pittsburg Police detective, who now is the owner of Central Detective Agency headquartered in Bradford, Pennsylvania. He provides private investigative services to numerous clients both instate as well as out of state. In Quondam, Jack has been hired by Mildred McKean, wife of missing Bradford oil millionaire Ward McKean, who has disappeared from the face of the earth, along with his new Cadillac seemingly without a trace. This investigation proves to be a most challenging one for Jack Temple. When it reaches a stalemate where he no longer has any promising investigative leads as to the whereabouts of Ward McKean, his client Mildred McKean encourages him to seek the services of Sydney Rush aka 'Sid The Psychic' a Lily Dale, New York psychic. The town of Lily Dale is known since the turn of the last century as a home-base for those who have extra sensory powers - in other words, they can tune into the spirit world in ways that the average person cannot, and may be able to provide insight or actual information to a situation where leads have dwindled. Jack hires the services of a Lily Dale psychic Sydney Rush who provides crucial information with specific details that help Jack to regain focus with his investigation in the disappearance of Ward McKean. Along with the hiring of 'Sid The Psychic' during his investigation, several other individuals come forward with their own psychic dreams and visions, which also provide clues, as well as deepening the mystery. When Jack's investigation gets too close to a certain environmental group operating outside mainstream U. S. laws, this creates fear of exposure to what law enforcement deems the group to be, which is more closely associated with the concept of environmental terrorism. The decision is quickly made to have Jack Temple eliminated - which culminates in a series of failed attempts on his life. Quondam is an exciting mystery that delves into the unique, intriguing, and sometimes strange world of the paranormal. It is up to Jack to put all the pieces together, whether factual or psychic, including other unexplained disappearances some as far back as nearly 30 years, which may or may not play a part in his current investigation. As he reaches the climax of his multi-dimensional investigation - not only is the mystery of Ward's disappearance solved, several other unexplained "cold-case" disappearances, are solved as well. The author has worked in law enforcement, corrections and as a licensed private investigator. He is the husband of Crystal Russell author of Tender Offers - Book - One Building an Empire and Tender Offers - Book Two - Comet Ride, Sell Your Home Yourself and Save Thousands. Tom is currently working on his next novel.