Wolf Wootan

Biography

I am the author of the Sam Crown private-eye mystery/thriller series. In order of writing: Crown's Law (top five finalist in Reader Views literary contest), Crown's Justice, and Crown's Dilemma. Crown's Jewels is due out soon. I am a member of Private Eye Writers of America (PWA). My books are for adult readers. I write character-driven action/thrillers with a dose of romance. I try to appeal to both men and women readers, and so far the critics think that I have succeeded. Try my books and make your own assessment.
I am currently writing two series: One follows the Edge of Tomorrow path, a high-tech, international spy/assassin series. The other follows Crown's Law, a hardboiled private eye series. I was lucky enough to get professional reviews for some of my manuscripts. Read them at my website.

You might find an interview I did with Reader Views interesting at http://www.readerviews.com/InterviewWootan.html.

Where to find Wolf Wootan online

Where to buy in print

Books

Barbary Street Incident, A John Cronin Private Eye Short Story
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,740. Language: English. Published: March 21, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled
"I had gone to my room on Barbary Street and changed clothes and shaved. Before I left I slipped my Colt .38 into my overcoat pocket without letting Little Caesar see it. If I was to walk around with a booby trap all day, I wanted to be prepared for anything. Besides, I liked him and didn’t want to see him hurt if I could help it."
Terror in Amsterdam
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 57,040. Language: English. Published: February 26, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled
This is the third book in the series that began with Edge of Tomorrow, which introduced Hatch Lincoln, the premier CIA assassin during Reagan’s Cold War battles, who becomes the richest, most powerful man in the world. He uses all his power to help Mel Croft and retired assassin Proctor track down the Mad Bomber of Amsterdam before the destruction of Amsterdam.
Return of the Assassin
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 67,210. Language: English. Published: February 11, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled
“Hatch? Proctor here. Someone just offered me a contract to kill you.” Hatch Lincoln switched the phone to his other ear and picked up his coffee cup before answering, “Did you take the job?” So begins the mystery/thriller Return of the Assassin. Two new unforgettable characters are introduced into the high-powered, intriguing world of spies and assassins: Proctor and Croft.
Edge of Tomorrow
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 220,550. Language: English. Published: January 16, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
A gripping and entertaining spy story with nods to James Bond and Tom Clancy. It is a touching love story of two people who have been forced to live on the edge and have lost loved ones. Finally, it is a rip-roaring and bawdy tale of excitement and adventure sure to keep the reader's nose stuck to the book. Shelley Glodowski, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review.
Crown's Law
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 126,760. Language: English. Published: January 16, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
When private eye Sam Crown runs a couple of fingerprints through the national database, the FBI is on him like an old wetsuit. Beautiful FBI agent Bo Trout enters the case and sees Sam as a womanizing flirt who consorts with outlaw bikers. As the violent noose tightens, Bo witnesses Sam deliver a large dose of Crown’s Law as events race to an unexpected denouement!
Crown's Dilemma
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 71,730. Language: English. Published: January 8, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled
Private eye Sam Crown once said, “The line between a firing squad and a Medal of Honor is as thin as a razor’s edge.” He is again faced with such a dilemma: should he step over that line if it offers him a chance to save a young girl’s life? That’s just one problem Sam has to deal with. An old photo taken in Saigon pops up and threatens to destroy Sam, a fire-storm he must smother.
Crown's Justice
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 66,900. Language: English. Published: January 4, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Hard-Boiled
The naked woman washed up onto the gritty sand right in front of Sam Crown’s beach house. So begins another adventure for private eye Sam Crown. He gets involved with a murder trial that has a mobbed-up defendant and the jurors keep disappearing,. Before the smoke clears, Sam administers his own brand of justice.