Doc Macomber

Biography

Doc Macomber belongs to many leading writing organizations, including the Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, Friends of Mystery, and Willamette Writers. He has contributed articles to the prestigious Mystery Readers Journal and Bloodletter on the history of ethnic detectives, and the origin of his hybrid Vietnamese investigator, Jack Vu. He also contributed a chapter titled: “Finding the Key Strengths and Weaknesses of your Detective Character” in “Now Write! Mysteries: Suspense, Crime and Thriller Fiction Exercises from Today’s Best Writers and Teachers” published in 2012 by the Penguin Group (USA). His Jack Vu mystery series includes: The Killer Coin, Wolf’s Remedy, Snip, and Riff Raff, set in Costa Rica, a finalist in the Killer Nashville Claymore Award. His Jason Colefield mystery series features his latest release, River City (2014). Mr. Macomber formerly served with an Air Force Special Tactics Unit and now lives aboard a trawler on the Columbia River. As a decorated Marine Captain once noted, “Doc sees much ... says little ... and writes it all down.”

Where to buy in print

Series

A Jason Colefield Mystery
River City
Price: $4.99 USD.
River Rat
Price: $4.99 USD.
River Blues
Price: $4.99 USD.
A Jack Vu Mystery
The Killer Coin
Price: $3.99 USD.
Wolf's Remedy
Price: $3.99 USD.
Snip
Price: $3.99 USD.
Riff Raff
Price: $3.99 USD.

Books

Little Tiger
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 56,770. Language: English. Published: September 13, 2023 by docmacomber. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
When Air Force Special Investigator Jack Vu is called into his Commanders office, he’s given an interesting new assignment: “Well sergeant, looks like you get to revisit your homeland. A USAF Tops in Blues singer by the name of Me Long Bragg has gone missing in Hanoi and her band manager believes she may have been kidnapped. Pack your bags, you’re leaving tonight.”
River Blues
Series: A Jason Colefield Mystery. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 45,970. Language: English. Published: October 1, 2020 by docmacomber. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
River Patrol Deputy, Jason Colefield, returns to solve a different type of crime scene–a battered female body floating in a water feature in full view of a high-rise condo, yet no witnesses. Was it a gruesome murder or despondent suicide? As leads turn into ghosts, he turns to his attractive new partner hoping collaborating with her will add clarity and not become a fatal distraction.
River Rat
Series: A Jason Colefield Mystery. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 54,360. Language: English. Published: February 14, 2018 by docmacomber. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural
River Patrol Deputy Jason Colefield is back at it. Charged with investigating a mysterious accident on the water, he uncovers a population of miscreants, homeless and survivalists living on the river’s islands. One of them holds the secret to what happened that night. And it will take every weapon in his arsenal to bring down the killer now hunting him.
River City
Series: A Jason Colefield Mystery. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 69,250. Language: English. Published: April 17, 2014 by docmacomber. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller
A River Patrol Deputy starts out looking for an errant hunter on an idyllic island in the Pacific Northwest, but changes direction when he discovers a string of juvenile murders.
Riff Raff
Series: A Jack Vu Mystery. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 65,050. Language: English. Published: November 27, 2011 by docmacomber. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
"Adventure abounds in Costa Rica ... In his latest Jack Vu Mystery, best laid plans for a quiet vacation get shattered when the drug trade becomes a genuine threat to the peace and tranquility of this otherwise idyllic country. Jack and Betty soon find themselves back on duty. Once again, Mr. Macomber has scored a winner!"
Snip
Series: A Jack Vu Mystery. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 72,440. Language: English. Published: March 11, 2011 by docmacomber. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
The Post Katrina South is in upheaval with homeless cohabiting with wealthy landowners. When two local women turn up dead and an Asian detective investigates, Louisville protects her own.
Wolf's Remedy
Series: A Jack Vu Mystery. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 65,340. Language: English. Published: March 11, 2011 by docmacomber. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
Follow Air Force investigator Jack Vu as his hunt for a murderer uncovers a long hidden government cover-up of American and Nazi looting of priceless art on a scale unprecedented in European history.
The Killer Coin
Series: A Jack Vu Mystery. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 61,720. Language: English. Published: December 27, 2010 by docmacomber. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
A military thriller about a Vietnamese Investigator assigned to hunt down a war hero supposedly missing in action but whose fingerprints have turned up at a murder scene in New Orleans. Love, betrayal, honor, and a weird twist of justice play out as Jack Vu travels from coast to coast searching for former soldiers hiding a cache of stolen gold.

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