Sean Sweeney


Biography

Sean Sweeney’s love of reading began in 1988, when he was handed J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic The Hobbit, and was given a needed boost with John Grisham novels and the Star Wars Expanded Universe. His passion for writing began in 1993, as a sophomore in high school, when he began writing sports for his local newspaper. Born and raised in North Central Massachusetts in 1977, Sweeney has written for several newspapers and radio stations. When he is not writing, he enjoys playing golf, reading, watching movies, enjoying the Boston Red Sox, the New England Revolution, Arsenal F.C., Gold Coast F.C., and playing with Caramel The Wonder Cat.

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Books

The Shadow Looms    by Sean Sweeney
Price: $2.99 USD. 80830 words. Published on January 1, 2013. Fiction.

A year has passed since Krampel Paddymeyer, Lutricia Juniper and Radamuck Rosar met, and the trio has grown into a routine. After spending time in a seaside town, the call for help goes up: Corsairs have attacked Oak Flats, the home of the peaceful squirrellen. Astride their newly-acquired steeds, the trio rush to the squirrellen’s aid.
Voir Dire    by Sean Sweeney
Price: $1.99 USD. 31940 words. Published on December 2, 2012. Fiction.

PI Alex Bourque has jury duty. As he’s challenged by the prosecution during jury selection, the defense has a brilliant idea: Hire Alex to help defend an accused murderer. Yet as Alex delves into the case, he discovers that the defense attorney has done a shoddy job in building the defense. He also discovers something’s not right with the defendant, especially something that could set him free.
Federal Agent: A Thriller    by Sean Sweeney
Price: $2.99 USD. 88950 words. Published on October 29, 2012. Fiction.

A failed execution in Atlanta has CIA director Alex Dupuis concerned. And with President Eric Forrister and Republican challenger Dick Bennett headed there for the final debate of the election cycle, she has every reason to be: she doesn’t want the escaped prisoner, a man with ties to the Ku Klux Klan, to disturb it.
Cold Altar    by Sean Sweeney
Price: $3.99 USD. 59090 words. Published on April 28, 2012. Fiction.

A small-town cold case gets new life when a woman hands a 22-year-old private investigator his first assignment. Going with the notes his father used when he first investigated the case, Alex Bourque delves into the 31-year-old mystery: an 11-year-old boy, kidnapped without witnesses, abused and murdered.
Furball and Feathers: The Cat Food Caper!    by Sean Sweeney
Price: $0.99 USD. 6420 words. Published on February 26, 2012. Fiction.

In the city of Pawston, Meowsachusetts, an overnight robbery of the Pawston Cat Food Bank is under investigation by Leo and Carrie, a pair of anthropomorphic cat and bird private investigators. But when ninja ferrets hit Scollop Square soon after, it’s up to Leo and Carrie’s alter egos, Furball and Feathers, to save the day.
Eminent Souls    by Sean Sweeney
Price: $3.99 USD. 63710 words. Published on February 12, 2012. Fiction.

Charlene Phillips is a young Boston Brahmin lady whose mother has forbade her to go to Scollay Square, its gin mills and burlesque houses. But on the urging of her friends, Charlene goes to the Crawford House. On stage is a young Italian singer, Joe Cafario. Joe is everything Carleen’s parents detest – Italian, Catholic, poor. In time, the pair fall in love – until forced apart.
Double Agent: A Thriller    by Sean Sweeney
Price: $2.99 USD. 126480 words. Published on November 22, 2011. Fiction.

With an attack against the Las Vegas Monorail, CIA Director Alexandra Dupuis calls in the agent she counts on in dangerous situations – even though that agent feels betrayed by the very government she serves, the very country she protects – in order to protect American interests. In Jaclyn Johnson’s latest adventure, Dupuis sends her into the path of a radical Christian terrorist.
Refugees: A Short Story of Survival    by Sean Sweeney
Price: $0.99 USD. 4910 words. Published on September 3, 2011. Fiction.

They were coming, and no one could stop them. The Yellowstone Caldera has exploded, and survivors who fled the devastation made their way east. Cities such as Atlanta, Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. prepared for their arrival. It meant rationing – and rational thought. People on both sides would face tests of their nerve and resilience.
Rogue Agent: A Thriller    by Sean Sweeney
Price: $2.99 USD. 100810 words. Published on June 2, 2011. Fiction.

When the 2012 Summer Olympics opened in London, security was at a fever pitch. They said it was going to be the safest Olympic Games yet. They were wrong. Heightened security did not stop a terrorist attack on the final group stage match of the Olympic soccer tournament between the United States and the host Great Britain, played at the fabled Wembley Stadium, the home of British football.
Royal Switch    by Sean Sweeney
Price: $3.99 USD. 76600 words. Published on April 7, 2011. Fiction.

There was nothing to suggest that this baseball season would be any different than the last 20 seasons Harry Edelson had covered, even though Oklahoma City now had a Major League franchise to call its own. He covered the move of the team from Kansas City that winter and observed the new owner – a Russian billionaire – signing the best players he could, including the National League MVP.
The Rise Of The Dark Falcon    by Sean Sweeney
Price: $2.99 USD. 76880 words. Published on March 22, 2011. Fiction.

Krampel Paddymeyer, a 16-year-old orphan, has just learned about the power locked deep within him – the power to wield a great sword of the past – when his master dies following an orc raid. Orphaned again, Krampel sets out and becomes a bounty hunting loner, taking bounties without passion or prejudice toward the intended target.
Model Agent: A Thriller    by Sean Sweeney
Price: Free! 95600 words. Published on February 16, 2011. Fiction.

The human body consists of two-thirds water. As concertgoers on a steamy day in Boston find out, water can kill as much as it gives life. A terrorist attack at City Hall Plaza has the authorities perplexed. The government, in response, sends in a capable but young agent – an agent born from the ashes of terrorism itself – to handle it.

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