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Top Publications, Ltd.

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William Manchee is an attorney by trade and practices consumer law in Dallas with his son Jim. Originally from southern California, he lives now in Plano, Texas. He is the author of the Stan Turner Mystery series inspired by many actual cases from his past. His other works include his financial thrillers, the Rich Coleman Novels, and a sci-fi series, The Tarizon Saga. He is also the author of the nonfiction book Go Broke, Die Rich, Turning Around the Troubled Small Business.

Where to find Top Publications, Ltd. online

Website: http://williammanchee.com
Twitter: @Tarizon
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Bitter Choices by William Manchee

Series: The Stan Turner Mysteries. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 89,900. Language: English. Published: March 31, 2023 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller

Stan's son joins the firm and wants to practice personal injury law, but when Reggie bags his first client, he needs Paula and Jodie's help to untangle the legal quagmire that is unleashed when Tom "the Tornado" Tyson sues his new client and the District Attorney presses criminal charges against her. To make matters worse, Stan's new client is murdered leaving Stan with some bitter choices.

Only Charlotte by Rosemary Poole-Carter

Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 127,440. Language: English. Published: May 1, 2019 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Historical » USA, Fiction » Romance » Historical » General

Only Charlotte, a novel of entanglements in New Orleans, 1880

The Adventures of Jake West by William Manchee

Price: Free! Words: 32,640. Language: English. Published: July 25, 2017 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure

The Adventures of Jake West, Campfire Tales, is a collection of eight exciting and often amusing stories as well as a chronicle of the extraordinary events that took place on a trip Jake and his own children took to Yellowstone National Park. It was inspired by actual experiences of the author, William Manchee.

Uncommon Thief by William Manchee

Price: Free! Words: 103,650. Language: English. Published: October 17, 2016 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Courtroom, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth

The first of twenty-one novels by William Manchee inspired by actual events while he was a student at UCLA in the 60's. A naive college student, working part-time as a bank messenger, is seduced by a sexy bank teller and set up to take the fall for a major bank robbery.

Deadly Dining by William Manchee

Series: The Stan Turner Mysteries. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 103,960. Language: English. Published: October 6, 2016 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Courtroom

This eleventh volume of the Stan Turner Mysteries features legal sleuths Stan Turner and Paula Waters, but including for the fist time, Jodie Marshall, their new associate who has worked her way up from secretary to trial attorney. While Paula works a triple homicide and Jodie defends a good samaritan who accidentally shoots a store owner, Stan backs them up while fighting his own battles.

The Prime Minister's Daughter by William Manchee

Price: $1.49 USD. Words: 81,080. Language: English. Published: April 20, 2016 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense

A Texas high school student who has a chance encounter with the daughter of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and thinks he is in love. He knows there is no hope for such a long distance relationship but can't shake the feeling that she is his soul mate.

The Stratford Conspiracy by Michael Mallory

Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 75,430. Language: British English. Published: November 11, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British

(3.00 from 1 review)

The intrepid Amelia Watson is back! This time the “Second Mrs. Watson” tracks the clues pertaining to the murder of a Shakespearean scholar, and finds herself in the deadly sights of a ruthless killer determined to remove anyone standing in the way of the revelation of William Shakespeare’s true identity.

You Can Save Your Small Business, Turning Around the Troubled Small Business by William Manchee

Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 61,680. Language: English. Published: November 9, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Small business & entrepreneurship, Nonfiction » Business & Economics » New business enterprises

After 40+ years of representing small business owners, attorney William Manchee provides practical advice on how to deal with just about any problem that might confront a small business owner. A must-read for small business owners or those thinking about starting a small business. Don’t give up! No matter how bad things look, you may still be able to turn your business around and make it thrive.

Keeper of the Colony, Book 4 of the Keeper Series by H.J. Ralles

Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 55,280. Language: English. Published: November 8, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy

When the curfew bell tolls in the Dark End you had better be off the street! The icy Colony of Javeer, brutally ruled by Horando and his Gulden Guard, is a horrific setting for Level 4 of Matt's computer game. Targon has disappeared and Varl has been thrown into Central Jail. When Matt attempts to rescue Varl, he learns that Horando is not the only enemy he must beat.

Keeper of the Empire, Keeper Series Book 3 by H.J. Ralles

Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 55,160. Language: English. Published: November 7, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy

Volume 3 of the Keeper Series by popular young adult author, H.J. Ralles

Unconscionable, A Rich Coleman Novel Vol 3 by William Manchee

Series: Rich Coleman, Book 3. Price: $1.49 USD. Words: 109,090. Language: English. Published: November 3, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Courtroom

Volume 3 of the Rich Coleman Novel series. A timely novel about one greedy of mortgage lender who made himself millions but destroyed the lives of thousands of Americans and helped send the American economy in a tailspin.

Plastic Gods, A Rich Coleman Novel Vol 2 by William Manchee

Series: Rich Coleman, Book 2. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 79,440. Language: English. Published: March 13, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense

A ruthless banker orders Matt Coleman's death when the attorney's slick TV ads for his bankruptcy clinic trigger a consumer revolt that threatens the bank.

The Pact, A Rich Coleman Novel, Vol 1 by William Manchee

Series: Rich Coleman, Book 1. Price: $1.49 USD. Words: 86,790. Language: English. Published: March 12, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Suspense, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Courtroom

A seventeen-year-old girl falls in love with the trustee who is handling her late father’s estate. Erika Fox is used to getting what she wants, and the trustee Rich Coleman is powerless to resist her. They manage keep their forbidden love affair secret for a while but eventually it is discovered, and their world begins to crumble around them.

Deadly Defiance, A Stan Turner Mystery #10 by William Manchee

Series: The Stan Turner Mysteries. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 102,750. Language: English. Published: March 11, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Courtroom

Volume 10 introduces a new addition to the firm of Turner & Waters, Stan former secretary, Jodie Marshall, who has worked her way through college, finished law school and has now just passed the bar. Knowing how talented she is, Stan throws her into the deep end on her first case, and she soon finds herself pitted against an angry boss of a Mexican drug cartel!

The Cross Country Killer, the Glen Rogers Story by Joyce Spizer

Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 80,420. Language: English. Published: March 10, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Nonfiction » True Crime » Murder » Serial killers

The Cross Country Killer, the Glen Rogers Story provides an insightful look into the mind and making of an American predator. Glen Rogers, twice on America's 10 Most Wanted list, is currently on death row in Florida.

Tarizon, Conquest Earth, Tarizon Trilogy Vol 3 by William Manchee

Series: Tarizon, Book 5. Price: $1.49 USD. Words: 109,320. Language: English. Published: March 10, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction

The war is over but the TGA command on Clarion, Tarizon's largest moon, refuses to surrender the Intergalactic Fleet made up of six huge attack cruisers and thousands of fighters. Led by Videl's adopted son, Evohn Cystrom, the Purists announce their intentions to conquer Earth and then return to destroy Tarizon.

Tarizon, Civil War, Tarizon Trilogy Vol 2 by William Manchee

Series: Tarizon, Book 4. Price: $1.49 USD. Words: 109,300. Language: English. Published: March 8, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction

Leek Lanzia is given command of the 3rd Loyalist Army and quickly gains the support of the people against the tyrant Videl Lai.

Tarizon, The Liberator, Tarizon Trilogy Vol 1 by William Manchee

Series: Tarizon, Book 2. Price: $1.49 USD. Words: 134,220. Language: English. Published: March 7, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera

A teenager is abducted by aliens when he discovers his father is working with them on an ultra top secret project with the U.S. government.

Keeper of the Realm, Keeper Series, Vol 2 by H.J. Ralles

Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 55,210. Language: English. Published: March 7, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy

In the second thrilling adventure of the Keeper Series, Matt uncovers the secrets of the underwater world. He must rid the realm of the Noxerans and destroy the Keeper.

Keeper of the Kingdom, Keeper Series Vol 1 by H.J. Ralles

Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 42,410. Language: English. Published: March 4, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Sports & Recreation / Games, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary

While playing a computer game Matt is sucked into the computer and finds himself a player in the game.

Cactus Island, A Stan Turner Mystery Vol 8 by William Manchee

Series: Tarizon, Book 1 · The Stan Turner Mysteries. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 129,940. Language: English. Published: March 4, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Science fiction » General

In order to successfully defend a teenager accused of murder, Dallas attorney Stan Turner must prove that an alien spacecraft flew over central Texas!

Act Normal, A Stan Turner Mystery Vol 9 by William Manchee

Series: Tarizon, Book 3 · The Stan Turner Mysteries. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 101,310. Language: English. Published: March 3, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Science fiction » General

Stan is recruited by the CIA for its ultra top secret Tarizon Repopulation project. His first assignment is to defend a woman accused of murdering her children and alien husband. The alien husband, however, is not from Mexico but Tarizon, a planet in another solar system.

Black Monday, A Stan Turner Mystery Vol 7 by William Manchee

Series: The Stan Turner Mysteries. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 87,310. Language: English. Published: March 2, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller

It's October 17, 1987, and there have been three murders in Dallas that night. The owner of a troubled thrift and his mistress are found in their condo with their throats cut and a woman is asphyxiated in her home along with her eleven dogs. Paula ends up defending the man accused of the double homiced and Stan is shocked to find out he has been appointed the executor over the old ladies' estate.

Disillusioned, A Stan Turner Mystery Vol 2 by William Manchee

Series: The Stan Turner Mysteries. Price: Free! Words: 87,420. Language: English. Published: March 1, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller

(3.00 from 1 review)

Stan returns to law school after narrowly escaping the United States Marines Corps and court martial for the murder of his drill sergeant. He thinks law school should be a snap after the ordeal he has just endured, but he is wrong and quickly finds himself mired in a web of intrigue and deception that threatens both him and his family.

Deadly Distractions, A Stan Turner Mystery Vol 6 by William Manchee

Series: The Stan Turner Mysteries. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 93,540. Language: English. Published: February 29, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense

Stan is called back from vacation when his client is cornered in his barn by the FBI, allegedly having killed an IRS agent. It seems like a hopeless case as a witness claims Dusty Thomas was standing over the dead agent's body with a shotgun in hand. But Dusty professes his innocense and he's been a hard luck client, so Stan agrees to defend him.

Cash Call, A Stan Turner Mystery Vol 5 by William Manchee

Series: The Stan Turner Mysteries. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 94,430. Language: English. Published: February 28, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Courtroom

Stan and Rebekah's good friends, Don and Pam Blaylock, are living the American dream--a beautiful home, wonderful children, Don has a great job and Pam is president of Junior League. But all that changes when they make an imprudent investment in a Golden Dragon restaurant franchise and their son is arrested for DWI. Cash Call is a legal horror story that could happen to anyone.

Second Chair, A Stan Turner Mystery, Vol.4 by William Manchee

Series: The Stan Turner Mysteries. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 94,870. Language: English. Published: February 26, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Courtroom

Stan is asked to defend a young college girl charged with murdering her newborn child. Knowing he lacks the experience for such an undertaking, he enlists his former criminal law professor to be "Second Chair." What he doesn't know is the professor, who everyone calls "Snake" is a drunk and a womanizer. When Snake fails to show up for the last few days of trial Stan is devastated.

The Adventures of the Second Mrs. Watson by Michael Mallory

Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 64,040. Language: English. Published: February 26, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British

(5.00 from 1 review)

The game’s afoot again! Amelia Watson returns in a new collection of adventures that prove there was yet another master sleuth working in Edwardian London.

Brash Endeavor, A Stan Turner Mystery Vol 3 by William Manchee

Series: The Stan Turner Mysteries. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 89,680. Language: English. Published: February 26, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller

Step into the shoes of Dallas attorney, Stan Turner, as he begins the practice of law. Then hang on for the ride of your life as Stan immediately steps into a rattlesnake's nest and has to do some fancy two-steppin' to avoid a lethal strike from his own clients. When Stan's wife, Rebekah, is arrested for murder, Stan turns in his legal pad for a detective's notebook and goes to work to save her.

Undaunted, A Stan Turner Mystery Vol 1 by William Manchee

Series: The Stan Turner Mysteries. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 85,130. Language: English. Published: February 25, 2012 by Top Publications, Ltd.. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Courtroom

Forced into the Marine Corps by a vicious twist of fate, Stan Turner must leave his wife and family and report for duty. On his first day he unwittingly befriends a serial killer and soon finds himself charged with the murder of his drill sergeant. Aided by a lustful nurse who wants him and a journalist who wants his story, Stan desperately searches for the actual killer to prove his in innocense.

Series

The Stan Turner Mysteries by William Manchee

Dallas attorney Stan Turner has a propensity for attracting impossible cases and getting in over his head. Read legal thrillers inspired by actual cases and experiences of the author who has been practicing law in Texas for over 40 years.

Undaunted, A Stan Turner Mystery Vol 1

Price: $1.99 USD.

Disillusioned, A Stan Turner Mystery Vol 2

Price: Free!

Brash Endeavor, A Stan Turner Mystery Vol 3

Price: $1.99 USD.

Second Chair, A Stan Turner Mystery, Vol.4

Price: $1.99 USD.

Cash Call, A Stan Turner Mystery Vol 5

Price: $1.99 USD.

Deadly Distractions, A Stan Turner Mystery Vol 6

Price: $1.99 USD.

Rich Coleman by William Manchee

Three legal horror stories. Rich Coleman is a young lawyer practicing law in a small law firm in Dallas. The Pact, Vol 1, is the story of his forbidden affair with a client that ends in murder. In Plastic Gods, Vol 2, Rich tells the story of his eldest son's disastrous entry into the practice of law that ends up with his incarceration in federal prison. Finally, in Unconscionable, Vol 3, Rich decides to bring in his youngest son into the practice of law with equally unpleasant results as Rich's past crimes end up being revealed on national TV.

The Pact, A Rich Coleman Novel, Vol 1

Price: $1.49 USD.