Jess Thornton: 11 books

In this tale, detective Jess Thornton is hired by a sweet old lady to find her “handbag”, containing her private possessions- her ‘trifles’, nothing important at all..  She gives him a string of sapphires, bright blue gemstones that turn out to be a means to time travel… Jess and...

This novella is a tale of violence, with a touch of the supernatural set in La Crosse Wisconsin.  Jess Thornton and his friend Alexander rescue a young girl from an abuser, and end up antagonizing a whole 'cell' of illegal invaders.   Even Jess's family becomes involved, and Jess and Alexander...

Jess Thornton, in his self-penned adventure set in La Crosse Wisconsin, his home town, is within a weird tale indeed! From his high rise office in the Hoeschler building, to Pettibone Island, and to his best friend's place on Indian Hill on the north side, Jess travels around the whole city of La...

Jess Thornton, private eye, is a young man from a small city, who nevertheless manages to find himself in strange, and often supernatural situations as he tries to solve crimes. From traveling through time, to fighting witches, he could only survive with the help of his preternaturally gifted warrior...

Jess Thornton is a mailman who long ago transferred from the big city rat race to the wonderful, small city of Kachuda, Wisconsin. These are the tales of his transition, as was the previous volume "Mailman Tales"; but it is also about his childhood, his upbringing and relations that all helped to bring him to the idyllic Driftless area!

Before Mailman Tales, there was...  History! This is the history of the Thornton family in Wisconsin.  

This is a collection of stories from my long career as a mailman. From the big city streets of Chicago, I transferred to the small, river town city of Kachuda, Wisconsin. It was there I wanted to make my life, raise my family, and put down roots and become part of a real community! I comment...

**King Conan's life, and that of his whole era is threatened when Thoth-Amon of the Ring sends a resurrected long dead Queen of Stygia to kill Robert E. Howard. If Queen Nephret, the beautiful one, succeeds, the Hyborian Age itself will be destroyed, and the evil god Set will reign supreme.  King...

Wade Hawkesworth receives a visit from an old friend. Pete, his young friend, had ridden over on his bicycle. He was 10 years old, just as Wade remembered him!  The only problem was that Wade himself was 35 years old. That, and the fact that he also knew that his old friend Pete was dead...  Wade...

From a retired mailman comes a heartfelt memory of what the USPS once was, and a commentary on what it has devolved into. From a true service of the people, it has become a bureaucratic nightmare, changed from protecting citizens and policing neighborhoods, into a bullyiing organization intent...

Simon Stanton, archeologist, has tumbled into the underground world of the Neanderthal, who call themselves Cycladians. Amazed at their cultural achievements, he studies under their tutelage. Along with a beautiful Cycladian girl, he travels above ground into the city of Chicago, and discovers the...