Randal Bablitz: 4 books

‘That Secret’ is an account of a hilarious turn of events at an officers’ mess dinner, more than thirty years ago. Two young Canadian officers begin a harmless, practical joke but when the celebrated guest of honor is inadvertently involved – everything goes sideways. You couldn’t dream this up. It really happened.

John Atwood is a successful attorney and a good father. Everything seems to be lining up for him professionally when he has a serious stroke. John survives but suffers a serious deficit in motor function, including his ability to speak. During his hospitalization, his home life falls apart. At Garnier...

A European gem trader documented the world’s largest diamond about 300 years ago. The trader, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, described this enormous stone in his writings after a visit to the court of Shah Jehan, the Great Moghul, in India. The diamond was lost not long afterwards. Although there...

When a young professional man encounters a Russian mob boss, he is offered a shortcut to wealth. But first, Jay must take on the job of smuggling drugs. His life is turned upside down as he exposes himself to the dangers of the underworld. His keen wits and luck see him through. But will this be enough when he faces the violence and treachery of a gang war in northern Mexico.