H David Whalen: 6 books

Melvin Marcus is an evil man. Violence begets violence. Mel is miserable through his young life. Tormented and beat by bullies, too small to fight back. Once reaching puberty Melvin’s physical characters change and he becomes a man too quickly. The story reflects the hardships...

Murder looms everywhere. Melvin Marcus is killed, early morning, on a cold winter New Year's Eve in his beachside apartment. The year is nineteen sixty-nine and in the Pacific Beach community of San Diego.The murder weapon cannot be found and it wouldn't matter anyway. Nobody could...

Born under a different identity on the streets of Tijuana, Diego Ortiz and his partner run into troubles with their drug pushing boss. On the run, late one night, he illegally crosses the border into San Diego. Smart, but not formally schooled, he finds a mentor and his life gets on the fast track....

The North County flower fields are a full rainbow of colors, set majestically on the hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The opened blooms swayed gently in the offshore breezes. The only factor spoiling the perfect postcard setting was the murder of Charles Westway. Why was he beat to death with...

Jake Smith is back, starting over as a rookie patrol officer in Arkansas. He is not welcomed with open arms. Everyone in the department has a cousin or friend passed up for his hiring. Thanks to his friend's influence he secures the job and moves to town from San Diego.His first unofficial assignment...

Life Check is stories of harrowing and outrages experiences. I lived through two drownings, a face-to-face bear encounter, and a bike verses dump truck accident before I reach six years of age It continues through my juvenile delinquent years, smuggling switchblades and firecrackers across...