Assisted Suicide or Murder?

About the Book

After finishing his Chemical Engineering Degree, Preston decided to enlist in the Marine Corp because of the war in Afghanistan. His father was in the Army and had died in the war in Kuwait. Preston and his mother lived in Houston Texas until he left for college. After enlisting in the Marine Corp and completing boot camp at Parris Island in South Carolina, he was transferred to the force recon division for further training in special forces and later to sniper training. He completed several tours in Afghanistan. After eight years in the Marines, he decided it was time for him to put his engineering education to use. He worked for a few years as an engineer and then opened up his own engineering business. Later and accident in one of the plants his company had designed resulted in the death of a young operator. Although his company was cleared of any fault, the death of a young family man, took its toll on Preston. He sold his business and decided to give up engineering and to relocate to start a new life. He was not ready for what his new life would throw at him. Because of his Marine training and experience as a Marine sniper, he was recruited in what he was told would be an “assisted suicide”. It turned out to not be what he had been told. Along the way, he met a lady that turned his entire life around. He was new dilemmas. With her help, they realized that Preston may get blamed for the so called “assisted suicide”, even if he found a way to get out of the murder plot. To make things worse, one of the conspirators was a police sergeant. Preston realized that not only was he possible in danger, but he may have inadvertently gotten his new girlfriend in danger. Just when he thought things could not get any worse, he found out that the intended victim was the local Catholic priest.

About the Author

Laurn was born in south Mississippi and attended Mississippi State after high school. He got a degree in Chemical Engineering, and spent several decades in engineering design work. Most recently he was Director of Engineering of an international company and owner of a small engineering company in the United States. His first venture in writing a book was on how to have fun building a home. The current venture came about because of a detailed dream and was in a totally different direction. This book is a murder mystery with some romance added to help the male hero work through some of his life problems. He also need assistance to find a way out of a developing situation which eventually turned into a planned murder. This book was intended to be a one and only book because the source was a dream. However, immediately finishing the book, a sequel came to mind. The sequel involves the couple from the first book and deals with some serious issues close to the author’s and his wife’s hearts.