Books with author John Griffith

Benny Whitley is terriffied when his fifth grade teacher calls on him to read aloud. He is frustrated and humiliated by his ongoing struggles and he feels increasingly left behind his classmates. His dad thinks his problem is laziness. Dubbed "Stupid Benny" by his peers, Benny envisions the upcoming football tryouts as a way to win some respect-- a way to prove he can succeed. When an understanding coach and a perceptive teacher diagnose him with dyslexia, Benny and his family are faced with a new challenge: how to accept that Ben will need special help to reach his full potential.

Murder and rock-n-roll in the City of Fallen Angels. A lonely town. A classic genre. A new kind of detective. When superstar Nora Lord is found dead from an overdose of pills and red wine in the bathtub of her West Hollywood hotel suite, L.A. Sheriff’s homicide detective Jason Chance catches the case. He knew Nora through her music. “The news of her death felt oddly to me like the news of the passing of a friend.”Was it an accident? Suicide? Or something more twisted and depraved? Clashing with his partner and bosses, Jason digs into Nora’s final, tragic days, looking for answers and a killer. The deeper he goes, the more dangerous the investigation becomes, leading him on a bloody trail from the raucous Sunset Strip to the dark streets of East Hollywood, and on to the protected enclaves of Newport Beach and Pasadena, uncovering a web of obsession, corruption, blackmail, and murder. All leading to a shocking ending that will leave you stunned. From Josh Griffith--author of THE LOST MAN, THE FORGOTTEN PLACE, and co-author (with Michael Malone) of the NY Times bestselling novel, THE KILLING CLUB--comes a spellbinding novel that will surely keep you reading late into the night.

A taut novel of suspense about the price of fame, the danger of obsession, and ultimately, the power of redemption. It will keep you riveted and guessing until the very end. Chris Gable, a once successful but now struggling B-list Hollywood actor, has let his life and career spiral out of control after the death of his young daughter and several years of unemployment. He's an alcoholic and an unfaithful husband on the verge of losing everything, and he’s praying for a second chance. Enter Jack Webb, a humble, enigmatic man from Arizona who claims to be one of Chris’s biggest fans. A chance late night encounter on a lonely canyon road--during which Jack throws Chris a lifeline after a drunken car accident--brings these two men together. A bond forms. A friendship develops. At first, Jack seems a Godsend--a true pal, a sincere fan, maybe even a guardian angel. Chris's luck soon begins to change. Obstacles that kept him from finding work miraculously disappear. His career and life rebound. But this good fortune comes with a price, and as Jack's true psychotic and homicidal nature emerges, Chris is pulled into a nightmare of horror and bloodshed from which there may be no escape. From Josh Griffith--author of the Jason Chance mystery novels (THIS LONELY TOWN, THIS SECRET TOWN, THIS FAITHLESS TOWN) and THE FORGOTTEN PLACE, as well as co-author (with Michael Malone) of the NY Times bestselling mystery novel, THE KILLING CLUB--comes a powerful psychological thriller you'll find impossible to put down.

The Sea-Wolf is a 1904 psychological adventure novel by American writer Jack London. The book's protagonist, Humphrey van Weyden, is a literary critic who is a survivor of an ocean collision and who comes under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who rescues him. Its first printing of forty thousand copies was immediately sold out before publication on the strength of London's previous The Call of the Wild. Ambrose Bierce wrote, "The great thing—and it is among the greatest of things—is that tremendous creation, Wolf Larsen... the hewing out and setting up of such a figure is enough for a man to do in one lifetime... The love element, with its absurd suppressions, and impossible proprieties, is awful.”

The Call of the Wild is a short adventure novel by Jack London, published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada, during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central character of the novel is a dog named Buck. The story opens at a ranch in Santa Clara Valley, California, when Buck is stolen from his home and sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska. He becomes progressively feral in the harsh environment, where he is forced to fight to survive and dominate other dogs. By the end, he sheds the veneer of civilization, and relies on primordial instinct and learned experience to emerge as a leader in the wild.London spent almost a year in the Yukon, and his observations form much of the material for the book. The story was serialized in the Saturday Evening Post in the summer of 1903 and was published a month later in book form. The book's great popularity and success made a reputation for London. As early as 1923, the story was adapted to film, and it has since seen several more cinematic adaptations.

Ben Dejooli is a Navajo cop who can't escape his past. Six years ago his little sister Ana vanished without a trace. His best friend saw what happened, but he refuses to speak of what he knows, and so was banished from the Navajo tribe. That was the day the crows started following Ben. Caroline Adams is a nurse with a special talent: she sees things others can’t see. She knows that Ben is more than he seems, and that the crows are trying to tell him something. What the crows could shed new light on the mystery of Ana's disappearance, or it could place Ben and Caroline at risk of vanishing just like she did.

The third novel in the Jason Chance series (previously released as THIS FAITHLESS TOWN) is a hardboiled, thrill-a-minute powerhouse of mystery and suspense. New murders tied to an old vice case Jason's father headed up pull Jason and Charley out of seclusion. Working to unravel the mystery behind the killings, the couple faces off against a homicidal ex-cop with bloodlust and a score to settle. Their investigation brings some dark and surprising family secrets to light, as well. As the body count grows, Jason and Charley race against time to stop the madman, building to a fiery showdown that will leave everyone involved scarred forever. Josh Griffith is the author of THIS LONELY TOWN (Book 1 of the Jason Chance Novels), A DARKNESS THAT BLINDS (Book 2), THE LOST MAN, THE FORGOTTEN PLACE, RUN LIKE HELL, and co-author (with Michael Malone) of the NY Times bestselling novel, THE KILLING CLUB. TORCH SONGS FOR THE DEAD is his most powerful and compelling novel to date.

Fleeing from the police, twenty-two-year-old Jax Blizzard and his wolfdog ditch a stolen car and hide out in a cave, where they see a large, hairy creature carrying an unconscious girl. Enter three teenagers: Mysterious Raynes (who has just escaped from a mental hospital), her brother Tor and his friend Cat. Cat’s sister Rachel has been kidnapped, and the three teenagers are bent on rescuing the girl before she is eaten. As the police close in on him, Jax follows the kids through a tunnel system. They emerge on the other side to find a fantastically different civilization under the earth called Bottom World. Bottom World is filled with aliens, werewolves, vampires, zombies, demons, and a fallen angel. Amid all this, Jax must descend into the depths of death itself and strike a deal with Hel, the Goddess of Death, to save the young girl’s life. It’s only a matter of time before things go from bad to worse. Jax must rescue the girl and get out of Bottom World before its citizens discover he’s a fraud and execute him. Complications: Having fallen for a beautiful alien girl, Jax isn't sure he wants to leave!