Books with author Michael Panzner

In When Giants Fall, Panzner makes his case for the turbulent economic changes that will be occurring over the next few years and examines the resulting economic opportunities. According to Panzner, the economic changes will be widespread. Businesses will struggle amid wars, shortages, logistical disruptions, and a breakdown of the established monetary order. Individuals will be forced to rethink livelihoods, lifestyles, living arrangements, and locales. Political structures will be in flux, as local leaders gain influence at the expense of national authorities. For many people, it will be nothing short of a modern Dark Ages, where each day brings fresh anxieties, unfamiliar risks, and a sense of foreboding. However, for those enlightened few who understand what is really going on and what happens next, the chaotic years ahead represent the opportunity of a lifetime - a time when they can realize goals they never thought possible and achieve a level of wealth, security, and inner peace that will leave them head-and-shoulders above everyone else. In this book, Panzner offers cutting-edge insights and strategies that will enable readers to stay well ahead of the game during the uniquely unsettling period ahead.

In When Giants Fall, Panzner makes his case for the turbulent economic changes that will be occurring over the next few years and examines the resulting economic opportunities. According to Panzner, the economic changes will be widespread. Businesses will struggle amid wars, shortages, logistical disruptions, and a breakdown of the established monetary order. Individuals will be forced to rethink livelihoods, lifestyles, living arrangements, and locales. Political structures will be in flux, as local leaders gain influence at the expense of national authorities. For many people, it will be nothing short of a modern Dark Ages, where each day brings fresh anxieties, unfamiliar risks, and a sense of foreboding. However, for those enlightened few who understand what is really going on and what happens next, the chaotic years ahead represent the opportunity of a lifetime - a time when they can realize goals they never thought possible and achieve a level of wealth, security, and inner peace that will leave them head-and-shoulders above everyone else. In this book, Panzner offers cutting-edge insights and strategies that will enable readers to stay well ahead of the game during the uniquely unsettling period ahead.

2016 Edition (Readers' Favorite 2016 Gold Medal Winner)A near tragic incident at the hands of his psychotic mother left Declan Peters alone and with so many questions.Years later, Declan is determined to find a way to be closer to his mother and takes a job at the institution where she's being held. That fateful decision will be the impetus for a chain of events so terrifying that Declan will question his own grasp on reality.What he finds will be more horrifying than anything he's ever experienced and more dangerous than anything he's yet known. In a place, rife with demonic possession and sadistic beings, will Declan finally be able to find the answers he's longed for before its too late or will he succumb to the evil forces that inhabit the institution and all who live there?

Marcus Blake's ramshackle security agency has no clients to speak of until Susan Ellis walks into his office and asks him to help find her brother who has gone missing in Afghanistan. In that moment, Marcus' world is turned upside down and he is plunged into a covert war where arms and drugs are traded by renegades within the CIA. Now, in his quest to find Susan's brother, Marcus faces terror and betrayal in a murky world where one cannot easily tell a friend from a foe.

He’s a black cop with a big problem: his racist murder suspect is the front-runner for president. Fighting for the truth is a way of life for Lieutenant Amos. So when a senator dies under suspicious circumstances, he refuses to ignore a single lead. But the experienced black detective gets pushback from his captain when he aims to question a powerful political candidate who just so happens to be a white supremacist. As the main suspect’s star rises on the national stage, Amos continues digging and discovers a dark conspiracy. Unearthing shocking connections between the death and a Nazi cover-up, the detective treads carefully to avoid becoming a target. But the closer he gets to the twisted truth, the more key witnesses turn up dead. Can Amos prove the country’s most powerful man is capable of murder without dooming the lives of everyone he loves? The Boy From Berlin is a gripping political crime thriller. If you like stunning twists and turns, steadfast heroes, and burning quests for redemption, then you’ll love Michael Parker’s page-turning novel. Buy The Boy From Berlin to see a heinous conspiracy exposed today!

Acheron Island is a world lost to time, home to prehistoric creatures from earth’s savage past.The island’s occupants range from ferocious, man-eating dinosaurs and savage Ape Man tribes to strange ruins from a lost civilization. It is also home to Sir Edwin Crowe, son of the Victorian explorer who discovered Acheron Island, renowned big game hunter, scarred Great War veteran, and last of the world’s Gentleman Adventurers.But now Acheron Island has some new residents – ruthless American businessman Selwyn Slade and an army of corporate cronies. Why has Slade brought all of his modern industrial power to conquer this world from the past? Can Sir Edwin uncover his strange purpose and protect this prehistoric world? Sir Edwin’s only allies are his stalwart Ape Man partner, a beautiful torch singer with a mysterious agenda, his strong-willed sister and her archaeologist boyfriend, and a family of American tourists – and they’re about to become the last hope of a lost world.Its Jazz Age meets the Mesozoic Age in a world where cave men, gangsters, hunters, zeppelins, pirates, warlords and dinosaurs clash for a chance of survival. All that and more is waiting for you in Dinosaur Jazz, a tale of high adventure in a prehistoric world.For more action & adventure in the exciting world of Acheron Island, be sure to check out Dinosaur Dust: A Novel of the Jurassic Club, by Michael Panush.

"Between the most excellent characters, the settings to vivid you'll see them in your dreams and all of the crazy paranormal shenanigannery Stein and Candle get into, there's not much left to NOT love. It's campy, it's crazy and most of all it's fun. You really can't beat that." - Donna @ BiteMyBooks.com (Review of S&C, Vol. 1)Overview:A wealthy Hawaiian hotelier is chewed to death by sharks - in his penthouse office. A traveling salesman goes missing - in a shady New England town full of monstrous fishmen. A new casino gets supernaturally good luck in Vegas - thanks to ancient Egyptian magic.These are the cases taken by Morton Candle and Weatherby Stein. Mort's a hardboiled ex-paratrooper turned two-gun shamus. Weatherby's a fourteen-year-old wiz kid and heir to the greatest family of European sorcerers. Now they're a pair of private detectives specializing in the paranormal, the supernatural and the just plain weird.But sometimes, arcane evil goes back a long way and a dangerous force from deep in the past of Stein's family is about rise. Weatherby and Mort will put everything they have into stopping it - and it might not be enough.More Praise for Stein & Candle:"Reminiscent of old timey detective fiction, these seven creepy crime stories revolve around amateur sleuths from opposite sides of the pond - poor brawny American/rich brainey Brit - and their passion for pursuing paranormal perps of all stripes. Vampires. Hoodoo. Undead. All the crazy of a thriller saturated in deep dark noir enui." - Blithe Queste (Review of S&C, Vol. 1)If you loved the "zombie noir" craziness of Stein & Candle, Vol. 2 - be sure to search for these equally wonderful titles from Curiosity Quills Press:The Stein & Candle Detective Agency, Vol. 1: American Nightmares - the seven cases that started it all! Vampires, werewolves, and zombies, oh my!Shadow of a Dead Star - a dark and dystopian sci-fi noir by fellow Curiosity Quills Press author, Michael Shean, set in a cyberpunk-infused Seattle of the future.The Department of Magic - a nightmare gallop through a world of spooks, ghosts, and South American gods in this Washington D.C.-based urban fantasy.Wilde's Fire (and its sequel, Wilde's Army) - for your YA urban fantasy fix with a romantic twist, Krystal Wade's trilogy hits the spot.

For Weatherby Stein and Morton Candle – private detectives specializing in the paranormal – life normally isn’t easy.They deal with cases that pit them against ferocious demons in the Tokyo underworld, Satan-worshipping teenagers in a seemingly normal suburb and lizard-men in a Lake Tahoe lounge, and they still manage to come out on top.But now one of Weatherby’s ancient ancestors, the villainous Viscount Wagner Stein, has been resurrected and is looking to stir up trouble – and he’s not alone.Facing down dangers from the past like the Viscount and the newly arisen Dracula, Lord of Vampires, Weatherby and Mort have no choice but call in help.They’ll bring in Weatherby’s sister, a college student studying folklore and her beatnik boyfriend.They’ll bring in Morton’s squad mates, a tough bunch of soldiers who stormed through Europe together.And they’ll bring in a hulking monster named Adam, with another connection to the past of Weatherby’s family.Weatherby, Morton and their allies make a stand to stop the evils of the past from corrupting of the future – and only one faction will make it out of the battle alive.

He’s a black cop with a big problem: his racist murder suspect is the front-runner for president. Fighting for the truth is a way of life for Lieutenant Amos. So when a senator dies under suspicious circumstances, he refuses to ignore a single lead. But the experienced black detective gets pushback from his captain when he aims to question a powerful political candidate who just so happens to be a white supremacist. As the main suspect’s star rises on the national stage, Amos continues digging and discovers a dark conspiracy. Unearthing shocking connections between the death and a Nazi cover-up, the detective treads carefully to avoid becoming a target. But the closer he gets to the twisted truth, the more key witnesses turn up dead. Can Amos prove the country’s most powerful man is capable of murder without dooming the lives of everyone he loves? The Boy From Berlin is a gripping political crime thriller. If you like stunning twists and turns, steadfast heroes, and burning quests for redemption, then you’ll love Michael Parker’s page-turning novel. Buy The Boy From Berlin to see a heinous conspiracy exposed today!

A black tunnel began to form around me. My room started to spin. Desperately I tried to cry out but I couldn't make a sound. Then, like shattering glass, I crashed straight through the tunnel and out to the other side. Propelled out of his safe, ordinary world, Andrew is caught in the midst of a desolate city, torn apart by vicious gang wars. Here, the rules of survival are simple – you follow the pack, or you die. Dragged into one gang's brutal takeover campaign, Andrew has no choice but to embark on an unthinkable mission, in an attempt to sever the connection between the two worlds forever. If he succeeds, he will destroy everything in his life. But if he fails, hundreds will die – in both worlds.

What secret, spawned in Hitler's bunker, can stop Gus Mason's bid for US presidency?Secrets lurk around every corner as Gus Mason strides towards the US presidency. And from the Nazi death-camps to the steps of the White House, Gunter Haman and Jacob Demski, heir to the Jewish mafia empire, unravel a mystery that threatens the very fabric of the American way of life. However, as Newark police officer Lieutenant Amos investigates the supposed suicide of a local senator, his investigations lead him deep into the corrupt world that inhabits the underbelly of American politics and closer to the truth.

"Welcome to Acheron Island, a true and perfect prehistoric paradise - complete with ferocious, man-eating dinosaurs, savage Ape Man tribes, Jazz Age gangsters, zeppelins, pirates, and the ruins of a lost civilization. Enjoy your stay. We certainly did." Overview: Following the critical enthusiasm and fan following of Clark Reeper Tales and the Stein & Candle Detective Agency series, Michael Panush introduces a very different world: Acheron Island: an isolated pocket of long-forgotten Jurassic wildness, and home to Sir Edwin Crowe, son of one of the Victorian age's last Gentleman Adventurers, and his small band of cohorts. Sir Edwin and company must not only defend themselves from the island's inhabitants, but protect it from corporate invasion. More Praise for Michael Panush: "Non-stop fast paced action, interesting characters, a fun dose of history, popular culture ... seasoned with humor and a noir inspired view of life." - Bonnie Lutsky, Amazon Reviewer (Stein & Candle Detective Agency, Vol.1) "If you buy this series of short stories you'll be proud to say that you supported an up and coming author back when he was still a starving artist, and before he wrote a series of novels that were turned into blockbuster films. Take my word for it." - J Westcott, Amazon Reviewer (Clark Reeper Tales) If you loved Dinosaur Jazz, be sure to search for: The Stein & Candle Detective Agency, Vol. 1, coming to Amazon later this Spring, with more action and adventure from Michael Panush. Clark Reeper Tales: steampunk meet Wild West meets paranormal meets for far too much originality for genre definitions. A much more familiar world under threat, from a much less familiar foe, in urban fantasy novella Worlds Burn Through by Vicki Keire. For paranormal mystery in the highest levels of US Federal Government, search for The Department of Magic by Rod Kierkegaard, Jr.