Paul F. Johnson writes mystery and SciFi stories under the pen name P.J. Lawton. Several of his stories have been published in On-line magazines. One Winston Simon PI short story was featured in the print magazine, ThrillerUK. Another story, featuring his SciFi PI Majestic Kane, was included in inaugural issue of the print magazine, Age of Adventure, Unlimited.  Seventeen SciFi short stories have been featured on SciFi e-zine sites. A third and final book of  his “Simon Says” trilogy  is currently pending publication. 


 


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"Lethal Knowldege"

A 'Simon Says' Detective Adventure

Book Three

Distracted by a murder charge lodged against his daughter Jacki, semi-retired P.I. Winston Simon never expected to again find himself face-to-face with the terrorist Atesh. Now his country’s new ambassador to the United Nations, Atesh is also the mastermind of an ominous threat against the United States—a plot so evil that all previous U.S. terror attacks would pale in comparison. Fearful that he will be recognized and Homeland Security alerted, Atesh devises a plan to end Simon’s life. Simon’s daughter needs him and he isn’t about to be stopped by a little thing like bad guys out to kill him. Events unfold in Jacki’s case pointing Simon toward an eco-terror group and a protégé of his old nemesis with a devastating mission of his own. Can Simon live long enough to clear Jacki and thwart these iniquitous attacks?     With failure not an option, Simon is rapidly caught up in a swirling blend of chaos and death from Las Vegas to Seattle to Belize to Alaska and finally back to Las Vegas where a final showdown will ultimately determine who will live and who will die. A forceful blend of terrorists, a beautiful Mossad agent, and Simon make for a very deadly combination. 

                                                                     

 

"Lethal Option"
 A 'Simon Says' Detective Adventure
  ISBN 1-4137-7930-1 

Book One

  Private Investigator Winston Simon meets beautiful surgeon, Lana Elmore. First she saves his life, and then he saves hers. They fall in love and plan to marry but there is one major stumbling block. Lana has lost on fiancé to violence and is determined not to lose another.  After Simon is seriously injured, she gives him an ultimatum, his job or her. Before he can come to a decision a deadly sequence of actions drives a deep wedge between them. After completing several stressful cases, a physically and emotionally exhausted Simon finally makes his choice. But, is it too late? Unfortunately, Simon has made some deadly enemies. Does the pursuit of happiness always come with a price? For Simon, maybe it does.

"Lethal Judgment"
A 'Simon Says'  Detective Adventure.
 ISBN 1-4241-2987-7

Book Two

Relentless in his quest for retribution, PI Winston Simon is shot at, banged up, and literally blown away as he pursues the villains against whom he has sworn vengeance. Before he can reach his goal, however, he will have to face a long and complicated series of bad situations, as well as a list of bad people who would want nothing more that to put an end to his life. A serious injury nearly ends his comeback and any chance for settling the scores he so desperately seeks. With another lengthy recovery completed, a series of cases contributes to his journey of revenge, culminating with a day of reckoning and final judgment filled with flames, blinding pain, and death. Is this life-changing ordeal finally over for Simon, or is it simply the beginning? Only the passage of time will tell.