Fiction and Poetry
Tom Hauck’s published books include two novels and a collection of short stories and poetry, all available on Amazon.com. His current projects include the Kevin Lone international adventure novels. The first three books in the series, Roses for the Reaper, Empires of Desire, and Heaven’s Devil, are now being offered by literary agent Jeanie Pantelakis at Sullivan Maxx Literary Agency. The third Kevin Lone thriller, Seas of Sin, will be completed in the spring of 2012.
Public Image: Stories and Poems reveals the lives of ordinary people in extraordinary situations. The 24 short stories and 27 poems examine the human experience in locations including Russia, India, and the author’s hometown of Gloucester, Massachusetts. “If you enjoy short stories and seeing how a single author can change style, plot and theme with the magic of words, you will want to read Public Image.” - Katrina’s Bloody Bad Book Review Blog.
Pistonhead tells the story of Charlie Sinclair, an aspiring guitar player in a rock band who also works a day job on the assembly line at Evergreen Software. When tragedy strikes, Charlie is forced to examine his life and his goals, and redefine what success means to him. “Pistonhead… managed to pack more information, emotion, feeling, power and just plain real life into 174 pages, than anything I’ve read in quite some time.” - Renee C. Fountain, review on BookFetish.org.
Lucas Manson shreds the comfortable conventions of the romantic teen vampire genre. When FBI agent Mark Dylan investigates a series of gruesome murders in Boston, he is drawn into deadly conflict with Minister Lucas Manson, the charismatic leader of the Kingdom Seven Family Temple. Dylan learns the truth about the Temple’s horrific secrets - and the knowledge changes his life.
Read Tom’s short story “The River” in the Fall 2009 issue (Vol. 15; No. 2) of The Bitter Oleander Press. “From its very beginning to its very last word there was not one flaw…” Paul B. Roth, Editor, The Bitter Oleander Press.