Books by Mike Baron

THE ACTION MOVES ALONG WITH THE SPEED OF A RUNAWAY TRAIN IN BOOK EIGHT OF THE BIKER SERIES. When Detective Heinz Calloway's seventeen-year-old daughter runs off with spiritual leader Scipio, Josh has no choice but to go after her. Josh talks to terrified God's Breath Survivors who fear reprisals. God's Breath is ruthless in persecuting apostates. Josh gains a new techie, rapper and hacker Ninja Preston, who comes with his own problems. He's on the run from St. Louis gangster John Torreo, for outing Torreo's son as a woman abuser and drug dealer.Leaving Ninja at his home to take care of Fig, Josh and Calloway travel to Colorado and hook up with Randall Kleiser, the "Black Widower," who has helped Josh in the past. The heavily fortified God's Breath compound lies just below the Continental Divide. Attempting to reach the camp from the back side, Josh falls and is captured by Gladiator, Scipio's enforcer, and forced to fight for his life...

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AUTHOR MIKE BARON DELIVERS A SWIFT AND BRUTAL STORY IN BOOK SEVEN OF THE EXHILARATING BIKER SERIES. Josh Pratt's father abandoned him when he was just fifteen. Josh never thought about him until he found Duane in his living room, playing with his dog. Duane's on the run from a vindictive ex-Miami Dolphin, from whom Duane stole a valuable painting.Ryan Gehrke will stop at nothing to recover that painting. But is it really the painting he's after, or something hidden within the frame? Saving his despised father takes precedence over his assignment to locate the heir to a British manufacturing empire.Josh is his own man, living by the biker code…"The violence and action continue through every page."

AUTHOR MIKE BARON GRABS YOU BY THE THROAT AND PULLS YOU INTO THE SIXTH BOOK OF THE INTOXICATING BIKER SERIES. Reformed motorcycle hoodlum Josh Pratt takes a job bouncing at Zeke's. A man can't just sit around. When Josh steps up to prevent a creep from hitting on a blond, the girl's father hires him to keep tabs on her, and, if possible, lure her away from Orlok, leader of the paramilitary, gun-running Jugan MC.The Feds make Josh an offer he can't refuse, one that will test the very core of what it means to be a biker, setting Josh on a journey that leads to a bull-breeding service, a racially-charged settlement in the jungles of Paraguay, and a terrifying encounter with a demonic buffalo."Even when you know the answers it will keep you guessing. "

MIKE BARON DELIVERS A RIOTOUS, HEART-FELT AND ULTIMATELY UPLIFITING STORY IN FLORIDA MAN.Gary Duba's having a bad day. There's a snake in his toilet, a rabid raccoon in the yard, and his girl Krystal's in jail for getting naked at a Waffle House and licking the manager.Gary's a redneck living in a trailer by the swamp. But he's got dreams, big dreams. Every time he tries to get ahead, fate deals him a low blow. But then he gets lucky…With his best friend, Floyd, Gary sets out to sell his prized Barry Bonds rookie card to raise the five hundred needed for bail. But things always find a way of getting out of hand."Florida Man will make you laugh out loud. It's sui generis."

MASTER OF THE ACTION ADVENTURE GENRE, MIKE BARON DELIVERS THE FIFTH BOOK IN THE THRILLING BIKER SERIES. When Josh Pratt agrees to provide security for a charismatic Sioux blues musician at the opening of a new casino, he walks into no man's land between two Okapachee Sioux biker gangs: the traditionalist Red Shirts who want nothing to do with the white man's ways, and the modernist Blue Shirts who see the casino as a boon.The Red Shirts aren't the only ones gunning for Hump. Josh has his hands full dealing not only with the assassins, but the byzantine politics of South Dakota gambling.Buffalo Hump's limitless talent hides a hidden agenda. From the banks of the Missouri to a climax at an abandoned amusement park, Buffalo Hump will take your breath away."The action is great and the plot is intoxicating. It draws you in and doesn't want to let you go."

AUTHOR MIKE BARON DELIVERS A STORY OF REVENGE, REDEMPTION AND NONSTOP ACTION IN BOOK FOUR OF THE INTOXICATING BIKERSERIES. Polly thought putting out her own Muhammad comic was a good idea. It wasn't. Now she needs a full-time bodyguard, Josh Pratt, ex-motorcycle hoodlum turned guardian of lost causes.Josh must not only protect her from jihadists, but from angry liberals during the height of the summer convention season. As they make the circuit from San Diego to Chicago, the assaults increase, culminating in bloody horror. Guided by the biker code, Josh takes a terrible revenge.Good must triumph, but sometimes there is a terrible cost.

AUTHOR MIKE BARON GRABS YOU BY THE THROAT AND PULLS YOU INTO BOOK TWO OF THE INTOXICATING BIKER SERIES.When a popular University of Wisconsin athlete is discovered drowned after a night of drinking, the victim's sister engages Josh Pratt, former bad biker who found God in prison and came out a better man, to get to the bottom of it.Now a private investigator, Josh uncovers a pattern of big men on campuses being murdered beneath a freshly painted smiley face mural. He also finds the love of his life in his client, the UW athlete's sister "Fig" Newton. Like previous loves in Josh's life, the connection proves dangerous-for her."If you like books like 'The Destroyer', 'Levon Cade' or 'The Executioner' books, then this novel is for you. Give it a read, you will love it."

MASTER OF THE ACTION ADVENTURE GENRE, MIKE BARON DELIVERS THE FIRST BOOK IN THE INTOXICATING BIKER SERIES.Josh Pratt is an ex-con turned private investigator. Ginger Munz, a woman dying of cancer hires him to find the son she lost as a baby. The child's father is a sadistic sociopath named Moon who has vowed to kill her and Josh's girlfriend Cass, for ratting him out. The trail leads to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and west into no-man's land where Josh learns the monstrous fate of the stolen child.Josh is the BIKER, caught up in a race for survival against a human monster on the road between heaven and hell at the end of which lies either salvation or damnation.Baron spins a tale of unrelenting suspense and horror that moves across his narrative landscape like the roar of a chopper's engine.

MIKE BARON DRAWS YOU IN AND DOESN'T LET YOU GO WITH THE THIRD BOOK OF THE INTOXICATING BIKER SERIES.Reformed motorcycle hoodlum Josh Pratt has had some curious cases, but this is the first time he's been asked to find a missing song. After the late, great Wes Magnum wrote "Marissa,"' his band Cretacious rose from small-town Wisconsin to storm the world's stages.Marissa Yeager claims Wes wrote the song about her and gave it to her. But she's never been able to prove her claim and now an insurance company is using it as a jingle. Marissa hires Josh to prove she owns the song.Josh sets out to prove the impossible, embarking on a journey that will lead from the drug-fueled clubs of Hollywood to a tragic encounter with a ninja clan, and finally to a shattering discovery that will set the world of rock on its ass."Mike Baron scores big with this story!"

Josh Pratt is an ex-con turned private investigator. Ginger Munz, a woman dying of cancer hires him to find the son she lost as a baby. The child's father is a sadistic sociopath named Moon who has vowed to kill her, and Josh's girlfriend Cass, for ratting him out. The trail leads to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and west into a no-man's land where Josh learns the monstrous fate of the stolen child.

The ancient races, the Vadhagh and the Nhadragh, are dying. By creating Mankind, the universe has condemned Earth to a pestilence of destruction and fear. Prince Corum is the last remaining Vadhagh. He sets out on a crusade of vengeance against the forces that slaughtered his family and his race, to challenge the unjust power of the puppet masters of Man: the Lords of Chaos. Along the way he will barter with his soul for the limbs of gods to repair his mutilated body, and will encounter a member of the very race who caused the mutilation.

Notorious for their satanic lyrics, drunken excess and rumors of blood sacrifice, the Banshees shocked the world with their only album Beat the Manshees. Death stalked their concerts--lightning, stabbings, overdoses. The world heaved a sigh of relief when the Banshees all died in a plane crash. Or did they? Forty years later, with no fanfare, they appear in a seedy Prague nightclub. Ian St. James, son of original Banshees drummer Oaian St. James, can't believe his eyes. Ian's attempts to get backstage nearly kill him. In Crowd sends hot young reporter Connie Cosgrove to cover the Banshees along with that old burn-out Ian. Ian falls hard for the stunning Connie who regards him with a mixture of disgust and amusement. As if!The Banshees phenomenon goes viral--are they real or is it all a brilliant publicity stunt? Every time Banshees play someone dies. Is it bad luck or part of some diabolical plan? As Connie and Ian dig into the Banshees' past they find disturbing links to black magic, the Russian mob and an ancient Druidic sect. Death only adds to their mystique as the Banshees steamroll across North America toward a triumphant appearance at LA's Pacific Auditorium. Ian finally grasps the real reason they've returned--to tear a rift between our world and a monstrous evil-- a rift created by an infernal machine built into Pacific Stadium and powered by human flesh."I am a HUGE fan of Mike Baron's work. The biggest influence on my Catman interpretation was the Badger, without question.This guy was scary/funny before that was even a thing. Get this book, dammit!" --Gail Simone"Baron's book is a rocket blast of suspense that moves at breakneck speed. Along the way it is crammed with hundreds of hilarious cultural bon mots and innuendos that set it leagues above other mundane horror tales. "Banshees" is a brilliant achievement by a creative force that is just getting warmed up." --PULP FICTION REVIEWS“Horror buffs and metal fans will marvel at every grinding detail in this meaty, grim fantasy.” (BookLife) —Publishers Weekly starred review

Jazz rock flourished from 1968 to 1974, offering a distinctively cool and innovative hybrid sound that captivated a generation-and beyond. Superstar bands like Blood, Sweat and Tears and Chicago have earned their place in popular consciousness, but the movement included many other powerful, innovative groups such as Tower of Power and Malo.Author Mike Baron explores the history of this music fusion, its rise and fall in popularity. He offers highlights-and his own unique insights from a front-row seat in jazz rock-into what made the era so special.A Brief History of Jazz Rock is a sax-meets-Strat bible that dares to inspire a Renaissance-to cultivate a new generation of musicians who might mix brass with bass, and help return forgotten bands like If and Dreams to their place on the main stage.

When world leaders burst into flame like a string of firecrackers, the President calls on a renegade former agent with a history of mental problems. Otto "Aardvark" White possesses a unique quality. He's lucky. What Otto discovers in the mountains of Colorado will blow your mind and change the way you look at the world. "Mike Baron's Whack Job is pretty freaking brilliant." -James Owen "Mike Baron writes like the bastard offspring of James Crumley and Rex Miller, in prose so hardboiled you'll break a tooth."-Jeff Marriote "Mike Baron brings his limitless imagination to prose with a fast-moving tale that feels like an action movie captured in type."-Paul Levitz

A grifterish film noir, patterned after something Jim Thompson might have written, THE IRON TRIANGLE refers not only to the relationship between its three protagonists, but also to the technique policemen use to subdue suspects-and sometimes kill them. AMERICAN BEAUTY-meet ENTER THE DRAGON. Mike Baron has been one of the most innovative and honored creators in comics since he broke into the field with Nexus with artist Steve Rude. Mike has written numerous mainstream comics, including The Punisher and The Flash. He is also the co-creator of Badger, Feud, Spyke and a number of other renowned titles. In film and television, thousands of fine scripts by established writers are never produced. The Black Coat Script Library is dedicated to presenting some of those scripts.