Books by Tom Richmond

Bay Roses, the second book in the Justice series, finds Vietnam veteran and pilot turned insurance investigator, Frank Barrett, facing his deadliest foes yet. His latest case reveals cover-ups and Florida's crime families' and industry's connections to the Florida water and soil pollution beginnings. When he gets a little too close to the truth, the guilty parties are out for blood. Will Frank look the other way to save himself and his family, or will he fight on until justice is served?Bay Roses is a thrill ride through back alleys, midnight exchanges, sabotage, deception, and behind the scenes power struggles in Florida's streets, harbors, and airspace. Readers won't want to miss Frank's latest exploits in his quest for justice.

When Frank Barrett meets Ramsay Davis at Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, he begins the next chapter of his life and marries her, quickly finding himself deeply in love and committed to his wife. But Frank must leave Ramsay behind when he reports for duty as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force in December of 1970.When Frank-nicknamed "Bee Sting" Barrett in the service-returns home to Florida as an ace captain, tragedy strikes. He is a witness as his beloved, pregnant wife is killed by a drug runner named Little Eddy. Revenge ravages Frank and compels him to pursue the man to Panama. Driven by grief and rage, he commits an unspeakable act, leaving Little Eddy for dead. Frank then returns to Florida to train for a second tour in Vietnam-only to see Eddy show up as well. Eddy is a loose cannon and the Mafia wants him dead, but he may get to Frank before they find him.A story of love, loss, and revenge that travels from Florida to Panama and Southeast Asia, Hollow Vengeance follows Frank as he tries to find peace and get retribution for his wife's death-a quest that involves the trenches of the mafia's drug ring in Tampa.

Allen Williams plans to make something of his life and escape South Philly and the work at Cross Brothers' Meat Packing Plant. He prepares himself with excellent grades and an upcoming full-ride scholarship to climb out of South Philly forever. Then fate changes his whole world. An only son in a family of six, Allen suddenly finds himself responsible for his mother, grandmother, and sisters after his dad suffers a massive heart attack brought on by years of grueling work, Lucky Strikes, and beer-soaked nights.In the end, this blow brings him Amy, his true love, and an adventure of a lifetime. Allen and his friends are intent on surviving their adventure together in a tunnel beneath the city. Though they seek treasure, the struggle for their lives is real.When the quest is planned, Allen and his friends do not conceive the nearly insurmountable difficulties they would face. By hanging onto the true gift of friendship, they also uncover other amazing treasures.