One elite covert agent with no agency. One young billionaire with some serious James Bond fantasies. Together, they’re an unlikely team out to save the world—in style.
The John Crane series puts a 21st century twist on the classic spy adventure. In a world run run by billionaires, where governments seem at best irrelevant, and at worst dangerous, who should a super spy work for? Former government agent John Crane teams up with nerdy, idealistic young Internet prodigy Josh Sulenski to right wrongs and do some good in the world. Mark Parragh delivers the goods with characters who are good company, exotic locales, and all the fast-paced action you could ask for, in books designed to remind you that spy adventures should be fun!
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The first full-length Crane novel. This is the origin story that brings together former agent John Crane and idealistic billionaire Josh Sulenski. To protect one of Josh’s charitable projects, Crane fights his way from Puerto Rico to the Czech Republic, and makes discoveries that will change both their lives forever.
The second full-length John Crane adventure finds Crane in Baja California battling drug cartels and something much more menacing using the cartels as cover. Meanwhile, Josh’s kindness to a former mentor leads him into danger that strikes close to home. Wrecker expands John Crane’s world with new friends, new enemies, and one woman who might be more than Crane can handle.
At a luxury hotel deep in the Canadian Rockies, the world’s movers and shakers gather to chart the world’s course. Crane and Josh are there to observe and gather information. But someone at the conference is a target, and the hotel becomes a killing ground. Cut off from the outside world, Crane must face an army of mercenaries with his life, Josh’s life, and the future of the world hanging in the balance.
Georges Benly Akema had a perfect life until a single act of cruel violence shattered his family and ruined his future. As the technical genius supporting Crane’s missions from behind the scenes, Georges found a purpose and a way to fight back. But just as he’s drawn out of his workshop and into the field, the lingering effects of that one brutal act plunge his family into crisis. To set things right, Georges and Crane must stand together against their enemies. They must either find a way to mend what’s been broken or die in the attempt. From Silicon Valley to Iceland, to Central Africa, Aftershocks takes John Crane around the world, and deeper into danger than he’s dared go before.
Two suspense-filled adventures in one volume! Double Tap expands John Crane’s world and fleshes out events between the novels. In Bird Dogs, Crane follows a potential information source to Buenos Aires, only to discover he’s not the only one tailing his target. Then Pledged Assets takes Crane to Venice in a risky alliance with the beautiful, deadly woman he knows as Swift to infiltrate a secretive underworld organization and raid its ancient vault.
Double Tap can be purchased at Amazon. You can also get it free when you join Mark Parragh’s VIP email list. You’ll get behind the scenes access to Crane’s world including updates on new releases and bonus content like Double Tap.
Collected Editions
John Crane: The Skala Archive presents the complete first arc of the John Crane series in one digital box set! Includes the first three Crane novels, plus the two novella-length adventures from John Crane: Double Tap, presented in their optimal reading order. John Crane: The Skala Archive is the ultimate version of the John Crane saga’s beginning adventures!