Michael Joy and Richard Conrath at the Mystery Writer's of America Christmas Party, Boca Raton, Florida. December, 2017  Michael, coordinator of the West Florida group, as a pirate, just in case you can't tell!  Richard as his first mate....

Series debut focuses on predators who kidnap and sell childrenFLORIDA WRITERS
| April 11, 2018 
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“Cooper’s Moon,” the gripping first novel in a projected Cooper series by Richard Conrath, deals with timely issues and delivers elaborately painted South Florida settings, a strong protagonist and haunting horrors that will keep readers engaged and on edge. Cooper is a driven man. Seven years before the story’s point of attack, he and his wife Jillie suffered a marriage-destroying […]

Most great books are about things that affect us all. Today there is so much happening in our world that it's hard to chose what to write about: the threat of a nuclear attack, the ascent of other countries to challenge the US place on the world stage, the desperate state of things in Puerto Rico after hurricane Irma, harassment of women in the workplace--shall I stop?
But you get the idea.. 
So the topic of my next book should be...? 
Help me fill in the blanks. 

Cathleen Elliott (book art designer) www.flyleafdesign.comhas finished up the design work for Cooper's Moon. I see a book launch coming soon. Stay tuned for a time, date and place. 
(Tipsy Cow Launch occurred on March 27, 2018 -- What a success it was!)
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Cooper's Moon, Blood Moon Rising, and a Cold Copper Moon in some way or another deal with the issue of trafficking in sex. The exploitation of women and children by traffickers is one of the best-kept secrets today. Anther well-kept secret is that the US is one of the top countries of destination for trafficking. If you want to  read more about this subject, check out Kara's Sex  Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery.