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  Greg Strandberg was born and raised in Helena, Montana, and graduated from the University of Montana in 2008 with a BA in History. He lived and worked in China following the collapse of the American economy. After five years he moved back to Montana where he now lives with his wife and young son. He’s written more than 50 books.

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  Other Books by Greg Strandberg

  Fiction

  The Jongurian Mission

  Trouble in Jonguria

  The Jongurian Resolution

  The Warring States

  The State of Chu

  The State of Qin

  Tarot Card Killer

  Black Walnut

  Room 223

  The Hirelings

  Wake Up, Detroit

  Ale Quest

  Nine Amusing Tales

  G.I. JOE: The Dreadnoks

  G.I. JOE: JOE Team-13

  G.I. JOE: After Infinity

  G.I. JOE: To Its Knees

  Florida Sinkholes

  Bring Back Our Girls

  Lightning

  Fire

  Dulce Base

  Non-Fiction

  Tribes and Trappers: A History of Montana, Volume One

  Write Now! 20 Simple Strategies for Successful Writing

  English Rocks! 101 ESL Games, Activities, and Lesson Plans

  Tarot: The Mystery and the Mystique

  Write to the Top: A How To For Website Content Writing and Increasing Website Traffic

  English Last: True Accounts of Teaching in China

  Ten Minute Tarot

  Priests and Prospectors: A History of Montana, Volume Two

  Sell Your Book: 75 eBook Promotion Sites That Increase Amazon Sales

  Design Your Book: 75 eBook Cover Design Sites That Increase Amazon Sales

  Visit My Site, Bitch! Unconventional SEO Tactics for 2014

  Please Say Something! 25 Proven Ways to Get Through an Hour of ESL Teaching

  Tour Your Book: 50 eBook Promotion Sites That Increase Amazon Sales

  Teaching Abroad: Making the Move To and From ESL Teaching

  Teaching English: 25 ESL PowerPoint Ideas That Get Students Talking

  Teaching English: 10 Proven Ways to Make Shy Students Talk Now

  Bilingual Teaching: Making Your Students Ready for America Fast

  SEO & 80s Movies: An Old School Approach to SEO and Content Marketing

  Bilingual English: 25 More ESL PowerPoint Ideas That Get Students Talking

  Braves and Businessmen: A History of Montana, Volume Three

  Fun English: 10 Fast and Easy ESL Games

  From Heaven to Earth: Ancient Chinese History, 8500 – 1046 BC

  Google+ for Authors and Bloggers

  Hustlers and Homesteaders: A History of Montana, Volume Four

  Keeping Sane: English Teaching Strategies for ESL Teachers

  How to Write: Tons of Tips, Tactics and Tirades on Writing

  Stand Out: Your 2015 SEO, Social Media and Content Marketing Guidebook

  Preview of Fire: A Sanders McGee Adventure

  Captain Meyers came into the office and threw a file down on the desk.

  “We’ve got a live one,” he said, giving them all a stern look, “a live one that might just be the key we need to crackin’ this mystery once and for all.”

  “What’dya mean, Captain?” Sanders said.

  “I mean, we’ve got this man that was fishing off Point Loma when this storm rolled in. I figure if we can get him to the university and the scientists there then there’s a good chance we’ll get to the bottom of what’s causing this lightning.”

  Donny and Sanders looked at one another with raised brows, desperately hoping it was not they who were losing their minds.

  “Captain,” Sanders said, raising his hand slightly, “don’t you think a better option might just be to ride this storm out and start with picking up the pieces tomorrow?”

  “You’d like that, wouldn’t you Sanders?” Captain Meyers said, his eyes narrowing conspiratorially at Sanders. “You’d like to get all the glory for this bust, for solving this crime, you’d like that now, wouldn’t you Sanders?”

  “Uh…captain, I–”

  “Well you’re not getting all the damn glory on this one Sanders and if I had my way you’d not be getting any glory, period! That little stunt you pulled at the water park might get you some good friends in the press, but it won’t do a damn for you in this station, got that?”

  “Captain, Sanders didn’t–”

  “You shut the hell up you ni…you ninny, you!” Captain Meyers said, jabbing his finger in Donny’s face. “Your application with Highway Patrol should go through next week!”

  “I’m afraid it won’t, sir, because I’ve withdrawn it.”

  “Withdrawn it…why, I–”

  “Captain!”

  The door burst open and everyone looked to see Deputy Lawrence standing there.

  “Well what the hell is it now?” Captain Meyers shouted.

  “Sir, I got through to one of those university folks…some professor in the…” he narrowed his eyes and looked down at the paper in his hand, “…in the…philology department, whatever that is.”

  “Sounds like something to do with electricity to me,” Captain Meyers said, “and that’s exactly what we need right now.”

  “Captain, philology is the study of the language used in historical sources.”

  Captain Meyers licked his lips and rolled his tongue around in his mouth.

  “Donny, I’m getting mighty tired of this sass you’re directing my way. We’ve got serious business here and lives are at stake. Is it too much to ask that you work with me on this, or do I have to have you written up…again?”

  The two men stared daggers at one another and Sanders was dead-certain actual weapons would shoot from the men’s eyes if they continued much longer.

  “I haven’t been to the university in ages!” Sanders said, rising up from his chair and grabbing hold of Donny’s arm. “Let’s take a trip down memory lane, eh?”

  “Why the hell hasn’t your name been put up for promotion?” Captain Meyers said with a smile as Sanders got Donny up and out of the door.

  Probably because you keep demoting my ass each week! Sanders thought as he headed out the door.

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