Matt Rommel returns in Beyond the Law.
Retired from the Marine Corps and the California Department of Corrections, Matt Rommel still wants the peace and contemplation that a life as a museum docent was supposed to provide. But there are complications.
Rommel has a mysterious house guest: an old pensioner from Rommel's past, an old pensioner who knows Rommel's secrets and has come to extract a terrible favor.
Carolyn has post-traumatic stress disorder. Her seven-year-old daughter, Aubrey, is shifting the balance of power on the school ground, and she has a seventy-year-old retired master gunnery sergeant to help.
Rommel's godson, Vince Garcia, has made detective, and his boss wants Matt Rommel in jail.
And the head of the largest mercenary army in America has found the one thing guaranteed to drive Rommel rampaging over the edge.
About the Author: F.M. Kahren is the author of Brand Loyalty, his debut novel and Matt Rommel's first adventure.
A graduate of UC Berkeley with a degree in English, Dr. Kahren also has a masters and doctorate in business administration from the University of North Dakota and Golden Gate University respectively.
He has published a number of technical articles for industry journals and is the author of Strategic Planning: The Practices of PCS Companies and the Academic Literature.
In addition to serving as a Minuteman missile crew commander and missile operations staff officer, Dr. Kahren has worked extensively in the telecommunications and rail transportation industries. The latter experience allowed him to perform a number of studies in Latin America regarding privatized rail concessions for prospective concessionaires.
As he sums it up: "I've had some interesting jobs, been fortunate in my friends and family, and managed to educate myself. I've traveled the miles and read the books. Now, I want to bring interesting stories to people and entertain them. The Matt Rommel adventures are just such stories."
On the lighter side, he was awarded a Dishonorable Mention for Vile Puns in the 2007 Bulwer-Lytton contest, a venue in which the purple prose is deliberate.
He lives with his family in Northern California.
