D.R. Shoultz

Author of several mystery/crime novels, D.R. (Donn) Shoultz hails from Delavan, a small town in central Illinois, but has resided in the Southeastern U.S. most of his adult life. Donn and his wife Claudia have recently moved from their longtime residence in the Carolina Mountains to a home atop the Cumberland Plateau in Crossville, Tennessee. Claudia shares her considerable editing experience in shaping his novels. In their free time, they both enjoy traveling and hiking nearby wooded trails with their dog, Milo.

Donn began writing fiction more than a decade ago following a sales and marketing career that took him across the world. His early work features Miles Stevens, a time-traveling CIA agent, sent back from 2050 and his home in Langley, Virginia to intercept historic tragedies already in the history books.

Donn’s recent focus is adding stories to his Mountain Mystery Series. In each Mountain Mystery, tension rises quickly. The mystery (usually a murder) makes an early appearance. Hometown heroes spring into action, searching for clues, often competing with local law enforcement as they move closer and closer to danger. The stories are set in fictitious mountain communities with the Blue Ridge Mountains as a backdrop. Clues are sprinkled throughout with twists keeping readers off balance. These books are great for weekend reads, offering crisp, fast-moving chapters and up-all-night suspense.

If you’re looking for a mystery series with legs, this is it. Mountain Mysteries keep on coming! Your favorite sleuths from the initial stories return in future novels, making them a series within the Mountain Mystery collection of novels. Follow Emily Edwards, sharp-shooting mountain woman, in the River Series, Jack Fowler, fearless Army Vet, in the Road Series, and Luke Maxwell, small-town attorney turned detective, in the Town Series.

In order of publication, his books include:

MILES STEVENS SERIES

* Melting Sand

* Cyber One

* Gone Viral

MOUNTAIN MYSTERY SERIES

* At the River's Edge (Emily Edwards #1)

* Butcher Road (Jack Fowler #1)

* Fallen from Sight (Ryan Nelson #1)

* A Town Divided (Luke Maxwell #1)

* A Town in Fear (Luke Maxwell #2)

* Dark River (Emily Edwards #2)

* Road to Justice (Jack Fowler #2)

* Rising River (Emily Edwards #3)

* Border Town (Luke Maxwell #3)

Donn's short stories, which he interweaves between writing novels, are an eclectic collection of tales looking at the lives of lovers, schemers, everyday people, and even pets. Each includes a twist and is designed to bring a tear and/or a smile to the reader. His stories have received national contest recognition, including from Writer's Digest magazine. His short story collections include:

* It Goes On

* Most Men