Tom Olsinski

My new novel, "No More Murders," has just been published.

Tom Olsinski is the author of five published mystery thrillers. A former pharmacist, marketing director, motivational speaker, business columnist, sports coach, and bibliophile, he draws on his varied experiences to create crime fiction. He lives with his wife in coastal North Carolina, where he enjoys reading, writing, traveling, and playing golf.

"No More Murders" is now available as a paperback and Kindle edition.

TO STOP THE KILLER, HE MAY HAVE TO RETURN TO BEING ONE.

Former detective Harry Powell thought his violent past was behind him. In Wilmington, he had built a peaceful life with Maggie, their children, and a renewed faith.

Then the Charleston Police call.

A killer is stalking the city, leaving brutally murdered victims with an unusual signature left at each scene: pages from a police training manual that Harry coauthored decades earlier about the mistakes killers make.

The Slayer is using Harry’s own knowledge as a guide on how to avoid detection and commit seemingly perfect murders. The victims appear to have nothing in common. Only the killer knows why they are chosen.

As the murders continue, Harry is drawn back into the world he’d left behind. To stop the Slayer, Harry may have to embrace the violence he abandoned and threaten the peaceful life with Maggie and the belief that all lives are worth saving.

How far can a good man go to stop evil before becoming the very person he’s hunting?

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LOST IN A HAUNTED WOOD by Tom Olsinski

Literary fiction/psychological thriller

Harry Powell, an ex-cop, and Maggie O'Connor, a former nun, investigate what appears to be an age-related death and are drawn into a shocking situation. While Harry struggles to overcome his violent past, Maggie helps pregnant women. The couple addresses the controversy of abortion to uncover motives for murder and seek a killer. They work through a culture haunted by self-defined morality. Squabbling siblings and law enforcement block their pursuit of the truth. Can Harry and Maggie solve the mystery before the killer strikes again?

Ralph Dillon was an unassuming father, husband, and pharmacist who shocks his family with an estate worth millions. The will exposes greed, secrets, and murders. Past events devastate generations of trust and tear apart the family. Ralph leaves behind his saintly wife, a son facing jail, and a daughter fighting divorce. Who would kill a dying man and others in his family?

Praise for LOST IN A HAUNTED WOOD

"Tom Olsinski is a master of the thriller. Lost in a Haunted Wood, his latest entry into the mystery sweepstakes is a hands down winner. The plot is enthralling and the action nonstop. There's a surprise waiting at every turn. Olsinski grabs your attention on the first page and doesn't let go until the last. Beneath the excitement, he asks important questions. Move over James Patterson and David Balducci. I can't wait to see the movie!"

- PETER QUINN is a novelist and political historian. He is the author of Banished Children of Eve and a trilogy of historical detective novels.

Book Club Leader Joan Perry writes:

"Anyone looking for a good mystery that has lots of unexpected twists and turns is sure to enjoy LOST IN A HAUNTED WOOD. Tom Olsinski weaves many stories together to keep readers eager to see what is coming next. He also tackles some difficult issues in a very straightforward way.

Many of the books I read it takes the first one or two chapters before you really get started with the story. Tom Olsinski has action happening right away. I am rarely by the middle of the book to be surprised by the rest of the book, but I was here. I love that the author surprised me. Highly recommended."