Richard Greener
Richard Greener has published 3 books across 2 series. The recommended reading order starts with The Knowland Retribution (2006).
Richard Greener is an American mystery and suspense novelist whose path to fiction writing is as compelling as his thrillers. A former broadcast industry executive and award-winning essayist who earned the prestigious CEBA Award for business excellence, Greener began crafting novels during an unexpected chapter of his life—while waiting for a heart transplant. His 2006 transplant and its harrowing aftermath became the foundation for his 2011 memoir, Trapped, a raw testament to survival and resilience.
Greener made his fiction debut in 2004 with The Knowland Retribution, introducing readers to Walter Sherman, the Locator—a Vietnam-honed tracker navigating a web of intrigue from Caribbean islands to Manhattan boardrooms. His novels pulse with colorful characters and sprawling settings, blending southern grit with high-stakes suspense. An occasional Huffington Post contributor, Greener writes from the Atlanta area, channeling his diverse career and personal trials into stories that grip readers from the first page.
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Order of Locator Books
The Knowland Retribution
TagsthrillermysterysuspenseDescriptionWith tainted meat the weapon and corporate greed the motive, The Knowland Retribution is an extremely topical suspense-revenge thriller. Walter Sherman, a/k/a the Locator, is a tracker who honed his skills in Vietnam. The colorful cast of characters also includes Sherman's two friends--a bartender with a mysterious past and an old black man who smokes like a chimney; a feisty young woman who writes obituaries for the New York Times; a southern lawyer who has lost everything and has only one thing to live for; and a group of Wall Street investment bankers who make a deadly decision. The action takes the reader from a tiny Caribbean bar on the island of St. John to the editorial boardroom of the New York Times, from the gleaming skyline of Atlanta to the isolation of northern New Mexico, from Adirondack hideouts to Manhattan suites to Mississippi backwoods. This complex and compelling mystery thriller is the first in a series featuring Walter Sherman as the Locator.Publication date2006Rating—Print length—Language—Publisher—The Lacey Confession
TagsmysterythrillersuspenseDescriptionFinding people who don't want to be found is a young man's game. But when a beautiful celebrity begs semi-retired Walter Sherman to locate her nephew, he can't refuse. In his search for Harry Levine, Walter soon discovers that others are desperate to find him and willing to kill for what he has: the written confession by the mastermind behind the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Among those clamoring for the confession are the Kennedy family, renegade Russians seeking the Czar's gold, and a powerful man with connections to the CIA. Finding Harry is one thing, but hiding him from professional killers pushes Walter's aging skills to the limit. It's a wild chase across Europe, Mexico, and the Caribbean in Richard Greener's heart-stopping thriller that offers an unexpected twist on existing JFK conspiracy theories.Publication date2006Rating—Print length—Language—Publisher—Ad (mid-series)
Order of Non-Fiction Books
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Trapped
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