Author Daniel P. Douglas

Case of the
Lady CrowRICHTER'S WARby Daniel P. Douglas
Los Angeles is a jittery place in the early 1940's. The Pacific War looms over the City of Angels.Japanese military forces and Nazi thugs threaten the lives of Angelinos through fear, propaganda, and sometimes deadly violence.

And as Geno Richter knows all too well, not everything is what it seems.
As he continues his unique war in Case of the Lady Crow, Geno wades through some of L.A.'s very real places and history, and he encounters new and disturbing paranormal enemies.
Case
of the
Ghostly
SéanceRICHTER'S WARA Novel by
Daniel P. Douglas
"An action-packed alt history thriller that successfully blends L.A. noir and Nazi obsession with the supernatural.""A fantastic read... this is action all the way, as Richter hunts down the Nazi spies on a rollercoaster journey."
"Author Daniel P. Douglas has crafted a highly satisfying work of fiction with plenty of action, intrigue, and sudden surprises..."
"Throughout, Douglas' riveting plot builds upon the real-life Nazi obsession with witchcraft, paganism and the supernatural power of certain ancient artifacts."

Richter's War:

Case of the Lady Crow

Book 2 of Richter's War

Geno Richter hunts down a supernatural Nazi foe, one he must stop before it can deal a deadly blow to the American war effort.

After narrowly surviving a fight with a vicious Nazi thug, Geno Richter soon learns he's on the trail of a dangerous, racist-inspired assassination plot.

But then the mystery deepens as Richter encounters a Nazi agent whose evil talents are unlike anything he has ever seen or imagined.

In addition to his tough, no-nonsense approach, Richter has a few tricks of his own, and he'll need them more than ever to stop the Nazi plan and hunt down this new, devious enemy.

Richter's War is Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade meets Lovecraft's Cthulhu with an air of Raiders of the Lost Ark and The X-Files. At times, it is eerie and foreboding like The Hound of the Baskervilles and at other times the stories evoke the spirit of a supernatural thriller by Anthony M. Strong.

Richter's War is full of action and adventure, history, mystery, and suspense, all whipped up by the supernatural aspirations of villainous Nazis.

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"...a highly engrossing paranormal suspense tale that is sure to keep readers turning the pages from cover to cover. Author Daniel P. Douglas has crafted a short, sharp, and highly satisfying work of fiction with plenty of action, intrigue, and sudden surprises..."

KC Finn READERS FAVORITE

"...Richter's War is a grand read; it's fast-paced, nicely noir, and suspenseful. And it stars a complex and compelling character in the person of Geno Richter. Richter's War is most highly recommended."

Jack Magnus READERS FAVORITE

Case of the Lady Crow is my second short story to feature L.A.’s hardboiled, World War II-era private detective Karol Eugen Richter, aka, “Geno” Richter. He’s of German descent but trusted by the War Department to bring down nefarious Nazi agents, spies, and saboteurs.

Richter's War:

Collect All 3 of the Series

Richter’s War: Case of the Ghostly Séance (Book 3)

Richter’s War: Case of the Ghostly Séance (Book 3)

Richter’s War: Case of the Lady Crow (Book 2)

Richter’s War: Case of the Lady Crow (Book 2)

Richter’s War: Case of the Japanese Alien (Book 1)

Richter’s War: Case of the Japanese Alien (Book 1)

“My characters are often what we call ordinary people. They just happen to find themselves on a collision course with destiny and taking courageous, extraordinary action.”

Daniel P. Douglas

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Daniel P. Douglas enjoys writing pulse-pounding, edge-of-your seat science fiction, conspiracy, mystery, suspense, and thriller books and screenplays.

 

Born and raised in Southern California, Phillip moved to Arizona to attend college, and Paul moved to Virginia to further pursue his museum career. Both have travelled extensively across the United States and around the world. They now reside in New Mexico with their families and many pets.

About The Author
Daniel P. Douglas is the pen name for identical twins Phillip and Paul Garver. Phillip is a U.S. Army veteran who also served as a senior analyst in the U.S. Intelligence Community. He retired from federal service in 2023. Paul’s career includes over 30 years in the museum profession. He has worked for cultural and historic sites in California and Virginia, as well as for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. He currently works as a mental health counselor. Phillip and Paul enjoy writing science fiction, conspiracy, mystery, suspense, and thriller books and short stories. Their characters are often ordinary people who tread into a collision course with destiny, where survival means confronting personal flaws and fighting for good in the eternal battle against evil. Daniel P. Douglas has been named a Foreword Reviews 2014 IndieFab Book-of-the-Year Awards Science Fiction Finalist and is a Readers’ Favorite Award winner. They explore this theme in a number of published works. Their first novel, Truth Insurrected: The Saint Mary Project, centered on a decades-old government cover-up of contact with extraterrestrial life. Coming in 2025, the first two books of their Space Western series, Wild Frontier Chronicles, will be released. Also arriving in 2025 will be the first volume of Tales from the Noir Side, an anthology of noir tales involving different characters, places, time periods, and even genres. Their Richter’s War series blends sci-fi with hard-boiled intrigue in Los Angeles during World War II. Their first non-fiction endeavor, Six-Shooters and Starships: A Comprehensive Guide to Crafting Space Western Stories, explores the rich history of the Space Western genre in fiction and entertainment media.