The Official Website of Novelist William J. Davis
If you’re looking for an entertaining read without all the weight of social discorse most of us are trying to escape these days, you’ve landed on the right page!
I write novels meant solely to entertain. That’s not to say they aren’t deep and thought provoking; my work has as much depth as you’d care to read. When you open one of my books, I want you to look up from it two hours later eager to read two more.
Colorful characters, distant locations, and so much trouble you might just lose a little sleep.
You avid readers out there who already have a stable full of favorite authors to read and may not have time to add one more, but if you’d like to read something different, written in an approachable voice, pick up one of my books today.
Anchor's Road
Ian Reed moves his family from Philadelphia to a small community on Serenity Lake in western Maryland to look after his father. Otter, Ian’s father, who’s struggling with Alzheimer’s reveals an ancient artifact he’s kept hidden for years. After his home health aide posts a picture of it online, Otter’s secret gets out and powerful people come to take it.
When Otter and the artifact disappear, Ian is in a panic to find his father, not knowing if he was taken or simply wandered off. When another party determined to take the artifact shows up, the Reed family’s terrible situation becomes much worse.
The chase begins, and Ian crosses Europe to get his father back.
Mine: Origins
In 1961 development pushes into the Amazon, and a small team of surveyors cross paths with a species that pushes back. A year later, Katie Winston, a young PhD student accepts an assignment that leads her to the same dark place. The jungle reveals brilliance in the shadows, darkness in the light, and the beginning of a life she never imagined
Origins is a prequel to Mine: Untold Secrets, but each novel stands on its own, so read them in any order you like.
Mine: Untold Secrets
Katie Winston kept her secrets close. After her mysterious death, her niece Laura Martial arrives at her farm with her two children to settle the estate. They discover that her estranged aunt, once a budding zoologist, didn’t live alone on her land.
One mysterious death after another leaves the local sheriff with questions that all lead him back to the farm. In a short amount of time, Laura, her kids, and the sheriff will learn the difference between yours and mine.