Doc Ephraim Bates Series

Doc Ephraim Bates is a master of the comedic action thriller genre.

Enjoy his first series, Boom!!…Killers., or lose yourself in the first book of his newest series: Dragon’s Men: Domestic.

For fans of Elmore Leonard, Ed McBain, and David Baldacci.

Dragon’s Men: Swamp Covered Shields

A stand-alone book in the new Dragon’s Men Series by Doc Ephraim Bates

How far would you go to save your Meemaw?

The Louisiana Bayou. Small town justice. An imminent storm.

The minute Samuel Hawkins’ elderly Meemaw calls for help, Dragon’s Men pack up and head south to the sweltering Louisiana Bayou. When it becomes clear the people of her cozy parish are being strong-armed by a squad of dirty cops, the simple extraction job quickly goes sideways.

As a dangerous Gulf storm closes in, the crew must devise a new plan of attack in a hurry. A plan that will affect the future of hundreds of people for years to come.

With razor-sharp dialog, intriguing new relationships, and a story that has more twists and turns than a bayou river, Swamp Covered Shields delivers on its promise.

Featuring a cameo appearance by Harper Rowe of the Boom!!…Killers. series.

Doc Ephraim Bates, master of the comedic action thriller, brings his trademark nonstop action and sparkling dialog to the adventures of the Dragon’s Men Protection Agency, former Delta Force operatives who bring their military skills to the civilian world.

Dragon’s Men: Domestic

A stand-alone book in the new Dragon’s Men Series by Doc Ephraim Bates

How do you fight an enemy who won’t show himself?

A wealthy town. An invincible weapon. An unknown enemy.

When an explosion rips through White Pines, the Dragon’s Men Protection Agency rushes in to help. A second blast deepens the sense of urgency. But when the Dragon’s Men uncover the ultimate weapon of mass destruction, even they cannot hide their mortal terror.

Why has no one claimed responsibility for the explosions? And what is the agenda behind this reign of terror?

Former Delta Force operatives John Watkins, Dr. Mercedes Lara, Daniel Sloane, and Samuel Hawkins must race against time, weather, and afflictions to solve the mystery — on their own terms.

Featuring a cameo appearance by Harper Rowe of the Boom!!…Killers. series.

Doc Ephraim Bates brings his trademark nonstop action and sparkling dialog to the adventures of the Dragon’s Men Protection Agency, former Delta Force operatives who bring their military skills to the civilian world.

Chasing Black Ice:

Book 1 in the Boom!!…Killers. Series

Root for the killers.

When two government assassins attend a political fundraiser and botch a major sting operation, they are thrust headlong into an assignment that is way above their pay grade.

In pursuit of the ruthless thief Black Ice, Kinley and Harper are sent to Mexico City to team up with orphaned DEA Agent Laurie Chase. The deeper they get into the operation, the more the trio realizes that they are on their own.

As the body count rises, they must choose between their own principles and the country they serve.

A true page-turner, the witty dialogue in this comedic thriller will keep you guessing until the penultimate page.

Chasing Revenge:

Book 2 in the Boom!!…Killers. Series

New Year. New Adventure.

Eighteen months after the bloody debacle in Mexico City, Kinley Deveraux, Harper Rowe, and Laurie Chase are separated and on the run.

Heeding a New Year’s Eve plea for help, Rowe and Deveraux join Laurie Chase in Rio, where she is scheming revenge on Tito del Fuento, the drug lord that completely wiped out her former DEA team.

Will best friends Kinley and Harper, lovable weapons dealer Big James Gray, and a quartet of former Delta Force ops called Dragon’s Men be enough to vanquish one of the world’s most powerful drug magnates?

Doc Ephraim Bates’ sequel to Chasing Black Ice, Chasing Revenge once again delivers nonstop action and sparkling dialogue.

Chasing Liberation:

Book 3 in the Boom!!…Killers. Series

Let no good deed go unpunished.

A mother and daughter in hiding. A house-of-horrors orphanage. A crippling snowstorm. Welcome to Prague.

In the exciting third installment of the Boom!!…Killers. series, Kinley Devereaux and Harper Rowe are off to the Czech Republic to do a favor for someone from their past. The favor: to extract the two most-wanted people in the city of Prague and relocate them to somewhere safe.

No problem.  That is, until circumstances go awry and the situation becomes much more than either man saw coming.

Meanwhile, Laurie Chase, Big James Gray, and Diego del Fuento are still in Rio awaiting the heavily anticipated return of drug lord Tito del Fuento.

In Chasing Liberation, Doc Bates once again delivers more twists than a Chubby Checker concert. His witty and cutting dialogue and an unforeseeable ending will leave you desiderating for more.

Chasing Redemption:

Book 4 in the Boom!!…Killers. Series

Don’t miss the exciting conclusion to the Boom!!…Killers series.

What price vindication?

A raging blizzard. A desolate cemetery. Outnumbered. Outgunned.

Still knackered from their harrowing mission in Prague, wetwork operatives Harper Rowe and Kinley Deveraux land in frigid Minneapolis with one goal: to get their names off the list of America’s Most Wanted.

Ambitious and perfidious, Senator Brenda Cobb-Schmidt will give up the evidence Harper and Kinley need to clear their names, but there’s a catch. The men must first rescue her kidnapped daughter from murderous mercenaries.

Meanwhile, Laurie Chase, Jeb Crool, and Big James Gray arrive from Rio with news that Harper and Kinley are snowmobiling their way into a trap. When technology thwarts their efforts at communication, the body count starts to rise.

It’s a race against nature and the clock – and not everyone will make it out alive.

Doc Ephraim Bates’s exciting conclusion to the Boom!!…Killers. series delivers nonstop action and sparkling dialogue – with a side of humor.

For fans of Elmore Leonard, Ed McBain, and David Baldacci.