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High Tide
When a international criminal enterprise is uncovered in the Keys, J.D. Blunt finds himself entangled in a botched effort to shut it down, putting himself in the crosshairs of a dangerous mastermind bent on eliminating everyone in his path. Faced with the choice to fight or flight, Blunt decides to risk everything—including his life—for a friend and for the sake of the community and beyond.
Fans of Douglas Pratt, Cap Daniels, Wayne Stinnett, Nick Sullivan, and Matthew Rief will love this new series from bestselling and award-winning thriller author R.J. Patterson.
Fans of Douglas Pratt, Cap Daniels, Wayne Stinnett, Nick Sullivan, and Matthew Rief will love this new series from bestselling and award-winning thriller author R.J. Patterson.
344 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 15, 2025
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THE FIRST SIGNS that I might like writing -- and that I might be slightly competitive -- appeared when my year two (or first grade) teacher, Mrs. Holland, asked my class to write and illustrate our day. Mine read like this: “The Red team beat the Blue team, 1 to nil. And I won.” The next 47 entries covered my exploits on the soccer pitch while growing up in Ipswich, England.
In South Carolina as a teenager, my dad told me that I could get paid to watch sports provided I could write about it. Sounded easy enough and by the time I was 16, I landed a job at my town’s daily newspaper and had a column on Major League Baseball players from our area. I also covered my first riot there at a sporting event -- and it’s safe to say I was smitten with journalism.
After graduating from one of the best journalism schools in the country, I took a job as a sports editor in South Georgia and learned firsthand about the passion of high school sports in rural America. I thought I knew before, but I didn’t. This was another world.
I also had the opportunity to cover major sporting events like the Olympic Games, the World Series, the Super Bowl, and the Final Four. It was a thrill!
But nothing was as thrilling to me as uncovering the truth in investigative assignments. I once broke a story about a prominent southern football team’s NCAA violation -- and found out the violating coach had committed suicide only a few months earlier. The story won a national writing award and stoked my desire to write about these issues. It made me realize that the sports world was just another fantastic backdrop for drama.
After writing non-fiction books with athletes, for athletes, and ghost writing for many others, I decided to enter the world of fiction writing. It had been something I wanted to do but never found the time. So, I made the time--and had a blast in the process.
I’m not out to become the next Faulkner or Hemingway -- I’m just out to tell a good story. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy writing them!
THE FIRST SIGNS that I might like writing -- and that I might be slightly competitive -- appeared when my year two (or first grade) teacher, Mrs. Holland, asked my class to write and illustrate our day. Mine read like this: “The Red team beat the Blue team, 1 to nil. And I won.” The next 47 entries covered my exploits on the soccer pitch while growing up in Ipswich, England.
In South Carolina as a teenager, my dad told me that I could get paid to watch sports provided I could write about it. Sounded easy enough and by the time I was 16, I landed a job at my town’s daily newspaper and had a column on Major League Baseball players from our area. I also covered my first riot there at a sporting event -- and it’s safe to say I was smitten with journalism.
After graduating from one of the best journalism schools in the country, I took a job as a sports editor in South Georgia and learned firsthand about the passion of high school sports in rural America. I thought I knew before, but I didn’t. This was another world.
I also had the opportunity to cover major sporting events like the Olympic Games, the World Series, the Super Bowl, and the Final Four. It was a thrill!
But nothing was as thrilling to me as uncovering the truth in investigative assignments. I once broke a story about a prominent southern football team’s NCAA violation -- and found out the violating coach had committed suicide only a few months earlier. The story won a national writing award and stoked my desire to write about these issues. It made me realize that the sports world was just another fantastic backdrop for drama.
After writing non-fiction books with athletes, for athletes, and ghost writing for many others, I decided to enter the world of fiction writing. It had been something I wanted to do but never found the time. So, I made the time--and had a blast in the process.
I’m not out to become the next Faulkner or Hemingway -- I’m just out to tell a good story. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy writing them!
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September 16, 2025
island paradise
Fabulous story Blunt does it again with new support. Never underestimate ex senator Blunt Great writing once again Thanks R J Patterson
Fabulous story Blunt does it again with new support. Never underestimate ex senator Blunt Great writing once again Thanks R J Patterson
October 4, 2025
James Bond at 65 ?
Ready for retirement? Not on your life, he's got a world to save! This 73 year old appreciates stories depicting the value of seniors!
Ready for retirement? Not on your life, he's got a world to save! This 73 year old appreciates stories depicting the value of seniors!
August 12, 2025
An excellent new Blunt Tropical Thriller series that takes place in the Florida Keys. Very well written thriller with a good location and a strong main character in J.D. Blunt. Plenty of action and suspense while dealing with an international criminal enterprise. A page turning read that I highly recommend. Bring on the next J.D. Blunt adventure.
August 15, 2025
I found this full of twists and turns with Blunt, he's in the middle of it all.
The fighting, in prison, the lists goes on. Collecting evidence against the
mob, and selling drugs. It held my attention and I enjoyed to the last pages.
Well done looking forward to the next book in this series.
The fighting, in prison, the lists goes on. Collecting evidence against the
mob, and selling drugs. It held my attention and I enjoyed to the last pages.
Well done looking forward to the next book in this series.
December 31, 2025
J.D. Blount has 9-lives, just like a cat, and he used most of them in this page turning adventure to solve evil in the world! It seemed at times that J.D. could have used Brady Hawk's help! I can't wait for the next book to be available!
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