Always Look Back [FREE Valentine’s Short-Story Download]

Abby always dreaded Valentine’s Day, until one small act of kindness changed everything. Try something a little different from author Jeff Buick – a heart-warming, instead of heart-pounding story.  Enjoy a FREE read for Valentine’s Day (or any day)! >> Click here to Download Now

Finally. “The Vulture Fund” has arrived.

Finally. A year in the making, The Vulture Fund, Book 3 in the award winning Curtis Westcott Crime Thriller Series is now available on Amazon. Get ready as Curtis and the team take on a worthy opponent. Order your copy on Amazon today! It’s a little bit Agatha Christie, in that there is a limited […]

I don’t like killing people

The opening scene from the movie Saving Private Ryan is horrific. Spielberg meant it to be. It shows the awful truth of war. The viewer is in a small landing craft packed with men approaching the Normandy coast on D-Day. One man leans over and vomits. All of them look serious, worried, scared. Someone yells […]

Why Murder?

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I write three series and all of them involve murder and cops. It happened naturally enough, like osmosis, and wasn’t something I intentionally set out to do. So I sat down one day and asked myself why this was. One thing came to mind – murder. Murder is the ultimate crime. There’s nothing more valuable […]

Tommy’s Christmas [FREE Christmas Short Story]

Tommy's Christmas by Jeff Buick

It’s the day before Christmas and eight-year old Tommy is up to nothing but mischief – find out why in this delightful Christmas story by Jeff Buick. We promise that nobody gets kidnapped or murdered in this Christmas story! Download it now (no sign up required): https://dl.bookfunnel.com/k511lxq05g Reading Time: 10-15 Minutes Category: Cozy Christmas mystery […]

What Thrills a Thriller Writer?

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People want to know what entertains a thriller writer. One question I get asked all the time is What do you watch on TV? What sort of content feeds a creative mind? I can’t speak for all thriller and mystery writers, but what I watch is all over the map and so are my reasons. […]

Stolen Lives – A Short Story [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Short Story Stolen Lives by Jeff Buick - Thriller Cover

An exclusive short story (it’s a thriller) for fans and subscribers of Jeff Buick. Stuff happens when you’re a single parent focused on raising your kids.  And it’s not always good. ~A short story (thriller) by author Jeff Buick > > CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD NOW! < < Jeff Buick writes mysteries, thrillers, suspense and […]

What I read when I was a kid

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Kidnapping, murder, tense moments, cliff hangers – it’s kind of second nature to me. I grew up with kid-size thrillers. I feasted on The Hardy Boys. The Hidden Harbor Mystery, While the Clock Ticked, A Figure in Hiding – the list was staggering. Franklin W. Dixon was a machine at cranking out mysteries. I was […]

Research, research, research

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Hey, it’s fiction, what does it matter if you get the details straight? Oh, trust me, it matters. I’ve been roasted by readers over seemingly trivial things. I won’t get into the list, but suffice to say that mistakes with weapons and ammo incite the most outrage. Don’t get the caliber of the bullet wrong […]

A Cat on the Curtain

Jeff Buick Blog Cat Curtain Single Dad

For quite a few years, I was a single dad raising kids. I was the cat on the curtain. My life was beyond hectic. I was up before 6:00 in the morning getting breakfast on the table, the kids’ clothes laid out and their backpacks in order. Then I showered, woke the monsters and led […]