A pact of honor and responsibility is taken on D-Day by William Dunavant and Alex Powe; both expectant fathers who know they may not survive the invasion. When Powe is captured, tortured and killed, Dunavant vows to keep his promise…

Fourteen years later, Dunavant visits Powe’s son, Nick, for the first time, telling the young man how his father died and of their lifetime agreement. Nick is a natural sniper and considers his ability a gift; one he is fated to use. Dunavant sees it as an opportunity, secretly guiding Nick’s future.

When he brings his daughter, Grace, to Nick’s graduation from the Special Forces Qualification Course, eyes lock and another, much more personal pact is made.

Grace Dunavant is an intelligent, driven young woman cut of the same cloth as her father. Suspicious of her father’s role in past and current events, she confronts him after finding a letter from Simon Wiesenthal regarding the search for a Nazi war criminal—the very one who killed Powe—Werner Krueger.

Fate and fortune are cut from the same cloth as are honor and integrity, but above all, there is loyalty…

Dudgeons and Daggers (release 2016) is the combination of Carnes’ life experiences, history and one heck-of-an imagination. He worked as a roustabout on an offshore gas platform, was a Green Beret in the US Special Forces, and is a teacher of twenty-two years, a public relations manager, a basketball coach, a devoted husband and the father of two rowdy boys— all of which makes this novel ever so real.

His first novel was Rasputin’s Legacy (Black Rose Writing, 2010) which garnered notable endorsements and rave reviews. www.troymatthewcarnes.com

Published by Argus Publishing 

Represented by Loiacono Literary Agency