Crossword 

A Yankee lawyer semi-retired from a prestigious New York firm. Clues hidden in a series of crossword puzzles. One of America’s leading art auction houses. The planned assassination of Georgia’s senior Senator. They are all woven together in the intricately crafted and fast-moving plot of Crossword, Rawlings’s fourth and arguably best novel.

Matt Rutherford finds himself dragged unwillingly into having to search for the cause of one murder which will result in his own assassination if he fails to solve the puzzle. Joining forces with the brilliant Lisa Li, the two are caught in a life and death struggle between forces of good and evil, neither of which can be trusted.

As one reviewer wrote, “The climaxes keep coming.” You’ll be on the edge of your seat until the very end.      

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The Tate Revenge 

In a fast moving tale of murder and intrigue, Rawlings takes the reader from the elegance of Paris to the dark underbelly of international crime and terrorism wrapped in a plot that twists and turns like a summer tornado. The story line revolves around the travel industry, the Port of Savannah, fine foods and wine, trans-Atlantic smuggling, Vidalia Onions, European terrorists, the FBI, and Underground Atlanta, plus the relationship between Nate Finch and Clair Tate, two people thrust together by cruel change in a life or death struggle for survival.

From the riveting opening scene to the ending that one reviewer described as “our worst national security nightmare,” this is one book you won’t be able to put down once you’ve started it. 

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ISBN 1-891799-33-9
Published Sept. 2005
Harbor House

The Rutherford Cipher

It's been a long time since Matt Rutherford has held a steady job. But with the death of his elderly aunt Lillie, the out-of-work, over-educated former dot-com executive has come into enough inheritance money to do whatever he wants - if only he can survive long enough to cash in on his legacy.

That's because his inheritance might include lost Confederate gold - a fortune in ingot buried at a secret location but revealed in an old map stumbled on by Matt. Problem is, others know about the gold - and the old map. They will stop at nothing to claim the treasure for themselves, even if it means murder.

A fast-paced action thriller by veteran author William Rawlings, Jr., might lead you on your own hunt for Confederate gold.  

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The Lazard Legacy

The Lazard Legacy is the "gut-gripping" tale about Dr. Ben Pike—fed up with the big city and a relationship gone sour—who returns to his hometown where he hopes to rekindle relations with his estranged family—the wealthy and powerful Lazards, French descendants who
have dominated these parts for generations.

A series of inexplicable deaths and a beautiful woman’s cry for help soon transform Ben’s peaceful dream into a nightmare, as he seeks to uncover the truth behind his legacy in this gripping tale of psychological suspense and all-consuming evil.

In this gratifying thriller, Rawlings—himself a small-town Georgia doctor—spins a masterful tale of murder, deceit, lust and treachery set in a remote corner of the Deep South. The novel has more twists and turns than a summer tornado and will make anyone think twice before
relocating to a strange country town.     

ISBN 1-891799-03-7
Published Sept. 2004
Harbor House