Here is an outline of ways to reach me and what is going on with me. I spend my days: writing, editing what I wrote, shooting archery, and playing my usual poor round of golf. I do other things, but they wouldn’t interest you. If you don’t find what you need, please phone me at 918 894 7676. I’m retired, so you won’t interrupt work. I hope this information is helpful.

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1) Contact Information

I can be found on Facebook and Twitter. Click on the respective Icons in the body of my web page above or below. Want more? Check me out on any search engine such as Google. My phone is: 918 984 7676. Don’t call if you wish to extend my car warranty or hook me up with dance lessons for my two left feet.

2) Information on my books

My current book, Mass Transit, published by Black Rose Writing, is available through bookstores, online, and the publisher: blackrosewriting.com.

Here is a sample of what you have to look forward to —

Mass Transit

Mass Transit (mystery/suspense) features a combative but likable female PI, Birdie Kelly, struggling to make it in a male-dominated profession during the mid-fifties. Her emotions are worn in full view and keep mature readers, who enjoy nostalgia, in constant suspense and will want to follow her as she strives for money, revenge, and love life.

Birdie, a former stage actress with a hair-trigger temper, has hit bottom, living in a rundown boatyard in Brooklyn when a prominent Broadway producer calls. Instead of a performing role, he offers her a case. His daughter has been savagely murdered in Hell’s Kitchen. So Birdie and her new PI license hit the streets of Manhattan, breaking laws and making enemies of the two NYC detectives she’s supposed to work with.

She delves into the chaotic emotions of an overzealous hunter and becomes the pursued. Non-stop tension and action intertwine through New York City’s streets and subway tunnels. Like a roaring train, it races and gains speed until the supernatural ending collides with reality.

My other books are The Circus, a Sam and Doc adventure. My earlier and first novel is The Crib, another Sam and Doc novel.

The Circus

The mystery begins in a small, Western Pennsylvania coal-mining town in the mid-1950s, seemingly far removed from where it concludes in a raging firestorm in Southern California. A constant flow of action and quirky individuals, such as a ruthless circus clown and a beguiling dwarf detective, complicate the story.

Sam Simon, a retired mine geologist, and his friend, Doc Martin, are targeted for revenge by a cold-blooded former cop and past nemesis. It starts with the surprise arrival of Doc’s long-missing car and discovering a dead body in its trunk. To unravel the clues, they enlist the aid of a wealthy zoo veterinarian, Lenora Jaminson, who provides advice and the use of her private airplane.

The search for answers takes them to a misplaced, out-of-season circus, where they are nearly eaten by a trio of caged tigers. Their rescue, by the dwarf Japanese American private eye, Jake Ozaki, leads them on an adventure, discovering illegal gold and the stolen lives of a California Japanese family after they are forced into an internment camp by unscrupulous soldiers at one onset of World War II.

In Southern California, Sam, Doc, and Lenora encounter a mysterious and emotionally scarred Uno Koba, a near recluse who raises earthworms. He quickly becomes the center of their search. However, the powerful forces of raging fires fueled by Santa Ana winds complicate the story and help expose the secrets of a greedy businessman behind the deception.

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The Crib

Suspense and action abound in the Sam and Doc novel. Set in a small town in Western Pennsylvania in the mid 50’s Sam Simon, a retired coal mine geologist and full-time recluse, teams up with the mine’s former doctor, Doc Martin, to investigate suspicious happenings near Sam’s home. Events quickly explode when a unique first-century church relic, believed to have miraculous power, is accidentally found.

Sam and Doc are drawn into the middle of the chaotic race between local thieves and a ruthless international group, both attempting to gain its possession. A constant flow of oddball characters, such as a crossbow-wielding killer, a corrupt priest, and his girlfriend, complicate their search.

The only way out of their dilemma is to expose the unknown thieves. While doing so, they discover a connection between the church relic and why a once unpolluted stream has become a breeding ground for one-eyed toads. They explore mine shafts that are not supposed to exist and discover a mysterious wingless cargo plane loaded with stolen artifacts and dynamite. Their desperate plan to trap the thieves inside a river lock nearly caused Sam to lose his life. After their river barge and lock are blown up, the thieves are exposed, and the church relic is discovered.

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3) Bob Joswick, bio, photos, and more

My life path started in the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania as a semi-abandoned child, left with my grandparents, speaking only Polish until the age of ten. I developed a scrappy toughness and flexibility to lead a fast-paced life. I swiftly moved from window washer, college, and professional football player to a successful management career with a Fortune Fifty company through the years.

Riding a Harley Davidson up and down the coast of California, with frequent biker bar visits, afforded insight into a wide range of shady and colorful personalities. The winding road of life brought tumbles, forcing me to reinvent myself numerous times. I detest mundane and fill my novels with unique characters mixed with flaws, grit, and endearing frailties, enticing readers to turn the page for yet another view.

I earned a BA and MBA and am a former college, the University of Tulsa, and a professional football player for the Miami Dolphins. After retiring from the business world, I studied fiction writing, English Literature, and Political Science. My first novel, The Crib, was self-published thru Amazon Books. Solstice Publishing published the second, The Circus. I also have written several articles for a regional Southern California magazine, Urban Living, and wrote for a national publication Referee Magazine.

If you read this far, the real reason for my success—I married a wonderful, loving wife who encouraged me to challenge my abilities and never quit during my failures. Along with my wife Janie, a retired teacher, we enjoyed motorcycles and have ridden every canyon and mountain road in Southern California.

I have recently retired from the football field, working as a game official doing high school and small college games.

My wife and I live in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, where we enjoy living life.

It was recently announced Mass Transit received an honorable mention at the recent Firebird book awards. There are possibilities of adding more awards during the upcoming year. I have my fingers crossed.

5) Interview Resources

Talking points:

College and NFL football player
Learned English at ten years of age
Worked as sales manager and marketing manager in the oilfield, power transmission, and street sweepers.
I rode a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, and it was my wife’s idea after a lifetime of refusing.
Raised in Western PA in a coal mining area.
Wrote part-time while working a full-time job
Studied writing in a correspondence class
After I retired, I attended The Univ. of Tulsa again, studying American and English literature in continuing education dept. In most classes, I intimated the professors.
Played a Shakespearian character, Falstaff, and I froze with my opening lines during a class mini-play.
Early in my sales career met Sam Walton in his fourth or fifth store. We spoke for fifteen to twenty minutes.
We lived on all three coasts.
I enjoy archery, golf, and writing, allowing me to escape and live in a fantasy world.
I could be one of the tallest novel writers.

Interview topics and angles:

Why do I have a woman as my main character?
Who do I like to read?
What authors influenced your writing?
Why do you use supernatural events?
Who do I model my writing after?
Not being from New York City, how do you know so many details?
Did you grow up reading books?
How did you begin writing?
Training required?
How to go about finding a literary agent?
Finding a publisher?
Do you value or use a writing critique group?
How do you discipline yourself to write a book?
Do you have to publish to enjoy writing?
How did you get the magazine writing job?
Where do you get ideas from?
Do you outline your book?
How do you handle critics?
What does it take to start writing?
How long have you been writing?

6) Fan Resources

Hear my interview with Lucia Matuonto here—
https://brand.education/interview-with-the-author-bob-joswick/

My interview on The Douglas Coleman Show — he Douglas Coleman Show VE with Robert L Joswick https://youtu.be/TiJAtdLjafE via@YouTube

7) Media Resources

I will appear on The Douglas Coleman Show, on Oct 17, 2022, at 5 PM ET. It is a VE virtual talk show and I will be on camera in my home office. My recent appearance on The Lucia Matuonto Show—The Relatable Voice on Sept 27, 2022 went very well and you may want to take a look. I have been invited back at a later date.