{"id":24,"date":"2025-02-02T21:20:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T21:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2025-06-11T23:29:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T23:29:12","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/?page_id=24","title":{"rendered":"Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Click the book cover to purchase or learn more on Amazon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/dNPLSVh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/front-1-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/front-1-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/front-1-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/front-1-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/front-1-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/front-1-1365x2048.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/front-1-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>As Jim Fisher faces the Vietnam draft in 1968, his brother Paul returns home from the war to their small town of Dolanwood, Minnesota. When mysterious deaths begin plaguing the peaceful community, Paul claims an enemy plot using dark rituals aims to prevent American soldiers like Jim from reaching Vietnamese soil. Through a collection of documents and testimonies, uncover the true horrors that unfold during one fateful summer.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/b9n1mAK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Night-of-the-Clowns-cover-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Night-of-the-Clowns-cover-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Night-of-the-Clowns-cover-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Night-of-the-Clowns-cover-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Night-of-the-Clowns-cover-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Night-of-the-Clowns-cover-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Night-of-the-Clowns-cover-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>In 2016, during the worldwide clown sighting phenomenon, the small town of Mackinac City, Michigan, faces a deadly twist: a serial killer begins targeting the mysterious clowns terrorizing the community. When Detectives Peter Hewett and Brady hunt for the murderer on a cold, dark night, they become the hunted instead. Will they stop the killer, or become the next victims?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/dAEefcH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Plague-of-Hollywood-ebook-cover-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Plague-of-Hollywood-ebook-cover-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Plague-of-Hollywood-ebook-cover-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Plague-of-Hollywood-ebook-cover-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Plague-of-Hollywood-ebook-cover-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Plague-of-Hollywood-ebook-cover-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Plague-of-Hollywood-ebook-cover-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>When Ethan Mitchell leaves medical school to pursue acting in Los Angeles, his rise from struggling actor to television star seems like a dream come true\u2014until tragedy strikes. <em>The Plague of Hollywood<\/em> exposes the dark reality behind the glittering fa\u00e7ade of showbusiness, following one man&#8217;s journey to decide if the price of fame is worth the cost of his soul.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/fspY37b\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Polar-cover-686x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Polar-cover-686x1024.jpg 686w, https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Polar-cover-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Polar-cover-768x1146.jpg 768w, https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Polar-cover-1030x1536.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Polar-cover-1373x2048.jpg 1373w, https:\/\/derekrushlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Polar-cover-scaled.jpg 1716w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Truck driver Jack Harmon makes his living crossing Alaska&#8217;s dangerous frozen lakes. 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