Harry Pinkus, Author
Thanks for visiting my author site. This is where you’ll find information about the stories and characters contained in my books, what reviewers are saying about those books, and where you can get them. I really appreciate your interest and hope you enjoy my work. A little about how I got here. I have been writing content for marketing campaigns for decades. Finally I decided to jump in, be a storyteller and write something for myself.
After many drafts, I had a finished manuscript for my first book, The Kingmaker’s Redemption. That novel allowed me to begin creatively expressing my point of view through storytelling. My second book, Human Collateral, became the initial installment in the Miles Darien Detective Thriller Series in July of 2022. Justified Malice, my third book and second in the series, followed in October of 2023. Moving Targets, the next Miles Darien Detective Thriller, will be released May 26, 2026.
This snippet summarizes Literary Titan’s 5-Star review of Moving Targets:
Moving Targets is a warm, character-driven detective thriller with several mysteries braided through one man’s changing life. It’s strongest when the cases and relationships feed each other, because Miles’s talent as an investigator comes from the same place as his friendships: he notices things, he cares, and he follows through. The book is part mystery, part community portrait, and part grief story, and that mix gives it more emotional weight than a standard case-of-the-week thriller.
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THE KINGMAKER’S REDEMPTION AND HUMAN COLLATERAL ARE AVAILABLE in print and ebook AT MANY BOOKSTORES AND ONLINE BOOK OUTLETS AND AS AN AUDIO BOOK ON AMAZON AND AUDIBLE. JUSTIFIED MALICE IS AVAILABLE IN PRINT AND EBOOK VERSIONS AT MANY BOOKSTORES AND ONLINE BOOK OUTLETS. MOVING TARGETS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN PRINT AND EBOOK VERSIONS ON MAY 26, 2026.
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The Kingmaker’s Redemption
Political Thriller
A modern-day Faustian tale of one man’s quest to recapture the idealism he once possessed. Set against a political backdrop in the town of Lakeville, Wisconsin, Jack McKay decides to do the right thing by helping to elect a true candidate of the people. Unfortunately, the corrupt political party he used to work for doesn’t take kindly to his decision.
To learn more about Jack’s struggle, click here.
Human Collateral
Detective Thriller
Would you pledge a body part as collateral for a loan? Unfortunately Olivia Sims did and when she disappeared, Private Detective Miles Darien and his pal Ryan Duffy set out to locate her. When they found her, she was gravely ill and the target of the criminal loan sharking enterprise responsible for her condition. Securing her rescue and insuring her long-term safety would prove to be a tall task.
To learn more about Olivia’s battle for survival, click here.
Justified Malice
While on a case in Mexico, Miles is once again asked by the FBI to help them track down Jonathan Reese. He makes the risky decision to ask the cartel for help. When the cartel finally agrees to assist, they provide an unexpected location. Reese is operating out of Havana.
The FBI organizes a raid only to find the hideout abandoned. Miles once again makes the risky decision to turn to the cartel. They provide him with a one-word update, Chicago.
To learn more about Miles’ new thriller, click here.
Moving Targets
Watch as Miles Darien returns with a new thriller in 2026. In this third installment of the series, he is challenged by several complicated cases including tracking down a valuable collection of stolen artifacts; searching for the long-lost heir to a family fortune; and unraveling the cold case murder of an Indigenous man in Wisconsin’s Northwoods.
Along the way, Miles is forced to deal with a devastating personal loss and the grief that follows.
Moving Targets will be officially released on May 26, 2026. Pre-orders are now available on Amazon and other fine retailers.
To read Literary Titan’s 5-Star review of Moving Targets, go to: https://harrypinkus.com/270-2/
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