Books in Print
- Book One
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Innocent Liar
Book Two
Laser
Liar
Book Three
Telepathic Liar
Book Four
Lie To Me
Book Five
Liar, Liar House On Fire
Book Six
Vengeance In Vallejo
Innocent Liar
Posted May 20th, 2008
The
first of Ketchum’s books introduces John Bodie.
John Bodie, private investigator, polygraph examiner and Army
Lieutenant Colonel, retires to a sleepy little northwest town…he thinks.
The residents of the town greet
him with open arms and test his investigative abilities with murder,
rape and arson.
The
town characters range from lovable to treacherous.
Deception is rampant and humor is abundant, while danger is ever
present. It starts with the
black market in
It
terminates with a deadly shooting in Bodies’ retirement haven.
His ability with the polygraph as an investigative tool coupled
with his talent as an investigator is challenged throughout the book.
It is a true education in the actual use of the polygraph.
laser Liar
Posted May 20th, 2008
John Bodie returns using his investigative ability
which is enhanced greatly by his skill with the polygraph. He is
recruited by the Terrorist Activity Control Team (TACT), which
officially doesn’t exist, to find a top secret weapon that officially
doesn’t exist, produced in a covert laboratory that also is officially
non-existent. John and TACT
chase the weapon from
telepathic liar
Posted May 20th, 2008
The Telepathic Liar is a
story of the attempt by Middle Eastern terrorists to create a nuclear
holocaust in the
John Bodie has been a servant of mankind throughout his life, first as an actor, then as a police officer, combat wounded army officer, private investigator and polygraph examiner. He finds no respite, in this public service, even in retirement. Bodie’s proficiency with the polygraph coupled with his investigative skills provides TACT with an edge over those that propose to threaten to our country.
A terrorist cell in
Under the influence of a terrorist doctor, three student pilots are each placed in a small plane containing a stolen nuclear artillery shell and programmed to simultaneously crash. But into what? John Bodie, is tossed, unconscious, into an alligator infested lake. He uses his polygraph techniques to uncover the terrorist’s operation. After which, he joins TACT and Mossad in stopping the pilots and eliminating the terrorist cell.
The humor abounds in this fast moving, action packed story as it builds in intensity to a most powerful ending. There are many private investigator novels but this is the only one that combines the authenticity of the polygraph as an investigational tool. The novel is not only exciting fiction but instructive in educating the reader regarding the truth about polygraph.
lie to me
Posted May 20th, 2008
Illegal aliens are ordered into the
This influx creates multiple
murders, assault, arson and counterfeiting in the small town of
John’s friends Dede, Karen and Tom Turner are hospitalized. One of his friends dies as a result of the investigation. The top secret Terrorists Activity Control Team and a team from Immigration and Customs Enforcement become involved in the milieu before it’s over. As with all of Ketchum’s books, humor is plentiful and suspense leaps from page to page.
liar, liar house on fire
Posted February 17, 2010
Mysterious house fires break out in a small town in Arkansas. Buddy Bodie the Fire Chief and cousin to John Bodie is the prime suspect. He calls on his investigator cousin to come to Arkansas and help him find who the real arsonist is.
John arrives to find a crooked sheriff involved in a deadly conspiracy. Again John plies his polygraph skills and investigation techniques to clear his cousin and discover who the arsonist is. That's when the real danger to John and Buddy sets in.
The beautiful Deputy Sheriff Christy Buckholtz teams up with the two cousins to solve two murders and catch the conspirators. All three fear for their lives and John must think fast to save his. John experiences the most tragic event of his life.