The Reunion

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

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Synopsis

Ray Summers and Bill Gateway found it hard to believe it was going to be 50 years since the end of World War II. They had become lifelong friends on a beach in the Philippines during that turbulent time. Even though they lived on opposite sides of the country, the distance didn’t keep them from staying in touch and watching each other’s families grow. A reunion with their WWII military unit would be a great opportunity to get old comrades together to celebrate and remember a time when they were all part of history. They hoped all their planning would culminate in a reunion to remember. Little did they realize this reunion would involve a change in plans so drastic it would put all of them in harm’s way one more time. It would take one of their highly decorated, military sons to help bring them all home safely and keep several countries from going to war. This is an adventure story whose pages are interwoven with bravery, treachery, and political intrigue.

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Author Biography

Jeff Thrall was born in a farming community in central Wisconsin and his family moved to Western New York when he was young. He grew up in a suburb of Rochester and spent his summers in Canada canoeing and camping. This is where he learned to enjoy reading and storytelling because there was no television or even electricity. Mr. Thrall currently lives in Rochester, New York with his wife and has three grown children and three grandchildren. He worked for a local police department for twenty-three years where he supervised reserve officers and has recently retired as transportation administrator for a local school district. He is a graduate of SUNY Brockport with a BS in Biology, master’s in education, and CAS in School Business Administration. He previously published 'The Reunion' in 2005 and ‘The Superintendent’ in 2021. He has been working on several other projects including a second edition of “the Reunion’ scheduled for 2022 and the ‘The Retirement’ scheduled for 2023. See http://www.jeffreythrallbooks.com.

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Remembering

Today is my Birthday. I'm not just old, I'm now really old!!! Over the past several weeks the gentlemen I meet for lunch each week and myself have been reminiscing about the 'good ol' days', the fun times we had, and people we knew from 'back in the day.' Good memories. Lots of talk about changes and how different things are now. And how much crazier they are now than how they used to be. Then I remember my father and his friends having similar conversations and coming to the same conclusions. I guess as life moves forward it just circles around and stays the same. Who would have thought? https://www.jeffreythrallbooks.com/

Book Excerpt

The Reunion

He was paying for the flowers when he caught a glimpse of a Caucasian standing by the corner of a building across the street. The face was familiar. He stopped what he was doing, trying to locate the face in the crowd again. He looked up and down the street, but the man was gone. He thought his mind was playing tricks on him.

“Grandpa are you OK?” asked Sarah.

“Yeah,” Bill hesitated, “yeah, I’m fine. Just thought I saw someone I used to know.”

“You probably did, Grandpa. That’s why you’re here,” said the young woman innocently arranging the flowers in her hand.

Gateway smiled, “Yeah, you’re right. Say, let’s find your mother and get some dinner.”

“Sounds good to me,” replied the young woman.

Gateway finished paying the old man for the flowers, saying goodbye. They turned, walking into the hotel lobby. There they ran into Becky and Sam who’d come downstairs looking for them. They gave Becky the flowers and Sam insisted on putting one of them in her hair.

“After all, this is the tropics young lady, and every pretty girl should have flowers in their hair.”

Becky blushed when Sam put the flower on the right side by her ear.

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Jeffrey Thrall

The Reunion

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Remembering

Book Excerpt

The Reunion

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