With four generations of men serving on the Des Moines Police Department, Jan is the writer of the Ghost and A Cop Series. Currently, the series has four published books: York Street, Red Sunset Drive, Tempest Court, and Hazzard Avenue. The ghost and the cop are the protagonists. In each novel, they are up against a different type of paranormal killer.
Jan recently began writing feature scripts. Lost Lake is her first completed script. The Veil, a thriller, was recently completed. She is working on a new project - Wrong Number. .
The Veil Budget: $100K - $1M | Thriller ⋄ Horror Joey Hill, wife of a detective, discovers their neighbor has created a device to pierce the Veil (invisible barrier separating the human and supernatural realms). When the neighbors are murdered, Joey recovers the device and becomes the target of a demonic chimney sweep and fanatical priests.
Lost Lake Budget: $100K - $1M | Horror Carpenter and reluctant medium, Maura Simpson, joins a construction crew on an isolated island. Unfortunately, she uncovers the grave of Captain Terrell, who was wrongly hanged.
Voodun (Based on the novel, Hazzard Avenue - A Ghost and A Cop Series) Budget: $100K - $1M | Thriller ⋄ Horror Detective Brett O'Shea's psychic abilities are unleashed when a voodoo priestess spins her web of evil around him and his ghostly partner.
Red Sunset Drive
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Film
by Thor Moreno
Writer Reeling from the breakup of his girlfriend, Detective Brett O'Shea spirals downard when the ghost of his murdered great-grandfather appears and annouces he's been sent to help Brett catch a serial killer. With evidence of vampires in the city, Brett is outmatched and ill-equipped to deal with supernatural killers unless he can accept help from his ghostly partner.
2016 Eric Hoffer Award Finalist
Pacific Book Review - 5 Star