McMinnville

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Pub Date 24 Mar 2022 | Archive Date 01 Mar 2024

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Two photographs taken on a spring evening in 1950 that seem to show the impossible-we are not alone. A thirteen-year-old girl disappears the same evening, but returns thirty years later without aging a day. A dying detective on the hunt for the answers to one mystery falls afoul of a more profound mystery that calls into question all of human history and the science on which the universe is based. McMinnville is the story of one man's coming to terms with his mortality and the inconceivable, while falling in love for a second time, something he thought was impossible.


Ray Baker is a retired NYPD detective, dying of cancer and dealing with the crushing loneliness after the death of his wife. He wants to make the last few months of his life count by traveling cross country to the places where he grew up. Along the way, he stumbles upon a cold case that took place on May 11, 1950, a few hundred yards from his childhood farm outside of McMinnville, Oregon. At a little past seven in the evening on that day, Evelyn Forsyth was feeding her rabbits when she looked up to see a craft floating soundlessly toward her. She called for her husband, Glenn, to come with his camera. Over a span of a few seconds, he took two photographs before the craft tipped up on edge and sped away. That was the story that appeared in the Telephone Register, McMinnville's local paper under the heading "At Long Last-Authentic Photographs Of Flying Saucer[?]" A month later, the photographs were featured in the June edition of Life Magazine. Were they real or a clever hoax? Ray takes it upon himself to answer this question, applying his considerable detective skills. But in doing so, he steps through the looking glass into a world that makes him question everything. If that was not enough, he also discovers that there is a clock and it is ticking down.


McMinnville is the first book in a trilogy that follows Ray Baker's pursuit of life, love, and the truth, which is most definitely out there.




Derrick McCartney was born in El Paso, Texas and grew up in Tennessee before moving to the Washington, DC area. Despite a degree in Soviet and East European studies, he made a name for himself as an expert on North Korea. After a stint in the US Government, he has spent most of his career in defense think tanks. He has published several books and articles on international security affairs under his real name. This is his first work of fiction.

Two photographs taken on a spring evening in 1950 that seem to show the impossible-we are not alone. A thirteen-year-old girl disappears the same evening, but returns thirty years later without aging...


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Ray Baker, a recently retired NYPD detective stumbles across two photographs taken in the 1950's by his friends parents of a UFO. Are these photos fake or are they real?

This book is like nothing I have ever read before and I loved it. I have had a fascination with UFOs since i was a teenager (brought up when The X Files was a hit TV show) but I have never read a story with a detective investigating a suspected alien abduction. It really was a fascinating read with Chapter 4 giving us a quick recap of UFO phenomena from the 1950s right up to 2011. If like me you are fascinated by the phenomena I highly recommend giving this a read.

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest opinion.l

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This book was perfect. A retired detective investigates two UFO photos with his analytical skills which is seemingly at odds with most paranormal phenomenon. In this story, it works so well. The history and facts of the event were obviously well researched making this an enlightening read

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As someone who was obsessed with the paranormal growing up the cover alone had me hooked. I really enjoyed this read and cannot wait to see if there is more in the series

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