Howard Watson is on the case

The Scheduler: a Howard Watson Intrigue

JoAnn Fastoff

June 15, 2020

ISBN 9781087875965

174 pp

$2.99 ebook

$12.95 print

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About the Book

Five men have been targeted for death by someone trained on an M-24 sniper rifle…a rifle that only the military provides. The person or persons unknown is an expert shot. Howard Watson is an FBI Supervisory Special Agent in Charge in Washington, D.C., and his friend, Allen Knox, is one of the two targets on the offenders’ list who escapes the deathtrap. What do these five men have in common that has garnered the wrath of the shooter? The FBI Profiler will offer her insight.

A brief interview with the Author

Tell us what you love about this new Howard Watson Intrigue, JoAnn.

This particular HW intrigue is a personal battle for Agent Watson. Emotions are high.

Introduce us to your favorite perp.

My favorite perp in this “Intrigue” is Marjorie Halstrom (dynamic character) because of the weight she carried in her life and how she believed she squashed it in her daughter’s life.

What do you hope readers will tell others when they’re finished the book?

Although “The Scheduler” is a book of fiction sexual molestation is real. I would hope people, in addition to be being entertained with the story, are subliminally outraged by one characters action on a minor.

What’s next for you, JoAnn?

I am currently taking a break from HW to write about the early stages of women in sports.

What are you reading now?

Right now I am reading The Most Famous Woman in Baseball (Effa Manley and the Negro Leagues).

Read JoAnn's post about her series here.

My review

In Fastoff’s incredibly fast-paced thriller, FBI Special Agent Howard Watson is back on a new case, and this time it’s personal.

Starting with a literal gunshot bang at his close friends Janet and Allen’s wedding, Watson rushes directly into the hunt for the shooter. The fact that his friend is only one of several similar but apparently random victims around the country only makes the crack cross-agency team work faster to prevent another attack.

When Knox’s fiancé, Janet, unofficially gets involved, as well as Knox’s partner, it’s not long before the agents begin unraveling a lengthy skein of terror stretching back decades.

The Scheduler is a quick thrill ride with a favorite crew of special agents, back for a sixth dramatic case dealing with the devastating effects of the ultimate betrayal in dysfunctional family dynamics. Fans of FBI fiction and serial intrigues will love the emotional twists and turns during the tracking of a killer through America’s Midwest.

About the author

JoAnn Fastoff is an award-winning author of both fiction and non-fiction books. She has written for numerous publications, has produced three one-act plays Off-Off-Broadway in New York, and produced and directed Live from the Warehouse, a jazz program for several PBS affiliates. Ms. Fastoff is an environmental activist, the mother of two adult children and the grandmother of Lia. She lives in Chicago. Visit her website at www.JoAnnFastoff.com