2019 Pacific Book Awards Best Mystery Finalist . . . Crime Delayed
2020 Pacific Book Awards Best Mystery Winner . . . Crime Denied
2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards: 1st Place Blue Ribbon, CLUE Book Awards for Suspense, Thriller Fiction . . . Crime Denied
2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards Finalist, CLUE Book Awards for Suspense, Thriller Fiction . . . Crime Conspiracy
2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards Finalist, Book Series, CLUE Book Awards for Suspense, Thriller Fiction . . . Crime Series, The Buck Taylor Novels
2022 Chanticleer International Book Awards Finalist, CLUE Book Awards for Suspense, Thriller Fiction . . . Crime Exploded
2022 Chanticleer International Book Awards Finalist, CLUE Book Awards for Suspense, Thriller Fiction . . . Crime Spree
2023 Chanticleer International Book Awards Finalist, CLUE Book Awards for Suspense, Thriller Fiction . . . Crime Scene
2023 Chanticleer International Book Awards Series Finalist, Mystery & Mayhem Book Awards . . . Crime Series.
Chuck Morgan attended Seton Hall University and Regis College and spent thirty-five years as a construction project manager. He is an avid outdoorsman, an Eagle Scout and a licensed private pilot. He enjoys camping, hiking, mountain biking and fly-fishing.
He is the author of the Crime series, featuring Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Buck Taylor. The series includes Crime Interrupted, Crime Delayed, Crime Unsolved, Crime Exposed, Crime Denied, Crime Conspiracy, Crime Unknown, Crime Exploded, Crime Spree, Crime Scene, Crime Victims AND Crime Unraveled. He is also the author of The Assassin’s Heart, a romantic thriller.
He is also the author of Her Name Was Jane, a memoir about his late wife’s nine-year battle with breast cancer. He has three children and four grandchildren. He resides in Lone Tree, Colorado with his Siberian Husky.
About the Author
2019 Pacific Book Awards Best Mystery Finalist . . . Crime Delayed
2020 Pacific Book Awards Best Mystery Winner . . . Crime Denied
2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards: 1st Place Blue Ribbon, CLUE Book Awards for Suspense, Thriller Fiction . . . Crime Denied
2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards Finalist, CLUE Book Awards for Suspense, Thriller Fiction . . . Crime Conspiracy
Some secrets were never meant to be unearthed—especially by her Book 1 of the Leilani Kealoha Trilogy Detective Leilani Kealoha thought she’d left her family’s secrets buried deep beneath the banyan roots of her Hawaiian childhood. But when a string of ritualistic murders erupts across Oʻahu—each victim tied to disputed ancestral lands—Leilani is...
Paradise Has a Price—And Detective Leilani Kealoha Is Paying It In this gripping island noir, Hawaii’s sun-drenched shores hide more than tourists and tiki torches. When a wave of resort break-ins spirals into an underground web of crime, Detective Leilani Kealoha finds herself caught in a deadly crosscurrent of betrayal, corruption, and danger. ...
In paradise, justice comes at a deadly price. Detective Leilani Kealoha thought her days of turmoil were behind her. But when a routine case spirals into a tangled web of high-stakes crime and political corruption, Honolulu’s tranquil façade begins to crack. Ruthless masterminds manipulate the very institutions meant to protect the island—...
Detective Leilani Kealoha thought routine cases were enough—until Honolulu’s sun burned away her peaceful façade to reveal a labyrinth of corruption, betrayal, and cold-blooded crime. Haunted by her past and driven by a desperate need for justice, Leilani finds herself...
The American West has become one of the most reliable backdrops for political conspiracy thrillers. Wide-open landscapes, isolated towns, and overlapping jurisdictions create natural pressure points where secrets can survive longer—and where investigators can disappear without a trace.
Sparse populations mean fewer witnesses. Long drives create isolation. And the region’s mythology...
Best Police Procedural Book Series for Cold Case Fans
Chuck Morgan, Crime Fiction Author
Cold case fiction scratches a very specific itch: the trail has gone quiet, witnesses have moved on, and the file has been sitting long enough that nobody expects answers. As one roundup puts it, “a cold case is a specific puzzle… the trail has gone quiet, the witnesses have moved on, and the file has been sitting long enough that nobody expects anything more from it.”
Why Hawaii Creates Unforgettable Crime Fiction: Inside the Leilani Kealoha Thriller Series
Chuck Morgan, Crime Fiction Author
Hawaii has been home to crime stories for generations, from early television classics to modern streaming projects. The Leilani Kealoha Hawaiian Thriller series builds on that tradition with a fresh take on island noir, weaving ancestral secrets, community tension, and a detective shaped by heritage.
“The Leilani Kealoha Hawaiian Thriller series takes that well-worn...
