READ SOME PAGES FROM A FEW McCALL BOOKS…
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The Road To Nablus
The incredible true story of a boy who escaped from a refugee camp in the West Bank of Palestine …and went on to achieve the impossible (screen adaptation available, also written by McCall)…
“I love this story of triumph against all odds. Lots of highs and lows. …[a] reminder of the horror unleashed onto the Palestinians…Well done, McCall!”
– Neheda Barakat, Award-Winning Documentary Producer, TV Bureau Chief & Executive Producer, Journalist; BBC; ABC-TV/Australia; U.N.; U.S. Dept. of State
“…a remarkable and triumphant story—and an effective counter-narrative to so much prevailing anti-immigrant sentiment.”
– Jessica Papin, Literary Agent; Dystel, Goderich & Bourret, New York
To read the Prologue of this book, click here.
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In Pursuit of Jubilee
The riveting, true story of a $100 billion oil discovery in Western Africa, and the brutal, years-long battle that ensued to try to destroy and imprison the rightful owner of his share of the find (screen adaptation available, also written by McCall)…
“A great read and a thrilling ride! …a tale of dogged human aspiration, invention and the capacity to believe in the impossible. …This book is a testament to what people can achieve if their will never falters.”
– Rachel Boynton, Emmy and Tribeca Film Festival-nominated, Edward R. Murrow Award-winning Director; “Our Brand is Crisis”; “P.O.V.”; “Big Men” (Executive Produced by Brad Pitt)
To read the Prologue of this book, click here.
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Shoot The Moon
The true story of the sole survivor of a devastating plane crash… and what he did during the terrifying plummet to ensure he would walk away from the tragedy (screen adaptation available, also written by McCall)…
“…terrifying… gripping tale….”
– Martha MacCallum, Anchor; “The Story”/Fox News
“Enthralling and inspiring. This is a page-turner with substance.”
– Charles D. Holland, J.D., Writer-Producer; “J.A.G.”; “Murder One”; “Soul Food”; “Profiler”
To read the Prologue of this book, click here.
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The Christ Box
4 out of 5 Stars on GoodReads…
Rumors fuel to a violent frenzy that an ancient wooden box owned by a woman in Jerusalem was made by Jesus. When powerful men try to take the box from her, her former NYPD cop son flies to the Middle East to get her and the old box to safety (no screen adaptation available at this time)…
“Intriguing, provocative, unpredictable. …‘Da Vinci Code’-meets-‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ … unique layering of richly-conceived characters … unforeseeable plot twists and turns, this riveting journey progresses from mystery and drama to thriller and adventure. …a tough, iconic protagonist … a world filled with dark and powerful, deadly and even fun antagonists. McCall has written one big, surprising splash of a debut novel…”
– Kenneth Ulmer, Ph.D., Author; past-President, King’s University, Los Angeles; Adjunct, Magdalene College, Oxford University, UK
“What a great work McCall has done here. …gripping and fast paced … rich and complex …could easily be a movie.”
– Phil Pringle, Ph.D., Author; Chancellor, C3 College; Sydney, Australia
To read the Prologue of this book, click here.
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Clean Break
A timely political thriller that feels uncomfortably real in light of the violent, divisive politics gripping the U.S. today… and imagines what could be in store for America (no screen adaptation available at this time)…
“Great book! Well written.”
– James Elroy, FBI Special Agent (retired; investigator of some of the most infamous cases of the 20th and 21st centuries)
“Feels like ‘Homeland’-meets-‘Yellowstone’… a political scenario that seems frighteningly real. …draws you in and keeps you transfixed. …McCall (who wrote the book from Elmburg’s original story idea) paints rich, compelling word pictures. …a maddening cliffhanger.”
– Shane Baéz, President, CAM Artistic Management, Los Angeles
To read the Prologue of this book, click here.
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Slipping Into Darkness
4 out of 5 Stars on GoodReads…
The updated, 20th Anniversary Edition of M. Rutledge McCall’s critically acclaimed first book, about the 16 months he spent living in one of America’s most violent ghettos …and how the pattern of street violence he witnessed has dramatically increased in the years since (screen adaptation available, also written by McCall)…
“…‘dirty realism’ [takes] the readers to gritty places and slices of life… described unflinchingly… with a rich but clean writing style. …unanticipated personal descent into darkness. …any reader would be amazed at what [McCall was] able to accomplish without getting killed… took some guts and naïveté…”
– Dr. Wilbur J. Scott, Ph.D., Professor; US Air Force Academy, Dept. of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership
“Utterly incredible…a fascinating story…a great writer.”
– Susan Bymel, Founding Partner, Talent Entertainment Group; Founding Partner, Management 360; Producer, “Game of Thrones”
To read the Prologue of this book, click here.
To find out what the book is about, click here.
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On Borrowed Time
The harrowing true story of a dying US Marine… and how he beat the same disease that took the life of American football superstar Walter Payton (no screen adaptation available at this time)…
To read the Prologue of this book, click here.
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Prison, Freedom, Paradise
The inspirational, true story of a young man who went from college to sales management to prison …and then went on to establish one of the most unique physical training facilities on Wall Street while still in his 30s (no screen adaptation available)…
To read the Prologue of this book, click here.
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Driven By Hope
The frightening story of a tough, remarkable young woman who refused to succumb to a deadly, one-in-a-million genetic malady coursing through her brain… a condition for which there is no cure (no screen adaptation available)…
