I'm excited to announce the release of my second fast-paced novel, “Color of Blood.” A sequel to first book “Sever the Darkness,” the main storyline focuses on the mysterious disappearance of a young couple as it takes readers through Southeast and Central Texas.

Journalist Clay Aker teams with up with Texas Ranger Julio Ramirez in search of Clay’s brother, Jack, an environmental activist who disappeared from the Texas Gulf Coast with his girlfriend, Vicky, while sampling for mercury poisoning. Was their disappearance an accident? Clay is determined to discover what happened to his brother as murder, theft, kidnapping and environmental pollution complicate the search.

Multiple side storylines keep readers enthralled as they try to determine the motivation behind the actions of two suspicious boaters, discover a business man’s plot to dump toxic waste, learn of an oil tycoon’s revenge, follow an unlikely friendship and choose sides in a love story with moral and ethical implications

Look for a new LesCoalson.com in July with excerpts from each novel.

Order "Color of Blood" and "Sever The Darkness" through Eakin Press .