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Book cover for 'The Racquet Stringer' by Chris Merrill featuring a mysterious old man with glowing eyes, long gray beard, and a hood, holding a tennis racquet, with glowing text and scientific diagrams in the background.

NOW…

FROM THE AUTHOR OF GAME SET MURDER AND THE PALE RIDER, A NEW SERIES BEGINS. THE RACQUET STRINGER - A PRODIGY’S TALE IS HERE!

STAN POWELL THRILLER SERIES

Book cover for 'Game Set Murder' by Chris Merrill, featuring a tennis racket, a silhouette of a person running with a gun, and a tennis ball in a misty urban setting.
Book cover for 'The Pale Rider,' a Stan Powell thriller by Chris Merrill. The cover features a dark forest with a person running towards the viewer, and a shadowy figure with a red helmet and dark suit above.

WHO IS CHRIS MERRILL?

NATIVE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAN WHO HAS LIVED IN ALL FOUR CORNERS OF THE UNITED STATES PRIOR TO SETTLING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. RAISED IN A TENNIS FAMILY WITH A PASSION FOR WORLD TRAVEL, CHRIS’ ADVENTURES BEGAN AT AN EARLY AGE AND CONTINUE TO THIS DAY. A TENNIS PLAYING, HIKING, CYCLIST WHO STILL COMPETES ON THE SENIOR TENNIS TOUR. HIS CAREER MAKING, MARKETING, AND SELLING SPORTING EQUIPMENT ALLOWED HIM TO REFINE HIS CRAFT AS A STORYTELLER.

CHRIS’ FIRST PUBLISHED NOVEL; GAME SET MURDER-A STAN POWELL THRILLER RECEIVED RAVE REVIEWS FOR THE AUTHORS ABILITY TO SET A SCENE AND DEVELOP MEMORABLE CHARACTERS. WITH THE SUCCESS OF THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE STAN POWELL THRILLER SERIES, CHRIS FOLLOWED THAT UP WITH THE PALE RIDER, WHICH FINDS OUR HERO ON A FAST-PACED ROLLERCOASTER RIDE THROUGH THE DARK UNDERWORLD OF THE CYCLING INDUSTRY.

RECENTLY RETIRED FROM HIS JOB WITH THE UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION, CHRIS NOW HAS MORE TIME TO DEVOTE TO HIS WRITING, TENNIS, AND OTHER ADVENTURES. HE IS EXCITED TO SHARE MORE STORIES WITH YOU SOON!

A young boy standing outdoors, holding two small dumbbells, with a water body and a bridge or structure in the background, in black and white.

ATHLETE, ADVENTURER, STORYTELLER

A man with a cap and outdoor jacket smiling next to a large dog with a brown and black coat, both outdoors under a tree.
A person playing tennis on a clay court with a dark banner behind them and green trees in the background.
A cyclist in a black and red jersey riding a mountain bike on a dirt trail surrounded by fog and distant mountains.
A man smiling, wearing sunglasses, a black jacket, and a light-colored cap, sitting near a pool with modern white buildings and cityscape in the background.

“thoroughly enjoyed the twists and turns. thanks for the great read!”

david perzik

“game set murder-a stan powell thrIller is the best tennis-themed novel i’ve ever read!"

teresa merklin-fiend at court

“even when I had to put the pale rider down, i found myself wondering what would happen next! the sign of a great read.”

BART BOROSKY