J. John Portera

The Books

J. John Portera has published two thrillers, The Note and Conspirators of Revenge, and two works of non-fiction, Grinning & Grinding: A Collection of American Dental Humor and Tribute to a Champion: A Fight for Life . Click on the book covers for more information about each book.

The Note

On June 25, 1965, Carol McCamish Casey was brutally murdered in the rural Bullitt County, Kentucky, home of her lover, Paul Vincent Bugali. Twenty-four hours later, Bugali, and Carol’s husband, Patrick Sean Casey, were the primary suspects. Nine months later, the homicide was still unsolved and...(Read More). Order Now!

Conspirators of Revenge

Frankie Laursen’s past is dark with drugs, dangerous bikers, and an association with a dishonorably discharged Vietnam infantryman of the My Lai massacre. Even after Frankie has completed law school and changed his name to Frank B. Holst, the young courtroom virtuoso appears to be cold, cunning, and contradictory. However, (Read More). Order Now!

Grinning & Grinding:
A Collection of America's Dental Humor

Dentists are human, too, as you will find out after you read such delights as "The Screw Turns," "Sutton's Disease," "Reassuring Sanity," "It's a Job for Flo," "Gold is Gold," "The Wal-Mart Special," "The Foreign Currency," "The White Man's Weird Medicine," and many, many more. (Read More). Order Now!

Tribute to a Champion: A Fight for Life

A memorable and inspiring account of one man's undaunted and lengthy battle to overcome, perhaps, this generation's most formidable foe...cancer (Read More). Order Now!