One name

Five books

A singular journey

by William Arthur Holmes

Temporary Insanity, Operation Detour, Dobie's Dilemma, Lottery President and Another Way have been stitched together as an episodic saga starring Dobie Pokorny.

Yes, Benny, Alex, and Dub have new names. To those who loved them: thank you. This isn’t a rewrite; it’s a reframing. Each book still stands on its own.

The man, the myth, the legend? In his own mind, absolutely. Follow Dobie’s misadventures through bad breakups; cult and anti‑cult entanglements in L.A.; hit men and hit women across Southeast Asia; an unexpected lottery win and presidential run back home, complete with the by‑now expected assassination attempts; a manifesto, more assassination attempts, an alien or hallucination (depending on who you ask), confrontation with the powers-that-be, and true love at last.


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Book 1: Temporary Insanity

Dobie was living in LA working as a word processing temp. He thought this latest assignment was just another gig... until he met Venelia, Elroy and the Dynamos.


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Book 2: Operation Detour

A beautiful young black ops agent on her first assignment tries to turn Dobie into an asset, just to prove she can. When he loses his job and girlfriend, she thinks he's putty in her hands... until he decides to go out with a bang.


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Book 3: Dobie's Dilemma

Dobie was a mid-level IT guy who liked to keep things simple, not get involved, stay out of trouble. Darla had other ideas when he showed up at her lab. Come along for the ride as they try to stay one step ahead of their employer, bioweapons maker LeHavre Research.


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Book 4: Lottery President

For most people, winning $300 million in the lottery would be enough. They would retire, buy a big house and travel the world. Not Dobie. He took the money and ran... for president. The house he had in mind was the White House. He didn't want to travel the world so much as save it from politicians. Retire? "I'll retire when I'm dead!" he said, not knowing so many people had that exact retirement plan in mind for him.


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Book 5: Another Way

Dobie is taking his truth‑to‑power crusade on the road, and Colonel Charonne wants him silenced. When he meets Kaylie, their connection is undeniable. Things get weird when Semmy -- a figment of their imagination or an actual little blue alien, they're not sure which -- shows up. As Charonne and his minions harass them in the real world, Dobie and Kaylie have to decide whether they're running toward a better future or just running for their lives.