The Bystander

Name: The Bystander
Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)

John David

Sep 2025 · Tule Publishing

4 reviews

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It wasn’t just another live shot …

TV reporter Pete Lemaster anticipates nothing more riveting than filming a short lifestyle segment for an upcoming college football rivalry when he arrives at the Jacksonville Waterfront pregame tailgate party. Then chaos erupts as a bystander stops an active shooter with an act of stunning bravery. And Pete suddenly holds a golden career opportunity in his hands—an exclusive video that goes viral.

With the citizen hero’s star rising among the Second Amendment folk, Pete, too, enjoys the perks of fame. But something about that now-famous moment feels off, so he uses his journalism skills to poke around. Suddenly, he’s not sure what he captured is the truth.

And now opportunistic political and media figures are threatening Pete’s life if he doesn’t back off. Can he blow the whistle on a coverup, out the real villain, and stay alive?

It wasn’t just another live shot … TV reporter Pete Lemaster anticipates nothing more riveting than filming a short lifestyle segment for an upcoming college football rivalry when he arrives at the Jacksonville Waterfront pregame tailgate party. Then chaos erupts as a bystander stops an active sh...

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4 reviews

Winter Peck

October 18, 2025

A mind-bending caliber book that will make you reconsider what you've been told and taught. John David writes a compelling What if story to takes the reader to places not many get to explore. Grade A writing. Bring on the next Peter Lemaster book!

Ashley Zuehl

November 1, 2025

This book was incredible! I read it in two days only because I didn’t have the time to fully dedicate a full day to it, but it is totally do able in one sitting! It was extremely hard to put down tho! The story has so many great twist and turns and keeps you guessing the whole book! It offers views into social media and how dark it can get! I loved Pete in this book, he was my favorite character! If you love a good thriller this one is definitely for you! This book is packed with suspense and is

julie barrett

September 25, 2025

This book starts out with a reporter interviewing others at the pre-party festivities at Jacksonville waterfront before the game UFL vs UGA. He's at the right place behind a barrier when others are running away from the scene and he finds out that a lone shooter has aimed his rife into the air and fired off a shot. A bystander approaches him with a gun but shoots him dead. He had fired 3 shots but only 2 went into the lone shooter. After that Pete discovers he may have the only footage....

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