Recommended Read: Erased, a novel by edRogers

Mysteries explored, 

identities briefly assumed

By Moristotle

I agree with Holy Moley, who says on the back cover of Erased:

What a thrill to read Erased! I thought edRogers couldn’t get any more exciting than in his Boystown and Body Count novels, but he’s done it again, and done it even better! Never die, edRogers! Keep on writing!”

I too hope Rogers doesn’t die, and I hope I don’t either, because I so enjoy editing his work. (He began writing Erased while I was editing his fictional biography Jaudon: An American Family.)

As Rogers himself describes this work:

Erased is a gripping story about identity, memories, and some perils of doing your job. When your past disappears, do you disappear too? Follow my characters as they move from one dangerous life to the next.”

Ed Rogers creates stories with a skill I can only marvel at. If you like to read action-packed stories, I urge you to give Erased a try. You can purchase a copy on Amazon.

And after you have read and enjoyed Erased, please do your friends the favor of recommending they read it too.

Copyright © 2026 by Moristotle

Recommended Read: Jaudon: An American Family, a novel by edRogers

The Jaudons had

what it took

By Moristotle

Here’s what one reader had to say about edRogers’ novel:

The novel Jaudon: An American Family is a history book in which we have a look at the life of two generations of a family as Texas goes from a desolate wasteland to a booming economy of cattle, oil, railroads, and more. The swiftness with which things change is amazing. And the people involved were seldom nice. Jaudon reminds me of Patrick Smith’s A Land Remembered, a great novel about Florida. It puts the reader right into the action.
             —Roger Owens, author of A Killing on a Bridge,
                                         Dancing at the Driftwood Hotel, &
                                  Drinking Kubulis at the Dead Cat Café

Roger Owens’ endorsement means a lot, because he’s as thoughtful a reader as he is a writer.

As the author himself describes Jaudon: An American Family:

This is the story of a family beginning their life after the American Civil War. James Jaudon, a Southern boy in Mississippi, falls in love with an ex-slave named Cassy. After the birth of their son, they and James’ sister flee to Texas, where they endure the hardships of carving out a life in the wild west—from fighting bandits and renegades to suffering racism and other prejudices. James builds a cattle empire, and he and Cassy’s son, Claude Napoleon Jaudon, become two of the richest oilmen in Texas. The Jaudons cast a long shadow across Texas as the story continues through the Spanish-American War, Prohibition, the Great Depression, and World Wars 1 & 2. Members of the Jaudon family were there for it all.

Ed Rogers created this story with heart, because he himself has Jaudon roots in France. If you especially like to read gripping historical fiction, I highly recommend this book. You can purchase a copy on Amazon.

And after you have read and enjoyed Jaudon: An American Family, please do your friends the favor of recommending they read it too. 

Copyright © 2026 by Moristotle