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.

Raised in Louisville, Dobie spends his 20s in L.A., where jobs, relationships, even his sanity are temporary.

Next comes Kuala Lumpur, where he gets tangled up with Riva, a beautiful young black ops agent‑in‑training. It sounds better than it is.

Back in the States, he marries a woman who looks like Riva but -- good news/bad news -- is nothing like her. When he and a co-worker expose their employer's corruption, they end up in Witness Protection.

Returning to Louisville, Dobie wins the lottery — literally — and launches a presidential campaign. It made sense at the time.

With assassination attempts behind him -- mostly -- he writes a manifesto and takes his show on the road. The universe gives him Semmy — a little blue alien who may or may not be a figment of his imagination — and Kaylie — who just might be the love of his life.

Here is a cringe-worthy podcast all about it, created by Copilot AI.

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Book 1: Temporary Insanity


Dobie Pokorny wants a steady paycheck and a clean break from his past. Instead, he crosses paths with Venelia — a receptionist with a cult connection and a talent for turning ordinary days into disasters. What begins as a simple rebound spirals into a maze of chaos, confusion, and mistaken identity.
    Temporary Insanity launches the Dobie Pokorny saga with a fast, funny plunge into cults, close calls, and one man’s accidental collision with a world far stranger than he ever expected.

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Book 2: Operation Detour


Dobie’s life is already off the rails when he meets Riva, a black‑ops trainee with orders that involve him far more than he realizes. A spur‑of‑the‑moment trip overseas pulls Dobie into a dangerous game he never agreed to play — one filled with covert agendas, shifting loyalties, and choices that follow him across continents.
    Operation Detour is a sharp, international thriller about two unlikely partners navigating danger, deception, and the kind of trouble that refuses to stay behind.

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Book 3: Dobie's Dilemma


Nashville promises Dobie a quiet life — a steady job, a fresh start, and a chance to disappear from the chaos he keeps attracting. But the corporation he works for has secrets buried deeper than he imagined, and a routine assignment pushes him into a conspiracy he never meant to uncover.
    Dobie’s Dilemma is a tense, twist‑driven thriller about corporate power, hidden agendas, and one man who keeps trying to walk away from trouble… only to find it waiting for him every time.

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Book 4: Lottery President


A sudden fortune gives Dobie the chance to reinvent his life — or blow it up entirely. He chooses the latter, launching a presidential campaign that shocks the country and draws the attention of people who don’t appreciate surprises. As pressure mounts and the stakes rise, Dobie discovers that challenging the system means stepping into the line of fire.
    Lottery President is a fast‑moving political thriller about luck, ambition, and the cost of taking on forces that prefer the world exactly as it is.

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Book 5: Another Way


After losing nearly everything, Dobie writes a manifesto that calls out the powerful and demands something better. The fallout is immediate — and dangerous. Forced onto the road, he finds unexpected allies, unexpected enemies, and an unexpected companion who suggests the universe may be paying closer attention than he thought.
    Another Way is the heartfelt, high‑stakes finale of the Dobie Pokorny saga: a story about conviction, connection, and refusing to let the world decide who you get to become.