Marc Rainer

Marc Rainer real name Charles Ambrose is a historical fiction, thriller, and mystery author best known for the “Jeff Trask” and “Jeff Trask Kansas City Files” series of novels. He went to the United States Air Force Academy and then served as a JAG Circuit Air Force Prosecutor before he was a Kansas City and Washington DC Federal prosecutor. Combining his federal and military career, he has tried hundreds of cases in more than three decades of practice. His cases have involved the prosecution of persons in organized crime and mafia, federal conspiracy, and homicide cases. He often weaves stories from his trial and investigative experiences into many of his stories that have been critically acclaimed for their realism. He made his debut into the crime thriller world with Amazon bestselling title “Capital Kill” that was the debut novel of his immensely popular “Jeff Trask” series of novels. The fifth novel of the series Death Votes Last was the 2019 winner of the TopShelf Magazine book award. He is also the co-author of a manual on the best way to prosecute homicide cases that was published by the American Bar. Rainer currently lives in the northwest alongside his wife and their two dogs.