Join us on First Friday, March 6th to meet William Webster at Page & Palette!
Stop by between 5:30-7:30PM to grab a glass of wine, get a copy of Rockets’ Red Glare signed, and enjoy live music at 6:30PM. Come chat with the author and discover your next great read!
Rockets’ Red Glare
Perfect for fans of Jack Reacher and Joe Pickett, Rockets’ Red Glare is a fast-paced thriller that introduces Sage Mendiluze, a police deputy determined to find and stop a series of relentless and brutal murders.
After two wilderness guides are gunned down at a remote campsite in a nearby national forest, it’s determined that the fatal shots came from Wyoming’s Wind River Indian Reservation. Tribal Police Deputy Sage Mendiluze is called in to hike the rugged backcountry and investigate. Sussing out the sniper’s perch, he and his Australian shepherd, Peak, just escape becoming two more casualties when an IED is tripped. The site tells Sage there are two perps. The explosion confirms they are devious and extremely dangerous.
Soon, more visitors to national parks across America have been murdered. After his display of stellar investigative and tracking skills, Sage—with Peak at his side—is recruited by Special Agent Maggie Comstock to join the task force tracking the perpetrators. Every level of government—even the president himself—insists this reign of terror must end by the Fourth of July, just days away.
Clock ticking toward mayhem, Sage and Maggie are determined to stand in its way. But the mysterious murderers are just as resolute—and they intend to celebrate the holiday with a bang.
William Webster
William M Webster, IV is an entrepreneur, civic leader and philanthropist. Mr. Webster has had careers in both business and government. His successful business ventures have spanned five decades. He was a founding board member of LKQ Corporation, the leading provider of alternative and aftermarket parts to repair and accessorize automobiles and other vehicles. LKQ has annual revenue of $14 Billion and has 60,000 employees around the world.
Prior to his involvement with LKQ, Mr. Webster was the founder and CEO of Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. Upon the sale of Advance America to Grupo Salinas in 2012, the company had annual revenue of $750 million and 2,500 employees. Mr. Webster’s business career began in 1983 as the President of Carolina Bojangles (Carabo, Inc) which owned and operated 27 Bojangles Chicken’n Biscuit restaurants in South Carolina. In 1991, Mr Webster was selected to be a White House Fellow, which began his career in government. After serving for a short period at the Agency for International Development, Mr. Webster became Chief of Staff for Presidential Personnel during the Clinton Presidential Transition. Thereafter, he was appointed as Chief of Staff to Department of Education Secretary Richard Riley. In 1994, Mr. Webster moved to the White House where he served as Assistant to the President and Director of Scheduling and Advance. Mr. Webster is active in charitable and civic organizations, with an emphasis on education and health care. Mr. Webster served on the Board of Trustees of Washington and Lee University and he currently chairs W&L’s Capital Campaign. Mr. Webster served as Chair of the Board of Converse College and as Chair of the Board of Spartanburg Day School. He served as Chair of the Board for Prisma Health, the largest health care provider in South Carolina and as Chair of the Spartanburg Regional Cancer Center Foundation. He currently serves on the Board of the MDAnderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Mr Webster earned his BA degree summa cum laude in German and English from Washington and Lee University. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 1979 to the University of Regensburg in Germany.
Mr. Webster has four children, Will (27), Lily (25), Lavinia (23) and Liza (21). He currently resides in Greenville, SC with his wife Teresa and their two dogs, Sky and Nina. Mr. Webster has completed over 120 marathons and ultramarathons.
His first novel, Rockets’ Red Glare was published by Blackstone Publishing in May, 2025.