Chris Watson writes across genres with a single mission: to tell meaningful stories that keep readers thinking, inspire personal growth, and uplift the soul. His work spans mystery, suspense, thrillers, nonfiction, historical fiction, and faith-based storytelling, all grounded in a life shaped by leadership, spiritual insight, and service as a detective in law enforcement.
Writing under the pen names C.L. Watson for thrillers, mystery, and suspense, and Grandpa Chris Watson for children’s books, he is the author of The Concord Protocol, a bestselling historical spy thriller that uncovers Cold War secrets, constitutional forgeries, and hidden family legacies.
His nonfiction titles include Faith Forged Legacy, Lessons of Leadership, and The First Vision, books that explore divine purpose, character development, and spiritual resilience. His historical fiction and faith-focused narratives blend doctrine with lived experience, offering timeless lessons in truth and courage.
Chris is also the creator of Badge Number 13, a fiction series inspired by his years in law enforcement, and the beloved Barnaby’s Adventures, written for his grandchildren. Many of his works, across genres, intersect through a shared universe of characters and themes, where legacy, faith, and truth quietly link one story to the next.
When he’s not writing, Chris enjoys trail running, collecting rare coins and historical artifacts, and spending time with his family in the mountains of Utah. He believes every life is part of a divine story, and that stories, when told with conviction, can change lives.
Chris Watson writes across genres with a single mission: to tell meaningful stories that keep readers thinking, inspire personal growth, and uplift the soul. His work spans mystery, suspense, thrillers, nonfiction, historical fiction, and...
The vanishings have gone on for decades. Always on March 19th. Always at midnight. No bodies. No return.
When sound engineer Micah Fenwick arrives in the unnervingly quiet town of Welton Hollow to repair its ancient bell tower, he expects creaking gears and dusty rafters, not a place where every street...
A spy thriller where history isn’t just rewritten, it’s forged.
In the summer of 1982, mild-mannered history professor Edgar T. Bellows stumbles upon an encrypted document that threatens to upend everything we know about modern diplomacy. What begins as an academic curiosity soon spirals into a high-stakes chase...
In a desert town that doesn’t exist on any map, one unnamed officer tells the truth the job won’t. From the first rescue in a freezing river to the last time the radio goes quiet, Badge Number 13 is a raw, unfiltered journey into the soul of a cop—and the shadow that job leaves behind.
