Crime Stories

Absence of Living Book #1 (3)
Sam (a.k.a. ‘Spyder’) is compromised and nearly captured by mobsters who want her dead for stealing their money. Forced to shut down her intricate and vast cyber web, she flees for her life and goes ‘dark’. As if Carter hadn’t enough on his plate, with Trinity moving out, Rachel close to Labor, and Jenny and Suzy seeking help for an entirely different issue. And his enemies? They were just getting started. The answer to these distractions is both explosive and revealing when he, Trinity, and Gil

Welcome to the stripclub known as "The Pearl" with our central protagonist being a young woman named Lara. We follow Lara as she deals with learning to navigate the pitfalls her new job as a lap dancer such as keeping the lecherous club owner at bay and avoiding the corrupt police captain who has taken a shine to her. Get in, clear her debts and get out. That's her plan. But try as she might, she can't help but get drawn into a criminal enterprise hidden at the heart of the club.

Readers have told me that they enjoy my fond remembrances from my days in Sodom-and-Gomorrah-by-the-Potomac. You might think that I am making this up. All I can say is - believe it... There is nothing here that isn't part of your present day reality. None of the operations, or agencies, their mission, or gear are a figment of my imagination. They all operate exactly as I describe them and they are doing it as we speak. Frankly, I don't know whether to be proud, or terrified... Enjoy!

Sometimes our desires to be accepted, to be beautiful to be wanted can have dire consequences. But what lengths would you go to have exactly what you want?

A Rivers Region Story
A retired soldier's farm is attacked. When his weapon is damaged the 11 year-old son is told to take is almost 2 year-old sister and escape out the hidden exit after promising to care for his sister until she can care for herself. Their parents are killed while they travel down the tunnel, so he sets off the final defences as the enemy moves in, and kills more of the attackers. He's faithful to his promise as they live through 'interesting times' while his sister learns to care for herself.

A Mountain Man Story (5)
Number 5 in the Matt and Suzy saga. Modern-day legal bullies try their hand at stealing what they want.

A Christmas Story
Mark Cornwall's had it with women, once married 10 years, separated and untouched in 5 years, he's as happy as he feels he'll ever be on his own. Now he's sold his successful haulage business, to fulfil his bucket list: backpacking the world with his trusty camera. He's guaranteed his staff's employment, given them Christmas off and driving his truck for the last time, south to north to his old stamping grounds. Then he spots a woman in distress and risks being the unlikeliest of white knights.

A story in the Asteroid Hunters Universe
Mosley Station, The Deadwood of the asteroid belt, is taken over by pirates. Seeking riches and more.

'Saving Amanda' is about a young woman running away from events in her life, of which she's unable to cope with. In her confused state of mind, she makes a series of erratic decisions which almost gets her killed. At the last possible moment of her life, she is rescued by a reclusive, retired military medic. He too had run away - from society - back home to the mountain where he was raised.

Cheating, murder, mystery. A Sheriff Ryan Caldwell story.