Crime Stories

A Seattle Noir Cyber Mysteries Story
Enter the world of Dag Hamar and Deb Riley, computer forensics detectives who discover hidden files and computer code can be as dangerous as dark alleys and flying bullets as they enter the high-stakes game of Seattle's business world to trace a missing friend and the billion-dollar fortune that disappeared with him.

It's funny how life can turn on it's ear when we least expect it. No matter how we plan things, fate plays a hand. If hindsight is 20/20, why can't we turn around backwards and see the future? Things just keep happening to us and most of the time they happen. Out of the Blue

Absence of Living Book
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

A Winter's Universe Story
American Nazis. American healthcare. American politics. Whatever your position on Obamacare is, I doubt it includes murder. Here in Kansas City, I'm about to go Mama Grizzly. One of my own is the target. Blackmail and death threats. The enemy - - both institutional and personal - - is sinister. Money no object. Ruthless. Truly evil. But I'm Winter Jennings, ace private eye. Almost fearless. Clitorides: Best New Author -- 2017.

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.

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.

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?

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!

A Mountain Man Story
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.