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In the background of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the war in Iraq, with a dedicated soldier as their pawn, two powerful men play a high-stakes game. One works on the side of good, corrupted when he realizes what he could gain by utilizing his position to his own advantage. The other has been working for years, patiently waiting for his chance to possess his prize. But which of them is the lesser of two evils? The young soldier struggles to figure out who to trust when the line between right and wrong is blurred by a shadow that grows darker with each carefully crafted lie.

A CIA contractor goes missing in Iraq. Five years later, he turns up in Yemen. Now, it’s up to Titus to find out if he’s a traitor or a patriot. After Titus accepts the assignment to bring Jacob Levin, a rogue CIA contractor, back to the States, he learns the operation has been put on hold pending presidential approval. That’s fine with him. He’s looking forward to spending time in Oklahoma with his fiancée, Nikki Saxon. But then, his boss needs a favor. After that, everything changes.

Detective Luca investigates the death of a high-profile businessman, and it doesn't surprise him the man has enemies. Powerful people make powerful enemies, after all. But Luca isn't prepared for the sheer number of people the victim pissed off - nor just how influential they are. The deeper he digs, the uglier the truth grows. Luca uncovers a dark, disturbing side to the murdered man, and discovers hints of a deviancy along with membership in a secret society.

Wes Wasson - an old Indian fighter and known troublemaker - comes to Branson to visit his Sister and brother in law. While out with his nephew Bruce, Wes hears that a local Indian named Chusi Yellowbear was a survivor of the Bear River Massacre in 1863, and Wes decides he needs to meet him. While harassing Chusi, Wes discovers the man who killed Chusi's family was Bruce's father, Frank Ellison. Chusi has wanted revenge for 21 years and now he knows where to find it. After being arrested by Matt bannister for drunken antics, Chusi comes out a changed man with his fighting spirit back.

A Twist of Fortune is the fourth book in the Sgt. Windflower Mystery Series, and it continues the adventures of Sgt. Windflower, as he tries to solve crime and experience the joy and the sadness of life in a small maritime community. Follow along as he feels the sometimes bitter taste of an east coast winter and the unique culinary delights of this part of the world.

Someone is killing decadent billionaire fat cats in Palm Beach… and the whole town is cheering him on! In the sun-drenched opulence of Palm Beach, a sniper's bullets are targeting the corrupt elite, sending shockwaves through the community. Then when the killing spreads next door, Palm Beach detectives Charlie Crawford and Mort Ott team up with two West Palm detectives in a frantic race against time to stop a vigilante with a chilling agenda. The killer is a phantom in plain sight, taunting the police and the public alike.

A legendary sports agent is found floating at the Palm Beach docks. Official conclusion: he was drunk, fell into the Intracoastal, and drowned. But Crawford and Ott aren’t buying it. Not for one second. Suspects? Take your pick: A 375-pound ex-football player whose wife had become far too friendly with the agent? A beautiful client—mistress to a fearsome Russian billionaire—with whom the line between business and pleasure had become hopelessly blurred? The libidinous agent's own girlfriend, strung along by continued promises of marriage once his alleged divorce was finalized?

A clueless kid and his girlfriend make a discovery that could make them millions… or more likely, get them killed. Enter Crawford and Ott... in furious pursuit of the couple, on a wild ride which takes them down to Miami, then up to New York, and ends with a red-hot Charlie-Dominica road trip to the Keys. Along the way is a dazzling ex-girlfriend of Charlie’s, and a treacherous array of drug dealers, cutthroat contract killers and a murderous Columbian gang leader.

Crawford and Ott are accused of cold-blooded murder… Crawford’s brother, Cam, comes to town and makes a royal mess of things… Dominica’s steppin’ out on Charlie… And just who is this new sheriff in town? Is she trying to help Crawford and Ott or hang 'em?

A brutally murdered Palm Beach society matron with a Harley-Davidson logo tattooed on her upper thigh... A racy website which caters to the most powerful, influential, married men in Palm Beach... An acclaimed female Hollywood producer who’s got a thing for young studs... And if homicide detective Charlie Crawford didn’t have his hands full… a hit is ordered on him!

Charlie Crawford’s ex-wife, Jill, is the target of her abusive husband’s cruel rage and would love to have Charlie back. Meanwhile, a very rich man is being held captive in his own home and unless he comes up with twenty million dollars quick, he’s a very rich very dead man.

There’s a dangerous cult in Palm Beach. All about philanthropy and altruism, they say. All about sex and money, Crawford and Ott say. Then there’s a brutal stabbing…make that sex, money, and MURDER!

A Palm Beach real estate scam has sucked in investors from around the world. And when one of the scammers is taken out by a deadly drone, the suspect list is long. As Crawford explains to his boss, Norm Rutledge: “We got Chinese, we got Iranians, we got not one but two Indian chiefs. We got car salesmen, we got real-estate developers, we got accountants, we got ex-girlfriends, we got executive assistants, we got mafiosi, we got Triads—” he glanced back at Ott—“I leave anybody out, Mort?”

Darkest Before The Dawn is the latest adventure in the Sgt. Winston Windflower mystery series, the popular Maritime tales about a Mountie who finds himself with a new family and a new life in tiny Grand Bank, Newfoundland. Ghosts, mysterious deaths, and a new, perplexing character confront Windflower, Tizzard and the other police officers in Grand Bank as they unearth secrets that have been lying hidden in the sleepy hamlet for decades.

When a woman plunges to her death from the penthouse of a Palm Beach hotel, Detective Charlie Crawford rushes to the scene. Arriving at the hotel, one thing is clear: she definitely did not jump. A few days later, Crawford catches a break: seems there was a wild party at the hotel the night of the woman's murder.

When a Silicon Valley wonderboy whose company just tanked is found dead in a gruesome pose, Detective Charlie Crawford and his partner Mort Ott swing into action. Only problem is the crime scene is scrubbed clean, and leads…not a one. This comes the day after the cold-blooded murder of an owner of Palm Beach’s most exclusive health club. Who said the high walls and privacy hedges of Palm Beach make it one of the safest places in the world?

After a bloody gang shoot-out a thousand miles away, Reed finds out one of the victims is the father he's never laid eyes on. At the funeral, he meets the rest of the family: A feral band of badass desperadoes, outlaws and killers.