Financial Mystery

Fight terror with terror. International art sleuth Adriana Villa’s life is dangerous enough. Saving stolen masterpieces—by stealing them back from the thieves, gangsters, and war criminals who hoard them—has nearly killed her more times than she can count. So, when a secret government agency recruits her to help hunt down a furtive terrorist network bent on stealing some of the world’s most powerful missiles, Adriana takes some persuading. She is, after all, in no hurry to die battling an even more lethal brand of killer. And saving priceless art is nothing like fighting to save the...

Billy Hill grew up in the north woods of Vermont where he resided with and was home-schooled by his reclusive bachelor uncle. Billy then found a job as a glorified book-keeper in the tiny village of Vergennes, Vermont but also earned pretty good money participating in illegal cage fights. When his boss retired, Billy was offered a temporary job to go undercover in a Tallahassee, Florida landscaping business in order to ascertain why the company was losing so much money. Billy will soon learn that he'll require both his flair for numbers and his top fighting skills to carry out his mission ...

Chaos and destruction are on a collision course with the Critical Response Team. And the assassin hunters are about to become the hunted. Cal Shepard thought he and colleague Derrick Nolan were finally heading home after a lengthy recon trip around Southeast Asia. But when their small charter plane is forced to land on a remote tropical island west of Thailand, they and the other passengers are thrust into a cat-and-mouse game of survival against a master assassin and his cadre of trainees. With an upcoming international trade delegation set to take place in Myanmar, it soon becomes evident...

As the global war on terrorism rages on, the elite government agents of Shadow Cell hope they see an eventual edge in the battle. Agent Adriana Villa and her boss, June Holiday, have lured in a mysterious defector who supplies them with the secret locations of a network of widely scattered hideouts and weapons caches held by the deadly Red Ring, the most barbaric, ruthless terrorist network in history. This highly classified information, however, quickly turns out to be just another ruse in the terrorists’ elaborate and deadly scheme to eliminate Shadow Cell and inflict mass casualties ...

It started out as a straightforward rescue mission... Save an abducted scientist before he’s killed by a Mexican cartel. Only nothing goes according to plan when Cal Shepard and the Critical Response Team insert into the heart of Mexico and realize that they’ve walked into a tangled web of shifting loyalties and a threat that originates from across the globe. With their exfil route blown, they have to evade through miles of treacherous desert while cartel henchmen and a lone Chinese hitman with his own country’s agenda entangle their efforts to escape as they race to thwart a deadly ...

When she discovers the bank is involved in shockingly murky business dealings, Kat realizes she’s treading in dangerous waters. She turns to her confidante and handsome suitor, Daniel McAdam, for help. To exonerate Samuel, Kat and Daniel may have to expose the unseemly financial dealings of prominent aristocrats and government officials, and even those working to bring down the royal family. Kat will risk everything to protect the man who has sacrificed so much for her daughter, even if it means endangering herself and the friends she has come to love.

The mysterious, violent death of a prominent New England patriarch exposes a nest of dark family secrets in bestselling author Richard North Patterson’s twentieth compelling novel. Adam Blaine arrives on the island of Martha’s Vineyard to attend the funeral of his estranged father, Ben Blaine, a famous and charismatic writer who has served as patriarch of his clan for many years.

Behind The Setting of a Country Club According to Inquisitive Jeff” by James Landsaw is a book that delves into the intriguing and often scandalous world of a country club. The story follows Jeff, a waiter at the club, who uncovers various aspects of life within this exclusive setting. The book explores themes such as gossip, corruption, lifestyles, sex, scandals, racism, drugs, lies, and politics, showing that these issues permeate all levels of society, regardless of class. Jeff’s inquisitive nature leads him to discover that whether one is rich, middle class, or poor, everyone faces ...

Someone is posing as the outspoken, blue-eyed, blond attorney and is wreaking havoc around town, apparently determined to destroy everything Bennie loves. Only one person can pull off this double deception: Bennie's identical twin sister, Alice Connelly. But as far as Bennie knows, Alice left Philly long ago and never looked back.

Seven years after a financial crisis nearly topples America, traders chafe at government regulations on Wall Street, racial tensions are rising, and corrupt financiers make backdoor deals with politicians.... 1799 was a hell of a year. When young lawyer Justy Flanagan returns to prove his father's innocence, he exposes a massive fraud that has already claimed lives, and one the perpetrators are determined to keep secret at any cost.

Ex-Navy specialist, Teague Chavez, can repair temperamental marine diesels or kill a man twenty different ways, but life after the military is a rough go. He winds up as a liveaboard bodyguard and ship’s captain trying to keep his sexy high-risk client alive while sailing the tropical seas. Alice is the client, a forensic accountant and a genius with numbers. She used to ferret out corruption in the international banking system working with the highest echelon of DC insiders. Bitterly disillusioned with the system, she goes rogue with a new career of ‘lite crime’. Crushed and ...

One chance encounter can change everything. Erin receives a phone call informing her of an unexpected inheritence from a man she barely remembers meeting at Bangkok Airport a year prior. The man, a wealthy sapphire dealer, left her everything. As Erin travels to America to claim her inheritence, she discovers that his death might not have been an accident. Someone wanted him silenced, and now, they’re coming after her. Trapped in a web of secrets, she realises she has inherited more than just his fortune, she has inherited his enemies. With no one to trust and danger closing in, Erin must...

Chauncey Hanna grew up a troubled child on Winton Island with his twin brother, Carlos. He resents his mother for abandoning them when they were toddlers to pursue her dreams abroad. To make a future for himself, Chauncey borrows $1,000 from an infamous drug lord and childhood friend, Ace Johnson. But when Chauncey offers to repay the loan in cash, Ace refuses and dictates his own terms for repayment. To make matters worse, Chauncey’s relationship with his mother continues to deteriorate even as Carlos who joins the church encourages him to forgive her. Will Chauncey concede to Ace’s ...

Investigating stolen art is not a pretty picture… Nikki’s dream job becomes a reality when a New York antique art dealer hires her for a covert mission aboard a cruise ship. Her task is to gather evidence on two passengers suspected of stealing art from the New York dealer. The presumed thieves, posing as art experts, quickly befriend Nikki, plunging her into a moral quandary. Can she remain impartial? As her investigation intensifies, she identifies a third suspect and breaks into his cabin. The situation escalates when he arrives unexpectedly and finds her rummaging through his ...

They say oil and water don’t mix, but the same can be said when three branches of law enforcement find themselves working the same murder investigation. When a former Senator is found murdered in Big Fork, Montana, the local sheriff and Richard “Rottweiler” Chase are first on the scene. They start an investigation but are sidelined when the FBI arrives and takes over the case. But that changes when the Senator’s widow, no fan of the FBI, hires Chase and his company, Fortitude Security, to find the killer. Despite the rocky start, the three eventually form an alliance and discover ...

This is the 3rd novel in the 6-book SLIMY LAWYER SERIES about sleazy attorney Slymon Robichaud who earned his nickname "Slimy" through many years of ripping off his clients and anyone else who stumbled into his path. When a missed flight connection allows Slimy to meet a rich elderly woman in a Denver hotel restaurant, he decides to help himself to a bit of her wealth. Will it be easy pickings? Not everything is always precisely as advertised. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a quirky retired lawyer from Canada who loves to write about the legal profession that everyone loathes. ...

Taylor Lockwood spends her days working as a paralegal in one of New York's preeminent Wall Street law firms and her nights playing jazz piano anyplace she can. But the rhythm of her life is disrupted when attorney Mitchell Reece requests her help in locating a stolen document that could cost him not only the multimillion-dollar case he's defending but his career as well.

'Stand-Alone' Story of Cybercrime & Murder Steve and Amanda encounter corporate intrigue, unbridled ambition, infidelity, and murder as they investigate a computer intrusion. How did the hacker gain access to the CEO's password a few hours after the fatal crash of his plane into the Gulf of Maine? Steve's investigation unravels the bank CEO's relationships with a sexy real estate agent, a shrewd lawyer, and wealthy investors disguising ownership of waterfront property in coastal Maine. Will the bank receive a ransom demand or is the intruder camouflaging illegal activity?

Crime, high finances, and journalism are interconnected in this early thriller by the author of On Wings of Eagles and Lie Down with Lions. In one suspenseful, action-packed day, fortunes change hands as an ambitious young reporter scrambles to crack the story. A suicidal junior minister, an avaricious tycoon, and a seasoned criminal with his team of tough guys all play their parts in a scheme that moves "paper money" around at a dizzying pace.

This is the 3rd novel in the UNDERCOVER HILLBILLY SERIES. In this story, Billy Hill travels to the tiny town of Linden, Texas. After bailing a pretty attorney out of a financial jam, Billy is faced with what can only be described as a very stinky mystery. Can a home-schooled hillbilly from the backwoods of northern Vermont solve this smelly puzzle? ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a retired Canadian lawyer who took up writing novels as a retirement hobby. Always a proponent of quantity over quality, Donald has churned out more than 90 novels since he retired in 2009. Please check ...