Financial Mystery

A crime-based adventure set in Middle Earth territory in New Zealand’s Southern Alps. Young Kiwi drifter Arch Quaid thinks he has landed the contract of his life when he’s hired to cull deer on a high country property in the South Island of New Zealand. He quickly changes his mind when he discovers he’s the hunted, not the hunter. Caught up in the middle of it all is his new love Janine, a beautiful Maori girl, who will likely be the killer’s next target if Arch doesn’t overcome the most daunting of odds. HIGH COUNTRY CONTRACT is a thrilling, fast-paced read brought to you by ...

A 150 Year Old Curse, a Mysterious Locket, and Ruffled Ghost Feathers Digger discovers an antique locket on a headstone in the cemetery, and when he takes it into the Grumpy Chicken Pub, the ghost fowl has a conniption! What does our feathered friend know about the locket that our crew doesn't? What secrets does the woman in the locket's picture hold? And will it expose a century old curse? Find out in the fourth installment of the Grumpy Chicken Irish Pub series, and experience the points of view of not only Ginger, but Dixie, Digger, Ida, Edith and others in this special cozy mystery ...

BANK FRAUD IN MAINE & MURDER IN THE BAHAMAS Stand-Alone Story > Is the discovery of the banker’s body in Thunderball Grotto in The Bahamas linked to the discovery of hidden cash in Maine? The banker lied to both his boss and his wife when he told them he was going to Florida to attend a banking conference. Why he deceived them about the conference and died in the turquoise waters of Thunderball is a mystery. The Bahamian authorities call his death an accidental drowning. The bank suspects an embezzlement and hires Steve Wilson to investigate. Steve’s curiosity about the source of the ...

What do you do when your best friend is on the line- the end of your fishing line? Finding his murdered best friend’s body drags a soon-to-be-retiring financial executive into the ruthless world of con artists and scammers that prowl idyllic Nantucket Island for unsuspecting marks. Chief Financial Officer Harry Bartlett hasn’t made plans for his impending retirement, but he’s happy for now vacationing on Nantucket Island at the compound of his best and only friend, Ian Bradford, a wealthy wine merchant. But that abruptly changes when he fishes Ian’s body from a Nantucket Island pond...

Recently re-edited for your reading enjoyment. Bribing Saint Anthony is an entertaining and humorous mystery. A missing husband. A plot to blow up a national treasure. Fortune telling aunts. Mary Catherine, MC for short, didn’t move as the Queen of Boca Vista, Babbs La-Fleur, placed a pile of cash, which appeared out of a purse she knew cost more than her car, smack dab in the middle of her desk. Word at all the cocktail parties was that MC had a skill that came in handy for an aging socialite going through a divorce. She was good at finding cash in hidden bank accounts. Cash to pay for a...

When the ongoing Portland riots cost gifted attorney Glen Sanderson his job and his apartment, Glen drives back to his home state of New York to start a new life. Love bursts forth with a brilliant computer whiz named Gillian Smith who creates a program to better assess mortgage applications. That creation is stolen by a wealthy but unscrupulous mortgage lender. The thief has no idea of the unparalleled ingenuity of his intended victims. Larceny has no chance against pure genius. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a retired Canadian lawyer who has penned more than 100 novels. Please...

Abandoning a recession-plagued America for the easy money of Southeast Asia's lucrative but highly illegal investment scam industry, Don Rouse must navigate through a sordid world of drug addicts, deviants, prostitutes and professional con men in order to achieve his lifelong dream of making it big. But his world is suddenly turned upside down when the police show up and his boss goes missing. After a chance meeting with the alluring but enigmatic Jessica, Don is plunged into a high stakes mystery that could very well put an end to his criminal career and perhaps even his life. From the ...

Despite growing up in poverty, Pierre Lachance made it to law school where he developed an intense dislike of money and those snobs who had lots of it. When his government legal job in Northern Ontario is eliminated, Pierre heads south to start a new life. After rescuing a wealthy stranded motorist and his dog in a wicked snowstorm, Pierre is asked to use his real estate expertise and go undercover to investigate some property holdings in Dallas, Texas. That plunges Pierre into an intriguing financial mystery. As luck would have it, Pierre also meets a dazzling but wealthy beauty in Dallas....

A DEATH IN PARIS LEADS TO DANGER IN MAINE Stand Alone Mystery > Steve volunteers to help a bank in Paris investigate the unexpected death of a former colleague. His only clue is Margot’s missing laptop and its connection to her investigation of money laundering by a hostile foreign government to influence elections. The global pandemic forces Steve and Amanda to join millions of people canceling travel plans, and he works remotely from Maine to solve the mystery of Margot’s death. His search for the truth leads him down a perilous path to the owner of a numbered account in Cyprus.

With debt-burdened governments and businesses worldwide about to go bust, a cabal of Wall Street big shots plot to destroy the globe’s stock exchanges. In 24 hours, a powerful computer worm will smash the exchanges and spark an international panic, pushing a debt-laden world into the abyss. But one person, who works for their bank as a computer expert, spots the worm embedded deep in its network. Cassy Levin invents a program to destroy the cyber-intruder. Angered by Cassy’s discovery, her bosses order her kidnapping.

SHE SURVIVED THE NAZIS IN WORLD WAR II, BUT NOW WAS WORTH MORE DEAD THAN ALIVE! An investigation into the death of an elderly woman in a rent-controlled Manhattan building uncovers a diabolical conspiracy! She lived alone and refused to move. That frustrated building moguls who had counted on her to die. So, they decided top speed things up. But they didn't count on Noah Sealth. Or Jake Scarne! ***“IF YOU LIKE HARD-BOILED ACTION, MEMORABLE VILLAINS AND TWISTY PLOTS, THE JAKE SCARNE THRILLERS NEVER DISAPPOINT!” (John Crudele, New York Post) ***“A LAWRENCE DE MARIA TITLE GIVES YOU MORE ...

In this 4th novel in the UNDERCOVER HILLBILLY MYSTERY SERIES, Billy Hill interrupts a burglary in progress in the apartment next door to his in Linden, Texas. That chance encounter tests Billy's rusty cage-fighting skills and leads him to Pecan Island, Louisiana where he becomes enmeshed in a complex mystery involving a gorgeous girl who is up against the awesome power of the corrupt Biden government. Never underestimate the ingenuity of an honest but stubborn backwoods boy. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a quirky Canadian lawyer who has penned more than 90 novels since his ...

A man is found in his car, having met a painful death. Another man is found in the woods, clearly murdered. DI Aidan Burke seeks to establish the connection between these deaths. The first man is a wealthy property developer. Little is known about the second victim. Burke's sergeant, DS Fiona Moore, sets to work gathering evidence. But the investigation turns up some unusual findings that point to serious organized criminal activity.

A mysterious nun. A missing jewel. Maybe tax returns weren’t so bad after all… Mary Catherine Mahoney, MC for short, never saw the nuns coming. When Sister Hildegard rolls into MC’s tax office, the former covert IRS agent never expected to hear about a secret society and a long-lost jewel with special powers. It’s too bad the nuns aren’t the only ones after the treasure… The hunt is on, and it makes MC occasionally yearn for her days filled with IRS paperwork. When a pair of jewel-hungry brothers looking to claim both the US Presidency and the Papacy clash with MC, she enlists ...

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 ...

She has one flight to stop a fake-money operation…laundering millions in the sky. A criminal running a flying art gallery. A luxury jet used to launder counterfeit cash. And one U.S. Secret Service agent with just hours to break the case wide open. Elaine Brogan knows exactly what’s at stake when she boards a luxurious private jet, undercover as a flight attendant. Hidden inside high-end painting crates aren’t just forged Picassos and Monets—they’re are stuffed with near-perfect counterfeit $100 bills. Bills so real, electronic scanners at banks can't tell the difference. The jet ...

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.

The perfect safari. Or the perfect deception? Suave and debonaire Mark Dacks has garnered together an intimate group of guests for an exclusive tour of central Africa. A once in a lifetime experience. Or so it seems… Appearing to be the consummate host, Mark, and his hostess, Korina Prague, deal in illicit gems. Unbeknown to their guests, the safari is a front but they are just as valued. During an evening of cocktails and gambolling, Mark slips out for a rendezvous on the slippery steps of Devil’s Gorge. To make an exchange for diamonds. But he’s betrayed. Was he sold out by one of ...

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. ...

On a routine visit to Switzerland, Charles Black—recently retired Federal Reserve Chairman—finds himself suddenly and inexplicable jailed by Swiss police. Framed with perpetrating massive financial frauds, Charlie and his wife Sally realize that he has no chance of avoiding a 30-year sentence of hard labor.