Private Detective

Working undercover can smother you… Nikki Garcia, a former fraud auditor turned international private investigator, travels to Mexico—a country where private investigators are outlawed—to find a missing child. The parents are embroiled in a nasty custody battle, with each parent accusing the other of the girl’s disappearance. It’s an easy child-snatching case—right? That’s what Nikki thinks until an irreverent, marijuana-smoking homeless woman provides an eye-witness account of the girl’s kidnapping. Following the witness’s account, Nikki goes undercover and infiltrates a ...

Catching a killer is a piece of cake... Or is it? When Mindy Macbay moves back to her hometown of Santa Verona, she soon finds herself on the receiving end of anonymous threats, and even worse, unpleasant encounters with her high school nemesis and former paramours. "Winters will have you giggling into your book!" Will Mindy unmask the killer before it’s too late? And will her annoying high-school nemesis manage to make Mindy's life sufficiently miserable? Praise for A.R. Winters: "The perfect balance of being lighthearted, but still a serious page-turning mystery." - Jaycie D, Amazon.com...

Late one night, a distraught young man knocks on the door of retired and recently widowed Ally Bright’s remote home on the Cornish coast. But before she can make sense of his confused words, he’s gone—not to be seen again until he’s found the next morning at the foot of the nearby cliffs.

She was beautiful and naked and dying... Mike Romeo finds her in the fog, on the beach, staggering around like a drunk. But it's not alcohol that's in her — it's poison. After getting this mysterious woman to the hospital, Romeo figures that's the end of the matter. But it's only the beginning. When the woman goes missing, Romeo is hired by her father to find her. But the trail grows cold, the circumstances strange. The people involved with her are a mix of L.A. odd and downright dangerous. There's a washed-up Hollywood star hoping for a comeback; hired muscle willing to break bones just ...

"Great action. Great book." "Loved the village and action, and the flakey character Brisker."Police lieutenant Cody Brannon is awoken when a floor board creaks outside his room. An intruder is in the house. There are whispers. The thin red light of a laser sight appears in the space beneath the door. Two armed men are outside his bedroom. Any second they might burst through the door. Cody’s military training takes over as he grabs his automatic, silently climbs out of bed, and waits, staring at the space beneath the door. “I’m a cop,” he shouts. Bullets rip through his bedroom door,...

Tiffany and Rosie are hired to investigate the immoral activities a group of teachers get up to at their Vegas retreat... unfortunately, things don't go as planned! Are these touristing teachers really that terrible? Or could one of them be hiding a truly horrible secret?

Stark Justice follows the adventures of a retired police detective who travels around the country in an RV - looking for trouble that often finds him first. Like a lot of men in his profession, he had a well-developed plan for his retirement. The RV was always part of it, his wife was the one who suggested it and she helped pick out the model down to the upholstery. But she died before he put his papers in; his only consolation was they had taken a weekend trip in the camper before she passed. She knew him, and made him swear he would not sell it, that he would go and live the life he ...

A mentally unbalanced former student exacts revenge, killing thirty and wounding sixty others. He takes perverse delight in taunting the police about his next victims. He leads Jab and his friends in a manhunt throughout Northern California. Will Jab stop this maniac? Or will the nightmare continue?

An international assassin, known as The Operative, returns to his native America with a price on his head. However, he is soon arrested for murder in a Northern California town. He warns the sheriff that if he were to be arraigned and their location revealed on social media, his life would be over — and so would the town’s. Despite the law enforcement’s best efforts to conceal The Operative’s whereabouts, he is soon discovered on the internet. Other assassins cross the Atlantic to kill him and collect the ten million dollar bounty. Jab Boone must work backwards to uncover the hit-...

Book #14 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series A year ago, Jab tracked the voice of Cristie Wickersham to her grisly resting place. What made the track so remarkable was that Cristie Wickersham died twelve years earlier. Now Jab is after the two ex-privates responsible and won’t rest until they are apprehended!

Rita Conway, a young movie starlet, claims she is being blackmailed and has been receiving threatening phone calls every night at midnight. She believes the calls are coming from her ex-husband. The only problem is, Harry Conway has been dead for two years.

As a graduation present for her daughter, Tammy, Samantha Moon and the gang head down to South America for the vacation of all vacations. Of course, no vacation involving the vampire detective would be complete without a little mystery and mayhem. Or in this case, a lot of mystery mayhem! Enjoy the complete 6-story Latin Moon series in one easy-to-read volume. What's inside: 1. Incan Moon: First stop: Machu Picchu! For Samantha Moon, the breathtaking ruins hold more than meets the eye—let the adventure, mystery, and magic begin! 2. Xibalba Moon: Next stop: Xibalba—the Mayan Underworld! ...

Revenge when you least expect it… A terrorist bombing shatters a wedding destination. Was Nikki the intended target? Nikki Garcia, a private investigator, escapes to Spain with Eduardo, her fiancé, after a death threat on her last assignment. She puts the past behind her and turns the trip to Barcelona into their destination wedding. A few days after their wedding, Nikki and the love of her life find themselves caught up in a terrorist attack at one of the city’s major tourist attractions. As events unravel, Nikki discovers she is being stalked. Worse yet, she may have been the target ...

Ex-cop Gina Santoro lands in more trouble than ever when her family comes to Hawaii for a once in a lifetime visit. Gina gladly plays tour guide, but when murders plague Honolulu's beautiful Waikiki, trouble gets too close for comfort. When family blood starts to flow, Gina is forced into making a life-changing decision. Catch this 'till death do us part' suspenseful murder mystery that crosses lines drawn in Waikiki beach sand.

Book #9 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series Jab’s town turns against him after his student trackers discover twenty dead girls were—drug-lord daughters of the Huerta Cartel! Soon the School Board fires Jab which splits the town wide open. But Jab isn’t convinced the Cartel is responsible for the subsequent reprisals. He feels the town—and the FBI are locked with tunnel vision. Jab’s determined to find the truth—and clear his name!

Book #17 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series The revamped Termite Brigade has been unleashed! Law enforcement officers of every persuasion have been murdered without remorse. But their youth fails to cover-up an important clue to their whereabouts. As the body count mounts, Jab and his posse invade the Brigade’s strongholds, knowing that retaliation would be swift and sure!

A Mexican assassin, known as La Culebra, or The Snake, has taken his trade north of the border. He injects an incurable toxin called ricin through a spring-loaded umbrella tip. The FBI discovers one of his future victims is Jab Boone! Against his wishes, Jab and his wife, Tippy, are placed in witness protection. But, when it is La Culebra vs. Jab Boone, the outcome is not what Jab – or anyone else – expected!

Book #8 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series Ezra Parkinson discovers the American Indian that taught Jab’s grandfather the art of tracking 40 years ago. But that discovery unearths deadly secrets—and those determined to keep them! Jab must find a way to draw those responsible for Jay Boone’s death out in the open—or be a target himself!

Former FBI Agent Garrett Keating's treason conviction is overturned by the California Supreme Court. He swears vengeance, not only to the FBI, but to Jab Boone. Keating aligns himself with a terrorist group that Jab brought to justice years back. Jab and his colleagues must somehow delay the group's next move: wreaking carnage upon thousands of innocent people! Their showdown leads to Mt. Jab. Both sides agree that there will be no arrests -- and no mercy! Jab and his friends must not only defeat their enemies with a creative solution, but stay alive themselves!

From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars and The Painter, a luminous, masterful novel of suspense - the story of Celine, an elegant, aristocratic private eye who specializes in reuniting families, trying to make amends for a loss in her own past.