Money Mystery

Grasceby Manor is the jewel of the village. But now it desperately needs renovation so that Lord Grasceby can open parts of it to the public in the summer. As work commences, strange sightings of a boy and a servant girl disturb the workmen and James finds himself increasingly drawn into trying to discover: The identity of the boy. The connection to the ghostly servant. Whether he can find out who or what caused their deaths. And why a cat seems determined to trip him up!

When Robin Nevins, the son of Hawk's boyhood mentor, is denied at an exclusive university, Hawk asks Spenser to investigate. It seems the denial is tied to the suicide of a young gay activist, and as Spenser digs deeper he is nearly drowned in a multicultural swamp of politics: black, gay, academic, and feminist. At the same time, Spenser's inamorata, Susan, asks him to come to the aid of an old college friend, K.C. Roth, the victim of a stalker. Spenser solves the problem a bit too effectively when K.C. turns the tables and begins to stalk him.

The Washbridge banks are in big trouble - all of their money has gone missing. If Susan can uncover what has happened, it will be The Bugle’s biggest story yet. But there are other things on Susan’s mind - like witches, werewolves, and vampires. Even though she knows they can’t possibly exist.

Caroline Summers, a registered nurse and former army lieutenant, is drawn to Texas to become a front line worker. But as it turns out, the pandemic is threatening more than lives, and it isn't long before she discovers the virus isn't the only thing killing her patients.

Ruth Mosby is the VP of operations at Serenity Acres, where the privileged elite go to die. For a hefty fee, wealthy retirees can live the good life in this posh Santa Barbara community - even after they outlive their money. Ruth thinks this is a fine arrangement, but the savvy new boss has a new rule: if you can’t pay, you can’t stay. Ruth is deeply disturbed when destitute residents start dying at an alarming rate, as if on cue.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to From Money to Murder and experience a steamy romance with a murder mystery twist.

A beautiful young woman has an incredible story to tell: about her outlaw father, how he got busted out of jail, and then met a bloody end. Katherine Lupo believes her dad, a career train robber, was sprung by someone who wanted to set up Lupo for another crime — and then killed him when the job was done. A Texas Ranger believes her. And he turns to The Loner, a man with the guile and courage to go undercover and find out who was behind Lupo’s escape and murder.

Me and the legendary Zimmerman twins - it's a friendship made in geek heaven. And it all started back when I worked for the NSA... My best friend Basia dragged me to the beach for her idea of a vacation. All those annoying people, sand in embarrassing places - not exactly R & R for a girl who doesn't like the sun, the ocean, or bathing suits. I couldn't wait to get back to work. But things started looking up when I ran into Elvis and Xavier Zimmerman. We discovered we had a lot in common: gaming, anchovies, hacking.

How far would you go for unlimited wealth and power? For Thane Coder, a shot at running one of the richest, most influential corporations in America was an opportunity he couldn’t pass up. And with his seductive, savvy wife, Jessica, showing him the way, his fate was decided. All it took was a back door, a snowy night, and an old hunting knife to unlock more money than Thane could ever imagine. After he murders his boss, mentor, and friend James King, Thane and Jessica leap into a life of corporate jets and tropical hideaways - a world of infinite luxury and privilege.

From a laboratory comes the discovery of the Fountain of Youth. Johnny Long must navigate his way through the shifting landscape of a stock market under enormous pressure prior to an economic meltdown that will reduce Wall Street juggernauts to rubble overnight. A bigger challenge looms in the not-so-distant future; the prelude to a new world order that threatens everyone; a world in which free will may be circumvented in favor of a longer lifespan.

In 2004, a psychotic female serial killer hit Sugar Land, Texas, murdering five members of the Clark family. They were well-known, very wealthy, and enjoyed all the benefits that came with it. One day, the serial killer entered their home, brutally killing Mr. and Mrs. Clark, as well as all three children. Unfortunately, that was only the beginning of the serial killer’s reign. In 2005, the McCoy family from the wealthy part of Manhattan returned home from the Christmas morning mass. Inside their extravagant home, a serial killer waited to give them the surprise of their lives.

Wooed away from a top job at a competing firm by Ed Roth with promises of breaking the glass ceiling when she succeeds him as the head of the investment bank Drake Carlson, Kate learns that she has real potential for the top spot. First, she must prove her worth by unconventionally putting together an IPO for a small games maker whose most valuable but unknown asset may be a painting stolen from a Jewish family as they fled Austria after the Nazi invasion. Kate’s professional challenges play out amid a family crisis: Her husband’s company is imploding and he may have to relocate to a remote part of China to save even a small portion of his business.

The man who now calls himself Thomas Paine lived by the rules. He went to college, served in combat, raised a family, and paid his taxes. Then his employer went bankrupt, taking his pension and his family's medical insurance with it. After his wife's death from cancer, he's vowed to bring about a second Bill of Rights using targeted vigilante violence against the politicians, banksters, and sinister CEO's he considers the "real public enemies."

For Thane Coder, a shot at running one of the richest, most influential corporations in America was an opportunity he couldn't pass up. And with his seductive, savvy wife Jessica showing him the way, his fate was decided.

Ben Garvald is out of prison. After nine years in lockup, he’s coming back to the old neighborhood. Back to his remarried ex-wife. Back for revenge. That’s what the cops think. But Detective Sergeant Nick Miller isn’t worried. His highly unorthodox methods are perfectly suited for the graveyard shift – the midnight hours when the driven and desperate come out to play. Tonight, Nick Miller’s toughest opponent will be Ben Garvald.

In a world that moves as fast as finance does, top producers have to think three steps ahead and make snap decisions. Theirs is a blurred version of reality, one that conceals moves as much as it rewards the bold ones. All too easily, scams can be disguised as success, and plotting can be mistaken for killer instincts. And as Grove O'Rourke finds out, "Nothing obscures vulnerability like success. Nothing that is, except for friendships."

Recognizing the need to assure their unfettered access to oil, the lifeblood of their economic survival, the Chinese unveil their secret weapon, the super aircraft carrier, Sun Shili: a behemoth war machine twice the size of anything in the US fleet. It's steaming straight for the Persian Gulf in a risky power maneuver. Are the Chinese willing to risk all-out war? Meanwhile, Allah's Fortune has designs to leverage world confrontation, destroying America while assuring itself supreme power through currency manipulation.

Ever wonder why you’re not experiencing the prosperity God promised you? If you believe God wants his children to prosper—but for some reason, you’re still struggling financially—then this book is for you! You could be just a few simple changes away from the life you were born to live. You’ll discover how to demolish a poverty mindset and start thinking like a wealthy person, prosper in every area of your life, not just your finances, make wise investments that pay off both now and for eternity, and more.

When nineteen-year-old farmgirl Adelaide Hoffman applies for a cadetship at the Gunnawah Gazette, she sees it as her ticket out of a life too small for her. The paper's owner, Valdene Bullark, seeing something of the girl she once was in young Adelaide, puts her straight to work. What starts as a routine assignment covering an irrigation project soon puts Adelaide on the trail of a much bigger story. Water is money in farming communities, and when Adelaide starts asking questions, it's like she's poked a bull ant's nest.

When Clara Finch inherited a cabin on Bear Mountain, she couldn't wait to move out of the city. Her secret life as a witch was one that she wanted to spend in solitude. However, Clara was amazed when handsome billionaire Mason Jones seemed determined to buy the cabin from her. Mason didn't want anyone interfering with his secret life as a werebear, and he would stop at nothing to prevent that. But the two would soon realize that they had more in common than they first realized, and soon, they would also discover that it wasn't a coincidence that they met on Bear Mountain.