A mother’s search for her missing child takes her to the dangerous streets of Tijuana, to a drug smuggling tunnel on the San Diego/Mexican border, and into the world of evangelical Christianity. Other children have been disappearing in San Diego. Is her son’s situation related to theirs, or not? Read this page-turning debut novel to see if Ann Olson finds her son and if she can keep her marriage together, and if she can keep her from falling apart. No one in this multi-layered novel is who they seem. Read it to find out who is stealing the children….

JC Bannister’s clients think of him as a fixer. He calls himself a solutionist. The government? His enemies? A hitman for hire. If you can afford it, and if he’ll take you on, Bannister will find the solution to your problem.

But when the contract he’s asked to take on involves killing a US Senator, the problem quickly gets larger than even Bannister can handle. The LAPD is on his tail. So are the Secrect Service. Old enemies keep popping up and wanting to take him out. In the process, Bannister discovers he’s being setup.

Bannister must figure out the double-cross and who is behind it before his fix of the contract changes the future of America for good. Or gets his whole team, and himself, killed.

The Fixer is an exciting serial thriller by Rex Carpenter that will keep you turning pages until the last body drops.

Two mysteries set over a century apart – and both connected by the remains of a murdered man found in a pirate’s tunnel in modern-day Savannah. Only one man had the answers – but he took them to his grave…

A series of murders dating back to the late 80’s and no one has even joined the dots….until now.

The vital clue has laid dormant, hidden away in a childhood memory – but suddenly that memory has been triggered and it want to be remembered.

When trying to solve the conundrum of a recurring dream, Gaby unleashes a tidal wave of intrigue and emotion which threatens to ruin everything she once called her life.

Knowing the law is not on her side, she must carefully and secretively seek the evidence that will be the undoing of her eminent and credible adversaries. Scared to trust anyone and knowing that those she brings into her confidence will be exposed to the danger, she will have to reosort to unconventional means.

Her quest for truth and justice will cost her her job, her marriage, her family life and very probably her life.

Can she tilt the scales of justice in her favour or do those who hold power always prevail?

A fast moving, engaging mystery that will shock at every twist.

Mark of the Loon is the first installment of the Gen Delacourt Mystery trilogy, and introduces Gen as an amateur sleuth who helps best friend Madison Boone unravel the puzzle hidden within the walls of her old stone cottage in Northern California.

Enjoy the newest release in the same series as “The Deadly Dog Show”.

Somebody is murdering the passengers on a luxury cruise through the Galapagos Islands. Private eye Roger Bowman and his scientist wife Suzanne just happen to be in the right place at the right time (or is it the wrong place at the wrong time?) to be invited to help the local police solve this complex murder case.

As the passengers on their ship retrace Charles Darwin’s famous journey of discovery, natural selection comes at the end of a 9mm pistol. Only the fittest will survive. Will that include our detective couple? This fast-paced thriller presents a suspenseful whodunit set in one of the most fascinating places in the world.

When Laurel Fischer has a disturbing vision that precedes her ex-husband’s murder, Laurel becomes a prime suspect. The harder Laurel battles to regain custody of her only daughter, the more that seems like motive to authorities. A tabloid reporter, Joe Hardisty, is assigned to cover the story, profiling Laurel’s visionary gift. As skeptical about relationships in general as he is about faith, Joe’s guard is high, but the Laurel has a way of unearthing Joe’s long guarded secrets.

In this, the second book in the Kate Stanton mystery series, past mistakes and family secrets dating back to the Second World War continue to haunt Kate Stanton and her granddaughter, Liz, as they try and put their terrible past behind them – no easy feat, especially when a murdered man’s remains are discovered in a shallow grave on the property Liz inherits from her estranged father. This soon leads to innuendo and rumors of another murder spree that took place on the property over 50 years ago, conveniently covered up by the governor at the time. Kate and Liz’s efforts to uncover the truth are soon hampered by a killer who’s intent on finishing a job started half a century ago.

Private detective Roger Bowman is hired to impersonate a wealthy sponsor showing a champion German Shorthair Pointer named Juliet at dog shows in California. His undercover assignment is to ferret out whether some of the winners are cheating. Before too long, bodies of murdered judges start popping up at dog show venues and Roger’s wife Suzanne is being stalked by a mysterious admirer.

With Juliet’s help, Roger and his fellow detective and professional dog handler Bruce find a key clue. The trail leads from San Francisco in Northern California to San Francisco in West Texas. Reviewers love the whodunit mystery and the inside information about how dog shows work. So will you!

Sufficient Ransom is a fast-paced, mystery/thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat reading long past your bedtime. Art dealer, Ann Olson, lives a comfortable life in an affluent enclave of San Diego with her entrepreneur husband and young son, Travis. Every mother’s worst nightmare comes to pass when Ann’s son disappears from the backyard one evening.

Ann is certain the social worker who unjustly accused her of child abuse is responsible, but as the investigation into his kidnapping unfolds, and other children in San Diego begin to disappear, it is soon evident something more malevolent is afoot. Sarno takes on some big issues such as atheism, faith, and organized crime, and deftly puzzles them together in a page-turning, well integrated plot you will eagerly try to decipher. A set of engaging and unique characters—a dubious social worker with a hidden past, a helpful and concerned pastor, a husband who is frustrated with his distraught wife who seems to attract trouble everywhere she goes, inhabit the world of Sufficient Ransom. An excellent first novel—sharp, multi-faceted, and impeccably written.