My latest science fiction novel, dropping August 25, 2026!
There aren’t many places to hide on a space station…
Martika Clybourne is the new legal consultant for the 433 Platinum Mining LLC on Gavin Station, a torus happily spinning inside the asteroid Eros. What was meant to be an easy job is turned upside-down when she’s called to investigate an officer killed by bullet wounds on a station with no projectile weapons.
Her investigation turns up more corruption and shady business than she thought possible for such a small colony. But when the operations manager Shah dies of natural causes, two sides form: the officers and company enforcers against the station workers. Martika quickly realizes Shah was the only person holding this spinning station of unrest together, and it may be up to her to keep it from turning to chaos.
“They were alive when I left them.”
Vince robs banks, and he has a rule: never rob a bank too close to home, especially when home is a small town in Central Illinois. He broke that rule last night, and now he’s got some big problems.
First problem: three people were in the bank when he robbed it. When he left, they were all alive. Now local news is reporting there were only two people in the bank and they’re both dead. He needs to figure out what happened before he takes the fall.
Second problem: his money launderer, Donatella “Donnie the Wolf” Lupo, heard he scored over a million in cash, and she wants her cut. There was nowhere near that much money, leaving Vince short. Donnie and Vince are friends, but she’s had friends killed before.
My first mystery, released December 16, 2024
Strawberry Gold
It’s January 1986, and Pat Kowalski has just turned 18, but there’s no cause for celebration. His father is dying, and the local bank is foreclosing on their house. Pat talks to his senile great-grandmother, who tells him a story about a man dying in front of her in 1894. What she doesn’t tell him is that the man – Mister Good Boots – had been carrying a suitcase worth of gold coins. These coins would be worth a fortune today – if any of them are still left.
But Pat’s not the only person in their small Central Illinois town who needs money. Pat’s classmate Vince is watching his college dream evaporate. Vince has also convinced himself that Pat’s family stole something of great value from his family in the 1920s. He’s willing to do whatever it takes to right an old wrong. Vince has another advantage – Pat doesn’t know Vince is looking.
The two men are both trying to figure out if there’s any gold left and, if so, where it is. While they look, they discover a lot about their own history, from bodies buried under an abandoned restaurant to both family’s relationships with Al Capone. It’s a race where the winner gets the gold, and the loser gets a bullet.
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My most recent science fiction novel!
One of Our Spaceships is Missing!
FBI agent Ray Volk is assigned to a task force to investigate a tragic accident: the disappearance of interplanetary passenger liner ValuTrip Cardinal, carrying 500 souls between Mars and Earth on a routine run. What looks like a cut-and-dried case of pressure loss is complicated by the arrival of a Martian Captain. A very cute Martian Captain who keeps sticking his nose in Ray’s investigation.
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The Mars Run
Where it all began! Janet, broke and looking for money to go to college, signs up to be a crewmember on a commercial spaceship. Then pirates happen.
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Pirates of Mars
Sold as a stand-alone, now Mars has to decide whether or not to deal with their pirate problem.
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The Night Watch
Bad things happen on the night watches. In this case, Mars has to decide what kind of planet they want to be.
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I’m not obsessed about Mars. I can stop thinking about it any time I want to.
Okay, maybe I am obsessed with Mars. In truth, I’ve been obsessed about the Red Planet since I was a little kids. Now I’m sharing my obsession in a healthy way.
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