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Charade book cover

Thriller

Charade

FBI Special Agent Richard Ian Pearce plunges into his first Boston field assignment, infiltrating an international crime conspiracy.

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Hired Education book cover

Inspector Calamari Mysteries #8

Hired Education

Inspector Calamari and Sergeant Treadwell face their most difficult professional and personal challenges yet.

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The Franklin Stein Mobster book cover

Inspector Calamari Mystery

The Franklin Stein Mobster

A new Inspector Calamari case from Richard Vadim's mystery archive.

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Dirty Blonde book cover

Inspector Calamari Mystery

Dirty Blonde

After a male model is murdered with an artist's chisel, Calamari and Treadwell enter the trials and tribulations of the art world.

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Truth Be Damned book cover

Inspector Calamari Mystery

Truth Be Damned

Law enforcement officials, ex-marines and a female assassin thwart an assault on the justice system.

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A Knight Before Christmas book cover

Inspector Calamari Mystery #4

A Knight Before Christmas

A family Christmas party becomes a crime scene when four attendees are murdered.

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Inspector Calamari Mystery #3

Cape May Ghost

Big-city detectives investigate paranormal phenomena and a 30-year-old disappearance in a Cape May bed and breakfast.

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Who Didn’t Do It? book cover

Inspector Calamari Mystery #2

Who Didn’t Do It?

A quirky detective and his astute partner investigate a shady businessman’s murder, while four people confess.

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The House of 6 - 1/2 Gables book cover

Inspector Calamari Mystery

The House of 6 - 1/2 Gables

Calamari and Angel Treadwell solve a murder in the wealthy Gable family, where everyone is a suspect.

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Is Cain Able? book cover

Novella

Is Cain Able?

A novella revolving around the first unelected President of the United States.

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All I Want for Christmas book cover

Romance

All I Want for Christmas

Chance meetings and mistaken identities weave a Christmas romance, family-style, with all the trimmings.

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Coming-of-age

Cliff Street Boys

Before computer games and social media, teens in a small New Jersey town seek their next adventure.

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A Woman’s Touch book cover

Action thriller

A Woman’s Touch

Twin sister assassins, Green Berets, corrupt royals and a truck full of gold drive this fast-paced thriller.

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Hot Shot book cover

Western adventure

Hot Shot

A frontier story of courage, danger and a young woman who can stand her ground.

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Short stories

Vadimville

A diverse population of monsters, murderers, runaways, skeletons, gentle souls and everyday heroes. Expect the unexpected.

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Vadimville II book cover

Short stories

Vadimville II

Quaint, timeless, mysterious Vadimville welcomes unusual country doctors, shrewd women, imaginative children and cool cars.

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Life Expectancy book cover

Short story

Life Expectancy

A fast-paced murder mystery where the wealthy are short-changed.

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Vadimville III book cover

Short stories

Vadimville III

A third collection of unexpected stories, including romance, sports and strange disappearances.

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The Coming book cover

Science fiction

The Coming

A plausible tale of an alien visit to Earth, sparked by the possibility that the New Jerusalem was an immense spaceship.

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Supernatural mystery

The HID

William Shire and his mother were murdered and buried under a reservoir. Have their ghosts come back for revenge?

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Fantasy

Mary Howling

A strange literary journey through a deep, dark forest and the limits of imagination.

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