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A small town, a murder, a fraternity, and a tangled web of people, politics, and lies.When Senator Marcus Thornton is killed at an engagement party in his hometown, amateur sleuth Sheridan Hendley is drawn into the investigation alongside her detective husband. With a reputation for flip-flopping on political issues, Thornton's death sparks suspicion. Broken promises and hidden agendas lead to dangerous undercurrents.As Sheridan delves deeper into the case, she uncovers a network of social connections and a history of infidelity that may have played a role in Thornton’s murder. But with so many suspects and conflicting motives, can she piece together the truth? Is the killer’s motive pol...

2 faces on TV - VICTIM and KILLER - which is she? She thought she'd escaped - now a man's remains are found in a remote Australian waterhole. Police say MURDER! She is linked to it, brought back from England, and charged with the crime. Newspapers say, "KILLED HER LOVER, FED HIM TO CROCODILES!" She will tell nobody what happened on that fateful day!

 

This box set includes the full Claire Trilogy by award-winning author Tom McCaffrey. The prequel, Finding Jimmy Moran, is now available! Book #4 of The Claire Saga, Where the Ley Lines Meet, releases June 2024.

The Claire Trilogy taught us the meaning of family and loyalty in every sense of those words through the bonding of Claire the Mule and her family of mystical misfits under the most trying of circumstances.

It's prequel, Finding Jimmy Moran, introduced the world to the magical young boy who grows into the man that leads Claire's family across the galaxy.

Where The Ley Lines Meet is what happens when the mystical misfits and their alien brethren are recalled to earth to reunite and save the world.

The storylines and characters the readers have come to love in the prior four books reappear in this continuation and conclusion of The Claire Saga. Or is it?

Who is Jimmy Moran? It starts with a lucky penny. Then a muse who bestows a mystical gift. Or maybe a curse? Family, friends, and fights abound as Jimmy breaks the law, looks for love in all the wrong places and experiences loss that transforms him. A mischievous Bronx boy becomes a man in his search for the love of his life.

This is the coming of age story of the character we meet in The Claire Saga, who becomes a mob lawyer, Claire the mule's best friend, and the leader of the motley crew of magical misfits.

This final installment of The Claire Trilogy picks up where An Alien Appeal leaves off, expands the roster of mystical characters and introduces the next generation of Terran-Centauri hybrids. When the interstellar childrens' powers are inadvertently exposed to the Internet, Machiavellian twin tech tyrants attempt to kidnap them for their own nefarious purposes.

During the ultimate showdown between Claire and her family of misfits, one of the most powerful corporations on earth and the United States military, love is tested and lives are forfeited. Where will the survivors go from here? Be ready to say goodbye.

An Alien Appeal picks up where The Wise Ass left off, expands the roster of mystical and magical characters, reunites Jimmy with his last sibling and finds Jimmy and Everett traveling through space to Proxima b to answer to that planet's elite for Everett's decisions and Jimmy's continued existence.All of Jimmy's wishes come true, including arguing his friend's case before the highest court in this galaxy, but there are prices to pay and Jimmy's life hangs in the balance. Love is tested and irrevocable choices are made.These colorful characters' continuing evolution embraces love, interstellar courtroom drama, loss and tears. Of course, Claire plays her central role in the resolution of it a...

When Wise Guys meet the Wise Ass and friends, all hell breaks loose.

After his brothers are murdered, a New York mob lawyer testifies against his associates and is forced to enter WITSEC (the Witness Protection Program). He and his wife are relocated to a rural area outside a small town in Colorado where he is compelled to adapt to his new life under the constant threat of mafia reprisal. Reflexively resisting his immersion into all things country, this life long city boy meets and adopts a loquacious mule and befriends his closest neighbors, who have even greater secrets to conceal.

Mokii is a city that exists only in the combined imaginations of its inhabitants. They are not dreaming. You might be sitting on a train while your brain drifts to explore Mokii. You need to get past the bouncer, have fun, yet experience danger. 

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Alien Exit is driven by a female astronaut, a Palaeolithic mongrel, Glastonbury chaos, steamy sex in space, a journalist and a mad general. All to overcome time-quakes created when aliens depart Earth.

This novel attempts to break tropes: the aliens are not invading, they're leaving; the planet as spheres but s l o w l y.; usual ways to communicate do not work.

key words first contact 

In 1551 Ottoman pirates abducted the population of a Mediterranean island and sold them as slaves or took the better looking to harems. Those souls needed revenge.

I helped their cause in Vengeance Island assisted by an ancient spirit of Gozo and by the puzzled descendants in modern France.

There's a war being waged between two secret factions. At stake is the heart of democracy itself. The key to victory is a small, seemingly harmless, piece of computer hardware, which in the wrong hands, could bring about a technological Dark Age. The race is on to find it as a trail of death is left in its path. John Cranston is a gardener. He's not really interested in global domination, he'd much rather mow a lawn. He's the current keeper of that harmless looking thing. The problem is - he's the last person to know. Meanwhile, Detective Inspector Sutherland and his sidekick Sergeant Bludgeon are working on the mystery of the missing accountants, little knowing that this will...

With raw honesty and unflinching courage, Barbara shares their journey from the depths of despair to the light of healing. Each chapter unravels the complexities of childhood trauma, illuminating the resilience of the human spirit and the profound struggle for self-acceptance. Through vivid storytelling and heart-wrenching revelations, readers will be drawn into a narrative that resonates with anyone who has ever longed for safety, love, and the simple question: “Can I Come HOME now?”

In Frosted With Fear, the first delicious mystery in the Deadly Delights Cozy Culinary Mystery Series, pastry chef Rosie Hart finds herself in the middle of a real-life crime scene when a celebrity baking judge drops dead after sampling her lemon cupcakes. Set in the charming town of Sweet River, this culinary cozy mystery mixes mouthwatering recipes, small-town gossip, and a generous helping of whodunit suspense. With her café under fire and her reputation on the line, Rosie must sift through sabotage, secrets, and scandalous rivalries to clear her name. Perfect for fans of baking mysteries, lighthearted crime fiction, and female amateur sleuths, this series opener will keep readers t...

This is the true survival story of Paul, his wife Sophia and two daughters, Tamara and Isa. Home is beautiful Odesa on the Black Sea. The family are German-Russian colonists whose ancestors were invited to Russia in the 18th century by Catherine the Great. They own farm estates and he holds the Mercedes agency for Ukraine.The invasion of Russia by Germany in 1914, followed by the Russian Revolution in 1917 means Paul loses everything. Then Lenin announces the Red Terror - the order to exterminate all bourgeoisie. The CheKa secret police brutally excutes Paul's older brother in the manner shown on this cover. The family must flee.They escape Odesa and throughout 1919 scurry from village to vi...