Paul Martin joined the clandestine world of a CIA contractor and was shocked by what he discovered. Well, shocked at first. Then he got with the program.   He learned how to carry out illegal field operations, conduct questionable business practices, and survive dangerous spy games, all with the approval of Section Fourteen. Who were they? They were the shadowy group that generated the cash that a certain federal agency needed to fund its black operations worldwide. You know—undermine governments we don’t like, support revolutions, fund mayhem around the world in the interest of national security.   Can this possibly be how our renowned intelligence services operate? Who says it has to make sense.Read More

  A gruesome murder in a gym. A kidnapped witness. The cartel. . .   Phoenix Assistant DA Clara Alvera calls Detective Lori Sanchez in the middle of the night to report the gruesome murder of her friend—a reporter named Josie Vale. The reporter was developing a story about counterfeit prescription drugs and the powerful Maxx Pharma Corporation. Sanchez vows to protect the only witness named Lolita, a young gymnast.   As Sanchez builds her case, she learns that members of a local gang are perpetrating murder and trafficking fake pharmaceuticals. The Sinaloa Cartel—Sanchez’s old nemesis—is deeply involved.Read More

NOW AVAILABLE Einstein’s Raven/A Science Fiction Spy Thriller   Derek Phillips, a cutting edge programmer at the National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden, is tasked to find out who is hacking into the lab’s secret files on “Harry”—one of the most advanced supercomputers in the world. His job is on the line. “Find the Intruder or seek a new career,” his demanding boss tells him.   Derek is between a rock and a hard place when he meets a mysterious woman named Raven who is seeking a secret charm from the past. She is beautiful, and clever, and has serious computer skills.Read More

Turmoil grips the Caribbean island nation of Grenada as its people await national elections.   There is mischief underway. Four nations compete to change the voting outcome in their favor, away from democracy and toward regional domination. What hidden forces are at work and who is behind them?   Journalist and secret agent Robert Wilson has only a week to unravel the clues and find out how to avert a soft coup d’état. He is joined by an aging English Lord named Lightchurch and his alluring Grenadian security guard, Madeline, in a tense search for answers before all hell breaks loose on the island.   A secretive Chinese company, a smoldering volcano, a torrential storm, a beautiful Venezuelan spy, a Russian oligarch. And the mysterious Black Freighter.Read More

A cop murdered, a sanctuary violated, a contract out on Sanchez’s head. . . . In this second novel in the Detective Sanchez/Father Montero Mystery series, a nighttime drug bust in Phoenix turns deadly. Police Captain Ronald Gurvy shoots it out with gang boss Roberto Gomez and both men are killed. Detective Lori Sanchez is first on the scene and hears a third party running away in the dark. Who was it? The killer or a witness to the murder? When Sanchez is accused of killing both men, Father Guillermo Montero steps forward to help his friend prove her innocence.Read More

Hong Kong Takedown In February 1999 Alex is making deals in Hong Kong after being away from Malaysia for four months. He discovers a chance to buy and rehabilitate a fast warship that they can use for pirating and other needs. He arranges for the Tiger II to be reworked in Macao for a reasonable price. He meets, Tommy Wong, the nephew of financier Peter Wong who he convinces to invest in Alex and Diego’s new venture South China Security as well as the Stauffer and Phillips Insurance Company, the company they take over in Hong Kong. Alex finds a way to take over the company from its former owner. He meets several new people they will do business with.Read More

Raging Tiger In Spring 1998 Alex realizes that they need a larger more powerful gunboat to carry out the hijacking of large freighters. They need more and larger boats for the business. Chouma finally thinks she is pregnant and they are very happy. Then they get notice from  the Frenchman that he has found out they robbed him. He raids their camp including the bungalow and shoots everything up including killing Chouma, and others. Alex vows revenge and leads an armada against the Frenchman, destroying his operation and killing him and his top people. Finally Alex leaves to sort things out.   A collection of stories about Alex the Pirate and his savvy crew of rogues and thieves.Read More

Restless Tiger In early 1998 Diego and Alex are running a larger  business than they expected, with a total of twelve tongkangs smuggling goods to Vietnam and Cambodia and bringing people south. It is good steady business and they are able to buy Mr. Hung out early and take over his operations. They have run-ins with the Frenchman and other pirates. Alex and Chouma make a trip to Singapore to see a doctor and to look for another informant for their business. They have a fight with the Frenchman in the end of the story.   A collection of stories about Alex the Pirate and his savvy crew of rogues and thieves.Read More

Prowling Tiger 1997 Alex and Diego set about the business of pirating ships at sea using their gunboat, the Tiger. They have a lot of details to work out to be successful. They merge their company with that of Mr. Hung who wants to retire, so they have a larger operations to watch over and protect from pirates and thieves. Chouma wants a family. They make their first combined trip to Vietnam with Hung’s boats to sell cargo and pick up refugees. They attack the Frenchman’s operation near Pekan and steal two boats and lots of goods.   A collection of stories about Alex the Pirate and his savvy crew of rogues and thieves.Read More

The Silver Knight Alex and crew capture a multimillion-dollar sailing yacht and hold it for ransom. The wife and daughter of well-known billionaire Victor Spartos are held as collateral while Alex negotiates the ransom. Spartos refuses to meet the demands and Alex resorts to other measures to make him comply.   Mouth of the Dragon While smuggling humanitarian aid and medical supplies into Venezuela, Alex and Diego find a boat full of refugees trying to flee the horrors of Venezuela and sail to Trinidad for safety. The refugees are ill-prepared for the voyage as a storm threatens to overwhelm their small, overloaded boat. The sailors of the Lionshark take the terrified people onboard and attempt to land them secretly on the island of Trinidad.Read More