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

A perfect crime leads to a perfect tragedy . . .   When a man is executed for a murder he did not commit, Detective Lori Sanchez of the Phoenix Police Department decides to find out what went wrong. She thinks the crime scene was too clean, too flawless. It had to be a set up. The convicted man’s priest, Father Montero, agrees. They team up to search for the key witness who didn’t show up at trial. Where did he and his elusive girlfriend go? A complex set of interwoven crimes involving guns, drugs, and sex drive the unlikely duo to follow the evidence—wherever it leads.Read More

A lost expedition. A mysterious woman. Rumors of exotic and deadly animals. A Russian spy. An unexplored region of Siberia called Zona.   All these elements confront Dr. Grant Taylor when he is summoned to Saint Petersburg, Russia, to settle the estate of his explorer uncle, Randall Taylor, who has gone missing in Zona, a region of Siberia that doesn’t officially exist. Drawn into intrigue by his green-eyed lover, Grant finds himself on a recovery expedition to search for his uncle in a land of unknown dangers with people he cannot trust.   Part adventure thriller, part speculative fiction, Zona takes the reader on a wild ride through a complex story featuring proven warriors, passionate women, and uncommon heroes.Read More

Chachalaka Sunrise and The White Stone   Alex and friends pursue the legend of the white stone that fell from the sky in ancient Yucatan. Chachalaka Sunrise tells the story of the stone coming to earth and how it served as the power behind a lost civilization. The stone was said to have strange powers that could corrupt anyone who possessed it. The White Stone tells the modern story of how Alex and company travel to Playa del Carmen in search of the legendary object.   A collection of stories about Alex the Pirate and his savvy crew of rogues and thieves. They are modern pirates who love fast boats and expensive yachts, and also share a passion for treasure hunting.Read More

Roanoke Alex pursues Spanish gold sunken near the Lost Colony at Roanoke Island in North Carolina. He convinces his archeologist friend Sydney to help him track it down. They discover that early Spanish sailing routes may explain what happened to the settlers of the island. Alex and Sydney find they have more in common than work.   A collection of stories about Alex the Pirate and his savvy crew of rogues and thieves. They are modern pirates who love fast boats and expensive yachts, and also share a passion for treasure hunting. Alex and Diego, his second in command, scout the South China Sea and Caribbean for worthy ships to liberate from their owners and turn a profit.Read More