Detective/Crime Fighter

Cast a Crooked Shadow is the first of a detective series starring Vinny Veneto. It’s about the murder of billionaire Colin O’Brien. His mother, heartbroken by the murder of her only child, decided to hire a private investigator to solve the crime; however, it couldn’t be just any detective. After doing some research one name came up as the best in the business, Vinny Veneto. She made him an offer he could not refuse. Following the twists and turns of the case, Vinny discovered there were some powerful people who could get burned. This story will take you on an international journey along with Vinny, where he will get entangled in a web of danger, deceit and espionage in this cat and mouse thriller.

It Begins: Part 1/ Book 3 - Ponytails And Promises

Delena McKay is both beautiful and the Public Defender. Parker is hired by McKay’s husband and has McKay under surveillance when it appears she has been abducted. Or has she? Things might not be what they seem with the McKays.

Meanwhile, Lt. Pete Boston is working a homicide case where the victim was apparently given a haircut. Something’s funny about that.

But there is nothing funny about loner Tom Selby who attacks the very woman who would normally be defending him.

You’re glued to your seat as the story unfolds.

***** It Continues: Part 2/ Book 4 - Jude Brothers

Gina Deangelo is called for jury duty against the one person she definitely knows is deadly. Will she go?

An unexpected betrayal has you at a momentary loss for words. Ever the professional, Parker keeps her head up and her gun ready. She’s busy finding a cheating husband and closing down a child porn ring, among other things.

Her heart ends up right where it belongs. Right where it has always belonged. She figures out her heart just in time to be pushed to her death. Will she live to say ‘I love you’?

***** Note: 30% of all profits the author receives from this book’s sale in 2012 will be donated to the K-9 Police Dog Fund of the Fruitland Police Department, Fruitland, Maryland. An additional 10% of profits the author receives from this book’s sale in 2012 will be donated to a local hound dog rescue.

Detective Bill Sugar is the target of a maniacal escaped convict who, until his reappearance, was thought to have died in a prison fire. He used fire before, so it is no great surprise when his first strike is to attack Bill with fire. A hellacious, home wrecking fire.

Parker and friends are all in this together. A threat to Bill is a threat to them all. A good friend killed and another kidnapped. How many times can one man die?

A surprise heroine you’ve grown very fond of will leave you smiling.

You may already love Parker, but be prepared to fall in love again.

A series of costumed crime fighters in the tradition of the great pulp heroes of the 1930s, with new characters like The Scarecrow, The Black Ghost, The Grey Monk, and others. These are all new stories that originally appeared in small press magazines published by Tom & Ginger Johnson.

This is the third volume in the current series. The first volume was published by www.mystictoadpress.com in 2005. The second volume was published by www.e-booktime.com in July 2006.

All writers appearing in this collection have been previously published in various novels and short story collections.

A series of costumed crime fighters in the tradition of the great Pulp heroes of the 1930s, with characters like The Shadow and Doc Savage appearing in magazine form. These are all new stories that originally appeared in a small press magazine titled “Double Danger Tales”, published by Tom & Ginger Johnson from 1995-2004.

This is the second volume in the current series. The first volume was published by www.mystictoadpress.com in 2005.

All writers appearing in this collection have been previously published in various novels and short story collections.