Ana Manwaring – författare

Between the smell of ripening marijuana and the semi-automatic rifle pointed at her head, JadeAnne Stone questions her decision to drive to Mexico in a VW camper with only Pepper, her German Shepherd, for protection. JadeAnne doesn't fit anywhere–not with her adoptive, wealthy but dysfunctional, family, not with her new position as managing partner at Waterstreet Investigations, and especially not with her lover, Dex Trouette, now slipping away. Finding a missing banker's wife is the key to distinguishing herself as an investigator and making her life fit like her favorite jeans. But life never cooperates. Kidnapped off a lonely highway en route to Ixtapa, JadeAnne unwittingly enters a world of high-stakes oil politics, money laundering, and narco-trafficking. She is forced to drive to the Aguirre hacienda where she finds the missing wife. But she's been set up, and to stay alive she must unravel the Aguirre family's secrets. Who will she trust as loyalties shift and greed rules? And how will she escape this new underworld?

Reeling from a recent breakup and dreading the emptiness at home, Private Investigator JadeAanne Stone and her dog Pepper head to Mexico City at an alluring invitation. Her host, Anibal reveals he is an undercover DEA agent and enlists JadeAnne in his alleged investigation of a terrifying maze of human trafficking, double dealing and violence. Help comes from Senator Aguirre's associate, Jackman Quint, but at the cost of everything JadeAnne believes about her own life. Can she trust Quint? She uncovers the truth, but not before facing the ultimate betrayal.

On the mend from a gunshot wound in Mexico City, investigator JadeAnne Stone needs to get Lily, the trafficked fifteen-year-old she rescued, back to her family in the U.S. But within hours of her release from the hospital she recognizes her nemesis, Anibal Aguirre trolling her neighborhood in a black SUV. Is he looking for her? He's the one who sold her to the traffickers. Her U.S. operative father puts together a team for round-the-clock security, and Anibal is arrested during an attack on the house, but at the airport the U.S. Marshal transporting him is killed and Anibal disappears. Who knew Anibal was being extradited at 12:30? And why does it appear the Aguirre clan is right in the middle of a deadly human trafficking network? JadeAnne realizes that between the cartel traffickers, the government officials in their pockets, and possibly the handsome doctor she danced with in the park, nowhere and no one is safe, not even her dog Pepper. Whichever cartel paid for JadeAnne and Lily wants them back, and time is running out.

Senator Aguirre is dead. Nemesis Anibal wants to get even. The U.S. ambassador won't help. How will JadeAnne get trafficked teen, Lily, across the border? Anibal ambushes them in an attempt to complete their sale to Los Zetas. JadeAnne learns who's behind the trafficking scheme, and they are getting closer with every attack. In a reckless move, JadeAnne puts her friends in danger, and gains new allies. She vows to see Lily home even if she has to walk her across the border. JadeAnne turns to human rights activist Rosi and new friend Dafne, for help and come up with Plan B— border jumping—led by a coyote in Rosi's trafficking rescue network. It's all top secret, until Quint insists on bringing in his old military comrade Nader. Why has he turned up now? At the mouth of an El Paso storm drain, JadeAnne learns the truth, but not before one is dead, two injured and her nemesis is on her tail. Can they out-run or out-gun him in time?

How did a forty-year-old bookkeeper come to leave her houseboat and business to spend a year running rogue in Mexico? This action-packed memoir/travelogue formed the real-life backdrop to what later became the successful JadeAnne Stone thriller series. Starting in the summer of 1991, Saints and Skeletons takes you through the back roads of Mexico, Belize, and the Peten region of northern Guatemala, where author, teacher and former journalist Manwaring camped out in ruins, sampled exotic foods, smoked loco weed atop pyramids, drank mescal out of the still, skinny dipped in Zipolite, found lost cities, and learned to make a killer margarita. In the process, she also experienced love, betrayal and loneliness. As doors opened and walls crumbled in her heart, skeletons tumbled out and, occasionally, saints appeared just when Manwaring needed them most.

Jackman Quint's former CO, Chuck Nader, has a vendetta to settle. For Quint, the Vietnam war ended thirty-two years ago with a dishonorable discharge, a prison term, and his daughter JadeAnne, lost to him. Shouldn't Quint be the one with the grudge? He's made a new life for himself, reunited with his daughter, expanded his investigations, and dipped his toe into the dating pool. Finally, life is going his way when Nader shows up in Mexico City on a top secret mission through the U.S. Embassy. Coincidence? But it's soon clear, Nader is out for blood. And he won't settle for killing Quint—he's after everyone Quint loves. He's already killed one of the team. If Quint can't unravel why Nader is bent on his destruction, he'll never be able to protect the team, his woman, or most importantly, JadeAnne. She flies home in less than a week. The days are counting down.

When Dafne, director of operations for her family company and sidelining as a hostage negotiator, receives a desperate call from an old friend, her life takes a dangerous turn. Alba Falconi's daughter has been kidnapped, and Dafne is the only one who can help. As she navigates the treacherous streets of Mexico, Dafne uncovers a web of deceit, and corruption, that threatens to destroy everything she holds dear. With her team of investigators, Dafne must outsmart the kidnappers and a killer, confront high-level politicos, face her own past betrayals, the disapproval of her family. From high-speed car chases to intense shootouts, Kickback delivers non-stop action and suspense. But this isn't just a thriller; it's a deeply emotional journey of a woman torn between duty and desire, love and loyalty. Will Dafne save the innocent child and bring the perpetrators to justice, or will she become the next victim in this deadly game? Find out in "e;Kickback,"e; where every page sizzles with tension, peril, and the vibrant culture of Mexico. Perfect for fans of fast-paced thrillers with strong female leads, this novel will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last word.

Under the blistering heat of Veracruz, where corruption thrives behind closed doors and loyalty can get you killed, former pharmaceutical expert Alex Deltoro is thrust into a nightmare he never saw coming. When Alex's brother is murdered, authorities rush to close the case—eager to bury the truth rather than expose it. But when a calculated hit-and-run nearly ends Alex's life, he realizes his brother's death wasn't random. It was a warning. And now Alex is the next target. As he digs deeper, Alex uncovers a web of pharmaceutical fraud, legal manipulation, and long-buried family secrets reaching the highest levels of power. Every answer drags him further into danger, where trust is a liability and justice is a weapon used only by those who control it. With ruthless enemies closing in and the legal system stacked against him, Alex is forced into a brutal fight for survival—one that will push him to the edge of the law, vengeance, and his own moral breaking point. Driven by grief and fueled by rage, Alex must decide how far he's willing to go when the truth itself can get him killed. In a world where corruption is protected and silence is enforced, exposing the conspiracy may cost him everything he has left. Mortal Revenge is a gritty, high-stakes crime thriller that blends medical and legal conspiracy with relentless suspense and emotional depth. Set against the vivid backdrop of Mexico's Gulf Coast, it delivers a morally complex anti-hero, unforgiving twists, and a chilling question at its core: What happens when justice is no longer an option? The truth may be deadly—but for Alex Deltoro, it's the only way out.