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Two missing persons. One haunted investigator. No such thing as coincidence.Fresh off launching Nike City's first private facilitating agency, Gideon Quinn hasn't even hung a sign before a friend from Lower Cadbury begs for help. Several of the district's most vulnerable squatters have gone missing—and no one else is looking.Gideon takes the case, with his apprentice Mia tagging along for a crash course in fieldwork. But when a woman from his past appears with a second disappearance—this time a high-ranking Corps officer with a long history of antagonizing Gideon—the job takes a darker, more personal turn.As he digs into both mysteries, Gideon uncovers a tangled web of secrets, revenge, and corruption that reaches deeper than he ever imagined. With lives on the line and ghosts of his past closing in, Gideon must decide how far he's willing to go—and who he's willing to lose—to bring the missing home.Welcome to Gideon Quinn & Associate's, where the clients are broke, the cases are strange, and coincidence is never just coincidence. Readers respond to Fortune's Fool:"e;Absolutely, unreservedly recommended."e;"e;I laughed out loud, several times."e;"e;…exceptional world-building, and characters which are continually fleshed-out which each novel…"e;"e;I'm already looking forward to the curtain rising on the next act."e;

John Pitte and his crew barely survived the war, but the air freight business may kill them, yet.Captain John Pitte was once a decorated officer. Now he commands the Errant—a patched-together freighter crewed by misfits, veterans, outcasts, and survivors who have become the closest thing he has to family.Their future is running out of sky and money. So when a mysterious employer offers a lucrative no-questions-asked job, John takes the gamble.It's a mistake.The cargo they carry is more dangerous than anyone imagined. Saboteurs stalk them, powerful enemies hunt them, and a deadly conspiracy threatens not only the Errant, but everyone John has sworn to protect.Caught between his shattered past and an uncertain future, John must rely on his fiercely loyal crew, his hard-won honor, and the woman who has somehow become impossible to leave behind. Welcome to The Fortune Chronicles, where jobs are scarce, tensions high, and crew equals family. If you like low-tech science fiction, tarnished heroes and snappy dialogue, you'll love Outrageous Fortune! Perfect for fans of Legends of Tomorrow, Leverage: Redemption, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Fortune Chronicles Recommended Reading Order:Soldier of Fortune - A Gideon Quinn MysteryFortune's Fallen - A Gideon Quinn PrequelOutrageous Fortune - An Errant Freight AdventureChange of Fortune - An Errant Freight AdventureFortune's Fool - A Gideon Quinn Mystery Readers Respond to Outrageous Fortune:"e;…top-notch world-building, character development and plot…"e;"e;Buy it, tell others to buy it, share it with friends."e;"e;Great fun! Laughed, chortled and snorted. Want more."e;"e;Shakespeare meets Firefly, classic meets modern written with true talent and prowess."e;

Another day. Another job. Another disaster in the making.  Still reeling from the fallout of their last mission, Captain John Pitte and his crew are desperate for a clean run—and a paycheck. So when a routine passenger job comes their way, they jump at the chance.But "e;routine"e; dies fast when one of the passengers is a spy, the Errant is grounded by a vicious storm, and a killer from Eitan's past bursts onto the scene. Clawing through the storm and surrounded by ghosts—both literal and personal—the crew must confront secrets they thought long buried.With old wounds reopened and trust unraveling, survival may come down to whether the Errant's misfit crew can pull together… or fall apart for good. If you enjoy low-tech sci-fi, scrappy underdogs, and found-family dynamics with heart, grit, and checkered pasts, you'll love Change of Fortune.

Before the thief. Before the draco. Before the legend of Gideon Quinn began, he was simply a soldier with nothing left to lose.Once a celebrated Colonel of the Colonial Corps, Gideon Quinn sacrificed everything to protect his company—and was rewarded with a conviction for treason and a lifetime sentence in Morton Barrens Penitentiary.Under the merciless suns of Fortune's deadliest wasteland, prisoners harvest the volatile crystals that keep the colonies alive. Escape is impossible. Hope is dangerous. And every day is a battle to survive.Gideon intends to keep his head down and endure his sentence. Until he encounters Renny Boucher: a fellow prisoner with a long memory, a lingering hatred, and a thirst for revenge that may be even more deadly than the prison itself.In a place built to break souls, Gideon must decide whether to surrender the last pieces of his honor—or fight back against the forces that destroyed his life.Fortune's Fallen is a gripping science fantasy prequel filled with sci-fi action, prison survival, betrayal, revenge, and the first sparks of the hero Gideon Quinn will become.Perfect for fans of The Mandalorian, Firefly, The Count of Monte Cristo, and Leverage.The Fortune Chronicles are a science fantasy adventure series of airships, dracos, found families, and dangerous secrets. Recommended Reading Order: Soldier of Fortune Fortune's Fallen Outrageous Fortune Change of Fortune Fortune's Fool Fortune's Fallen was previously published as The Longest Shard

Gideon Quinn has a handful of starbucks, a draco named Elvis, and a target on his back.Colonel Gideon Quinn was once a hero of the Colonial Corps—until he was betrayed, branded a traitor, and condemned to die beneath the murderous suns of the Morton Barrens. Years later, an unexpected offer of freedom gives him the chance to clear his name.But Gideon isn't interested in redemption.With his sharp-clawed draco companion Elvis at his side, he takes 'ship to Nike City, where brutal crimes and political conspiracies collide. His mission is simple: find the man who destroyed his life and make him pay.Instead, he discovers a courageous young thief hunted by her own monster, a city poisoned by corruption, and a conspiracy that threatens the fragile peace of an entire world.Now Gideon must fight a secret war of assassins, spies, mercenaries, and shadowy forces determined to bury the truth. To survive, he'll have to trust the very people he never wanted to need. Welcome to The Fortune Chronicles, where tech is low, heroes unlikely, and the odds ridiculous.  Fortune Chronicles Recommended Reading Order:Soldier of Fortune - A Gideon Quinn MysteryFortune's Fallen - A Gideon Quinn PrequelOutrageous Fortune - An Errant Freight AdventureChange of Fortune - An Errant Freight AdventuireFortune's Fool - A Gideon Quinn MysteryReaders respond to Soldier of Fortune:"e;Explained this to a friend as "e;cozy but not cozy"e; and I stand by that."e;"e;The world-building is truly unique, blending steampunk and sci-fi elements."e;"e;It was fun and mildly ridiculous . . . Also, found family, love it."e;