A headless corpse tossed in a dumpster unites a small-town cop and a formidable retired lady spy to track a killer hiding in plain sight in a wealthy New England neighbourhood, in the stunning new mystery The Sea Glass Murders. A decapitated body burned to a crisp might be found in any dumpster in any city in America, but not in the aristocratic Gold Coast community of Westport, Connecticut. Local cop Tony DeFranco dutifully collects evidence, knowing that the State Police will take over the case. But when the state investigator tries to cover up the murder, DeFranco starts a rogue investigation. Not knowing if any of his police colleagues can be trusted, DeFranco forms an alliance with two unlikely colleagues -- local TV reporter Tracy Taggart and retired CIA case officer Dasha Petrov, whose elderly, ladylike appearance masks a lifetimes experience with violence and deception. While the trio of investigators track the identity and tragic life of the murder victim, the unknown killer strikes again. And as DeFranco and Taggart develop feelings for one another, it becomes clear that both have become the killers next targets. The body count mounts, and DeFranco must rely on Petrovs insights and skills, acquired over decades of global troubleshooting, to stop a killer operating at the pinnacle of American power... A glimpse at the sordid underside of position and wealth, with a breakout star character in Dasha Petrov, the elderly lady with a glamorous past and a will of steel, this is an action mystery with an immersive, fast-paced plot and unforgettable characters.

Once one of the most lethal secret agents in the world, Dasha Petrov has hunted Nazis, Communists, and one common murderer (in The Sea Glass Murders, the first Dasha Petrov thriller). But now its 1991, two years after that unpleasantness, and Dasha is living a sedate life appropriate to an elderly widow in wealthy Westport, Connecticut, spoiling her grandchildren and innocently flirting with two of her neighbours, the rival mystery novelists Barnaby Jayne and Michael Aubrey. The two writers, both wildly successful and many times married, cordially despise each other. Dasha thinks they're just two silly men with big egos, but the writers' feud boils over into a bizarre series of attacks that starts with a blowgun dart and escalates to booby traps and car bombs. And when Jayne and Aubrey both turn up dead, the evidence points to one suspect -- Dasha herself. Now Dasha has to once again call upon her cunning mind and capacity for extreme violence, honed by her younger years as a Nazi-killing partisan and a top-rank CIA agent. Teaming up with her old allies, Westport police chief Tony DeFranco and local TV reporter Tracy Taggart, Dasha sets out to clear her name, find the real killer, and figure out why she was targeted -- while dodging jealous wives, a sleazy tabloid reporter, child spies, and a fearsome Mafia hit man, leading to a tense and dramatic confrontation. Fast-paced and filled with intriguing characterisation, MURDER THIS CLOSE is a stunning murder mystery with a twisty cerebral plot and plenty of hard-hitting action.

Killers and Spies surges across a storm-lashed Atlantic, plunging the mighty troopship James F. Bridger and her battered crew into a vortex of betrayal. With the fires of Europe raging, Captain Jonas Pratt, USNR, is thrust into a shadow conflict with America's Soviet allies. From the secret corridors of the Pentagon to the chaos of the Adriatic, Pratt must outrace Nazi assassins, outwit NKVD spies, and marshal a cast of unlikely warriors—OSS agents, White Russian renegades, gun-shy code breakers, and one impassioned lady sniper who fights to win.As clandestine networks collide, Bridger becomes both target and lifeline, rescuing wounded airmen, hunted partisans, and devoted crew. In the heat of battle, Pratt must leave key officers behind enemy lines. To get them back, he'll confront sabotage, a double-cross, midnight parachute landings—and the relentless churn of war. For those drawn to sharp historical action, unsparing espionage, and stories where courage is measured in split-second choices, Killers and Spies delivers a relentless fight for survival. From the author of Ship of Tears, The Murmansk Affair, and Tides of Mercy

A headless corpse tossed in a dumpster unites a small-town cop and a formidable retired lady spy to track a killer hiding in plain sight in a wealthy New England neighbourhood, in the stunning new mystery The Sea Glass Murders. A decapitated body burned to a crisp might be found in any dumpster in any city in America, but not in the aristocratic Gold Coast community of Westport, Connecticut. Local cop Tony DeFranco dutifully collects evidence, knowing that the State Police will take over the case. But when the state investigator tries to cover up the murder, DeFranco starts a rogue investigation. Not knowing if any of his police colleagues can be trusted, DeFranco forms an alliance with two unlikely colleagues -- local TV reporter Tracy Taggart and retired CIA case officer Dasha Petrov, whose elderly, ladylike appearance masks a lifetimes experience with violence and deception. While the trio of investigators track the identity and tragic life of the murder victim, the unknown killer strikes again. And as DeFranco and Taggart develop feelings for one another, it becomes clear that both have become the killers next targets. The body count mounts, and DeFranco must rely on Petrovs insights and skills, acquired over decades of global troubleshooting, to stop a killer operating at the pinnacle of American power... A glimpse at the sordid underside of position and wealth, with a breakout star character in Dasha Petrov, the elderly lady with a glamorous past and a will of steel, this is an action mystery with an immersive, fast-paced plot and unforgettable characters.

Once one of the most lethal secret agents in the world, Dasha Petrov has hunted Nazis, Communists, and one common murderer (in The Sea Glass Murders, the first Dasha Petrov thriller). But now its 1991, two years after that unpleasantness, and Dasha is living a sedate life appropriate to an elderly widow in wealthy Westport, Connecticut, spoiling her grandchildren and innocently flirting with two of her neighbours, the rival mystery novelists Barnaby Jayne and Michael Aubrey. The two writers, both wildly successful and many times married, cordially despise each other. Dasha thinks they're just two silly men with big egos, but the writers' feud boils over into a bizarre series of attacks that starts with a blowgun dart and escalates to booby traps and car bombs. And when Jayne and Aubrey both turn up dead, the evidence points to one suspect -- Dasha herself. Now Dasha has to once again call upon her cunning mind and capacity for extreme violence, honed by her younger years as a Nazi-killing partisan and a top-rank CIA agent. Teaming up with her old allies, Westport police chief Tony DeFranco and local TV reporter Tracy Taggart, Dasha sets out to clear her name, find the real killer, and figure out why she was targeted -- while dodging jealous wives, a sleazy tabloid reporter, child spies, and a fearsome Mafia hit man, leading to a tense and dramatic confrontation. Fast-paced and filled with intriguing characterisation, MURDER THIS CLOSE is a stunning murder mystery with a twisty cerebral plot and plenty of hard-hitting action.

Killers and Spies surges across a storm-lashed Atlantic, plunging the mighty troopship James F. Bridger and her battered crew into a vortex of betrayal. With the fires of Europe raging, Captain Jonas Pratt, USNR, is thrust into a shadow conflict with America's Soviet allies. From the secret corridors of the Pentagon to the chaos of the Adriatic, Pratt must outrace Nazi assassins, outwit NKVD spies, and marshal a cast of unlikely warriors—OSS agents, White Russian renegades, gun-shy code breakers, and one impassioned lady sniper who fights to win.As clandestine networks collide, Bridger becomes both target and lifeline, rescuing wounded airmen, hunted partisans, and devoted crew. In the heat of battle, Pratt must leave key officers behind enemy lines. To get them back, he'll confront sabotage, a double-cross, midnight parachute landings—and the relentless churn of war. For those drawn to sharp historical action, unsparing espionage, and stories where courage is measured in split-second choices, Killers and Spies delivers a relentless fight for survival. From the author of Ship of Tears, The Murmansk Affair, and Tides of Mercy