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This is book #1 in The Western Space Institute Series Dr. Macklin Carmichael, a Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist, is cast out from the scientific elite for his unwavering creationist beliefs. Devastated by the loss of his wife to COVID-19, he retreats to a haunted hilltop in Northern California, seeking solace among the stars. But when the Western Space Institute discovers tantalizing evidence of life on Exoplanet Hispaniola, 600 light years away, Mack’s unparalleled expertise becomes humanity’s last hope to unlock the truth. Teamed with Dr. Nola Dearing and protected by Brigadier ...

When Dr. Nola Dearing and Brigadier General Roman Bradshaw witness the departure of their colleagues to the distant Exoplanet Hispaniola, they stand at the crossroads of Earth’s future and an alien alliance. As the Western Space Institute grapples with the aftermath of a devastating bombing and the loss of two young astronomers, Nola and Rome navigate bureaucratic battles, scientific rivalries, and the looming threat of a black hole endangering an advanced alien civilization. With the arrival of Dr. Andromeda Carr and radio telescope operator Cappie Rochester, the team prepares to join a ...

Book #11 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series A dying ex-GI, known as The Doorman, is killing American Indian brujos and shaman. He’s holed up deep under the Owyhee Mountains, and he has booby-trapped every entrance with explosives. Jab’s team discovers his hide-out— only to become The Doorman’s prisoners themselves!

Book #12 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series The President’s 17-year old daughter is kidnapped along the Appalachian Trail and her Secret Service detail is wiped out. Jab was teaching the FBI in silent weaponry at Quantico. Jab and three of his students are tapped to find the President’s daughter. It’s a race against time to find her—and stop a band of eco-terrorists!

Book #10 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series Ezra receives an anonymous package on his front porch. It details the bullying death of a former classmate that has haunted him over 30 years. Worse, the classmate’s killers have eliminated anyone who threatens their multi-billion dollar empire. With Jab’s and the FBI’s help, Ezra faces his billionaire tormenters in a kill-or-be-killed challenge!

Book 7 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series Sheriff Corman, Jab’s sworn enemy, recommends Jab to a Central California sheriff. Corman wants Jab to track a 12-year old cold case. Even harder, Jab would have to track the victim’s voice only. Complicating Jab’s time are ultra-extremist Arab murderers, practicing their deadly skills in Northern California. They’re targeting young, Mayoral daughters with Clare Blevens, Jab’s star tracking pupil, next!

This is Book 1 of The Jab Bone Murder Mysteries series. Leona Wilkes was a 15-year old daughter of a prominent NorCal family. Sheriff Bob Corman tried unsuccessfully in locating her. With a re-election looming and his approval rating dropping precipitously in the polls, he became more and more desperate for a solution. He enlists in Jab Boone's help to track her. Jab soon discovers that he is the hunted prey—by the same man responsible for killing his wife, Tiffin, along with three other influential women, in a Bay Area car-bombing. Jab discovers a connection between his wife’s murder ...

Book #17 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series The revamped Termite Brigade has been unleashed! Law enforcement officers of every persuasion have been murdered without remorse. But their youth fails to cover-up an important clue to their whereabouts. As the body count mounts, Jab and his posse invade the Brigade’s strongholds, knowing that retaliation would be swift and sure!

Jab Boone and his wife had just begun a 10-day vacation along the Oregon coast. They heard sustained gunfire and watched four, stocking-masked men flee a restaurant. The Boones became first scene investigators and determined that 55 patrons were murdered. As the days followed, they worked with the Portland FBI to uncover the killers' identities. Jab discovered a man, known as the Baron, was not only behind the massacre, but would stop at nothing to achieve his goals. The Boones race against time to stop the Baron's next murderous scheme -- and stay alive themselves! This book is the 24th in...

Book #5 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series Jack Spangler, aka Spangler the Strangler, escapes from a prison transport en route to a super-maximum facility. He has one goal in mind: revenge on the man who put him there 25 years ago—Jab Boone. So confident is Spangler that he tells the world how and where he will dispose of his enemy. Despite Jab’s careful machinations, he is kidnapped and lowered into Spangler’s carefully constructed dungeon, awaiting execution. It soon becomes a cat-and-mouse trail of intrigue and misinformation to who gains the upper hand—Jab or the serial ...

A Mexican assassin, known as La Culebra, or The Snake, has taken his trade north of the border. He injects an incurable toxin called ricin through a spring-loaded umbrella tip. The FBI discovers one of his future victims is Jab Boone! Against his wishes, Jab and his wife, Tippy, are placed in witness protection. But, when it is La Culebra vs. Jab Boone, the outcome is not what Jab – or anyone else – expected!

Book #4 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series Jab Boone is lured out of retirement to track the missing brother of a fellow orphan. Jab’s involvement leads to the dismissal of the recently orphaned FBI Special Agent Astrid Lundquist. Reluctantly, Jab joins forces again with the FBI. Little did he know that his tracking expertise would lead to gold smugglers and dark secrets under a carefully constructed lake!

Book #18 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series After convulsing and passing out in a plane, Jab decides to confront his lifelong fear: claustrophobia. He hires Ezra to investigate—himself! Ezra’s probes discover a connection to Jay Boone, Jab’s grandfather. Worse—the criminals involved are safely behind bars, making it next to impossible to solicit the truth and gain a confession!

An international assassin, known as The Operative, returns to his native America with a price on his head. However, he is soon arrested for murder in a Northern California town. He warns the sheriff that if he were to be arraigned and their location revealed on social media, his life would be over — and so would the town’s. Despite the law enforcement’s best efforts to conceal The Operative’s whereabouts, he is soon discovered on the internet. Other assassins cross the Atlantic to kill him and collect the ten million dollar bounty. Jab Boone must work backwards to uncover the hit-...

Book #3 in the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series A car-bombing, similar to the one that killed Tiffin Boone and friends four years ago, resurfaces in the Bay Area. It turns out that the actual bomb maker, known as The Caveman, has his sights on Jab Boone! Complicating matters is the murder of Under-Sheriff Sherry Davis and the lurid press fascination between Jab and The Caveman. Jab enlists sheriffs in three separate counties as well as the FBI to stop The Caveman from wreaking further havoc!

Book #15 in the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series Jab and his student trackers discover a commonality among missing teenage girls: they were all Girl Scouts! Worse, they deduce a heinous motive: 100 dead Girl Scouts at the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts. As more bodies are found, it’s up to Jab’s team to stop the person responsible—before any more Girl Scouts are killed!

Verna Claymore, a 16-year-old orphan, has run away from an abusive foster home in Seattle. She hitchhikes her way to Southern Oregon and enlists Jab's help. She discovered new information in her parents' murders over ten years ago. Jab accepts the challenge and begins an investigation throughout Northern Washington. Little does he know that the man who murdered Verna's folks will do everything in his power to destroy her as well!

Book #2 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series A sheriff in Southern Oregon taps Jab to find a kidnapped charter school teacher. It’s not enough for Jab to track the teenage killers. He must deal with a resentful deputy, his frightened girlfriend, and a town deep in mourning. But when Jab finds her body too late, it’s up to Jab and the sheriff’s department to stop the Termite Brigade—teen killers swearing vengeance on anyone standing in their way!

Book #9 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series Jab’s town turns against him after his student trackers discover twenty dead girls were—drug-lord daughters of the Huerta Cartel! Soon the School Board fires Jab which splits the town wide open. But Jab isn’t convinced the Cartel is responsible for the subsequent reprisals. He feels the town—and the FBI are locked with tunnel vision. Jab’s determined to find the truth—and clear his name!

Book #8 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series Ezra Parkinson discovers the American Indian that taught Jab’s grandfather the art of tracking 40 years ago. But that discovery unearths deadly secrets—and those determined to keep them! Jab must find a way to draw those responsible for Jay Boone’s death out in the open—or be a target himself!