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The Ruthless Relic—A straight-up cocktail of Murder and Magic. Mark Tonnick is a cynical, world-weary, self-employed private detective. But the work has dried up, and he finds himself at the end of his financial rope until unexpectedly, he’s recruited to solve a case with a big payday. There are just a couple problems. The item he’s hired to retrieve is a cursed object that leaves death and destruction in its wake. And, as a condition of his employment, he has to partner with Delinda Djinn, a beautiful young woman who is far more than she seems. Soon, Tonnick is up to his neck in ...

Here we go again! Fortune has smiled on savvy private investigator, Mark Tonnick. On retainer with the mega-telecommunication conglomerate AC&C, he is happily drawing a steady check doing background checks and other mundane chores. All that changes when he is suddenly tasked to solve an extraordinary case—one with supernatural overtones and a potentially deadly outcome. Tonnick, along with the object of his unrequited desire, Delinda Djinn, once again plunges into danger, attempting to unravel how an AC&C optical cable was discovered on sacred Native American land. In addition to being a ...

Hunted by aliens, a down-and-out country boy must rely on an unlikely ally to save himself and becomes entangled in an intergalactic conflict that could alter the fate of the entire universe. Accidentally infected with tiny, autonomous alien tech, JB Tucker flees the off-worlders ruthlessly intent on retrieving their stolen technology and his utter destruction. Soon he finds himself thrust into the center of an intergalactic conflict that he can neither comprehend nor escape. To save the planet, he’ll have to save himself first. On the run, barely one step ahead of his alien pursuers, ...

Book Five in the Djinn and Tonnick Mystery Series Private detective Mark Tonnick finds himself entangled in a web of complex mysteries and supernatural dangers. When Brent Todd, a figure from Tonnick's past, makes a startling reappearance from the afterlife, he issues a chilling ultimatum: Tonnick must unearth evidence to exonerate a man wrongfully convicted of murder or face being haunted for eternity. At the same time, Tonnick and his partner, Delinda Djinn, are thrust into what could be their most dangerous case yet—a fresh murder investigation that pulls them deep into the heart of an...

HE’S AT IT AGAIN! Private detective Mark Tonnick’s seemingly routine case turns into a double murder. Could they possibly be connected to the recent attempts on his life? Or what about the stolen Hollywood feature film he’s looking for? While he’s busy unraveling all that, an ancient and unspeakable evil emerges from its magical prison—intent on revenge. As the imminent danger converges on Tonnick and his associates, he discovers Delinda Djinn isn’t the last of her kind after all. Still, their choice is a simple one. Put the other genie back in the bottle, or become its latest ...

Homecoming–Book two in the ALIEN ROADKILL series. On the run, JB Tucker has learned that the alien tech inside his bloodstream has placed him squarely in the middle of an intergalactic conflict between two powerful and conflicting off-world factions. While he’s been approached by one of them to disrupt the other’s intentions on Earth, JB still has no idea what’s at stake other than his own survival. But, the more he discovers about the sub-molecular, autonomous robots inside him, the more dangerous he has become to the aliens who relentlessly seek his destruction. After another ...

Confrontation-Book six in the ALIEN ROADKILL series is the thrilling conclusion to the "first season." With time running out before Har-Kankar destroys Earth and its solar system, JB finds himself tested like never before. Now having learned that the Har's goals are more sinister than he could ever imagine, he has no choice but to put his fate into the hands of an alien ally–a being he neither trusts nor believes. From the forgotten tunnels under the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, to the vast reaches of space, JB's newest and most exciting adventures might prove to be his last. Find ...

Nolan Powers and his classmates have nothing in common other than an extreme resentment of their involuntary relocation to Camp Morgan—a bleak decommissioned army base in the middle of nowhere. While the teens sort out their personal issues in the on-base classroom, their parents are secretly recruited to solve a series of bizarre incidents. Giant reptiles, appearing more dead than alive, have been popping up in remote locations, leaving behind a wake of destruction before mysteriously vanishing without a trace.The ongoing teen drama gets interrupted when, thanks to the Zombiesaurs, ...

Betrayal–Book five in the ALIEN ROADKILL series. After JB uncovers the true nature of Har-Kankar's mission on Earth, he continues his seemingly hopeless quest to stop them. But before he can do that, he has to cope with his rewired brain and survive the constant alien attempts on his life. As the FBI closes in, he finds himself in the Black Hills of North Carolina, where the aliens are staging their first attack on the small, rural community of Muntburg. To save them all, JB must use every advantage his Sawbonites—the tiny, autonomous alien tech in his body, can provide. More than ever ...

THE VINDICTIVE VINES Mark Tonnick and Delinda Djinn hunt for a killer with a taste for Wine and Homicide. A Napa Valley winery owned by Tonnick’s main client is about to go bust for reasons no one seems to understand. Between the dubious history of the vineyards, the mysterious wine caves and the picturesque tasting room built on the stones of a cursed castle, Djinn and Tonnick are about to uncork all the murder and mayhem they can handle.

Blowback–Book four in the ALIEN ROADKILL series. Guided by the tiny alien tech coursing through his body, JB continues his mission to strike back at the aliens who relentlessly pursue him. In the Black Mountains of North Carolina, he searches for hints of an alien base on Earth while struggling to survive attacks by the off-worlders and others attempting to stop him. What JB encounters is much more than what he bargained for—as he discovers that the stakes are not only incredibly high but far beyond what he could have ever imagined.

Realization–Book three in the ALIEN ROADKILL series. JB Tucker, infected with alien tech and desperate for answers, seeks out “Mad Marvin,” a reclusive old man who might have valuable information about the off-worlders who relentlessly seek JB’s destruction. With Marvin’s help, JB begins to unravel more alien mysteries, including the sub-molecular robots coursing through his body. Shockingly, JB discovers Marvin is hiding what could be the biggest secret of all. One that could bring JB closer than ever to uncovering the true extent of the alien threat. Meanwhile, the authorities ...