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There are many tragedies surrounding FBI agent Josephine “Joey” Wright’s life. Over a decade ago, she lost her brother. His death was ruled a suicide, but she believes otherwise. Living in San Diego has not been easy. With memories of the life she once had filling her with emotions at every turn. After tackling two big cases, it feels like she’s finally starting to get a handle on things. Then she receives an emergency call from Hiro. They meet to investigate disturbing videos circulating online of college students’ deaths. One involving Hiro’s brother.

When Hiro Takashi finds a body washed ashore. Josephine “Joey” Wright and the elite FBI squad unearth dark secrets of the seaside city. At the age of seventeen, a tragedy rocked Joey’s world. Changing her life trajectory. After graduating from Quantico, she is sent to San Diego. Making a big splash upon her arrival to the city. There she continues to secretly investigate her brother’s case.

The fifth novel in the John Bailey thriller series. Bailey is trying to solve two murders, ten years apart – unfinished business from his former flame Sharon Dexter. But will it cost him his life? When Sydney socialite Tottie Evans is found dead at a house in Palm Beach, Detective Holly Sutton...

At the age of seventeen, Josephine "Joey" Wright lost her brother. His case was ruled a suicide, but she believed otherwise. Over a decade has passed since. Josephine joined the FBI and was assigned to the elite squad in San Diego, California. There she fights to unravel the truth behind her tragic past and bring justice for the innocent. When a neighborhood is rocked by an explosion. One that claimed the life of a prominent family man, Xander Montgomery. Josephine and the elite FBI squad are called to the case.

The people of his home town may have forgotten what happened to his parents that night, but Joey hasn't. And when he's done, he'll make sure they never forget his name.

Joey Morales was the last recruit of the government's full black operation, the Orphan Program. Trained to be an assassin until she washed out, she was rescued by Evan Smoak, the former agent known as Orphan X. Now Joey, a world-class hacker, starts training for one of her biggest challenges yet...

Joey Mancuso’s world is turned upside down when a young man walks into his life, claiming to be his son from a relationship twenty years ago. Desperate for help, the boy tells Mancuso he’s facing a murder charge for a crime he insists he didn’t commit. Uncertain if the young man is truly his son, but intrigued by the striking resemblance, Mancuso reluctantly agrees to investigate. As Mancuso delves into the boy’s troubling circumstances, he uncovers deeper layers of deception. Adriana, the boy’s mother and Mancuso's past love is uncovered by him in spite of the boy claiming his mother is dead.

"In the Shadows of the Game" follows the gripping tale of Randy Goldstein, a talented student athlete accused of a brutal murder that shakes the foundations of a prestigious university in Miami, Florida. As the investigation unfolds, Joey Mancuso and his team discover a sinister underbelly: a crime syndicate exploiting female student athletes for explicit videos and orchestrating a clandestine network involving illegal young females forced into prostitution.

Meticulous NYPD cop-turned-private eye Joey Mancuso is summoned to assist the Midtown South precinct in unraveling a harrowing string of savage murders targeting young professional women. These chilling acts of violence echo the haunting words of notorious serial killer Ted Bundy, who once proclaimed that murder is not driven by lust or violence, but by possession—a notion that now haunts the NYPD as three perplexing strangulation cases leave the midtown unit at a loss.

When Frank’s wife of many years is killed in a car accident and he is left badly injured, he quickly grows tired of life. No longer wishing to be a burden on his daughters who are missing out on their own lives by having to care for him, he hatches a plan.

In the highly anticipated second episode of the Poker Gods series, the hero, Henrico “Harry” Di Maggio finds himself deep in the 2033 World Series of Poker Main Event, but this isn’t just a battle for a championship bracelet—it’s a fight for the soul of the game itself. At the felt sits the villain, Chernobog—a ruthless crime syndicate commander turned into a feared poker sensation is the chip leader who isn’t just playing to win.

In his seventh hard-boiled tale, New York-based Private Eye Joey Mancuso travels to the lush, verdant shores of Miami Beach. But this is no vacation - Joey’s wading knee deep into a gritty cesspool of corruption, using his street smarts and industry connections to investigate a vast financial conspiracy. A young hedge-fund employee - a kid right out of college, green as can be - was killed by an anonymous sedan while on a motorcycle ride after hitting the South Beach clubs. Miami Beach police don’t seem interested, but Joey does - the kid’s dad is a friend of a friend.

The World Series of Poker Main Event—a battleground where legends are made, fortunes are won, and careers are shattered. But this year, something is different. Something is wrong. A mysterious villain has stormed the tournament, his dominance is borderline supernatural.