H. David Whalen
1) Grave Garden
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Private investigator Jake Smith is sometimes a hero, sometimes vigilante, but always a thorn in the cops' side. His nemesis, Detective Max Marsh, Marshmallow, as Smith refers to him, is bent on driving him out of San Diego. With Andrew and Leslie Howell's remains discovered in their garden graves by their busy body neighbor, Jake inserts himself in the middle of the case, bringing Smith and Marsh to loggerheads. Hamilton-Adams Investigations does...
2) Death Runner
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Jake Smith is back. After his firing from the San Diego Police Department as a seasoned detective, he is starting his lifeover at the bottom in the Fayetteville, Arkansas force. As a rookie patrol o?cer, Smith receives the crappiest assignments and ends up on the local university campus in the midstof anti-war riots, drugs, and murder. The move certainly was not good for our man. He struggles on the job, makes too many enemies and ?nding love does...
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It's complicated-not your typical underdog becomes hero storyDenver police's male-dominated homicide boy's club refused acceptance to Albuquerque transplant Skylar Kayne. Despite her tedious efforts-mistakes made, life and death mistakes.The division chief admitted a hiring error, though not openly, but was desperate for a solution. He needs to rectify this soon, not only to save face but to keep his division unified sans Kayne.Colorado fought one...
4) Snowman
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Chicago's NorMine Corporation sends chief engineer Jackson Neuman to the gold-rich Yukon, where dreams of riches are made or lost. It is the summer of nineteen-sixty, and teenagers, Derrek and Sean, travel with their father for the vacation of their lives. The small town of Whitehorse is wrought from conflict between the reservation tribe and the local townsfolk. They only seemly agree on one subject-Snowman stories of Bear Claw Mountain. The...
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The North County flower fields are a full rainbow of colors, set majestically on the hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The only factor spoiling the perfect postcard setting was the murder of Charles Westway. Why was he beat to death with a hardwood Louisville Slugger, when the second body found, a sheriff's deputy, was shot? The beloved local news anchor's darkest secrets unfolded. The mystery expanded from San Diego to the streets of Hollywood...
6) Bang Stick
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It is New Year's Eve in nineteen sixty-nine and Southern California's normally placid climate is experiencing a bitter winter cold snap. It is certainly not the weather for murder. The strange unknown weapon constitutes the perfect crime. Bodies are stacking up faster than chips in a winning hand of high stakes poker. The only thing piling up faster is the ever growing list of suspects. Incompetent San Diego Police Detective Jake Smith is in charge...
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Myth or Truth A young girl goes missing in the wee hours of the morning after a night of trick or treating. If the urban legend believed, Angel Snatcher struck anew, this time using San Diego as his stalking grounds. Special Agent in Charge, Egan Davis, led the FBI hunt for the elusive wraith from state to state for decades.The local detectives chase little Connie Rocha' s abductor, a porcelain figurine left on her bed, the only clue. Their sights...
8) Diego Killer
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A steamy hot August in San Diego, California. The rotting body of an immigration attorney, Diego Ortiz found with a Mexican stiletto protruding from his chest. Disgraced Jake Smith is back from Arkansas and set up a private investigation service. He has been keeping a low profile, not wanting to confront his old nemesis, SDPD Detective Stephen Lyle. Now fruitless with the death of his only client. Smith has no choice but to insert himself in the...