August Origins:

Mackenzie August, Book 1

Jake Shepherd is piloting a flight to Seattle when out of the blue, his aircraft falls from the sky. The power-grid across the United States crashes, leaving all computerized machines crippled, sending the country into a disastrous tailspin.

Alice Shepherd is working the emergency room when hundreds of injured people pour in needing help. With no electricity, resources are limited - once the back up generators fail, the hospital will not be able to handle the influx of patients being brought in, guaranteeing that all hell will break loose.

Everyone is speculating and panicking. No one knows what really happened. The only thing everyone can agree on is their simple, convenient, technological world is gone. Everyone is left to fight - kill or be killed. Survive or die.

Reviews:

• I love books like this and this one starts off with a great idea…The story is great. The action scenes are good. But you don't get attached to anyone in the book. You don't learn much about them just that they are surviving this EMP attack…Scott Ellis did a wonderful job reading this and I will listen to future works by him.

• The narrator. on the other hand, is the reason I think I got so far into the story and kept listening. I've heard him in other books and yes he was better, but I won't count this one against him and I would listen to him again.

• Absolutely LOVED this book!!! Got hooked right away and could not stop listening!!! The narrator, Scott Ellis was OUTSTANDING and made it SO EASY for me to have a picture of all the characters and really feel the intensity of the book!

The Second Secret: An Action Mystery:

Mackenzie August Series, Book 2

Local attorney and femme fatale Ronnie Summers knocks on Mackenzie's door with a case he can't resist, even though he probably should. Her secrets cast him into the deep end, both professionally and romantically, and soon he finds himself mingling with the mafioso.

Reviews:

• This is a well crafted story with a great assortment of characters. The Narrator is able to create a wide variety of characters which makes the Book more entertaining.

• The Second Secret is a great next installment in the Mackenzie August series. Mackenzie takes on Ronnie's(his love interest from the first novel) father as a client… This is a very fun and a great summer read, all the great characters from the first book are back as well as the humor and entertainment. August is funny and irreverent but serious when he needs to be and he gets the job done... The narration by Scott Ellis is great again and he really breaths life into the characters and makes this book breeze by. If you enjoyed the first book I would definitely recommend this as it is another very enjoyable book.

Murder on Moloka'i

Surfing Detective Mystery Series, Book 1

When Boston heiress Adrienne Ridgely strides into his Honolulu office, Surfing Detective Kai Cooke likes what he sees but doubts what he hears. Adrienne's sister, environmental activist Sara Ridgely-Parke, plunged to her death from a mule on Molokai - the first fatal incident on the soaring cliffs above Kalaupapa's fabled leper colony.

Murder, cries Adrienne, perpetrated by Sara's ex-husband, developer J. Gregory Parke. Cooke flies to Molokai, tracking tantalizing leads to an unlikely murder in which, despite himself, he starts to believe.

Was the mule prodded or spooked or drugged? Did Parke do it for vengeance, or Adrienne for an inheritance, as Parke alleges?

Soon, Kai uncovers a motive more noxious than either of these, entangling him in the shady dealings of big-time developers, corrupt politicians, and underworld thugs. As he hops from island to island seeking a pivotal clue, the clock ticks down on more than the PI’s case or even his own life. The future of Molokai itself is at stake.

Wipeout!

Surfing Detective Mystery Series, Book 2

Delivering babies is not in my standard contract, says Kai Cooke to his very pregnant client, Summer McDahl. Summer has hired the Surfing Detective with an unusual request: to prove her husband is dead.

Corky McDahl wiped out on Christmas Eve in heavy surf at Waimea Bay and vanished. Now it's February, Summer's baby is soon due, and the P.I. finds himself on a twisted treasure hunt spanning three Hawaiian islands.

Did Corky pull off the most daring skip-trace ever?

The answer turns out to be more complicated than the question would suggest, involving the islands’ big-wave riding and drug trafficking scenes, not to mention the competing claims of Corky's two widows.

Is Corky McDahl dead or alive?

Though the Surfing Detective seems the last to know, his client gains a great deal more than her money paid for.

Flawed Players:

Mackenzie August Series, Book 3

Flawed Players is the third book in the Mackenzie August mystery series.

Dr. Everett Owens knocks at the door of professional sleuth Mackenzie August with a tale of woe - Roanoke City’s premier residents are being burglarized and the Everetts have been framed for the crime. To investigate, Mackenzie must unearth dirty secrets buried by Roanoke’s royalty. 

As the plot thickens, Mackenzie’s carefully ordered world is struck by tragedy, and he comes even closer to Veronica Summer’s final secret.

Reviews:

• This is the third book in this series and is as good as the first two. Mackenzie is hired to find out who's robbing from the rich in an affluent neighborhood… I'm excited for the next book to be released on audible. Scott Ellis is perfect as narrator for this series, I was thrilled to find he narrates all I've listened to so far.

• As usual, the story is mixed with an array of characters and excellent narration. The plot continues to surprise you making want to keep driving around just to keep the book going. The humor of Mackenzie August is incredible and had me laughing out loud several times. Scott does an incredible job. I can't wait for the next book!

• This mystery is just as humorous and quirky as the previous books in this series... The characters are great, though, and Scott Ellis has really made these characters his. His performance is outstanding. The next book in the series was previewed at the end of this one and I can't wait to review it.

Kula: The Famous Surfing Dog

Surfing Detective Mystery Series, Book 3

Summoned to the Honolulu hilltop mansion of radio pitchman Barry Buckingham, presumably to trace his missing wife, the Surfing Detective is in for the letdown of his career. Kai Cook is hired to track another lost family member. A dog.

Despite his qualms, Kai would seem a natural for the case, since the golden retriever named Kula is a famous surfing dog. Yet the PI knows nothing about finding missing pets. But he does know where to find help - Maile Barnes, an ex-K9 cop and kindred spirit with the keys to unlock the dark underworld of animal theft in the islands.

Then, a questionable tip takes Kai to a late-night rendezvous, his tipster winds up dead, and the detective himself becomes a suspect. Can he clear his name and find the murderer before he strikes again? The PI tracks the illusive retriever from Oahu to the Big Island to Maui, but the killer is one step ahead - other players linked to the dog’s disappearance keep turning up dead.

Is a ghost from Barry Buckingham's past behind the murders? Or is Kai's client just a misunderstood man with a lost pet? To solve this third case in the Surfing Detective series, Kai Cooke must do what he never does - take on a partner. Teaming up with the headstrong K9 cop is his only shot to liberate the famous surfing dog, who is somehow always at the center of this mystery.

Aces Full:

Mackenzie August Series, Book 4

The fourth novel in the next great detective series.

Grady Huff, a wealthy and insufferable pain in the neck, killed his cleaning lady and confessed to the crime. No jury in the world could find him innocent and no amount of money can convince Mackenzie August to work for his defense. That is, until Veronica Summer's fiancé arrives in Roanoke and joins the prosecution... 

Darren Robbins has more on his mind than just convicting Grady - he's come to collect Veronica. And he's come to settle things with Mackenzie, a reckoning that will certainly spill violence into the streets.

Reviews:

• Mackenzie is such a smart ass that he made me laugh out loud a couple times. Alan Lee obviously has a great sense of humor!… Mackenzie is so calm and joking at inappropriate times it catches me off guard… The story was good and held my attention all the way through, building up to a good ending. Scott Ellis was excellent. He gave an impressive performance with all the different voices for the various characters…

• This mystery is just as humorous and quirky as the previous books in this series... The characters are great, though, and Scott Ellis has really made these characters his. His performance is outstanding…

• Witty, well-written, held my attention throughout! Can't wait for another book! Scott Ellis did a great job narrating and bringing the characters to life!...

• Private detective Mackenzie August navigates his way through drug dealers and sex workers, plus their gang bosses, with humour and panache well beyond this mere mortal's imagination…Why has it taken me so long to discover Alan Lee?… And in Scott Ellis, Mackenzie has the perfect voice as narrator: always smooth, a pleasure to listen to, with fine intonation, individual and appropriate voicings and pace perfect. Mr.Ellis becomes August, the PI in an excellent performance… Thank you so much. I loved it and am now looking to embark on a catch up of the earlier books in the series. For anyone who enjoys the whole private detective genre, especially those with great writing, witty dialogue, excellent and compelling scenarios, fabulous characters who, nevertheless seem to ring true and, in audio, superb narration - look no further. This is the book for you.

Murder at Volcano House

Surfing Detective Mystery Series, Book 4

Kai Cooke comes to the Volcano House for his strangest case yet - protecting the CEO of a geothermal venture from the wrath of Pele, legendary goddess of volcanoes.

Rex Ransom is here in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park to attend the funeral for his second employee to die mysteriously in Pele’s domain. His wife sees a pattern and fears that Rex, having offended Pele by drilling in her sacred rainforest, is next. Kai is not so sure. But his faith in common sense receives a jolt when Ransom turns up in a steam vent, boiled alive. Kai investigates and finds others besides Pele who might want Ransom dead. An ex-wife, a former business partner, an anti-drilling activist, a loony woman who fancies herself Pele’s sister, and more. Did the goddess herself strike down Ransom? Or is the answer closer to home?

A quick-paced, vivid, island-hopping ride, Murder at Volcano House gives fans of the Surfing Detective reason to cheer, and fans of Hawai'i - who is not? - a welcome journey to these storied isles.

The Sleeping God

Blood-mottled walls mark a gory crime scene without a body, and a shocked witness tells an impossible story–that’s what awaits Conrad Blake, a Boston private detective, when he answers a desperate midnight call.

Amidst the evidence, he uncovers a peculiar object of antiquity and the passport of the victim, a promising anthropologist. But murder is only the tip of the iceberg. Nefarious intelligent minds are hard at work as Conrad walks the strands of a convoluted web that lead to an unimaginable truth–a truth that forever changes his perception of reality.

Hanging Ten in Paris Trilogy:

Hanging Ten in Paris, Another Problem in Paris, Murder at Makapu'u

Everyone’s favorite surfing detective, Kai Cooke, is back..in three cases in exotic locales half a world apart:

In Hanging Ten in Paris, Kai investigates the apparent suicide of surfer and study-abroad student Ryan Song, found hanging in his room in Paris. With scant knowledge of French or France, Kai tries to piece together what happened in the city of lights, without ever leaving the islands. He interviews a half dozen students—including the surfer's unrequited love Marie Ho--and their professor, and finds that while their stories tally none rings of the truth. Did Ryan really hang himself? Or did some dark motive among them cause his death?

In Another Problem in Paris when Marie Ho fails to return from her semester abroad Kai is hired by her stepfather, psychiatrist Gordon Grimes, to fly to Paris and hand her a sealed envelope. The PI tracks her through Paris neighborhoods, guided by an old flame French professor, and finds Marie living with her boyfriend and another woman. Meanwhile Kai himself is being tracked. When he delivers the envelope Marie’s apparent menage a trois is violently torn asunder. Kai suspects the Frenchmen who have been following him. And behind them someone much closer to home.

In Murder at Makapu'u, Kai investigates the fatal cliff-side plunge of philanthropist Beatrice Ho, whose death looks suspiciously un-accidental. Kai flies to Molokai to check on the alibis of her second husband, the PI's former client Dr. Grimes. When those alibis raise questions Grimes; his stepdaughter confronts him and they face off on the cliff from which he claims his wife jumped. Did Grimes push her? Kai is not so sure. Then he finds a final piece of evidence that appears to clinch the case. But not the case he expected.

Disappearance of Wiley Hood

What would you do if you discovered that you were disappearing?

Not physically, but a piece at a time: all tangible evidence that you exist as a person—beginning with your driver's license, bank accounts and your birth certificate...and soon you are a loose thread, being pulled from the fabric of reality—into the twilight of your physical existence.

This is what happens to Wiley Hood, a 25-year-old artist-turned business executive who still struggles with his older brother’s suicide. Creatively blocked for a year since Nick's death, Wiley is suddenly able to paint again—and then, his life begins to unravel and vanish around him. Besieged by visions and nightmares, Wiley is forced to consider the possibility that he has lost his mind...because that is less frightening than the notion that the phenomenon—or whatever awaits him at the end of it—is real.

Frequently hilarious and unsettling—and sometimes frightening—THE DISAPPEARANCE OF WILEY HOOD is a dizzying psychological fantasy in the spirit of The Twilight Zone. It is a trip you will never forget.

Party Wine

A party house, bad wine, and a dead villager add up to murder!

When Sofi Francese heads to Italy to restore the family property, she never expects it to feature a dead relative. She runs to the nearest police station, but Cenzo Bot ignores her until he learns that the victim is also the town’s mayor. Together they follow leads, but the villagers only want to hear about Sofi’s wine cellar. Now that the renovations are complete, won’t she consider selling it to one of them?

Although D.R. Ransdell lives in Arizona, in this book she borrows from her Italian heritage. The book setting of Monteleone is very like her cousins' village in Piemonte. The townspeople are friendly and warm, and they never stop talking!

Cavaliered to Death

Barkview Mysteries, Book 1

Once bit, forever shy. Can she make it through a matted mess of missing dogs to catch a deadly criminal?

A feline loving investigative reporter living in the dog friendliest city in America, what can go wrong during dog show week when the quaint seaside town turns dog-eat-dog?

Cat Wright can almost handle dogs, but she finds the delicate balance bitterly disrupted when two opposing Cavalier King Charles Spaniels disappear and the mayor’s wife is murdered.

With her aunt heading the list of suspects due to the town’s cutthroat rivalry, Cat determines she must dig up enough evidence to prove her innocence. But as the facts stack up against them, she’s plagued with a new problem—the dognapped Cavaliers are found in her aunt’s kennel.

Can Cat walk with the leash lovers long enough to catch a killer and save the dog show?

Cavaliered to Death is the charming first book in the Barkview Mysteries cozy mystery series. If you like characters out of their comfort zones, spectacular twists, and plenty of paw-friendly humor, then you’ll love C.B. Wilson’s biscuit of sleuthing.

Barking Sands

Surfing Detective, Book 6

Tracking serial killers isn’t Kai Cooke’s kuleana—or thing. So when the mother of a rape and murder victim abducted near Barking Sands Beach begs him to find the brute, Kai reluctantly declines.

The twenty-year-old case of three slain women is on Kaua‘i and the local force isn’t likely to cooperate with an O‘ahu PI. Then another woman fitting the victims’ profiles goes missing and the cold case appears to turn warm. Is the Barking Sands Strangler back?

Kai still begs off. Until his girlfriend who’s just discovered she’s pregnant backs the grieving mother and he hops a plane to Kaua‘i. But can he pull off what two decades of police work couldn’t? Or wrap his mind around the prospect of parenthood?

Mystery of the Blue Stone

Beneath the sun-soaked majesty of the Grand Canyon, a stunning secret lies buried, a secret that could change everything. A rare and dazzling blue stone, untouched by time, holds more than geological significance; the beauty of the stone belies a haunting mystery. The discovery of the stone sets off a chain of events that jeopardizes the ancient Havasupai tribe.

As the deaths of the Havasupai escalate, Brett Carson is drawn into a perilous quest to unravel the enigma. “Blue Stone” is a pulse-pounding thriller that delves into the untold mysteries of the canyon, where Brett risks everything, including himself and the woman he loves, to solve the riddle that echoes through the ages.

“Blue Stone” is a captivating expedition that transcends the boundaries of time, a gripping narrative that explores the intersection of tradition, science, and the spirit of one man determined to unearth the truth.

Doodled to Death

Barkview Mysteries, Book 4

"***First Place Winner, Readers Choice Awards***

***First Place Winner, BookFest Awards, Cozy Mystery Category***

***Finalist, Silver Falchion Award***

A CAT’S CRADLE OF CRIME, A DOODLE

TO DIE FOR, AND A GEM OF A COZY…

Two murders before lunch is a pretty bad day in anybody’s schedule, but when your sister’s a suspect, you just want to howl at the moon. Thankfully, that would hardly be noticeable in Barkview, the dog-friendliest town in America, where it’s starting to look as if humans are the endangered species.

Cat Wright (wrong name, wrong pet preference for Barkview) has barely had time to regret a good deed that just got punished when her younger sister Lani takes time out from performing mouth-to-mouth on an unconscious friend to give her an emergency call.

First murder first—Cat’s just learned she stirred up a dogfight when she nominated a distinguished female ancestor for the Aviation Hall of Fame. But here’s the rub—nominees have to be investigated and as a result, Barkview’s beloved hometown heroine now stands accused of the murder of a notorious rumrunner.

To add more intrigue, Cat’s ancestor’s also accused of stealing the Douglas Diamond, the fabled lost treasure of Barkview, to finance her flying adventures. That’s Page One news in this town and Cat feels terrible about accidentally tarnishing a hero’s legacy.

She’s just read the headline when she gets the call from Lani, who in short order is accused of killing Peter Gallardo, her friend and prof who, Cat’s starting to see, was probably Lani’s boy friend as well. And wouldn’t you know, Peter may have been one of many on a quest to find the famous gem.

A regular cat’s cradle of crime! But this is Barkview and so the co-star, as always in a Cat Wright mystery, is an irresistible pooch, in this case G-Paw, a fuzzy doofus of a golden doodle who’ll keep you laughing chapter after chapter—and who just about converts Cat to the canine side.

Add a few ancient diaries, plus Cat’s persistent investigative style, and soon author Wilson’s woven these seemingly disparate strands into a complex village puzzle mystery wrapped up (thanks mostly to G-Paw) in a comic confection inside a delicious contemporary cozy.

Fans of animal cozies will love the mix of humor and intricate plotting—and they’ll go nuts for G-Paw.

Dervla Alarms the Nanas

Dervla and the Nanas, Book 1

A morning jog, an unlocked door, and an angry lover add up to murder!

After Dervla’s boyfriend abruptly breaks up with her, she’s ready to kill him! His own grandmother and great-aunt are furious and applaud Dervla for throwing his stuff out the window. The next morning, however, Emil is wrongly accused of murder. The police are sure he’s guilty, so they can’t take time to investigate. The nanas call Dervla. She doesn’t want to investigate either, but once the elderly women accidentally trigger Dervla's other-worldly powers, she chases after the real murderer.

Murder on the Mullet Express

Three Snowbirds, Book 1

Cornelia Pettijohn knows it is best to carry a sidearm when traveling with her Uncle Percival. The quirky retired professor has a talent for finding trouble. What she doesn’t know is that purchasing a winter home in sunny Homosassa, Florida is not the only item on his agenda.

A new movie camera, a highway breakdown, and a trip on The Mullet Express make the perfect formula for Uncle Percival to attract the interest of both law enforcement and a couple of rival mobs. Cornelia and her friend Teddy Lawless must use all their wits to get him out of the hole he’s dug for himself.

Puppied to Death

A Dog Lover's Cozy Mystery (Barkview Mysteries, Book 9)

A murder, an ancient rivalry, and a puppy you can’t help but love …

A desperate call from her sister sends investigative reporter Cat Hawl on a rescue mission to Hawaii. But when she arrives, it's more than she bargained for. Not only is a tea sommelier found dead, but a mischievous puppy has turned the crime scene into a dog’s breakfast. And to top it off, Cat’s sister, Lani, has gone missing. Is she a witness or on the run?

With local police suspecting the worst, Cat takes matters into her own hands. Armed with the help of the sharp-witted Miss Marple Mahjong Mamas, she starts uncovering clues that point to a centuries-old mystery tied to the Forbidden City. Could a thousand-year-old legend be the key to the mounting body count and chaotic puppy mayhem?

Join Cat on her quirky, whirlwind adventure, where a trail of tea leaves leads her through a mystery that's as puzzling as a puppy's antics. Cozy mystery lovers will find themselves charmed and intrigued at every twist and turn!

Mackenzie August Box Set

1-4 BOX SET

A Killer Mystery Series (Mackenzie August, Killer Mysteries)

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The first four books in the Amazon best-selling Mackenzie and Manny killer mystery series.

-August Origins

-The Second Secret

-Flawed Players

-Aces Full

Mackenzie August's new life doesn't suit him. When he quit the LAPD to open up a private shop, he expected to settle into a quieter lifestyle, hiring out to law firms, home by dinner. Now, however, the feisty detective is bored and missing the action of a hot homicide investigation.

It's a good thing, because the sleepy city is about to erupt...

Book One
Sheriff Stackhouse comes knocking. Three teenage girls have been murdered in the past six months, victims of a brutal rite-of-passage ceremony. Clues indicate the killer has ties to a city school, but the police can't catch him. They need a man on the inside. They need Mackenzie, an outsider, to go undercover as a teacher.

Book Two
Private detective Mackenzie August is trying to run an honest business.

Until the woman of his dreams walks in,
With a mystery on her hands.

Book Three
Mackenzie is asked to solve a theft,
On a sexy, sordid street
That wants to destroy his soul.

Book Four
Mackenzie and Manny have woken
sleeping criminal giants.

It's the showdown everyone has waited for.

Written for lovers of Spenser, Myron Bolitar, and Stephanie Plum.

Start listening to the next great crime-solving duo, Mackenzie and Manny, today!

Spies of Ambient Light

1939: Claire Calais is broke and twenty-two years old. She has just figured out her lover is a saboteur. Homeless and penniless, she is suddenly immersed in the world of the international spy.

In a period where war in Europe has started, American intelligence agencies were still competing for information. Assassination and betrayal are abound, and the only person Claire can truly trust is herself. Demonstrating that ordinary people can indeed save the world, Claire eventually becomes a spy master, a born leader in a man's world.

One Bad Day After Another

Baker Somerset was a Scotland Yard Detective sent to Ottawa to help solve a brutal kidnapping case. After the suspect put four bullets in her, she decided to stay in Ottawa and open her own detective agency. One morning, the body of a British diplomat is found at her office door. Hunting his killer, she learns the murder is tied to the kidnapping that brought her to Canada, and in the process, she unearths bribery, fraud, and illegal activity in the military arms and equipment industry.

With billions of dollars at stake, the perpetrators play rough; willing to kill anyone who stands in their way. As the risks to her life and career multiply and bodies begin to pile up, Somerset enlists her friends: Duchess “Keys” Brown, a vivacious Jamaican computer guru; Joe Manning, a martial arts expert; and Charles Stroud, her old Scotland Yard partner. They sift through a maze of conflicting evidence, numerous dead ends, and frightening danger to bring those responsible to justice.

ONE BAD DAY AFTER ANOTHER is a book for crime and mystery enthusiasts. Infusing the fast pace and high stakes of modern thrillers and hard-boiled detectives’ ‘take no prisoners’ attitude into the traditional mystery genre, Folsom delivers a nail-biting story.