Casey Collins International Thrillers Series

"Chilling Suspense and heated passion—A brilliant debut." (Barbara Parker, Edgar-finalist author of Suspicion of Innocence) Ten years after the Lockerbie explosion, a New York-bound flight falls out of the sky over Scotland and rips a hole in Casey Collins's heart. Her lover was on board that plane and the State Department specialist in the war on terror flies to Europe to discover who killed him. Swiftly caught up in a twisted series of events that make her a suspect in the bombing, she becomes a fugitive whose only protection is a small band of skilled agents operating outside the law. A multi-leveled web of deception tightens around her, forcing her to rely on people she neither knows nor trusts . . . . 12 Drummers Drumming is "a thriller which will keep you on your toes . . . with a polish and flair that holds nothing back in the areas of terror, torture, and adventure, as well as in more tender worlds of love and loyalties." (National Public Radio). "A title to add to your short list of espionage stories with female protagonists." (Booklist) Buy 12 Drummers Drumming today and start reading this fast-paced suspense series.

Deverell's solid second Casey Collins novel [has] engaging narrative, gripping mystery, and wily plot twists." (Publishers Weekly) A State Department specialist fighting terror, Casey Collins is in Denmark to buy back Stinger missiles being sold on the black market. But a dead body deposited in her Copenhagen apartment—the apparent victim of a local turf war between rival motorcycle gangs—has suddenly placed her delicate mission in jeopardy. A lone female operative, Casey now stands exposed in the fiery blaze of a midnight sun . . . . Night on Fire is "a thriller that grabs you by the throat and makes you come along for the ride. And with Deverell in the driver's seat, the ride is unforgettable." (The Statesman-Journal) Buy Night on Fire today and explore the "slippery and dangerous place where criminals, terrorists, cops, spies and diplomats collude and connive and deceive." (Donald R. Hamilton, former Deputy Director of the State Department's Counterterrorism Office)

 "a tale that makes you pray it's fiction." (S.E. Warwick, mystery reviewer) Casey Collins is a State Department specialist in the war on terror. En route to Berlin for an international conference, a crushing series of events force her into the field in pursuit of a rogue nuclear physicist with a supply of stolen plutonium bound for North Korea. From twilight in the long-term parking lot at Dulles Airport to a sunlit afternoon in a Belarus orchard, the action winds breathlessly eastward as Casey Collins and her small band of unlikely cohorts struggle to contain a nuclear evil let loose when the Cold War ended. A nonstop international thriller, East Past Warsaw is an "intricate yet realistic look at post-Cold War Europe." (Reader review) A Macavity Award nominee acclaimed for her "sharp storytelling" (Publishers Weekly), Diana Deverell brings you an all-too-human heroine dealing with real-world problems. Buy East Past Warsaw and take a ride with Casey Collins.

Three full-length thrillers in one ebook--get them all for a savings of more than fifty percent! This trilogy features Casey Collins, a State Department specialist in the war on terror. Join Casey on a twisting ride through post-Cold War Europe as she's drawn off her desk job and into action not once--but three times. 12 Drummers Drumming "will keep you on your toes . . . with a polish and flair that holds nothing back in the areas of terror, torture, and adventure, as well as in more tender worlds of love and loyalties." (National Public Radio). "A title to add to your short list of espionage stories with female protagonists." (Booklist) Night on Fire "grabs you by the throat and makes you come along for the ride. And with Deverell in the driver's seat, the ride is unforgettable." (The Statesman-Journal) East Past Warsaw is "a tale that makes you pray it's fiction." (S.E. Warwick, mystery reviewer) En route to Berlin for an international conference, a crushing series of events force Casey into the field in pursuit of a rogue nuclear physicist with a supply of stolen plutonium bound for North Korea. A Macavity Award nominee acclaimed for her "sharp storytelling" (Publishers Weekly), Diana Deverell brings you an all-too-human heroine dealing with real-world problems. Buy the Casey Collins Trilogy today and begin an adventure with Casey that continues into the present in China Box, the fourth book in the series.

Where do you go when your spirit dies and you learn your best isn’t good enough? Fifteen years ago, Casey Collins’s Polish lover was murdered and she lost heart for the war against terror. After 9/11, the State Department specialist knew she’d also lost her touch. She exiled herself to tiny US embassies far from Washington, doing routine admin work that numbs her. The highlight of her day is happy hour. Nothing gets between her and her five o’clock gin and tonic. Except the ancient spymaster limping into the American Club of Dhaka, waving his cane in her face, and telling her that her godson is falling into a Chinese honey trap. Casey’s made it clear that she won’t try again to save the world. But she’s loved Woody Hinton from the moment he was born thirty years ago. She can’t deny she’s the right woman for the job. Woody’s ruining his life in exactly the same way she ruined hers. Can she stop him before it’s too late? A Macavity Award nominee acclaimed for her “sharp story telling” (Publishers Weekly), Diana Deverell brings her all-too-human heroine Casey Collins back to the US and into action as “an intricate chess match of espionage, international wheeling-dealing, and love plays out in Washington and Silicon Valley.” (Reader review) Buy China Box today and discover this suspenseful series of non-stop international thrillers.

Candor can get you killed in Cold War Poland. The first thing junior diplomat Casey Collins must learn is to be an excellent liar. Assigned to the American embassy in Warsaw, Casey can't lie like the Marine Security Guard who sweet-talks his way into her bed. The deceitful jarhead dumps her and breaks the embassy's SLEEP NATO rule with a beautiful Polish woman who is herself a skillful liar. But nobody can match the senior Polish intelligence agent who whispers to Casey that she's the only person positioned to save Americans scheduled to be blown up by terrorists working for Libya's dictator. When Casey turns him down, the best liars of all—from her own CIA—show up to bully her into playing along. A Macavity Award nominee acclaimed for her "sharp storytelling" (Publishers Weekly), Diana Deverell brings you a suspenseful espionage thriller, filled with Cold War intrigue and introducing a young, engaging heroine. Buy No Place for an Honest Woman today and get a head start reading this exciting series.

Junior diplomat Casey Collins confronts savagery and danger in war-torn El Salvador. How will she deal with the fear? Her nature gives her only two choices. Go numb and avoid trouble. Or live life with every nerve end tingling … A Derringer and Macavity Award finalist acclaimed for "sharp storytelling" (Publishers Weekly), Diana Deverell brings you a short and compelling story about gut-wrenching terror. Buy "Shut Your Eyes and You'll Be Fine" to ride along with Casey as she makes up her mind how she'll handle it. A long-awaited glimpse into how Casey's 1982 assignment to Central America shapes her character. And a pivotal introduction to the short story and five thrillers detailing her battle against global terrorism.

Everything starts somewhere . . . . For Casey Collins, that somewhere was the chillier side of the Iron Curtain one January night in 1986. On a deserted highway in rural Poland, her VW slams into a wild boar. He's road kill, she's stuck in a ditch, and the temperature's headed down, down, down. To keep them both from freezing to death, the 27-year-old career diplomat cajoles Matt, her Marine guard passenger, into a double sleeping bag and climbs in after him. A night of whispered secrets and unexpected warmth propels Casey into an accidental relationship with fateful consequences. A Macavity Award nominee acclaimed for her "sharp storytelling" (Publishers Weekly) in the Casey Collins International Thriller series, Diana Deverell brings you the short story where it all began. Buy "Warm Bodies in a Cold War" today and meet Casey at the threshold of a sinister labyrinth of seduction, espionage, and terror that continues in the prequel No Place for an Honest Woman and the multivolume series beginning with 12 Drummers Drumming.

Retired intelligence analyst Casey Collins takes a pre-season package tour to the Greek island of Crete.   Her bargain vacation should be a perfect way to escape February's chilly darkness, soak up Mediterranean sunshine, and study Minoan history and culture.   But she runs into two problems. First, she finds that none of the other tour group members will converse in her native language. And they don't understand her broken version of theirs.   Luckily, she doesn't have to endure two weeks of the silent treatment.   Her tour guide Vassilis is fluent in English. And also happy to share his passionate and patriotic love of all things Greek.   Her second problem is that today he also shares the unwelcome news that a precious Cretan artifact has disappeared from a local dig site.   Vassilis believes the thief is a member of Casey's group. A phony tourist ideally placed to smuggle the item out of Greece when the tour ends.   If Vassilis tries to identify a suspect he can name to the police, the thief may destroy the artifact to avoid arrest. If Vassilis names an innocent person, the tour operator will fire him for poor customer service.   Vassilis sees no way to stop yet another priceless Greek cultural treasure disappearing into a private foreign collection.   His heart is breaking.   And Casey's is breaking for him.   His hands are tied.   But hers aren't.   Can she identify the thief without being noticed?   A long shot, but for Vassilis's sake, she has to try.   A Macavity Award finalist acclaimed for her "sharp story telling" (Publishers Weekly), Diana Deverell takes you and Casey Collins to the sun-drenched island of Crete to catch a thief.   Buy "Crete Robbers: A Casey Collins Short Story" and enjoy tropical weather, Cretan cuisine, and local beer and spirits with the retired heroine of a suspenseful series of non-stop international thrillers.