Aydin Trammell Series

From the author of Cold Star comes a new suspenseful thriller, Ptarmigan Lane.   Aydin and his sidekick Phil survive another attempt on their lives. Now they must uncover who, and why, someone wants Aydin dead.   Espionage, counterespionage, the opium trade, and high technologies are the reality. A family history of deceit adds to the nitty-gritties in Aydin's search for the threat.   A long-con deal goes wrong, leading to his insight. Aydin and his estranged wife, Allison, are unwilling participants in a decade's-long experiment.   Assassins hired to ensure Aydin and Allison's past stays hidden never end. But, to stop the attempts on his life, is he willing to kill whoever they lure into the light?   Can Aydin keep his family's secret safe?   Aydin knows he can't keep everyone alive.   Pops, Allison's father, is happy to: "Let them all die."   Phil is sure this is not the last mission: "Two weeks. We couldn't make it two weeks without someone trying to kill us."   P.S. Reviews are always appreciated.

Aydin Trammell An Introduction   The concept of The Aydin Trammell Chronicles was conceived as a five-part mini-series. Reviewers liked the story enough to insist I re-write the scripts as novellas. The collection of novellas became Volume One.   A former Special Ops Commando thought covert missions in the desert were rough. Then he married a spy who wants him dead. Surviving the repeated attempts on their lives, Aydin Trammell and his sidekick Phil uncover who and why someone wants Aydin dead.   Espionage, counterespionage, the international opium trade, high-tech forensics, and a family history of deceit are the nitty-gritties in Aydin's search for the threat.   Aydin and Phil created a Colorado-based software company which is a front for their spy work.   Aydin's wife, Allison, has her long-con deal go wrong, leading to the insight: Aydin, and Allison, are part of a decade's long experiment run by their parents. An experiment designed to nurture children to be intellectually superior humans, trained spies, and assassins.    Is Aydin willing to kill who they lure into the light? Aydin and Phil can't keep everyone alive.   Pops, Allison's father says, let them all die.     Aydin Trammell - Volume One An Excerpt   Damn, that rain is sideways. At least it is warm in here. What a dive, these vinyl seats are sticky. Phil loves dives. He never stops eating.   "Did she text you?" "No." "Did you text her?" "No." "Then, what are you doing on your phone?" "She is at her mother's house." His fork stopped, hovering just close enough to the next bite. The fake maple syrup dripped off the pancake and on to his thigh. Phil knew Aydin was not telling him something. "What did you do?" "I can track her phone. She always goes home to her parent's place in Lone Tree. She feels safe there. She thinks I won't go there and drag her ass out into the street."   "You won't, and you know it. Allison's dad won't let you do something stupid, like dragging her into the street. That didn't go so well last time. Her dad loves you more than he loves her. He won't let you do something stupid." "Yeah, Pops is good people, but her mother is a bitch just like her. Two peas in a pod." "Why did you marry her? You have known her family since you were five. What's the deal with her mother and your father? How come they kept getting stationed on the same bases? Pops I get. He was spying before we were born. Why did Pops marry Allison's mother? Never mind, I'll ask Pops. You had to know what Allison is like before you married her. You knew why you were saying the forever I Do. What's the deal?" Phil's timing is terrible.

Happy, sad - doesn't matter. That was then. This is now.   Aydin is tall, good-looking, wealthy, and lives an idyllic life with his gorgeous wife, Allison.   It is all a façade. Fresh from SpecOps, they're now freelance operatives, working for the highest bidder. Unfortunately, Allison wants out, and she needs Aydin to come with her - to escape to Colorado and the serenity they've always dreamed about. But before they can act, Aydin's reckless past finally catches up with him; assassins determined to settle old scores have abducted Allison.   Growing up in The Program has made Aydin notoriously self-reliant and more than willing to pull the trigger, vowing to find Allison and kill those responsible is easy. Coming full circle with his memories won't be.  - From the author of Biomass comes a suspenseful thriller, Shiny Pennies.

From the author of Cold Star and Tule Fog comes the suspense thriller Shiny Lies.   Aydin and his sidekick Phil survive another attempt on their lives — now they must uncover who, and why, someone wants Aydin dead. Espionage, counterespionage, and advanced technology are the reality. A family history of deceit adds to the nitty-gritties in Aydin's search for the threat.   A long-con deal goes wrong, leading to his insight.   "People are shooting at me because they think I created the next level of artificial intelligence."   Aydin learns that he and his estranged wife, Allison, are unwilling participants in a decade's-long experiment. Assassins hired to take the technology, and ensure Aydin and Allison's past stays hidden, never stop coming. Can Aydin keep his AI out of enemy hands and his family's secret safe?   "Level Three Security Protocol is enabled: Voice authentication, retina scan, and DNA validation." "Thank you." "My pleasure." "DNA? On-demand? How the hell will she, your AI, do that?" "That, Phil, is something you do not want to know. On-demand DNA is the Holy Grail of security authentication."   Aydin knows he can't keep everyone alive. Allison's father, Pops is happy to: Let them all die.   Phil is sure this is not the last mission: Two weeks. We couldn't make it two weeks without someone trying to kill us.   P.S. Reviews are always appreciated.