Sunken City Capers Series

High-tech Heist. "Ballard delivers an engaging story with good technique ..." —Tangent Online Betrayal. On the run. Flushed out from the criminal underworld of pilfering underwater graves, Isa must gamble to survive. Cut off from the world she knows, and in the open without a citizen's chip, she attempts the desperate. Among the stakes gambled: another man's life—the only decent one she knows. In this fast-paced, action-filled science fiction heist adventure, Jeffrey A. Ballard, pens an exciting tale where loyalty could get you killed … or worse, arrested. Sunken City Capers novel series: - The Solid-State Shuffle, Book 1 - The Elgin Deceptions, Book 2 - Leverage, Book 3 - Book 4 to be announced soon!

Almost a hundred years ago, a major terrestrial event reshaped the earth's coastlines. Goodbye entire cities. Goodbye entire states. Goodbye entire countries. And when the authorities outlawed salvaging from these sunken sites, why say hello to a new breed of criminal: underwater reclamation specialists. Even a hundred years later, there's still a whole lot of loot for the reclaiming.   After the wake of dead bodies left in the Seattle Isles, Isa and Puo retreat to Europe to gain some distance while things settle down. But even on another continent, the Ghost of Winn haunts Isa everywhere she goes. And to make matters worse, Puo won't shut up about it.   Determined to prove nothing's wrong, Isa accepts their biggest job yet from a mysterious employer with deep pockets. The employer's only condition: the inclusion of Liáng, an attractive, well-muscled operative to be embedded with their team.   As the gravity of what Isa took on weighs on them, they learn more about this mysterious employer and that failure isn't an option—not with the kind of bill they're racking up. Meanwhile, the authorities are closing in as Isa's crew isn't getting any closer to pulling off their job.   With options dwindling, it's time to try something stupid and reckless—the Ghost of Winn be damned.     Sunken City Capers is a fun post-apocalyptic series with no zombies, just criminals and mischievous ne'er-do-wells. Fans of heist novels/movies and strong female protagonists will likely enjoy this series. Sunken City Capers Books: The Solid-State Shuffle, Book 1 The Elgin Deceptions, Book 2 Leverage, Book 3 The Brummie Con, Book 4 Book 5 Coming Soon!

Almost a hundred years ago, a major terrestrial event reshaped the earth's coastlines. Goodbye entire cities. Goodbye entire states. Goodbye entire countries. And when the authorities outlawed salvaging from these underwater cities, why say hello to a new breed of criminal: underwater reclamation specialists. Even a hundred years later, there's still a whole lot of loot for the reclaiming.   But it's not theft if you put it back, right?   After cracking an underwater vault in their first major heist in the Seattle Isles, Isa and her crew think they're on easy street again—that is, if they can figure out what it is exactly they stole. A question, they soon learn, where their very lives hang in the balance.   Thrust into a high-stakes game of subterfuge and deception by the local mob boss, Isa and her crew must scramble to unravel the mystery of what it is they stole while unseen forces move against them.   Harried. Threatened at every turn. Isa and her crew must stay one step ahead to stay alive.     Sunken City Capers is a fun post-apocalyptic series with no zombies, just criminals and mischievous ne'er-do-wells. Fans of heist books/movies and strong female protagonists will likely enjoy this series. Sunken City Capers Books: The Solid-State Shuffle, Book 1 The Elgin Deceptions, Book 2 Leverage, Book 3 The Brummie Con, Book 4 Book 5 Coming Soon!

Almost a hundred years ago, a major terrestrial event reshaped the earth's coastlines. Goodbye entire cities. Goodbye entire states. Goodbye entire countries. And when the authorities outlawed salvaging from these sunken sites, why say hello to a new breed of criminal: underwater reclamation specialists. Even a hundred years later, there's still a whole lot of loot for the reclaiming.   Explosions are a nasty way to greet someone …   Isa and Puo are enjoying a quiet, uneventful, completely lawful time in Vancouver, Canada, that is, until someone tries to blow them up. But before they even have time to recover at the hospital, they're forced on the run for their lives.   Baffled, and trapped in Vancouver by the authorities having their CitIDs, they must rush to learn who is trying to kill them, and more importantly why.   And if that weren't enough, Winn, the only man Isa's ever loved, comes sauntering back into her life at a most inopportune time. Isa can't decide between ignoring or pummeling him—depends on the minute.   Annoyed. Frustrated. Isa doesn't know which is worse, an unknown and desperate killer after them, or having Winn back again in such close quarters.     Sunken City Capers is a fun post-apocalyptic series with no zombies, just criminals and mischievous ne'er-do-wells. Fans of heist novels/movies and strong female protagonists will likely enjoy this series. Sunken City Capers Books: The Solid-State Shuffle, Book 1 The Elgin Deceptions, Book 2 Leverage, Book 3 The Brummie Con, Book 4 Book 5 Coming Soon!

Almost a hundred years ago, a major terrestrial event reshaped the earth's coastlines. Goodbye entire cities. Goodbye entire states. Goodbye entire countries. And when the authorities outlawed salvaging from these sunken sites, why say hello to a new breed of criminal: underwater reclamation specialists. Even a hundred years later, there's still a whole lot of loot for the reclaiming.   Bosses are dead. Her father kidnapped. And no one has a clue why.   Isa, Puo, and Winn rush back to her father's estate for answers, but only finds guns, assassins, and relentless pursuit. Forced into a desperate escape, Isa must retreat further into her past to stay alive.   Dejected and back in the miserable gutters she started from, Isa starts to piece together the disparate events of the past several months. Unfortunately, the trail leads back to England, the site of the most daring underwater heist in history and a buzzing hive of pissed of Brits clamoring for the thieves throats.   Confused and on the run for their lives, Isa must unravel the unthinkable: Cleaners declaring open war. More than just their own lives depend on it.     Sunken City Capers is a fun post-apocalyptic series with no zombies, just criminals and mischievous ne'er-do-wells. Fans of heist novels/movies and strong female protagonists will likely enjoy this series. Sunken City Capers Books: The Solid-State Shuffle, Book 1 The Elgin Deceptions, Book 2 Leverage, Book 3 The Brummie Con, Book 4 Book 5 Coming Soon!

Includes a "What you need to know" section summarizing the series to date for easy entry.   Her father executed. A gun to Charlie's head. One week.   Tick Tock.   After witnessing her father's execution, Isa finds herself stripped of her tools, her allies, and alone in a foreign country's custody. When an orchestrated escape opportunity presents itself, she leaps without looking.   Now free and hunted on all sides, she's forced into an unexpected alliance with her enemies: disgraced Cleaners. And, if that weren't enough, the path to redemption leads straight through that oily snake Ham—desperation makes for strange bedfellows.   Thrown into a tangle of vipers, Isa must navigate hidden agendas, false identities, and a vortex of prima-donna personalities, least of which is Puo's, all while making sure she steers the ship straight into the heart of the National Syndicate.   The National Syndicate murdered her father. They kidnapped Charlie. They will never stop coming for her. She needs to deal with them once and for all.   Sunken City Capers is a fun summer read and a post-apocalyptic series with no zombies, just criminals and mischievous ne'er-do-wells. Fans of heist books/movies with a strong female lead will likely enjoy this series. Sunken City Capers Books: Sunken City Capers Books: The Solid-State Shuffle, Book 1 The Elgin Deceptions, Book 2 Leverage, Book 3 The Brummie Con, Book 4 The Cleaners' War, Book 5 The Sunken City Capers series is complete with book 5.