Death in Shanghai Series

The Jade Dragon will take you on a journey to old Shanghai, where danger, excitement, and romance exist side by side.   In 1935, Shanghai is the place to be. Glittering nightlife, bustling business, and a diverse international community are just some of the appeals of the "Paris of the Orient." Douglas Bainbridge, Office of Naval Intelligence, is beginning a two-year immersion in Shanghai when he runs into Tim McIntyre, a childhood friend from San Francisco. Tim is a reporter for the Associated Press, and he offers to show Doug the local nightlife. While enjoying a show at the Jade Dragon, Tim never returns from intermission, and Doug finds Tim's body in an alley. The police dismiss it as a robbery gone bad, but Doug knows there was more to it. Bystanders saw Tim arguing with a pair of men before walking away with them. Doug finds files in Tim's office about Japanese infiltration of a Korean resistance group; and the notorious "Green Gang" that controls the opium trade in China, and has deep ties to General Chiang Kai-Shek himself. Tim's friend and fellow reporter, Art "Jonesy" Jones goads Doug into solving Tim's murder. But in Shanghai, danger lurks around every dark corner.   The Jade Dragon is an upmarket historical mystery, with crossover appeal to fans of spy fiction, and gay & lesbian fiction.

A night out in Shanghai can turn deadly, especially if you're Japanese...   Shanghai, 1936.  A series of assassinations of Japanese businessmen, sailors, and officials has struck fear into the International Settlement, and the Chinese government is blaming communist insurgents. Doug Bainbridge is soon pulled into the political intrigue.    When a friend of Doug's is arrested for the assassination of a Japanese secret agent, Doug is certain she didn't do it. Since Chinese officials don't seem to care about Wong Mei-ling's actual guilt or innocence, Doug and his girlfriend Lucy Kinzler take it upon themselves to find proof of the real killers, and save Mei-ling from execution for a murder she didn't commit.   Book Two in the Death in Shanghai series, Assassin's Hood is a traditional historical mystery, with cross-over appeal to fans of spy fiction, and gay and lesbian fiction. 

An accidental casualty of battle--or murder?    August 1937, the Japanese have invaded northern Shanghai, and a fierce battle rages across the city, but the International Settlement is an island of safety. When an American seaman is found shot on the edge of the urban battleground, mere feet from the boundary, Doug Bainbridge is assigned to investigate for the navy. But what seems a case of foolhardy drunken daredevil sightseeing gone wrong becomes much more sinister when Doug learns it wasn't a Chinese or Japanese military gun that shot Seaman Nick Bonadio. His was no accidental death. Can Doug solve Nick's murder before the murderer comes for him?    Book 3 in the Death in Shanghai series of historical mysteries, No Accidental Death continues our journey with Doug, Lucy, Jonesy, and the rest of their friends in 1930s Shanghai, plus a few new faces you'll love. While Doug works to solve a murder in a war zone, new chapters will be written in their lives and relationships, and nothing will ever be the same. What twists and turns lie in store? Read No Accidental Death and find out.    This is a traditional mystery, with crossover appeal for fans of LGBT fiction. 

When wartime curfew means nightclubs lock their doors until six AM, partiers might get locked in with a murderer...   Spring 1938. Douglas Bainbridge is certain he's finished solving murders. With the war moving on to the west, Doug's work for the Office of Naval Intelligence has quieted down, Shanghai has settled into an uneasy new normal under Japanese occupation, and the districts along the Great Western Road are booming with new dens of entertainment and vice. In Shanghai, the party goes on!    But when one of Doug's friends is accused of murder at a swanky nightclub and gambling den out in the new "Shanghai Badlands," Doug must use his hard-earned expertise to clear Stuart of the crime. With help from Kenny as defense attorney, and with Lucy and Jonesy always ready to assist, can Doug clear his friend of a crime he didn't commit? And can Doug learn who killed Jimmy Lockhart before the murderer comes for him and Lucy?    The Pink Lotus, book four in the Death in Shanghai series, brings back your favorite characters, along with some new faces, including a Chinese "female impersonator" who challenges Doug at every turn. Buy The Pink Lotus today and find out what fate holds in store for Doug and those he loves.