When Augie Silver disappeared at sea during a sudden storm, it was a loss felt initially by his young wife and by his crew of drinking cronies.When word of his apparent drowning extended beyond the Ke
After using an online dating site for senior citizens, town favorite Loretta Singletary goes missing.Chief Samuel Craddock's old friend Loretta Singletary has undergone a transformation, with a new ha
When Lewis Wilkins, a physician with a vacation home in Jarrett Creek, is attacked by vicious dogs, and several pet dogs in the area around Jarrett Creek disappear, Police Chief Samuel Craddock suspec
“What is with you lately?” Lenny’s wife would like to know. “You’ve been acting like everything is one big joke.”And it’s true—unemployed TV writer Lenny Sullivan has been having trouble seeing his li
Every Woman Has a Voice?Now, Make It HeardNow, more than ever, the business, social and political landscape is ripe for women to accomplish their goals. Women are entering law, medical, and graduate s
Perfect romance. Perfect nightmare. Sometimes it’s a fine line.Meet Key West native Renita Daughtry--22, wide-eyed, gorgeous, and very much in love with love. In other words, an irresistible target fo
When the Jarrett Creek Fire Department is called to douse a blaze on the outskirts of town, they discover a grisly scene: five black youths, ages thirteen to twenty-five, have been murdered. Newly ele
"She was a dangerous girl and people think she'll be a dangerous woman." Nonie Blake is back home from a mental institution where she has spent the last twenty years, and people in J
Sometimes small dreams are the ones most worth fighting for… Phoebe has a dream—a very modest dream. She wants to own a Sno-Cone truck at the beach in Key West. Nicky, her would-be boyfriend, also dre
Samuel Craddock has learned to accept that his friend Jenny Sandstone's personal life is strictly secret. But when Jenny's dying mother tells Craddock that Jenny is in danger, he is confronted with a
It's not easy being the Godfather. All those secrets and all that guilt add up to a terrible burden--a weight that's killing Vincente Delgatto. When the old man travels to Key West for a visit with hi
Welcome to Manhattan, where the paychecks are the biggest, the egos even bigger, and nice guys finish last. Or do they?When Robert Maxx, billionaire real estate mogul and world-class bully, hires low-
Key West seduces people--then asks them to leave in the morning. Take Aaron Katz. He chucked his NY nine-to-five to restore the Mangrove Arms, a rotting wreck of a guest house. Suki Sperakis, aspiring
Which is more powerful: romance or revenge? Mafia princess Angelina Amaro has only ever loved one man--and even that lone affair was never consummated. Why not? Because her would-be lover, Sal Martucc
"In this business, nothing is as good as dead..."The business in question is the high-end art world, and everyone in this darkly comedic mystery wants a piece of it.When painter Augie Silver
"As enjoyable as a day at the beach."That's how USA TODAY summed up this hilarious and big-hearted romp in the Florida sunshine.When Murray Zemelman, a.k.a. The Bra King, pops another Prozac
"People go to Key West for lots of different reasons. Joey Goldman went there to become a gangster..."So begins this classic Key West caper, the hilarious and touching book that laun
Wanted: NY apartment in exchange for a great Key West house with swimming pool. In February.Who wouldn’t take a swap like that? Then again, if a deal seems too good to be true, it probably is, as Meg
Take three speedboats, a disgruntled ghostwriter, and a hit TV show starring a gorgeous but impossible diva and created by a driven genius who may be losing his marbles. Add a fearless and gleefully p
Three love stories. Two worlds. Six characters trying bravely, if not always wisely, to make their romantic destinies come out right—if not in this lifetime, well, maybe in the next.Set partly in Sant
Jarrett Creek is bankrupt. Gary Dellmore, heir apparent to the main bank, is dead, apparently murdered. Samuel Craddock thought he was retired but now he's been asked to return as police chief. Dellm
The shocking murder of a wounded veteran challenges the investigative skills of ex-chief Samuel Craddock. Just before the outbreak of the Gulf War, two eighteen-year-old football stars and best f
"The chief of police of Jarrett Creek, Texas, doubles as the town drunk. So when Dora Lee Parjeter is murdered, her old friend and former police chief Samuel Craddock steps in. He discovers that a lot
