Isinglass Press: 9 books

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At the request of a trusted colleague, ex-soldier Savio Mendes departs for Mexico City with the goal of gathering data on a drug network. When circumstances force him to get involved in locating a runaway family member for the head of the cartel, his role as clandestine observer is compromised. To...

Rose Brashear enjoys teaching anthropology as adjunct faculty at a Sacramento university, but when the job announcement lands in her in-box, she knows it’s time to get serious. Between exploring historic mine sites and scrambling to teach undergrad courses, she’s already stretched to the limit,...

Alternate Endings features a dozen short stories of fantastic fiction. Every life has secrets. Every story has more than one side. People grasp at the chance to fulfill their greatest desires and choices change the course of lives. These tales offer alternate histories, alien invasions, ritual sacrifice,...

The Estate Appraiser is a story about antiques, art and vintage murder. With an art history degree clutched in her freshly graduated hand, Lydia Davenport faces a major problem. She’s unemployed, has exhausted the local job market, and the bills are stacking up. In a desperate scramble to...

Passing Judgment is a compact collection of twelve short stories about people who deliver their own form of justice. These are tales about breaking the rules and seeking retribution, especially when the law fails. Bad guys sometimes do the right thing. Desperate good guys cross the line. In the end,...

Note - this is a SHORT STORY.  Newly arrived Annabelle Lash takes the first job she’s offered when she lands on the west coast. As a barely-trained morgue attendant, it’s her job to scoop up the dead and avoid taking any grief from local law enforcement. Unprepared for her first crime...

Whether he’s sailing aboard Captain Bedbug’s pirate ship, cooking firehouse chili or catching up with policemen over a cup of Mexican cocoa, Ghost Mouse discovers his wild adventures make every day a surprise – especially when he gets to drive a tank for the Army!

The discovery of a half-submerged body in one of Yellowstone’s famed thermal features suspends all park research. On a strict schedule, archaeologist Rose Brashear sets out to prod the investigation along only to run afoul of a sexy stranger intent on distracting her from that goal. She makes a...