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GATSBY'S VINEYARD (writing as A.E. Maxwell) A Fiddler & Fiora Novel #3 Trade Paperback ISBN-10: 1935415018 ISBN 978-1935415015 Publisher: Busted Flush Press Available November 2, 2009           Also be available from:  While visiting his old flame, a vineyard owner in Napa Valley, Fiddler and his gorgeous ex-wife, Fiora, investigate some mysterious disturbances in the vineyards, and the duo must catch the culprits. Originally published by Doubleday in hardcover, 1987.

THE FROG AND THE SCORPION (writing as A.E. Maxwell) A Fiddler & Fiora Novel #2 Trade Paperback ISBN-10: 193541500X ISBN-13: 978-1935415008 Publisher: Busted Flush Press Pub Date: June 2009           Also be available from:  Another enticing mystery in the series featuring the popular divorced P.I. duo. Fiddler is happy staying home in southern California, watching the sun set over the Pacific, sparring with his ex-wife Fiora. So why does he find himself suddenly caught in the crossfire between a Jewish Iranian banker and a group of Muslim extremists? Originally published by Doubleday in hardcover, 1986.

BLUE SMOKE AND MURDER First Time in Paperback Mass Market Paperback ISBN-10: 0060829869 ISBN-13: 978-0060829865 Publisher: Avon Pub Date: 2009             Jill Breck was just doing her job as a river guide when she saved the life of Lane Faroe, son of two of St. Kilda's Consulting's premier operators. But when a string of ominous events—including a mysterious fire that kills her great aunt and a furor in the Western art world raised by a dozen Breck family paintings—culminate in a threat to her life, Jill reluctantly calls in a favor. Zach Balfour works part-time as a consultant for St. Kilda. His expertise is gathering and analyzing information from unlikely and often dangerous sources. Though he's got the skills to be a highly effective bodyguard, being a bullet catcher isn't his preferred way to spend time. Protecting Jill will take him into familiar territory—among a strange, savagely competitive bunch of collectors who'll do anything to stay at the top. But Jill is in deeper waters than she's ever known; as she soon discovers, the perils of running wild rivers are tame compared to the hidden dangers in the high-stakes game of art collecting. From the cozy rooms of the Breck homestead cabin to the cold multi-million dollar galleries of the Western art circuit, Zach and Jill must race against time to unmask a ruthless killer hidden in a blue smoke of money, threats, lies, and death . . .

JUST ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE (reissue) (writing as A.E. Maxwell) The First Fiddler & Fiora Novel Trade Paperback ISBN-10: 0979270960 ISBN-13: 978-0979270963 Publisher: Busted Flush Press Pub Date: March 2009           Also available from:  Divorced Fiddler and Fiora get along better than most married couples. When U.S. Customs Department agents start grilling Fiora's twin brother about his involvement in the Silicon Valley export business, the pair swings into action to save Danny from the Feds, his nemesis—and himself. Originally published by Doubleday in hardcover, 1985.

SHADOW AND SILK (reissue) Originally published under Ann Maxwell in January 1997. ISBN-10: 142010439X ISBN-13: 978-1420104394 Publisher: Zebra Pub Date: September 2008           A SPLIT SECOND IS ALL IT TAKES... Professor Dani Warren was willing to risk her reputation searching for that priceless piece of sacred Tibetan silk. And if she had to trust mysterious "risk-management specialist" Shane Crowe to help her recover it, she was willing to take the gamble—even if the real danger lay in Shane's fierce desire to protect her at all costs... FOR DESIRE TO TURN DEADLY Shane suspected there was a lot more to this recovery job than his clients were letting on—even if they were Tibetan monks. And with his company's reputation on the line, he had no choice but to rely on Dr. Warren's expertise in his search. But Dani's surprising savvy in handling big-time trouble was shaking up the icy concentration and well-honed instincts Shane relied on most. And now every move, every heated embrace was bringing them closer to the treasure of two lifetimes—and an unthinkable choice...