Where There’s a Will  There’s a Murder

Where There’s a Will There’s a Murder

What looks like an accident, sounds like an accident, and moves like an accident—is probably a murder. With a $-billion inheritance at stake, it’s probably lots more than one. Enter the Residue Class, that diverse team of amateur outcast sleuths—an international...
Mistress of Molecules

Mistress of Molecules

Libra has a hidden fully-equipped chemical lab, built by her father before he was taken away and killed by the Church for the crime of possessing forbidden chemicals. Now she continues her father’s work as she fights for liberty using her extraordinary powers to...
Second Stringers

Second Stringers

“To be blind is bad, but worse is to have eyes and not see.” – Helen Keller (1880 – 1968) What happens if the physicists’ String Theory is correct, and the “real” universe is nothing more than a human mental construct? And...
MISTRESS OF MOLECULES: sample chapters

MISTRESS OF MOLECULES: sample chapters

Chapter 1. Libra Before the instant I launched my crocus-laden balloon plane, I had never doubted that I was my father’s daughter. Now, parked in Clifton Plaza waiting for its return, my body, and my confidence, shook with fear. Nicolas Valois never feared...
The Hands of God

The Hands of God

How would you live if you lost your hands? Could you feed yourself? Clean yourself? What about opening a door? How would you dress yourself, or tie your shoes? Would everyone you ever loved consider you a freak? A monster? Pamela Ruka knows the answers to these...
Freshman Murders

Freshman Murders

Freshman Murders is a “Nerder Mystery,” which means that the detectives who solve these crimes are nerds-brilliant individuals whose social skills may not equal their skills in mathematics. Josh Rosemont, finds a young woman’s body in the woods. He is...
First Stringers

First Stringers

What happens if the physicists' String Theory is correct, and the "real" universe is nothing more than a human mental construct? And what happens to the half-dozen young adults who, through an accident on their common day of conception, can mentally pull the strings of the universe? And how is eadh affected by his/her "handicap": blind, deaf, crippled, Down's Syndrome, Crohn's Disease, paraplegia, ...

eBooks

I’m making some of my novels available for purchase as eBooks, in pdf format that should be readable on your computer, on most hand-held devices, or on printouts. The novels are designed to provide a kind of experiential learning while reading an engaging and...
Earth’s Endless Effort

Earth’s Endless Effort

LAFE doesn’t live in the forest. LAFE is the forest. LAFE’s size and thousands of years of experience provide the wisdom to survive. When a pipeline project threatens to slice LAFE’s brain, LAFE seeks the aid of Daphne DeFreest. But first they must...