What happens to the human soul when a person is disintegrated, killed, by a transporter in one location, and then duplicated in another location using a reservoir of particles? That's the moral question Global Inspector Burt Campbell is asking himself while he investigates the savage murder of Dr. Jiro Yamamoto, the inventor of the first organic teleportation device. Almost straightaway things go awry for Campbell during his investigation. Spirits appear to be controlling deadly objects to viciously attack him. General Stenwood, Yamamoto's military liaison, tries to bribe him. Lilith, the...

In Second Chance II, twelve-year-old Jack "Butcher" Bucher struggles with many of the frustrations of a teen growing up in the early 1970s. He faces many firsts in his life like smoking, alcoholism, drug abuse, and teenage pregnancy. He's terrified about meeting girls, calling them on the phone, and going to his first party. His parents are social alcoholics, his father an abusive egomaniac. His problems are only intensified by being a blond-haired American living in the overpopulated filth of Mexico City where corruption and hatred of Americans prevails. Yet Jack has a secret weapon. Zeph,...

Burt Campbell and Penelope Preston are celebrating their first anniversary together while hiding on the Island of Hawaii. Their worst fears suddenly come true. They've been found. Goro Sen and his family have been kidnapped. The kidnappers demand Campbell's return to Denver. Upon returning alone, Campbell is taken prisoner by General Benjamin Arnold, the moon-base commander, and one of Campbell's archenemies. Arnold reveals he's created an army of horrible creatures using the moon-base teleporter. He wants Campbell to lead that army to conquer the world. Campbell begins his mind-altering...

Rex Bana is not a content man satisfied with his life's endeavors. After witnessing his sister's murder and killing his first man at the age of twelve, he's devoted himself to the vigilante-style hunting of serial killers. Yet he's constantly asking himself if the killing of killers is all there is to his life. After a particularly brutal and deadly battle with a Kalamazoo killer, Rex gets a call from his longtime friend, Joseph Tonono, a deputy detective of the Maui County Sheriff's Department. Joe believes there's a serial killer loose on Maui, and requests his friend's assistance. On his...

After only four months of marriage, Rex and Jesse Bana find themselves in mortal danger again when the Yakuza return to Maui. Only this time the Yakuza's plan is far more sinister than simple revenge against Rex and company. They've returned with a sophisticated whaling fleet to secretly slaughter the humpback whales that gather around Maui to calve and mate. Such illegal whaling would decimate the already endangered Pacific humpback whale population. As Rex defends himself against samurai assassins and Yakuza mercenaries, he finds allies in unusual places. Not all those aboard the whaling...

What would you do if you were awakened in a hospital bed by a spirit talking in your head that no one else could hear? What if you were only eleven years old and that spirit promised to guide you through life's hardships and lead you to greatness? Would you think you were going insane, or would you still be innocent enough to listen to that voice? That's the dilemma facing sixth-grader Jack Bucher after a nearly fatal auto accident. The year is 1970. Jack decides to listen to Zeph, his spirit mentor. Then he discovers he has a bigger problem. His family is transferred from the tiny town of...

Thirteen-year-old Jack "Butcher" Bucher is bruised and beaten following the Tepeyac game, yet he celebrates his achievements and the banishment of Lunatic Luna. He also struggles with his immature emotions and his inability to voice his love for Ada, the girl of his "dream." Again, Zeph comes to Jack's rescue and assists him in overcoming the anguish and terror of boy/girl relationships. A new puppy comes into Jack's life, and in an attempt to buy Jack's love, William offers to take him on a luxurious Hawaiian vacation. Jack is wary of his father's motivations. In the family battles that...

Global Inspector Burt Campbell and Dr. Ai Eto are making a frantic escape back to Earth aboard a crippled clipper after destroying the moon base. The Master has escaped to whereabouts unknown and taken Penelope with It. The Earth is in the midst of an apocalyptic destruction, and the dogs are trapped on the island of Hawaii. Campbell must save them, but when he arrives the island's volcanoes are already erupting and the dogs are missing. Campbell and the injured Eto become trapped on the erupting island. In a desperate search to escape before the island destroys itself, they encounter Lady...