Mix in murder, a tenacious police detective, spice it with underwater action and blend in some Southern sass for a delicious treat.
The word is out that Hollywood is coming to Verde Key, Florida, to capture local scenery, above and below water. Police Chief Taylor considers it to be an invasion and the mayor is counting the economic boost. Detective Bev Henderson is happy to hear that her friend, Chris Green, has been hired to give scuba lessons to the handsome lead actor and other members of the cast.
Chris's excitement is tainted when her ex-convict, estranged husband appears in...

"He didn't drop the gun," Noonan said calmly, as if killing a man was as routine as remembering to set the alarm before you left the house. Finding a corrupt, manipulative politician beneath a charming exterior is nothing unusual. Unraveling the connection to a twenty year old suicide and linking him to a string of present day bodies is another matter. Police Detective Bev Henderson of Verde Key, Florida doesn't care that rising star State Senator Warren Randall belongs to a wealthy and powerful family. What she does care about is a missing woman, a dead accountant and people who think they...

Ten timely lessons of how surviving in the business world mimics the daily life and death struggle of the underwater world.

Groupers and Gun Mounts Back Cover:
Non-Fiction/Maritime History/Scuba/Eco-tourism
From Cold War warriors to dive enthusiasts, mix a little history with underwater fun as you plunge inside the USS Spiegel Grove, the famous artificial reef in Key Largo, Florida.
"I've enjoyed the Upper Keys wrecks and have a lot of hours exploring and teaching on the Spiegel Grove. Charlie Hudson's Groupers and Gun Mounts is a great book for those of us who have been on the ship many times and I think is especially useful for anyone who is planning their first dive on the SG."
-Richie...

A mystery novel that includes a banker who marries for money, has perfected an embezzling scheme and is avid treasure diver. The protagonist, Chris Green, is a dive professional who is new to underwater investigation and is drawn into the mysterious situation as a favor to an old friend.

False Front, the new novel featuring female underwater investigator Chris Green, takes the reader from the beautiful reefs of Belize to a gritty inner city neighborhood in Houston and then back into the dark waters of Galveston Island. If you enjoyed Deadly Doubloons, you'll find even more to like in False Front.

Fans of Small Town Lies and Small Town Haven will enjoy returning to the fictional town of Wallington, Georgia to catch up with Helen Crowder, her family, and friends in the quilting circle. It's off to the Caribbean for a quilting cruise for some of them and when they return, a tempest is brewing in town. An organization that wants to build a group home for special needs adults is encountering objections that might be nothing more than small town politics, but maybe there are other motives as well. The members of the quilting circle rally around to show their support and find out what's...