After Detective Mike Mason s partner finds a mysterious gold coin on a Pacifica beach, a local reporter does a little sleuthing of his own and ignites a modern-day gold rush. Encouraged by his partner, Mike steps into the middle of the frenzy and quickly finds he s once more dealing with the wiles of a lovely but treacherous woman. Without hesitation, he joins her in her quest as they scour the town looking for a map that, if the rumors are true, was left by the legendary Ohlone Indian Armando. As the quest turns deadly with the bodies of those who have helped in the search start turning up,...
After Detective Mike Mason s partner finds a mysterious gold coin on a Pacifica beach, a local reporter does a little sleuthing of his own and ignites...
In Coastside Detectives, Distant Islands, the world-weary detective Mike Mason becomes embroiled in the local politics of coastal preservation when he is called upon to explain his involvement with an environmental activist found murdered; the body of which was recovered from a local garbage dump. Joined by his partner, Joe Ballard, the two private investigators embark on a quest to find the activist's murderer and in doing so realize things are not always what they seem; that someone who had once taken only a keen interest in Mike Mason's life story is now becoming an active player. From...
In Coastside Detectives, Distant Islands, the world-weary detective Mike Mason becomes embroiled in the local politics of coastal preservation when he...
The views of San Francisco, so well-known from dozens of film noir tales and classic novels, are the backdrop to a tale rooted in the smart-bombed skyline of present-day Baghdad, with results in San Francisco just as deadly.
Detective Mike Mason now lives in Pacifica, a small coastal town just south of San Francisco, but is drawn back to the rough streets of the city's Tenderloin District by a new client, Laura Grandviewer, who is as beautiful as she is untrustworthy. Lies and half-truths send Mike upon a crooked path and before he can unsnarl all of the loose ends Laura has set...
The views of San Francisco, so well-known from dozens of film noir tales and classic novels, are the backdrop to a tale rooted in the smart-bombed ...