Doc and Jake are back in my newest title 'Bone Diggers'. It's a new thriller about modern day pirates and thieves dealing in ancient artifacts and 'other' items of cultural patrimony. This story abounds with grave robbing bad guys that will stop at nothing to satisfy their wealthy and connected client's lust for pre-Colombian treasures. Set in the idyllic paradise of South Florida, the wholesale destruction of the remains of ancient people and their culture goes unchecked until Jake Alvarez's new finance's son is kidnapped by a monster of epic villainy. They don't call it the Treasure Coast...

Marat Bukov is one of the most brilliant molecular geneticists the world has ever seen. A Soviet Cold War era genius, he is tormented by the desire to someday turn his knowledge to peaceful purposes. When a horrific lab accident took the lives of his wife and daughter at their home in the frozen Novosibirsky District of Russia, he vowed to dedicate the rest of his life to leaving. Five countries, several years, and a spectacular defection later, Bukov landed in paradise doing exactly what he wanted, peaceful genetic research in sunny Miami. He was at peace, finally given the chance to work...