Money Mystery

In this important and revealing book, Jamie Bartlett takes us deep into the digital underworld and presents an extraordinary look at the Internet we don't know. Beginning with the rise of the Internet and the conflicts and battles that defined its early years, Bartlett reports on trolls, pornographers, drug dealers, hackers, political extremists, Bitcoin programmers, and vigilantes - and puts a human face on those who have many reasons to stay anonymous.

Until she stumbles across the dead body of judge Amanda Scott-Saunders. ? What starts out as a bad day for Lexy becomes even worse when the police discover the judge was strangled with Lexy's apron. Now Lexy's sitting at the top of the suspect list with a motive, means and opportunity...but no solid alibi. Lexy soon finds herself in a race against time to find the real killer before she ends up disqualified from the contest, or worse, in jail. But that's no easy task. There's a bakery competition full of suspects who all hated the victim and have a $100,000 motive for murder. And then there's the gorgeous, smart police detective who has mysterious ties to Lexy's boyfriend and thinks Lexy is the killer.

The discovery of human bones while excavating a property to build a new church requires all work to stop. Arthur and Irma Blake investigate and find an earlier structure on that lot was involved in illegal activities, requiring FBI leadership of the inquiry. Further research reveals a group of foreign citizens who replaced Americans illegally and an elaborate money laundering scheme. What are the foreigners trying to do? Who killed the people unearthed during construction and others discovered later? How will the killer be brought to justice more than twenty years after the crimes?

Mr. Chickee, the genial blind man in the neighborhood, gives nine-year-old Steven a mysterious bill with 15 zeros on it and the image of a familiar but startling face. Could it be a quadrillion dollar bill? Could it be real? Well, Agent Fondoo of the U.S. Treasury Department and his team of Secret Government Agents are determined to get that money back! But Steven and his best friends, Russell and Zoopy the giant dog, are more than a match for the Feds.

'Stand-Alone' Story of Cybercrime & Murder Steve and Amanda encounter corporate intrigue, unbridled ambition, infidelity, and murder as they investigate a computer intrusion. How did the hacker gain access to the CEO's password a few hours after the fatal crash of his plane into the Gulf of Maine? Steve's investigation unravels the bank CEO's relationships with a sexy real estate agent, a shrewd lawyer, and wealthy investors disguising ownership of waterfront property in coastal Maine. Will the bank receive a ransom demand or is the intruder camouflaging illegal activity?

When I wrote Money Talks back in 2007, neither I nor anyone else imagined that the White House would soon be occupied by a man who bears such a striking and in fact uncanny resemblance to my villain, Robert Maxx. I wasn't trying to write a predictive dystopia; all I wanted to do was to tell an engaging story that would let me think my way into the mind of a real-estate mogul with a bullying manner, a head of hair flamboyant enough to match his ego, and a somewhat childish fixation to see his name on very tall buildings.

King George County, Virginia has its share of crime, but it’s generally a good place to live and raise a family. So when a string of violent murders sweeps through the county, J.J. Graves and her husband, Sheriff Jack Lawson, are left scratching their heads.

Imagine the hottest rock star on the planet. Do you see the girl next to him, the one teaching him to play guitar? Yeah. That’s Aria. Aria knows that the new guy’s picking up the guitar fast. She knows he wants to start a garage band after school. And she knows he can sing. Man, can he sing. Senior year’s rocking. Until Aria figures out the true identity of the hot new guy…He’s Sax Grayson. Freaking Sax Grayson! She’s dating a multi-platinum artist. She’s kissing a Grammy-award winning singer. She’s in a garage band with a rock star!

LinkedIn is an untapped goldmine of leads, but few people understand how to convert those leads into clients. The sad fact is, there are very few who are using LinkedIn to build meaningful connections that translate into measurable sales results. Forget the old sales and marketing gimmicks. In this eye-opening audiobook, Melonie Dodaro explains how to master social selling on LinkedIn to generate B2B leads and clients.

What happens when the fears and joys of marriage become overwhelming? If Elsie Atherton could have her way, she’d probably never leave her quiet Long Beach community. But she married a wealthy businessman, an entrepreneur supreme, and she’d too long ignored this fact. Fitting into Blake’s life might be her most difficult accomplishment and Elsie’s challenges had already proven devastating. It’s 1915 and automobiles are becoming the standard for travel. The fox trot is the latest dancing craze. There seems to be no end in sight for the European war. And dwelling in Long Beach ...

Wales is just coming out of Lockdown and accountant Frank Hill is looking forward to mixing business with pleasure in Pembrokeshire where his daughter Jane is working and learning at a riding centre run by a client in need of financial advice. He encounters once again the vain body-builders, Gary Edwards and his son Martin. The youngsters enjoy wild beach-parties, taking no account of social distancing. But it is not a virus that kills one of them. Is it a hate crime or part of something bigger? Frank needs the help of all his family as tries to prevent a miscarriage of justice and catch ...

Want to crack the code of commodity futures markets? Back to the Futures provides a unique and educational perspective on the world of commodity futures markets, shaped by the personal experiences and professional insights of Dr. Scott Irwin, a leading expert in the field.

When Robin Nevins, the son of Hawk's boyhood mentor, is denied at an exclusive university, Hawk asks Spenser to investigate. It seems the denial is tied to the suicide of a young gay activist, and as Spenser digs deeper he is nearly drowned in a multicultural swamp of politics: black, gay, academic, and feminist. At the same time, Spenser's inamorata, Susan, asks him to come to the aid of an old college friend, K.C. Roth, the victim of a stalker. Spenser solves the problem a bit too effectively when K.C. turns the tables and begins to stalk him.

A young woman disappears on her wedding day. Gone without a trace, the bride’s disappearance becomes a “cold case” until a ghostly discovery startles the small Lone Elder community…After a disastrous start, rookie pitcher, Charlie Pierce’s professional baseball career is over. Then his life takes a tragic turn when he is injured in a freak accident. All seems lost until the wife of an ex-professional boxer, a spirited Irish beauty, and a group of kids change his life…The Oaks baseball team is in shambles. A series of mysterious events threatens the team’s existence until a ...

Just when Nolan’s looking for a way out of his dead-end job, trouble comes knocking, and he’s back in business. Someone harboring an old grudge has just picked off Joey DiPreta, a crooked businessman with ties to the mob, and the guy’s family is out to get whoever’s responsible. So is Nolan’s family - in Chicago - and they offer him big bucks and a piece of a swank hotel if he’ll protect their interests.

FBI Agent Chase Adams has hit rock bottom. Found in a rock quarry in Virginia, Chase is battered, bruised, and clinging to life. It takes the collective efforts of the few people she hasn't burned to drag her back to the land of the living and make sure that she stays there. But their efforts aren't entirely altruistic. While Chase undoubtedly needs her colleagues, the FBI also needs her.

New Orleans fixer Burleigh Drummond is hired to find a missing heiress. What Drummond discovers is deceit, fraud, and a plan to rob the woman of the estate. As usual Drummond takes over. This story was originally published in Blue Murder magazine and subsequently in Tangled Web magazine. It was selected by Otto Penzler as one of the fifty best mystery short stories published that year.

CRYPTO CRIME! THE FOUNDATION GAME - HIGH RISK - Book 4 of the political and financial suspense series. The Global Trust Foundation faces justice and prosecution for alleged criminal and unethical entanglements spanning years. Executives are forced to either face criminal charges or cooperate in a dangerous sting operation with the Department of Justice. The plan risks further illegal activity with international crypto networks. As a “cat and mouse” game evolves, past associations resurface questioning motives and casting doubts on who can be trusted.

Trigger decides, against his better judgment, to take a boring case finding missing cash for a big-shot banker. It'll be easy money, he said. Like a vacation, he said. If kidnapping, assault, blackmail, extortion, and domestic terrorism are his idea of a vacation, he should probably stick to banking.

For Janet MacPhail, photographing retrievers in training is the perfect way to spend an evening. But a photo session at Twisted Lake takes a peculiar turn as Drake, her friend Tom's Labrador, fetches a blood-soaked bag holding an exotic feather and a torn $100 bill. When one of her photography students turns up dead at the lake, Janet investigates a secretive retreat center with help from Australian Shepherd Jay and her quirky neighbor Goldie.