Honolulu private eye, Val Lyon, takes on the case of a young woman who committed suicide. Or did she? Her brother believes she was murdered by a man who had stalked her. He wants Val to find the truth. In her most dangerous case, yet, Val learns that the truth could cost her life.

Its rodeo time in up-country Maui. Honolulu private eye Val Lyon is investigating some thefts. The victim? A 1700 pound bag of aggression named Terminator. Terminator is a champion bull. What was taken? Bull sperm. The likely suspects are a champion bull rider and a barrel clown. The case soon turns deadly and Val finds herself in danger of losing her heart to the cowboy and her life to a killer.

The Tropical Storm of the Women's Professional Basketball League had earned a reputation as home wreckers for the way they vanquished opponents on the other team's home court. But did they confine their home wrecking to the court or did it continue off the court and in the bed? Private eye, Val Lyon knows the answer from first hand experience.

Ex-cop, ex-con, ex-pro basketball player turned private eye, Val Lyon has been hired by a Honolulu attorney to find a missing boy who is the object of a high-profile custody battle. The assignment takes her from the canyons of downtown Honolulu to the leper colony of Molokai and back again. All the way, a killer is dogging her heels

It's March Madness. The U.C. Santa Christa women's basketball team is headed to the Big Dance, the NCAA basketball tournament, but death is stalking the team. Records are falling and bodies are dropping. Former star Val Lyon, now private detective, returns to her alma mater and her former team to stop the madness and get them to the championship alive.

This is BCW's last issue of the year—which explains why we have a New Year’s story from Elizabeth Elwood (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman). We also have original mysteries from Mark Troy (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken) and Nikki Knight (a new Grace the Hit Mom story), plus a complete short story collection by Edgar Wallace, plus a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles.Five classics this time on the science fiction & fantasy front, from some of...

The 10th issue of Black Cat Mystery Magazine features another great lineup of original crime and mystery fiction, plus one classic reprint. Here are:ORIGINAL STORIES:THE LAST GASP, by H.K. SladeSPOOK, by Emilio DeGraziaOUT OF A FOG, by Barb GoffmanEL PESCADOR ZURDO, by Tom LarsenA BLUE UMBRELLA SKY, by R.S. MorganDEATH WILL GIVE YOU A REASON, by Elizabeth ZelvinTHE MANNEQUIN GRAVEYARD, by Gregory L. Norris

Burn in! That's what it means to hit the ground at terminal velocity. Val Lyon's adrenaline is pumping on her first sky dive. The speed, the wind, the snap of the canopy is the thrill of a life time. But that all changes when one of Val's sky jump masters burns in. Was it an accident or was it murder? Val must find out.

Paula Evangelista—Vengelista—is at the top of the beach volleyball circuit. Knocking down kill after kill, she is trying to regain her title of kill leader. But someone wants to put an end to her streak and maybe an end to her life. It is up to Honolulu private eye, Val Lyon, to find out who wants to kill the kill leader and prevent it from happening or end up as another kill herself.

Honolulu's hottest private eye, Val Lyon, is smart, sexy and tough. She doesn't back down from any opponent, even when the opponent is Death. Val drops from the sky and paddles a turbulent ocean. She mixes it up on the sand and the hardwood. She faces off against predator sharks and ferocious bulls, but the most fearsome opponents are the two-legged ones.The games are afoot but not everyone plays by the rules. There is plenty of cheating., on the court and in the bed. But these che...

"A winner! Clever, contemporary, and oh-so-savvy—Emily Locke is genuinely charming! Her brains, her humor and her heart make DEAD LIFT another fast-paced page-turner"—HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN, Agatha Winning author of Prime TimeSingle mom Emily Locke is building a new life with her daughter. Relocated to Houston she put her career on hold to work part-time for her private investigator friend, Richard Cole. It's a nice balance between work and family until Emily...

"Gerst gets good mileage out of her political roots, but it's her finely honed plot that seals the deal. Here's hoping she runs for another term."— Kirkus Reviews STARRED reviewPolitics, money, love . . . what could go wrong?Susan Callisto is pushing thirty and taking stock. Trading financial security at a Boston law firm for sandals and jeans in Waltham, she's reinvented herself as a political consultant for people seeking low-lev...