The first GRAY GAYNES ANTHOLOGY COLLECTION includes the First Three NYPD Detective Murder Mysteries (#1-3 from the files of Gray Gaynes) plus an exclusive short story:Gray Tones: The Case of the Elevator SlayingGray Area: The Case of the Hellhound HomicideOld Gray: The Case of the Cold-Blooded Cremationand Black & White, a short story.Meet Gray Gaynes: a brilliant investigator, but also a man deeply wounded by his own personal tragedy... An NYPD homi...

While dashing through the airport, four siblings (aged 5 through 15) pass through the wrong gate and find themselves transported to a different place entirely: OVERTWIXT the in-between world that links all the many realms of the cosmos Even if they wanted to go back to their parents in the real world, that decision is taken out of their hands when the bridge home is destroyed behind them. They have no choice but to move forward and explore the nilands of Overtwixt, strange floating islands...

NOT EVERYTHING IS BLACK AND WHITE.When a grisly double homicide takes place in an old apartment building, no one doubts the guilt of the victims' next-door neighbor. Not only does the man have a history of mental illness, he confessed to the murder within hours. True, he had no apparent motive, but who needs motive when the supposed murderer is crazy?The NYPD's lead detective would be happy to close the case, but he's facing his own demons, and letting the investigation dra...

Meet Cécilie. Cécilie Ollivaros is a spunky 8-year old drama queen who suffers from a very serious condition: She doesn't think she's special. At all. She's just a boring middle child, with siblings who are smart, and funny, and talented -- all the things Cécilie will never be, or so she thinks. But Cécilie is wrong. She is special... and this is the story of how she discovered that for herself. All it took was an impossible trip to a magical world with floating islands and talking horses....

Months have passed since Nachton, Amélie, Cécilie, and Ewan found themselves trapped in a magical, in-between world ruled by an evil tyrant called the Vizier:OVERTWIXTEncouraged by the enigmatic Guide, the four siblings have pursued their individual quests with mixed success. And despite winning a major victory, Ewan has fallen in battle. Now Nachton, Amélie, and Cécilie are scattered and mourning, unsure what to do next.Little do they know that Ewan is still in Ove...

AN IMPOSSIBLE MURDER, PERPETRATED BY AN IMPOSSIBLE KILLERWhen officers answer a 911 call at a high-rise office building, it's immediately clear that a crime has occurred. Gallons of blood soak the walls and carpet of a posh corner office... and yet there's no body. What's more, the security system makes abundantly clear that no one came or went from the room after the apparent victim's arrival earlier that day. With the smell of brimstone lingering on the air, and gouges clawed in ...

SPONTANEOUS HUMAN COMBUSTIONWhen an elderly man bursts into flame at an assisted living center on Christmas Eve -- and is consumed in under a minute -- no one can explain what started the fire, much less whether it was an accident... or murder. There was nothing combustible in the room with him, nor anything that might have caused a spark. Nothing but a mild-mannered old man, looking forward to spending the holiday with his grandchildren on the morrow. If not for the unusual nature...

THE FIRST MURDER COMMITTED BY AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE?When a late model sedan hurtles into the side of a building at high speed in Lower Manhattan, it has all the markings of an accident, or at worst a suicide. That's until the driver claims, with his dying breath, that someone is trying to kill him... right before the car explodes in spectacular fashion.The NYPD homicide detective who witnessed the crash refuses to remain a bystander -- even though auto collisions are o...