Why on earth would an emperor walk down the street in his underpants? This first-person narrative provides readers with the answer — directly from the emperor himself — while subtly teaching about point of view and supporting curriculum standards.

Mark doesn't say much. And he never uses punctuation. He just doesn't see the need. Will he ever ask a question? Shout? Or pause? His new teacher, Mrs. Weatherspoon, knows!

The tortoise may be slow, but he's killing it onstage, much to the hare's dismay. Get every punchline straight from the reptilian comedian's mouth in this fractured take on a classic Aesop's fable that subtly teaches, and encourages discussion of, the concept of perspective. Includes a condensed version of the original tale.

A torrential storm knocks out communications and power stranding travelers, including Nick Cotton, in a tourist convenience store near the Oglala Sioux reservation. Inside the store a murder was committed and a tribal cop enlists Nicks aid in the investigation.

In Las Vegas the 1940's saw mob influence in the growth of casino gambling, betting wires, prostitution and drugs. Private eye Jack Beech gets involved in two cases: one a search for a missing girl, and the other a search for missing diamonds stolen from Virginia Hill, Bugsy Siegel's girlfriend. Jack's life is in peril as he discovers a link between the two cases involving murder, treachery, corrupt cops and double crosses.

In 1990 two retired Marines, Colonel Paul Duckworth and Sergeant Major Seth Thompson, are called upon to investigate an apparent friendly fire shooting that occurred 22 years earlier on a Viet Nam battlefield. Following a trail of sworn but questionable testimony, their inquiry will either convict or exonerate the accused Marine of deliberate murder.

An unpublished story by American author Ernest Hemingway surfaces in the hands of a high school teacher. When the manuscript is stolen and the teacher is murdered, school security chief Nick Cotton investigates the lies and deceits connected to the theft. This leads Nick and his friends into a series of double crosses and murders.

Caryn Castle, a small town police officer in the Midwest, kills a man in self-defense while on duty, a traumatic event that shakes her confidence. At the same time, in Florida, an ex-husband, Jimmy Castle, is involved with a mob hit man in a rip-off of drug money. Double-crossed, Jimmy manages to swipe the loot but makes the mistake of heading back to his hometown. He is pursued by the initial hit man, the Pray-er, and another gunman, Luis Santana, who was in on the heist.A cat-and...

Prostitution-- Murder-- Extortion-- threaten to scandalize a large Midwestern high school, Sylvester Overton Barton (known as S.O.B.H.S.) unless school security chief Nick Cotton, partnered with a friend of shady background, discovers answers that can save lives and reputations.

An independent movie company is beset by conspiracy, kidnapping, and murder from within when a crew of inept lawbreakers try to rip off a wealthy, though shady, businessman. One humorous situation follows another as a short, half-Chinese clown and two of the businessman's associates posing as "stunt men" try to protect the aging lead actress from herself and kidnappers. While this bumbling movie is being filmed, the clown and stuntmen find themselves working at cross purposes leading up to...

A CUT ABOVE is a hard-hitting, humorous crime novel mixing quirky characters, a twenty year-old murder case, and a search for a buried treasure. School security chief Nick Cotton reluctantly agrees to seek a friend's missing son. His quest takes him from mid-America to Florida where he becomes involved in a plot by a ruthless con man. Dodging threats and bullets, Nick is led on a chase into the Everglades in a desperate attempt to save innocent lives in the surprising and tough climax.

Albert Canady, his sister Pepper, and his friend, Airlia Moss, a witch, investigate a strange calling from a reopened school building that had sat empty for many years. Ghostly appearances and fantastic indoor storms set the stage for the youngsters quest for the truth of a long-ago tragedy that cost lives and gave rise to restless spirits. Trapped inside the building, with darkness encasing them, Albert, Pepper, and The Witch are forced to face their fears and fight back against unseen, p...