A missing client, a dead body, the FBI, and the Mob.How much can one lawyer handle?"Debbi Mack has created a first-rate heroine in Sam McRae. Sam is tough, resilient, sassy and unstoppable. Good thing, too, as IDENTITY CRISIS moves at a slam-bam pace."-- Simon Wood, author of SAVING GRACELawyer Stephanie Ann "Sam" McRae's life is upended when a client suspected of killing her ex-boyfriend disappears. When a friend asks Sam to find Melanie Hayes, the Maryland ...

When Heidi Sternberg, a military contracting clerk during Erica Jensen's deployment, is found dead the day the two were supposed to meet for lunch, this gives Erica reason enough to find Heidi's death suspicious. While the police conclude the death was by suicide or OD, Heidi's widow questions the ruling. With few leads forthcoming from the top-level military contractor, Erica's search for the truth is thwarted by national security issues and lack of access to highly-sensitive intel.

A tongue-in-cheek guide to old classic movies from the film noir era. Like Pauline Kael only cooler!Film noir (a term adopted well after these movies were made) represented a dark departure from the upbeat films that Hollywood produced up until the early 1940s. This collection of movie reviews provides a guide to some of most notable entries into that classic canon.This book is the first installment of a series. The second book provides a handy guide to neo...

THREE HARD-BOILED PAGE TURNERS IN ONE EBOOK!These novels will appeal to all fans of tough-talking female sleuths. Picture Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone if she'd gone to law school. If you enjoy characters like V.I Warshawski,or Sharon McCone, you'll love Sam McRae."Debbi Mack crafts a taut narrative with crackling dialogue."– Aimee Zuccarini, The Maryland Women's Journal, Oct./Nov. 2009BOOK ONE: IDENTITY ...

A short, tongue-in-cheek guide to neo-noir movies. Like Pauline Kael only cooler!Looking for a no-holds-barred, honest opinion about modern film noir? In a world flooded with entertainment options, this collection will provide a heads-up about what might appeal to you.If you like hardboiled crime and noir movies, this collection covers some of the best and not-so-best choices in neo-noir.Includes a breakdown of the modern and postmodern neo-noir periods.This...

While battling personal demons, a female veteran must fight to prevent being framed for murder.When Marine veteran and aspiring private eye Erica Jensen gets a frantic call for help from a client who, along with her husband, is a social media influencer, she springs into action. Unfortunately, she arrives at their house only to find their butchered bodies in the basement.Despite cooperating with police, the homicide detectives on the case consider Erica a "...

2021 SHAMUS AWARD NOMINEE,This Marine veteran may have survived combat, but will she survive this case?Unlicensed private eye and Marine veteran Erica Jensen works as a "researcher", who performs background checks, conducts surveillance, and takes on other dubious assignments, while battling post-traumatic stress and an opioid addiction. However, when a wealthy man hires her to find his missing daughter, Erica ends up with more work than she bargained for.While tryi...

Thoroughly intriguing! A real page-turner." — Zoë Sharp, author of the best-selling Charlie Fox seriesOn a dare, grad student Jessica Evans writes a thriller, creating a nightmare scenario based upon the theory that the speed of light is not a constant—one that has a dark application. Her protagonist (the fiancé of a scientist killed in a car crash) is pursued by those who want to use the theory to create the world's most powerful weapon.However, Jessica is soon running for...

From the NY Times bestselling author Debbi Mack:Can Sam defend two clients of murder before becoming the next victim?Stephanie Ann "Sam" McRae's busy, but orderly life as a Maryland lawyer takes a chaotic turn when two clients are accused of murder. A poor, black girl is accused of killing her mother. A young man suspected of embezzlement is accused of murdering his boss. The cases collide in a bizarre way involving girl gangs and computer pornogra...

Would you risk your life seeking justice for a friend?Maryland lawyer, Stephanie Ann "Sam" McRae, is strapped for cash, when an old college friend asks her to help a citizens group fight a controversial development.Though loathe to take a zoning case, Sam is persuaded by the unusually high retainer, but the matter becomes personal when Sam finds Linda murdered. Because the citizens group is sharply divided, Sam investigates, needing to keep the client but n...

How far will you go to be accepted?SOLO MEDALIST WINNER IN THE YOUNG ADULT CATEGORY OF THE 2015 NEW APPLE BOOK AWARDS!FINALIST IN THE 2016 IPNE BOOK AWARDSAs a military brat and albino, 13-year old Portia Maddox has bounced from school to school, the perennial outsider. So when Denise Laughton, the most popular girl in her class, asks for her help in exchange for an invite to Denise's big birthday party, Portia jumps at the chance to go. But there's a catch: Portia ...

A week at the beach could kill you.Stephanie Ann "Sam" McRae's stay in Ocean City for the annual Maryland bar association convention becomes a busman's holiday when her best friend Jamila is arrested for murder. All signs point to a frame, but Jamila's local counsel advises her to plea bargain. This would permanently stain the ambitious attorney's spotless record, unless Sam and a private investigator can find evidence to clear her.Sam has her work cut out ...