Bücher von Justin Maxwell

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"I've become a fan of Skip Kadar's books written under his pen name of Justin Maxwell. I'm hooked on their Florida Keys backdrops and hard-charging storytelling. This latest Mark Daniels mystery does not disappoint, once again delivering the gritty, sand-in-your-shoes excitement I've come to expect."- H.L. Osterman, Short ChangedWhile doing research for a book he is writing, retired crime reporter Mark Daniels reads about the murder of a Florida Keys man, a man rumored to have discovered a fortune in sunken Spanish treasure. Mark follows the case of the murdered treasure hunter from a distance until he meets a woman who draws him in deeper and people begin to die. Mark gets caught up in the rumor of treasure and a trail of death. He learns in this case, "Dead me do tell tales."

"Reality and fiction intertwine in this exciting new thriller from Justin Maxwell..." - H.L. Osterman, Short ChangedMark Daniels is a retired newspaper reporter who spent his career specializing in murder. In retirement his avocation is now his hobby. From the tranquility of his cottage in Michigan's Upper Peninsula he reads newspapers online looking for interesting murders. In his search he discovers murders that seem familiar; murders that have already occurred. The retired journalist uncovers a serial killer who is traveling the country murdering people in the same manor that infamous serial killers did in the past. He finds the killer is copying the gruesome deaths that were written about in a book about serial killers. Daniels discovers copycat murders that occurred throughout the country; in the Florida Keys, Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks, Wisconsin, Montana, Michigan and Idaho. He pursues the serial killer from a distance until the murderer gets too close.

Mark Daniels is a retired newspaper reporter who spent his career specializing in murder, earning the nickname: "Correspondent of Corpses." While vacationing in the Florida Keys, escaping a harsh northern winter, Mark and his wife Sherry enjoy the beauty of the islands that stretch for 128 miles from the Florida mainland to the southernmost island of Key West. While enjoying Key West, Mark befriends a person of the streets, a homeless man living in paradise. Over coffee the two men discuss island life, discover they share an appreciation of Hemingway's work, they talk about what Key West must have been like during Hemingway's time on the island and the men discuss the diverse social strata of Key West residents. In the short time the men spend together, they form a bond. But when there is a brutal murder in Key West, Mark calls on the skills he developed over his career to follow a convoluted path to solve the murder, justify a shattered life and ... "write a wrong."

"Body in the Bay is the third book in the Mark Daniels Mystery Series. And it establishes Justin Maxwell (A/K/A Skip Kadar) as a mystery writer worth serious attention. Trust me, you'll like it!" - Nick Teranzi, Seattle Book JournalRetired newspaper reporter Mark Daniels and his wife Sherry, enjoy their annual 4-month escape from Upper Michigan's brutal winter in the Florida Keys. Mark lives an idyllic life in paradise; sitting in the sun on his balcony overlooking Florida Bay and working on his second novel. But when he goes out for a boat ride he discovers a body floating in Florida Bay. He becomes involved in trying to figure out how the body ended up in the Bay and in the process meets several local characters all with reason to see the victim dead. Mark and Sherry's calm winter vacation on the tropical islands ends up with their lives in danger while Marks chases a murderer through paradise.