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Finn is retired after a 20-odd-year career with an unnamed government agency, but he still handles a contract job for them once in a while. The series begins in Puerto Rico with Assassins and Liars, when Finn meets Mary.

A Serial Killer, Sex Traffickers, and Mercenaries in the Caribbean A serial killer is roaming from Florida to the Eastern Caribbean. His victims are women who hitchhike on his sailing yacht. Picking up Dani Berger was his first mistake. After he leaves her for dead, Dani is found by human traffickers, who have their own plans for her. Hitchhiking on sailing yachts in the islands is dangerous, but not as dangerous as the people sent to rescue Dani. J.-P. Berger, her father, is a French arms dealer from Martinique. Two of his friends leave a trail of mayhem in their wake as they track down ...

A man with secrets meets a woman on the run. Finn can't discuss his career; it's classified. He's about to leave Puerto Rico on a mission when he meets Mary. She wants to hitch a ride on his sailboat; she doesn't care where he's going. Finn thinks she's a rootless kid looking for adventure. He'll take her along; she'll provide cover for his clandestine activity. They're preparing to leave when Finn learns there's more to Mary's baggage than her backpack. He has second thoughts about giving her a ride, but it's too late. They need to get away from Puerto Rico in a hurry.

Two professional killers looking for revenge take on the mob in Florida and the Caribbean. Finn is on a mission to take out a dangerous terrorist when a rogue FBI agent gets in his way...What happens when two professional killers become targets of the mob? Listen to Avengers and Rogues and see for yourself.

Human Trafficking, Police Corruption, and Vigilante Justice... When Hannah Gleason tried to snatch Liz Chirac's purse, Dani Berger knocked her flat. Ever since she was sold to human traffickers in St. Martin, Hannah's life had been a series of horrors. Starved, beaten, and abused, she thought her luck had changed when she escaped. Now she wasn't so sure. She was stealing money for food. Dani was threatening to call the police. Hannah panicked. She knew the police would return her to the traffickers. Feeling sympathy for the terrified girl, Liz insisted that they take her back to their yacht...

J.R. Finn's mission to assassinate a troublesome militia leader becomes a quest for revenge. His target in his sights, Finn is squeezing the trigger when his intended victim collapses. An unknown sniper has shot the target. Finn and his partner, Mary O'Brien, go looking for the other sniper.

Finn and Mary are relaxing on their boat in the British Virgin Islands when Finn’s former employer sends a death squad to kill him. With Mary's help, Finn makes quick work of the assassins, but he knows there will be more to come. Mary has his back, but she’s wrestling with a problem of her own. A former colleague has offered her an opportunity to take up her old career as a contract killer. The payoff is high enough to raise her suspicions, and the target won't be specified until she accepts the contract.

Finn hears the age-old Siren's Song as Mary leads him on. They've agreed to work together, but Mary's dropped out of sight. Neither Finn nor their client has heard from her, but there's a trail of bodies in Mary's wake. Is she playing a game of her own? Ever the good soldier, Finn sticks to his mission. But he's distracted by Mary's absence. Is she burning her bridges with the organization that hired them? She and Finn contracted to kill several people, but Finn suspects that Mary has her own hit list.

When Finn learns that the fire which killed his family was arson, he and Mary expose a criminal enterprise which began over 50 years earlier. The trouble begins when his daughter asks Finn about her grandparents. Finn visits the ruins of his childhood home to refresh his memory. While there, Finn meets an old friend who gives him a sealed letter from Finn's father, claiming that he was killed by a fellow veteran, a man he investigated for crimes in the Vietnam War. As Finn and Mary sail to the Caribbean in pursuit of the killer, they discover an empire built on crime and corruption.

When Finn's boss assumes the role of femme fatale, it ends badly for her. It's never a good idea to seduce your employee, but when his girlfriend is a cold-blooded killer, it's downright foolhardy. Finn and his coworker Aaron Sanchez uncover a conspiracy to disrupt the U.S. political system. Finn's lady friend Mary Beth O'Brien has stolen files that name the conspirators. A coverup ensues. The agency they work for fires Sanchez and issues a warrant for Finn's execution, but Sanchez lands on his feet, and Finn's hard to kill.

Finn's partner disappeared after their last mission. Is she a traitor, or has she been captured? He's still trying to answer that question, when he's captured himself. Will he survive his interrogation? And why is the Russian mob building data centers in Florida?

Finn and Mary accept a mission to find the true identity of an internet influencer. "Harry Sledge" uses his army of followers to rally voters behind his chosen candidates. Besides his political efforts, Sledge is manipulating several militias. He's using them to smuggle drugs, arms, and people. Finn and Mary are soon caught in a power struggle between two factions within Sledge's empire. Will they survive to identify the man behind the Sledge persona?

J.R. Finn's daughter Abby disappeared from a beach resort in Antigua while on a semester break. Finn and Mary have just arrived in Antigua aboard Island Girl to relax between missions. They learn that Abby's missing when they see a poster in the Customs and Immigration office. Finn has never met Abby; her mother divorced him while he was on a clandestine mission, over 20 years ago.

Terrorism, Election Tampering, and Voodoo... Dani Berger and Liz Chirac have charter guests who are studying Voodoo in the Caribbean while they cruise aboard the yacht Vengeance. As they sail through the islands, they cross paths with terrorists who are plotting to disrupt an election in the U.S. by using an ancient Voodoo potion. The mystery stretches from Florida to the Caribbean as their guests' research threatens to uncover the terrorists' plot. Will Dani and Liz derail the terrorists’ plans? Will the terrorists prevail? Read Bluewater Voodoo and find out. Perfect for fans of fast ...

Using advanced technology to produce credible but false news stories, cells of anarchists are fanning the flames between people at the liberal and conservative extremes of society. Their goal is to provoke violence in the streets to destroy America and her allies.

Corporate criminals co-opted the artificial intelligence system they were paid to develop under a classified government contract. The crooked executives used the system to support their drug-smuggling, human-trafficking, and money-laundering operations.

A Trail of Murders in the Eastern Caribbean… Murder follows the yacht Vengeance through the islands. As Dani Berger and Liz Chirac sail north from Grenada with their charter guests, a series of killings matches their landfalls. There's tension between their guests, Bill and Jane Fitzgerald. Bill is a professor with a particular interest in serial killers. When there’s a random murder at each of their ports of call, Dani and Liz suspect a connection to Bill, or perhaps to Jane. Is one of them the killer? Or a potential victim? Read Bluewater Stalker and find out as Dani and Liz stay one ...

After a 20 year career as an assassin for an unnamed government agency, Finn joined Phorcys, a private contractor providing permanent solutions when disreputable people cause problems for our government.

Murder, Sex Trafficking, and Kidnapping in the Islands When their new charter guest introduces herself as "clickbait personified," Dani Berger and Liz Chirac get a crash course in social media marketing. Cait Everett, their guest, seems to be a nice young woman, but an unsavory character is stalking her on her voyage through the islands. Cait has something he wants, something that belongs to him, but she won't say what it is. Who is Cait’s stalker, and what does he want from her? Read Bluewater Clickbait to find out. Perfect for fans of tropical mysteries or sea adventure fiction. Come ...

Murder, Intrigue, and Drug Smuggling in the Caribbean… Liz Chirac is accused of murder in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. By the time the police decide she's innocent, somebody's trying to kill her. Liz flees to Martinique to rejoin the charter yacht Vengeance, which she co-owns with Dani Berger. Dani and their charter guest, Connie Barrera, are soon embroiled in the trouble that follows Liz. Who’s trying to kill Liz? Why? Read Bluewater Betrayal and find out. Perfect for fans of thrillers set in the Caribbean. Cruise through the islands with the three women as Dani and Liz teach Connie...