Janey McCallister Mystery series

Space Station Investigator murder mystery series

Janey McCallister Mystery series, Space Station Investigator murder mystery series

This fun, often riveting novel offers an intriguing blend of mystery, sci-fi, and romance elements

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Into The Black

Janey McCallister Mystery, Book 1

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She wanted to make her mark. How hard could it be?

She wanted to make her mark. How hard could it be?

In 2130, at Bijoux de L’Etoile, a high-end casino orbiting Earth, you can get anything you desire.

Newly-hired as an investigator, Janey McCallister wants to solve her first big case—the theft of a priceless gem.

When her case of theft escalates to murder and points to the seedy underbelly of world affairs, Janey has to rely on her new team and trust the mysterious insurance investigator, Orlando Valdez—before a killer escapes into the black.

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Lured By Light

Janey McCallister Mystery, Book 2

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At Bijoux de L’Etoile, the high-end casino orbiting Earth, anything can happen.

At Bijoux de L’Etoile, the high-end casino orbiting Earth, anything can happen.

It’s a quiet day for L’Étoile lead investigator, Janey McCallister, until a young woman runs screaming past the blackjack tables. She looks like a victim of abuse, but when her boyfriend turns up dead the next day, she becomes the prime suspect.

Determined to investigate every angle, Janey searches for clues and uncovers a world of high-priced escorts and human trafficking—a world just like the one that took the life of her best friend long ago.

When Orlando Valdez, inspector for Sol Unified Planets, shows up with a new suspect, Janey isn’t sure she can trust the mercurial man who stopped returning her calls. But as the threats escalate and she unravels a deeper conspiracy, Janey and her team will need all the help they can get. If they fail, it could be the end of everyone on L’Étoile.

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Gone Green

Janey McCallister Mystery, Book 3

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L’Étoile’s lead investigator Janey McCallister faces her hardest case yet.

L’Étoile’s lead investigator Janey McCallister faces her hardest case yet.

On the eve of the hotel space station’s twentieth anniversary celebration, criminals rob the casino’s vault and kill one security guard.

Janey teams up with Orlando Valdez, a sexy undercover cop for the Sol Unified Planets, to hunt down those responsible.

Since the casino has only a day’s worth of cash on hand, she must solve the complex plot behind the robbery before the theft creates a mass panic and puts L’Étoile out of business—and before the killer strikes again.

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Red Running Deep

Janey McCallister Mystery, Book 4

Red Running Deep, A Sci-Fi Mystery, A Janey McCallister Mystery, Book 4, by Beth Barany

Three murders. Three locked rooms. The race is on to find the killer before more red is spilled.

Three murders. Three locked rooms. The race is on to find the killer before more red is spilled.

On edge and desperately tired, Investigator Janey McCallister wants nothing more than to take bereavement leave to grieve a terrible personal loss. But when the high-end hotel-casino space station Bijoux de L’Étoile is struck by three locked-room murders, she must take the lead.

When the murders turn out to be related to a top-secret case Sol Unified Planets inspector Orlando Valdez is investigating, Janey questions her entire purpose for working at the hotel.

Janey finds herself knee deep in blood and heartache, running red and ragged toward a man and a case that might destroy her career.

Can she overcome her need to control every situation and work with others to solve the case, or is Orlando using her for his own ends like he has before?

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