Hidden Motive — Arleen Gabrio

The secretary from DyTech has moved to her inherited home which just happens to be in Mike and Peter's area. She is hoping to escape all the troubles of DyTech. She's still in fear of something or someone finding her. Her fears lead her to a failsafe method of warning her son of danger and who he should call if something happens to her. She soon turns up missing. Her son is positive she's been kidnapped.
Mike and Peter are searching for a killer. A man's body is found on a sail boat. The dead man left a clue but Mike and Peter don't understand what it means.
Simone asks for Mikes help. Someone is threatening a friend of Jack Chambers. That someone just happens to be the new widow of the man whose body was on a boat out on the water. Relatives are trying to force her to leave her home. Mike and Peter come to the rescue. In the process of their rescue, they discover there is a treasure hidden somewhere on the property. The widow and her daughter are in dire straits and running out of money.
Mike and Peter now have three mysteries to solve. They need to find a murderer, find the missing treasure to help the widow and find the kidnapped woman. They realize rescuing the kidnapped woman needs to be done first but where to start?
Once again, Mike and Peter are finding life's challenges are filled with humor and fun, just as long as they aren't getting shot at, that is. One never knows what will happen next in the extended adventures of two very clever FBI men and their household of cronies who help and have fun doing it.
All the excitement and fun is in how they catch the persons responsible.
It's another fun filled mystery at Carol's house.
This is not a cliffhanger story! It is a complete clean cozy mystery story for all ages. Full of the escapades of Mike and Peter, FBI agents along with their friends who like to have fun.