Henry Simpson

• May-2017
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Talent Agent Sammy Glick has gone missing. Also missing is $7.6 million he placed in a dubious investment for June Shore, his ex-wife. Recently retired from her career as a singer and actress known as Golden Girl, June is on the verge of bankruptcy. ...

• Nov-2016
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Here are ten stories about ordinary people facing dilemmas that may change their lives. They range from a naive young surfer to a highly distinguished U.S. Army Colonel. All seek something, though not always aware of what it is. Within these stories,...

• Jan-2015
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Eva Wolfe hires Joe Costa to investigate the drug-related death of her husband Victor. Costa, a lawyer starting a new career as a real estate agent, reluctantly agrees. Possible murder suspects include Victor's ex-partner and several clients. Costa's...

• May-2014
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Ed Lane is hired as security officer for a team of ecologists and researchers restoring an island to its natural state. On site, the team's anthropologist uncovers a local myth about a young woman named Isabel who lived on the island in the 1800s and...

• Nov-2013
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Lily Sutter moves to Montecito, hires lawyer Joe Costa to find her office space, and through him meets a few local socialites. Young, attractive, charming, and shrewd, she quickly networks her way into the social scene, finds well-heeled investors fo...

• Nov-2013
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Police call lawyer Joe Costa to a public park when they find his business card on a brutally murdered homeless man. Costa identifies the victim as Max Gentry, a friend and musical genius who once led a famous rock band but faded into obscurity when o...

• Jun-2013
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Here are five short stories by an author who usually writes crime fiction. Though inspired by personal experiences, they are fiction, filled with lies, and unlikely tales (mostly). All are intended to be humorous or satirical. In The Savage Hogs, Eli...

• May-2013
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Carlos Acuna retires early from the FBI to pursue his interest in photography. In Big Sur he finds a mentor in Joel Shaw, a master landscape photographer. When Shaw's lab assistant dies in a fall, Carlos investigates and finds evidence of art fraud a...

• Sep-2012
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Arrested at the murder scene of his mother's caretaker, William Talent hires Joe Costa to defend him against a murder charge. Prosecutors posit a revenge motive because the mother died of neglect. Costa and police detective Lena Haynes find evidence ...

• Sep-2012
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After ten years defending mobsters, Costa leaves the shady clientele and stress of his Los Angeles law practice for a more sedate life selling real estate in upscale Montecito. He has mixed success at his new game, but his past reputation attracts cl...

• Aug-2012
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A congressman's lovely executive assistant is murdered on La Tempestad Island. Federal police assign a seasoned veteran, Inspector Ed Lane, to investigate. On a whim, he picks novice detective Miranda Bell from the Fish and Game service to assist. La...