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  • Bibliography:
    12 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 1991
  • Latest Book:
    March 2024
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Full Series List in Order

An Aristotle 'Soc' Socarides Mystery'

1 - The Cool Blue Tomb (Apr-1991)
2 - Neptune's Eye (Sep-1991)
3 - Death in Deep Water (Jun-1992)
4 - Feeding Frenzy (Aug-1993)
5 - The Mayflower Murder (Jun-1996)
6 - Bluefin Blues (Nov-1997)
7 - Grey Lady (Nov-2013)
8 - Shark Bait (Mar-2018)

Book List in Order: 12 titles



  • LIFE'S A BEACH -- UNTIL MURDER ROLLS IN WITH THE TIDE A 50-million-dollar salvage operation. An expert diver dead at the bottom of the sea. An elegant mermaid in a black Porsche--and an open invitation to dip into the troubled waters of her marria...



  • UNDERWATER UNDERHANDEDNESS... A simple missing-persons case: Find Frederick Walther's beautiful young daughter, who disappeared after a love affair turned sour. Simple, that is, until Leslie Walther's lover turns up dead in a fishy place -- the seal...



  • IN TOO DEEP When whale trainer Eddy Byron is found belly-up in an aquarium tank at Oceanus Aquatic Park, it doesn't take much imagination to locate his killer: the puncture marks on Eddy's wet suit are a perfect match to Rocky, an eight-ton hunk o...



  • Cape Cod fisherman-sleuth Aristotle "Soc" Socarides juggles simultaneous investigations into a missing freighter, unexplained offshore attacks, and a children's vacation camp threatened with bankruptcy...



  • Aristotle "Soc" Socarides, Cape Cod p.i., fisherman, diver, and general knockabout, is that common entertainment-fiction combination of the lethal and fairly harmless. Here, Soc is tapped by an old Vietnam buddy to come to the aid of Native American...



  • Off the coast of Cape Cod, a Japanese bluefin tuna buyer is found dead on another man's boat, a harpoon shot through his chest. The dead man's grandfather, a Japanese fishing tycoon, seeks out part-time private investigator Aristotle "Soc" Socarides ...



  • Something bad happened to Matinicus "Matt" Hawkins in Afghanistan. The ex-SEAL was grievously wounded in an ambush that killed men under his command and almost ended his life. When he pushed for an investigation, he was kicked out of the Navy with a ...



  • The shiny new charter fishing boat financed with family money was supposed to launch a bright new career for Cape Cod fisherman, diver, and private investigator Aristotle “Soc” Socarides. But when the slip of a beer-oiled tongue brings the ire of...



  • When robotics engineer and ex-Navy SEAL Matinicus “Matt” Hawkins gets a call asking him to survey a shipwreck off the coast of Spain, he jumps at the chance to dive on what may be an intact Minoan vessel, a discovery long considered the Holy Grai...






  • Cape Cod has become the world’s hotspot for the Great White shark. In growing numbers, scores of the fearsome predators patrol local waters to hunt for their favorite prey among the crowded seal colonies. But, unlike JAWS, where a shark terrorized ...



  • Art historian Abi Vickers has hit the proverbial wall. Her husband ran off with his secretary, leaving Abi in financial ruin from his bad investments. Her galleries, her reputation, her apartment in Boston's toney South End have been ripped from her ...



  • The winter job as mate aboard a charter boat in the Florida Keys was going to be a financial boon for fisherman-diver and private detective Aristotle Soc Socarides. But The Fates who spin the threads of destiny had woven Soc's life into a tapestry of...


Award-Winning Books by Paul Kemprecos

The Cool Blue Tomb
1991 Shamus Award -- Paperback Original P.I. Novel


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Paul Kemprecos has published 12 books.

Paul Kemprecos does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The God in the Sea, was published in March 2024.

The first book by Paul Kemprecos, The Cool Blue Tomb, was published in April 1991.

Yes. Paul Kemprecos has 1 series.