MY BOOKS
Dead bodies in the fountain? The discovery of her
late husband's secret novel? Come join Ruth Budge
in the not so quiet town of Finny, California where
trouble doesn't stay buried for long.
Read reviews of this book online at The Suspense
Zone and  Mainly Mystery.
"There are so many surprises from beginning to end. I was
totally caught unawares by the ending.
There is mystery, intrigue, inspiration, and daily events.
About the time you think you know who is causing the
crime in Finny Fog, you are thrown off guard again. A few
times I felt sure I knew and in the end it wasn't." -Review
by Jane Squires

Find the complete review online at Amazon and Barnes and
Noble.
Is Mystery Your Bag?
Is suspense your cup of tea?
Fog Over Finny's Nose is a
delightful read, filled with quirky
townspeople with unusual
occupations, and a wonderful
mystery.
-read more of Susan Sleeman's
lovely review at The Suspense Zone.

"I had so much fun reading the next
book in A Finny's Nose Mystery. The
ending made me laugh out loud!" -
Cynthia Hickey
read the full review at  Mainly Mysteries.
In The Fog Up Finny’s Nose, things go from misty
to murderous as a man plummets to his death from
an exploding hot air balloon. Is the craziness a
byproduct of the first ever Finny Fog Festival or the
remnants of an evil deed unearthed in an antique
diary? Ruth had better find out fast or her worms
won’t be the only things six feet under.
..."one of the most delightful reads I've
had in a long time."
..." it's definitely worth the investment if
you want to relax and be entertained
with an amusing and tangled mystery." -
Sandra Robbins

Read Sandra's full report at The
Suspense Zone.
How about the whole enchilada?
California Capers is a three in one of all
the Finny mysteries.
The first Finny....
The second in the Finny series...
And the final Finny...
It's the 150th anniversary of the wreck of the
Triton, a ship that foundered off the coast of
Finny, California.  A team of college students
arrives to film a documentary, and a pregnant
Ruth is pressed into service. She must reenact
the life of survivor Indigo Orson, a woman who
managed the perils of gold rush California by
disguising herself as a man. Indigo's writing
reveals there was treasure aboard the Triton, a
treasure shrouded in secrecy. While her beloved
husband, Monk, is away, Ruth stumbles on the
body of one of the film crew. His death turns out
to be the furthest thing from an accident. Adding
to the chaos, Ruth's estranged son arrives, and
Monk's niece faces heartbreak at the hands of
Finny's police detective. Faced with murder,
mayhem and mommyhood, Ruth had better find
some answers fast.
Ah me! I was sad when the Finny series
came to a close. Do you want to know more
about what happened to Ruth, Monk , Alva
and the gang? Click on the link to peruse
the epilogue. Thanks for joining me in Finny.

The Skinny on Finny, an epilogue










Betrayal in the Badlands is the first in the
series, followed by Buried Truth and Escape
from the Badlands (coming in January)

Want to know the story behind Betrayal in
the Badlands? Here's a quick article on how
the idea came about.
The Story Behind the Story
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Killer
Cargo

Flashover

Race to
Rescue

Turbulence

Endless
Night
At age forty-five, Tribal Agent Bill Cloudman was living out his
calling in the rugged Badlands of South Dakota with a partner
whom he loved like a son. One bust gone wrong and his
partner dies at the hands of outlaw Oscar Birch. Though Oscar
is apprehended along with his son, the son is killed and later
Oscar escapes from prison. Bill knows the truth. Oscar will
come to avenge his son’s death and that’s just fine with Bill. He’
s got no one to answer to and he and God are no longer on
speaking terms. Revenge is what he’s living for.

Heather Fernandes is an outsider. Forced from her prestigious
job as science writer for an east coast magazine because of
her drinking, humiliated after being arrested by Bill Cloudman
for drunk driving, the forty-three year old leaves South Dakota
behind and starts a new life. When circumstances draw her
back to the Badlands, she has no idea that her attraction to Bill,
and her reporter’s impulse to find the truth, will put her in the
line of fire. Together Bill and Heather must outwit a madman
and uncover an explosive secret or their life and love will be
forever buried in the South Dakota sands.
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WINNER!
After his brother is convicted of
murder, Shane Mason will do anything
to clear his name. But when his
investigations lead him to enter South
Dakota's Desert Quest extreme race,
Shane is floored by the surprise
waiting for him. Kelly Cloudman—the
woman he can't let himself love—is the
race's medic…and the killer's next
target. A painful memory from his past
divided Shane from Kelly, but he's not
going to let her out of his sight again.
Even if it means revealing his secrets,
Shane won't stop until he's found the
truth—and kept the murderer from
striking again.