Alex P. Berg Bücher

The temperature outside is dropping like a stone, but for Detective Jake Daggers, things are finally heating up. He’s on solid ground with his partner, Steele, he’s overcome his personal demons, and his most recent homicide seems delightfully run-of-the-mill.Until someone from Daggers’ past rears his unwelcome head.Now secrets are being unearthed, like roots of a fallen tree—one that could be rotten to its core. And it’s Daggers doing the digging, without anyone to watch his back.A chill wind blows, and snowflakes are falling. They burn—like droplets of CRUCIBLE STEELE.

A dead hobo. A trio of drunken GIs. A tale of passions gone awry.For detectives Jake Daggers and Shay Steele, it’s an open and shut case—except for one pesky the evidence. There’s not enough of it, and it’s going missing—all thanks to an intrepid army investigator by the name of Agent Blue.But the case isn’t the only thing Agent Blue’s derailing. He’s charming and handsome and a full-blooded elf—and he’s caught Steele’s eye.While friendships fray, depression forces Daggers to battle his inner demons. But as the case grows ever darker and more disturbed, will Daggers be faced with demons of a different sort?Tensions run high and emotions cut deep…like FINE BLUE STEELE.

Detective Daggers hates pomp and circumstance, so imagine his surprise when a fancy evening out turns into the perfect night on the town-at least until a pair of assassins toss him out the window of his third story apartment. The scrapes and bruises he hobbles away with are bad enough, but Daggers checks into a brand new hell when the gang responsible goes after Steele. With his friends in jeopardy, old foes thirsting for his blood, and the city on the brink of chaos, Daggers faces a brutal choice. Either succumb to his fears, or harden himself against them. To save the ones he loves, he'll have to become a MAN OF STEELE. Don't miss this thrilling conclusion to the Daggers and Steele series!

There's no smell quite like a decomposing corpse. When Detectives Daggers and Steele find a body washed ashore after two weeks at sea, they're only too happy to put it behind them, following the trail to a quaint, seaside village-but the town's idyllic exterior can't hide a rotten core. The victim was in a venomous marriage, the local police might be corrupt, and a pervasive legend lingers on the lips of every local. Daggers soon has his hands full, but it's a more personal issue keeping him up at night-a dark fault lingering within. With his relationship with Steele floating adrift, Daggers must figure out how to steer both the case and his troubles to safe harbor. The future is murky, like a frothy gray sea of LIQUID STEELE.

After alienating her friends, getting benched by her coach, and nearly decapitating a teammate with a bat, college softball player Lexie Rodriguez’s life feels like it can’t get any worse. Little does she know it’s about to get a whole lot weirder. When she answers an online help wanted ad, she never expects it to lead to the revelation that magic exists. She certainly never expects to experience it firsthand. But after teaming up with washed-up sorcerer Larry Stuttgart, sword master Dawn Blayde, werebear munitions expert Tank Johnson, and immortal zombie head-in-a-jar Bill, Lexie’s about to discover what life is like on the supernatural side. She’s about to join THE NYTE PATROL.***This is the first novel of the snarky urban fantasy series, the Nyte Patrol. Look for book two, Nyte Terrors, coming soon!

Private eye Rich Weed's detective business isn't doing so hot-his only cases over the past year have involved missing cats-until a smoking hot babe walks through his office door with an interesting dilemma: someone broke into her apartment, and rather than robbing her, they left something behind instead. Now Rich is back on the job, following clues that send him tumbling into waffle-loving aliens, pot-smoking hippies, and a bizarre case of religious brainwashing. As the mystery thickens, only one thing is clear: Rich's beautiful client was lying through her teeth.

R ookie police officer Penelope Phair fancies herself a tough cookie, but after a string of serial murders, even her nerves are frayed . It’s not as if her anxiety needed a boost. She’s crashing at a coworker’s place after a sudden breakup, pressure is ramping at work, and her mentor Detective Dean is becoming obsessed with finding the dreaded Tarot Card Killer. And he’s just struck again.Clues to TCK’s identity are few and far between. He’s shadowy, mysterious, and careful as can be. Only the cards he leaves behind cast any light on his motives.Lack of results raise tensions sky high, but they reach a fever pitch when the killer comes after Phair. If she’s to have any hope of surviving, she’ll have to put her trust—and her life—in the hands of her team. But that’s easier said than done when malice and rot lurk in wait…

After going toe-to-toe with a malevolent demon spirit and coming out on top, supernatural consultant Lexie Rodriguez figures she's due for a turn of good luck.If only.With her mentor Larry shutting her out, her friend Tank suffering from crippling depression, and the business on the verge of bankruptcy, it's up to Lexie to pull the Nyte Patrol up by its bootstraps, but it's hard to run a wizarding practice with only a couple weeks worth of magic under her belt.It's even harder to do it with a rival firm gunning for her business. Lexie knows she can handle corporate cutthroats, but can she keep it together when one of her own teammates goes rogue?

Mars is home. Mars is love. Mars is death. That's what the locals say, and Ambrose Drake is starting to believe them. Following a gut-wrenching betrayal, Ambrose has switched allegiances, focusing his efforts on freeing his friends from Mars's corporate overlords. But with defenses crumbling around him, there's only one hope left: to enroll the aid of the rogue agent who launched the Martian revolution decades ago. Twenty-one years later, the forces behind the latest rebel uprising have been stopped, but as Drake settles into his new job in the counterterrorism task force, a new threat arrises: a mysterious ailment that's killing diplomats without leaving a trace. As his life unfolds in parallel, young Ambrose must learn what it takes to become a successful undercover operative, while the elder Ambrose chases a bioengineered disease that endangers all of Mars. But even if Ambrose stops the terrorist in his tracks, his own audacious plan to free Mars from its enslavers could tear the planet apart. Don't miss this electrifying sequel to Magnesium and Ice, a science fiction thriller full of mystery, subterfuge, and political intrigue.

For Detective Jake Daggers, 'formal attire' means spritzing his leather jacket with cologne, so when a prospective vice case calls for a tuxedo, he's understandably hesitant. But the thrill of high stakes poker and an all-expenses-paid trip on a luxury cruise liner beckon-as does the possibility of spending time alone with his beautiful and brilliant half-elf partner, Shay Steele. Unfortunately, things are never what they seem... No sooner have Daggers and Steele set sail than the supposedly simple vice case takes a decidedly deadly turn. Now they must battle on two fronts, trying to uncover a poker cheat while unraveling a tangled web of murder and lies. With suspects cropping up at every turn, a straightforward conclusion may not be in the cards. For Daggers and Steele to have any hope of building a winning hand, they'll have to swallow their fears and remain STEELE-FACED.