Darcy Walker Teenage Sleuth Thrillers

A dead body in a dumpster. A teen turned detective. Can this underdog crack the case, or will she be the next victim?Fifteen-year-old Darcy Walker's life is filled with three things:1. Avoiding mean girls2. Drooling over football players3. Overdosing on caffeineBut when she discovers a dead body near Valley High, her OCD kicks into overdrive, and all she can think about is solving the murder.Teaming up with an out-of-shape jock and the school bad boy to unravel clues, Darcy soon realizes chasing the sins of a killer can come with a price. Danger spikes the deeper she digs, and when a stalker begins to shadow her every move-threatening her life if she doesn't stand down-Darcy has a decision to make: concede defeat or go Mach-1 at the truth and pray she doesn't die.GRADE A STUPID is the first novel in the action-packed Darcy Walker Teenage Sleuth Thrillers. If you like humorous dialogue, twisty plots, and ADHD heroines who are verbs in a world full of nouns, then you'll love this novel where the underdog saves the day.

A cold case. A grisly murder. Can a teenage heroine solve the crimes before she's the next to go missing?Darcy has several options on how to spend a two-week summer vacay in Florida:(A) R&R by the pool(B) Unravel why her status with Dylan has turned to "it's complicated"(C) Crack a chilling cold case involving a missing five-year-old boyBefore the plane's wheels kiss the tarmac, curiosity kicks in, and she goes full-throttle at the mystery.Joining forces with a local rookie reporter, Darcy soon discovers those closest to the case are guarding more secrets than the Sphinx. In her frantic search for answers, she unwittingly becomes entangled with a mysterious businessman who knows the town's dirt and a separate murder investigation.Trouble descends like a tempest, leaving the truth in the shadows. If Darcy wants answers, she's going to have to claw her way out. Or will she be the next to go missing?NO BRAINER is the second novel in the Darcy Walker Teenage Sleuth Thrillers. If you enjoy laugh-out-loud humor, nail-biting suspense, with a touch of are-they-or-aren't-they romance, then you'll love A.J. Lape's story with its clever twists.

When a teenage sleuth falls into the middle of two crimes, can she beat the culprits at their own game while dodging her first date?It's junior year, and Darcy has three problems:(1) An identity thief is wreaking havoc in Cincinnati(2) A spray-painting vandal is on the loose(3) It's mysteriously raining menUpside? Solving the crimes comes with reward money. Downside? There is no minus to extra cash.While tapping her band of misfit friends to chase the green, a new guy surfaces with a hard-to-resist British accent. Add Football hunk, Dylan, and the school bad boy to the mix, and Darcy finds herself knee-deep in troubling testosterone.Threats mount from all angles, and when she unearths unsettling truths about some of the students at school, she still refuses to quit. Trouble is, she doesn't know what's worse…running for her life or running from her first date.100 PROOF STUD is the third novel in the Darcy Walker Teenage Sleuth Thrillers. If you enjoy witty banter, nerds and jocks, all set in the trauma called high school, then you'll love this series where the underdog saves the day.

One evening at a nightclub leads Darcy Walker to the most dangerous caper of her life…Fisher Stanton, Valley High School's Nantucket wannabe, has a cheating girlfriend. When he hires Darcy to chase her to a local club, in true Darcy fashion she stumbles upon a dead body. This body has secrets, and Darcy's mysterious friend, Jaws, and the reporter, Tito Westbrook, have a vested interest.Both enlist Darcy to find the person responsible, but Darcy doesn't solve crimes for free anymore. Knowing Darcy's Achilles heel, Jaws blackmails her into working for him. In a true test of wills, Darcy and Jaws battle head-to-head-Jaws needs Darcy to help him end a bitter grudge war; Darcy needs Jaws to divulge the mystery surrounding her mother's death.Haunted by a past that shapes her present, Darcy will stop at nothing. She wants answers. Even if it means breaking the law and being disloyal to her new boyfriend in the process.DEFCON DARCY is the fourth novel in the Darcy Walker Teenage Sleuth Thrillers. If you enjoy action-packed fights, soulless villains, with mind-blowing-didn't-see-that-coming twists, then you'll love this series where the underdog saves the day.

One hormonal teenage guy + speed dating x Darcy Walker = murderJon Bradshaw needs a girlfriend stat. When he convinces Darcy Walker to be his wingman at a speed-dating event, one debacle leads to another, and before you know it, they're the proud new owners of a dead body. Problem is, the body has a tie to Darcy...making her a person of interest in the murder.Things quickly jump from bad to worse when someone hijacks the name of Darcy's alter ego, framing "Jester" in a Hitchcock-like blend of crimes that leaves her head spinning. Darcy battles an adversary who tests her IQ while she navigates the daunting worries of a high school senior. Add on the emotional fallout of her latest caper, a cop breathing down her neck, and a hot but stubborn boyfriend, and she's at her wit's end.Can she find her zen and unmask the real murderer? Or get used to a life of prison orange?FOOLPROOF is the fifth novel in the Darcy Walker Teenage Sleuth Thrillers. If you enjoy edge-of-your-seat thrills in a coming of age story that hits all high school seniors, then you'll love A.J. Lape's conclusion to Darcy Walker's high school years.