Janey McCallister Mystery

At Bijoux de L'Etoile, the high-end casino orbiting Earth, anything can happen. It's a quiet day for L'Étoile lead investigator, Janey McCallister, until a young woman runs screaming past the blackjack tables. She looks like a victim of abuse, but when her boyfriend turns up dead the next day, she becomes the prime suspect. Determined to investigate every angle, Janey searches for clues and uncovers a world of high-priced escorts and human trafficking-a world just like the one that took the life of her best friend long ago. When Orlando Valdez, inspector for Sol Unified Planets, shows up with a new suspect, Janey isn't sure she can trust the mercurial man who stopped returning her calls. But as the threats escalate and she unravels a deeper conspiracy, Janey and her team will need all the help they can get. If they fail, it could be the end of everyone on L'Étoile. *** Lured By Light, the second book in the Janey McCallister Mystery series, is perfect for fans of J.D. Robb's Eve Dallas books and Killjoys, and CSI. It contains a slow-burn romance, enhanced humans, cool high-tech gadgets, a futuristic vision of the Earth, and a tough kick-ass heroine with secrets. *** Janey McCallister Mystery series Into The Black (Book 1) Lured By Light (Book 2) Gone Green (Book 3) Red Running Deep (Book 4) Other Series By Beth Barany Henrietta The Dragon Slayer, YA Adventure Fantasy series (3 books) Touchstone series, sweet sensual paranormal romance (5 books)

L'Étoile's lead investigator Janey McCallister faces her hardest case yet. On the eve of the hotel space station's twentieth anniversary celebration, criminals rob the casino's vault and kill one security guard. Janey teams up with Orlando Valdez, a sexy undercover cop for the Sol Unified Planets, to hunt down those responsible. Since the casino has only a day's worth of cash on hand, she must solve the complex plot behind the robbery before the theft creates a mass panic and puts L'Étoile out of business-and before the killer strikes again.

She wanted to make her mark. How hard could it be? In 2130, at Bijoux de L'Etoile, a high-end casino orbiting Earth, you can get anything you desire. Newly-hired as an investigator, Janey McCallister wants to solve her first big case-the theft of a priceless gem. When her case of theft escalates to murder and points to the seedy underbelly of world affairs, Janey has to rely on her new team and trust the mysterious insurance investigator, Orlando Valdez-before a killer escapes into the black. *** Into The Black is perfect for fans of J.D. Robb's Eve Dallas books and Killjoys and CSI. It contains a slow-burn romance, enhanced humans, cool high-tech gadgets, a futuristic vision of the Earth, and a tough kick-ass heroine with secrets. *** Janey McCallister Mystery series Into The Black (Book 1)Lured By Light (Book 2)Gone Green (Book 3)Red Running Deep (Book 4) Other Books By Beth Barany Henrietta The Dragon Slayer YA Adventure Fantasy series (3 books)Touchstone series, sweet sensual paranormal romance (5 books).

Three murders. Three locked rooms. The race is on to find the killer before more red is spilled. On edge and desperately tired, Investigator Janey McCallister wants nothing more than to take bereavement leave to grieve a terrible personal loss. But when the high-end hotel-casino space station Bijoux de L'Étoile is struck by three locked-room murders, she must take the lead. When the murders turn out to be related to a top-secret case Sol Unified Planets inspector Orlando Valdez is investigating, Janey questions her entire purpose for working at the hotel. Janey finds herself knee-deep in blood and heartache, running red and ragged toward a man and a case that might destroy her career. Can she overcome her need to control every situation and work with others to solve the case, or is Orlando using her for his own ends like he has before? *** Red Running Deep is perfect for fans of J.D. Robb's Eve Dallas books and Killjoys and CSI. It contains a slow-burn romance, enhanced humans, cool high-tech gadgets, a futuristic vision of the Earth, and a tough kick ass heroine with secrets. ***Janey McCallister Mystery seriesInto The Black (Book 1)Lured By Light (Book 2)Gone Green (Book 3)Red Running Deep (Book 4) Other Fiction Series by Beth BaranyHenrietta The Dragon Slayer, YA Adventure Fantasy series (3 books)Touchstone series, sweet sensual paranormal romance (5 books) REVIEW FROM THE SERIES"Into the Black starts off with a bang and never lets up..."- Nancy Allen, Amazon Vine Voice Reviewer "This fun, often riveting novel offers an intriguing blend of mystery, sci-fi, and romance elements..."- The BookLife Prize "This is a real good and twisty mystery."-- Patricia Beaver "I'm totally hooked on the Janey McCallister novels. I adore the scifi element of this mystery series as well as the well-defined characters. I like how the author lets us feel the personal struggles Janey has, not only with her job but also with juggling a personal life as well as a (hopefully) a love life."-- Keri Kruspe "This is a science fiction detective story that grabs you right from the start and never lets go."-- Doug Williamson