When her twin sister, Cartwright, disappears, Cassidy Drummond can’t help wondering if her father a congressman known as much for his philandering as for his politics—has something to do with it. Desperate and deeply frightened, she turns to Frank Pavlicek for help. But Frank isn’t convinced it’s foul play. And soon the falconer is following a treacherous trail of family secrets and scandal to the most dangerous discovery of all the truth…. “The book’s title [A Killing Sky] comes from …

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This novella was adapted from a short story originally published under a different title as part of an anthology. For any previous readers, please forgive the literary license takenas to time, place, and additional characters. “How do the birds make great sky circles … They fall and falling they are given wings.” -Jalal Rumi The day Jake Toronto triggered the downfall of a cable TV network, I was in my office thinking about my upcoming vacation. My suitcase, …

This is not your mother’s cat mystery. (With apologies to all you lovers of feline noir.) No one would ever mistake Virginia private investigator and falconer Frank Pavlicek for Ace Ventura. But when the ex homicide detective is asked to return to New York City to help find a physician/animal rights activist’s missing feline, the stage is set for one of the most bizarre cases of Frank’s career. Are the doctor’s accusations true? Has the eccentric developer of her luxury …