Seth and Ava Mysteries Series by Claudia Hall Christian

Friendly Fire begins with a phone call in the middle of the night. Seth’s father figure and personal Lucifer is acting crazy. A day later, Seth learns that his mother wants him to find something that his biological father left at the now decommissioned Fitzsimmons Army Hospital... moreFriendly Fire begins with a phone call in the middle of the night. Seth’s father figure and personal Lucifer is acting crazy. A day later, Seth learns that his mother wants him to find something that his biological father left at the now decommissioned Fitzsimmons Army Hospital. Standing in the lobby of the place that had restored him after two tours through the blood and muck of tunnels of Vietnam, Seth is drawn into a mystery that will take him through the meltdown of Reactor Four at Chernobyl to meet Russian Olympic marksmen and discover that a familiar demon is covering its tracks. In the end, Seth learns the most important kind of Friendly Fire from a man who’s suffered horrific trauma and a woman who’s lived through the very worst life has to offer. If you like Seth O’Malley, Friendly Fire is the book for you. less

The Cigarette Killer was never happier than when he was bragging about all of the people he’d tortured and killed. That is until he suddenly appealed his conviction. According to his lawyer, the Cigarette Killer was framed by Seth O’Malley and his deceased partner Mitch Delgado. A cursory test finds that the Cigarette Killer’s DNA no longer matches the perpetrator of these horrific crimes... moreThe Cigarette Killer was never happier than when he was bragging about all of the people he’d tortured and killed. That is until he suddenly appealed his conviction. According to his lawyer, the Cigarette Killer was framed by Seth O’Malley and his deceased partner Mitch Delgado. A cursory test finds that the Cigarette Killer’s DNA no longer matches the perpetrator of these horrific crimes. Alarm bells ring all over the country! This single case could lead to the reversal of thousands of cases that O’Malley and Delgado worked. Ava O’Malley, forensic expert and O'Malley's wife, and her team are experts on the Cigarette Killer murders. Along with other forensic experts, Ava and her team are sequestered to recheck every forensic finding. On the side, Ava and her team work to figure out what Cigarette Killer is actually up to. Told to stay in New York City, O’Malley’s attention focuses on the murder of a bouncer and a dancing girl outside of the Savoy Ballroom in 1955. As the Savoy Ballroom case unravels, O’Malley finds himself right in the middle of a case involving the Cigarette Killer. As two separate mysteries become one, O’Malley is shot and captured by an again Mob boss with nothing to lose. This is the fourth Seth and Ava Mystery. less

After all Ava and her forensic science lab team had been through, and all of the cases they had resolved, Ava had hoped that they wouldn't be asked to do anymore of these difficult and nearly deadly cold cases from rural Colorado.But on Ava's first day back from medical leave, her boss, "The Evil Wizard," emailed to remind her that she'd signed a contract for 10 rural cases, not 10 bodies... moreAfter all Ava and her forensic science lab team had been through, and all of the cases they had resolved, Ava had hoped that they wouldn't be asked to do anymore of these difficult and nearly deadly cold cases from rural Colorado.But on Ava's first day back from medical leave, her boss, "The Evil Wizard," emailed to remind her that she'd signed a contract for 10 rural cases, not 10 bodies.Ava and the team are asked to solve the case of a dead homeless man found in a construction trash dumpster in Mancos, Colorado. For a homeless man, he is immaculately groomed.As the oddities add up, the case begins to stretch back to the violence of the years after the Vietnam War and Seth O'Malley's hidden past. less