After the cards were dealt, one player didn't make the cut. At a local poker tournament, a player is murdered after the first game day. A suspect is booked for the murder, but something doesn't add up. To root out the real killer, Niki joins the tournament. But is the deck stacked against her?

Murder In The Cards - Niki Dupre Short Stories, #1

Brand-new treasury agent Kristi Blocker is tasked to find two missing coworkers in the vast Atchafalaya Basin: a swamp larger than Rhode Island. But after Kristi herself gets kidnapped, things get complicated. Fighting for her life, she escapes to the depths of the swamp. Meanwhile, the Sheriff of St. Mary Parish asks Hawk Theriot - the swamp ranger - to find Kristi. The only federal warden in the Atchafalaya, he knows the area like the back of his hand. With corrupt cops, private investigators and federal agents all having their own spoon in the same gumbo, can Kristi and Hawk figure out what happened in the swamp, and bring those responsible to justice?

Murder in the Atchafalaya - Hawk Theriot & Kristi Blocker Mysteries, #1

When the Sheriff of West Feliciana Parish is found murdered in his own jail, Niki Dupre is called in to investigate. Soon, Niki learns that a local chapter of the infamous MS-13 gang is responsible. But they are hired thugs; gangs do not kill sheriffs without getting paid. The more Niki delves into the murder, the more entangled she gets with the local gang and their leader, Juan Valdez. And he doesn't play by the rules.

Murder of the Sheriff - Niki Dupre Short Stories, #2

FBI agent Sheila Richardson finds herself entangled in a twisted game of cat and mouse when the daughter of a powerful Louisiana congressman is kidnapped. As she leads the desperate search, Sheila discovers that the kidnapper possesses intimate knowledge of her dark past, turning the investigation into a treacherous dance of deception. To save the young girl, Sheila joins forces with Niki Dupre, an independent investigator whose sharp instincts rival her own. But as tensions rise and the kidnapper demands ransoms from both women, they must unravel a web of secrets and betrayal, knowing that defying the captor's demands could cost the girl her life. With each passing moment, the kidnapper's grip tightens, forcing Sheila and Niki to question everyone around them. In a heart-stopping race against time, they uncover a shocking truth that extends beyond the abduction, leading to a devastating revelation that challenges their notions of loyalty and justice.

Murder In The Cards - Niki Dupre Short Stories, #1

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