Adam Carpenter
1) Stage Fright
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All the world's a stage, but Hell's Kitchen private detective Jimmy McSwain learns life upon its wicked boards can be a killer.
The Harold Calloway Theatre on West 47th Street is home to the new play Triskaidekaphobia, and its playwright has been receiving threatening messages. Theatre owner and lead producer Wellington Calloway has hired Jimmy to investigate, but it's a case not without its complications. His mother is the head usher, and Jimmy...
2) Second Shot
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A long summer has kept Jimmy McSwain away from the city he loves, uncertain of what the future holds. But upon his return, tomorrow quickly becomes a deadly today.
Jimmy has often done work for his sister Mallory's law firm, and this time the new partner and his handsome associate want to hire Jimmy to solve the mystery of twin brothers. One of the twins lies in a coma, while the other has gone missing. Aiding Jimmy in this confusing case is Brenden...
3) Fresh Kill
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Jimmy McSwain returns, but the question lingers, now that he has finally solved the fifteen-year-old murder of his NYPD cop-father, Joseph, who has he become?
Busy concentrating on family issues, Jimmy hasn't taken a new case in nearly three months, and when a call comes in from Philip Connelly, who wants proof of his wife, Myra's, cheating, Jimmy is torn. Take the case, or say no. He rejects it, only to learn a week later that Philip has been found...
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The dual forces of good and evil take center stage in this, the fourth installment in the Jimmy McSwain Files, which finds the tortured, sexy detective battling an unforeseen enemy: happiness. Yet murder will soon rear its desperate chill, hurtling Jimmy into the highest society and the lowest of lives.
Winter is nearly upon Manhattan, the holidays right around the corner. Jimmy is hired to escort the infamous tabloid favorite Serena Carson to a...
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Fifteen years ago, NYPD officer Joseph McSwain was gunned down while trying to stop a robbery. His murder was never solved. Until now.
For his son, Hell's Kitchen private detective Jimmy McSwain, his father's death has defined him, defied him, and denied him his chance at happiness. But the shooting death of a young officer named Denson Luke has re-ignited the investigation into the mysterious Blue Death conspiracy. Jimmy still must earn a living,...
6) Crime Wave
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Hell's Kitchen private investigator Jimmy McSwain returns in a twisting tale of past sins and present-day vengeance. Jimmy McSwain isn't thrilled about taking a case for free, but when his sister fears her boyfriend Rocky is cheating on her, he has no choice.
But the case takes a deadly turn when he finds Rocky standing over the body of a man he was just seen kissing, and he's holding the gun. He begs Jimmy to prove his innocence. Meanwhile, as a...
7) Double Edge
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Summer is winding down. For Jimmy McSwain, it's been a quiet couple of months, leaving this apprentice private investigator with little to do. Be careful what you wish for.
Jimmy is asked by his boss to accompany his wife Beatrice to a fancy art gallery opening down in Manhattan's Soho district. The drama begins when the artist who goes by the name Rico pulls a disappearing act on the night of his big debut, leaving the owners of the Barrister Gallery...
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Sequel to Scandalous Lies
In Cane's Inlet, located on a barrier peninsula along the Jersey Shore, the lucrative summer season is fast-approaching, as is the Opening Night celebration of the Medusa Lounge, where Noah has secured a job. But working alongside the Hatcher's at their exclusive resort is complicated by his own investigation into the scandal that might connect them. With a family secret uncovered during a surreptitious visit to their mansion,...
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In a tiny Adirondack village, a secret is about to be exposed. Noah Sanders learns from his mother on her deathbed that he is not who he thought. Suddenly the unassuming Noah finds his entire life called into question, and only he can separate the truth from the lies.
He'd been given one clue: his real name. But what was the reason for his abduction from the family he should have known? The coastal paradise called Cane's Inlet is where Noah finds...
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There is more to life when your family is growing than What to Expect When You're Expecting. For the expecting dad, there is joy-and fear. Here is a helpful guide to prenatal care, exercise, sex, travel, pets, things to buy, paternity leave, and much more.
Your partner is pregnant, and by now you're undoubtedly experiencing the element of fear that every dad-to-be feels upon learning a new baby is on the way. Well, sir, it's time to embrace this...
11) Silver Shield
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A recent graduate of the NYPD's cadet academy, Jimmy McSwain dreams of anything except being a cop. He has a complicated history with the police, and it isn't from a rap sheet. Years ago, his police officer father was gunned down during an off-duty incident, leaving Jimmy bitter that his killer was never found.
Now, trained in the art of law, Jimmy decides to embark on a new career: that of private detective. But he just can't get his own license;...
12) Coming Arrival
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Johnny Lee Capstone never thinks about settling down. As the owner and proprietor of Capstone's Dude Ranch, he tends to lust after the men who book vacations at his resort in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Sexy, insatiable, he focuses his attention on one man to feed his urgent needs.
But something is about to change as he approaches his 40th birthday, which coincidentally falls on Christmas Day. From December 1st until the 25th, Johnny Lee decides...
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Your partner is pregnant, and by now you're undoubtedly experiencing the element of fear that every dad-to-be feels upon learning a new baby is on the way. Well, sir, it's time to embrace this fear and tackle parenthood and the pregnancy process head-on! Packed with information, tips, and advice, from the development of your baby month by month to how to help your partner throughout the birth-Pregnancy for Dads-to-Be is a jargon-free, easy read that...
14) Hidden Identity
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Jimmy McSwain is a New York City private detective, operating out of Hell's Kitchen, the rough and tumble Manhattan neighborhood he grew up in. At fourteen, he watched as his NYPD father was gunned down.
Now twenty-eight, Jimmy has never given up his pursuit of whoever killed Joseph McSwain. But a PI must make a living, too, so he's taken on the case of missing heir Harris Rothschild, whose overbearing father doesn't approve of his "alternate" lifestyle....
15) Eden's Past
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Chad Singleton returns to his hometown of Eden to uncover secrets and scandals, including whether his father was murdered.
Chad Singleton works as a high-priced escort for wealthy men. When he gets a call telling him his father has died, Chad is torn about returning to his small hometown of Eden, Pennsylvania. After all, it was his homophobic father who banished Chad years earlier. When he returns, he is thrown into the mystery surrounding how his...
16) Eden's Present
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Sequel to Eden's Past
Chad Singleton discovered a shocking truth, and now the revelation threatens to undo everything he's achieved since he returned to his hometown of Eden. His job with rival relatives at Harte Industries, his relationship with his feisty grandmother, and most of all, his steamy, no-holds-barred love affair with the local chief of police, burly Brett Ellers.
But it's the sexy stranger in Eden, William Kelton, who will most affect...
17) Heart Beat
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Jimmy McSwain is enjoying a relaxing holiday at his grandmother's cottage, but it turns out to be a set-up. Hester Bryne has a favor to ask: to meet with her old friends, Franklin and Carolyn Hardy, who wish to hire the young private-eye-in-training to find their son. Seems he's been gone for forty years.
Jimmy, taken with the idea of reuniting a father with his son, wants to take the case. But he must get the all clear from his new boss, Finn, the...
18) Eden's Future
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Sequel to Eden's Present
Ever since Chad Singleton returned to Edenwood, the family estate from which he was banished as a teenager, he has uncovered a series of secrets and scandals. Now the questions surrounding his father's death are overshadowed by the arrival of a mystery man, another shocking death, and an unexpected family reunion. Chad now faces an uncertain future as his past sexual transgressions threaten to undo him.
What he most wants...
19) Jersey Score
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What happens when men who work two sides of the moral code of crime come together? Todd Gleason, con man, meets Jimmy McSwain, private detective, in a game of wits that challenges their own take on justice.
For Todd Gleason, there was something alluring about Jersey-born Angela Delvecchio that caught his attention. They had a fun night, but that's all, right?
On his train ride back to the city, Todd overhears two men of questionable repute discussing...