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The Margaret Ellen

A Karen Cobia Mystery

R. C. Burdick

The body was nude and floating face down, but the long silver hair flowing with the movement of the surf, the slender waist, and the wide, well-rounded hips all spoke to the body being female. The legs were lashed together at the ankles; the wrists were secured in a similar manner behind the back. 

While beachcombing Hangman’s Key—pondering how to end one relationship and mend another—Karen Cobia discovers the body of Eva Marie Park, the Bay Area’s most beloved philanthropist. Who killed her?  And why? 

Responding detectives find no clues and dismiss Karen’s input as irrelevant. That evening, after Channel Five airs the story on their late news broadcast, Eva’s niece calls Karen, asking for help and hinting of other sinister elements. 

Giving this help, delving into matters best left to the police, spells trouble for Karen, as she unwittingly sets herself up for a deadly encounter with Eva’s killer.

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The Margaret Ellen is now available through bookstores worldwide.  Obtaining a copy is easy and you may do so in several ways: 

•   Ask for ISBN: 1-4137-2768-9 at any bookstore    

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Stories Along The Way 

From Then 'Til Now

R. C. Burdick

Stories Along The Way features two dozen of my short stories and was declared the winner of the 2002 Royal  Palm Book Award.  The book has sold out its second printing, but it is now available as a handsome E-Book.  

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Tread Not On Me,

 A Johnny Cypress Mystery

R. C. Burdick

Johnny Cypress, a Seminole lawman, has waged a fruitless campaign to rid Palmetto County of Carlos Santiago, the area's undisputed Drug Lord.  Are the failures the dirty work of a snitch within the sheriff's office?  Johnny believes so when two witnesses in a case against Santiago are murdered, despite round-the-clock protection. 

Now, it's decision time.  Will Johnny retire and honor his overdue promise of marriage to his fiancée, or continue his pursuit of Santiago? 

Before he can do either, Santiago strikes again.  Johnny's fiancée is killed; he and his K-9 partner are severely wounded.  Santiago closes for the kill.  Unsure of who to trust, Johnny retreats to a tribal village.  Cornered, outgunned, and facing imminent defeat, he sidesteps the law he has sworn to uphold and strikes back with the aid of a village elder and a war plan embracing strategy and weapons that date to the days of Osceola.

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Tread Not on Me is also available through bookstores worldwide, and you may obtain a copy in several ways: 

•   Ask for ISBN: 1-4137-6615-3 at any bookstore    

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R. C. Burdick

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