Bøger af Paula F Winskye

Twelve-year-old Christina Wagner wants to be a cop when she grows up. Her mom is a law enforcement ranger in Evergreen National Park and her dad is a detective and FBI consultant.Until then, she and her best friend Tiffany love riding their horses in the Colorado mountains near Tiff's ranch.When on one of their rides into the park, Christina discovers a dead elk with its head missing. she suspects a poacher. What follows is an exciting investigation and hunt for clues, and the scary potential of meeting a dangerous criminal in the wild. Christina must use all her determination and skill to see that the poacher is brought to justice.

FBI consultant Tony Wagner, his wife Kelly, and their 4 children prepare to return home after a camping trip in Montana. While Tony hikes with 3 of the kids, Kelly & 16-year-old Brett pack.Two armed carjackers grab Kelly & Brett. When Tony discovers what has happened, he sends the other kids to safety, hides his weapon, & acts passive, seeing it as the best way to protect his wife & son.The gunmen dump Tony, Kelly, & Brett in unfamiliar wilderness. Unable to follow the road the kidnappers used, Tony sets off through the mountains, determined to lead Kelly & Brett to safety.Only after accomplishing that can he help track down the criminals.The Reverend Finds His Way is the 10th in the Tony Wagner mystery series.

When FBI Consultant Tony Wagner and his wife Kelly arrive in North Dakota to help her parents fight a flood, he never expects to become involved in a murder investigation. But one of the volunteers working to protect the farm discovers a leg in the sand trucked in for the job. It proves to be the body of Liz Robinson, missing since October. Local authorities had found little evidence and a surplus of suspects. Massive volunteer searches yielded nothing. With no body or proof of foul play, the case had stalled. Since Robinson disappeared from a North Dakota night spot and the sand containing her body came from Minnesota, the case becomes the jurisdiction of Fargo's FBI resident agency. Due to a heavy case load, agent Allen Green asks Tony to assist with the investigation. They begin by wading through transcripts of the interviews local authorities had conducted. The investigation takes them from Minnesota to the oil fields of western North Dakota. As the Red River crests, Tony and Agent Green trim the list of likely murderers. When they begin applying pressure to the remaining suspects, the murderer sets his sights on Kelly. On Facebook, Like Tony Wagner Mysteries & Author Paula F. Winskye. Learn more at: www. winskyebooks. com

Randy McKay's sister asks him to look into a fire that killed her friend, even though it has been 14 years since he worked as an arson investigator. The local fire department says that Glenn Ross got careless & his widow wants a second opinion. When Randy combs through the burned building he finds I.E.D. components. After turning the case over to the New Mexico State Police, he searches for similar fires and picks up the trail of a serial arsonist.

FBI consultant Tony Wagner is called to the White Mountains of Arizona where his tracking skills are needed. Someone has kidnapped a cabinet secretary's daughter, murdered her bodyguard, and disappeared into the rugged landscape. With 72 hours before the ransom drop, Agent Garret's team scours the sparsely populated region, encountering residents both cooperative and antagonistic. They begin to unravel an elaborate plot involving multiple conspirators. Meanwhile, Tony tries not to let memories of his own kidnapping distract him. The investigation takes them across east central Arizona, from Pinedale to St. Johns, Holbrook to Alpine, and beyond. In this, the 9th Tony Wagner mystery, the author brings her protagonist to Arizona's Colorado Plateau where she makes her home.

When Cody Pfeiffer's boss, Karlea Johnson, asks him to move with her from North Dakota to Arizona, he's reluctant. But he likes the job he's had since his teens, caring for and training her horses. More important, as the years have passed, he's fallen in love with his widowed boss. He keeps his feelings to himself, certain that she still thinks of him as a kid. After considering her request, he agrees to the move. He can't let her go without him. He sees this as his chance to win her love. But, when he puts his plan into action, it takes them in a direction he never intended.

Violence strikes close to home for park ranger Tony Wagner with the brutal murder of Blake and Jill Fisher. Their teenage daughters, Christi and Terri, have vanished. Tony finds evidence that the kidnappers took the girls into the mountains rather than leaving by road. Widely scattered signs keep him looking until he finds a clear trail. FBI agent Wyatt Garret joins Tony as he tracks deep into the Rockies. The unstable, late spring weather is the least of their problems. And finding the girls is just the beginning. Tony faces the greatest challenges of his life. And the things he does to survive will change him forever.

Jim Collins has a life most people would envy. He and his wife Crown Princess Diana of Taraverde are new parents. An American by birth, Jim is now a prince. As Taraverde's Secretary of Agriculture, Jim has made life better for many citizens. The king plans even greater things for him. But every life has challenges. Jim soon faces several assaults on his happiness, one of which could even cost him his life. Cowboy Prince continues the Collins Family Saga begun in Royal Entanglements.

Jared Pearce never wanted to go to the moon. After a twenty year career with NCIS, he thought he would become a small town cop. But Sequent Mining recruited his wife Karen with her PhD in Geology. And to entice her, they offered him "an obscene" salary to become chief of Lunar Enforcement. The worst thing any of his officers deal with is a drunken brawl. Then an unattended death turns out to be murder.

In the 11 years since Randy McKay was kidnapped and tortured, he has made a good life for himself. He, his wife Michelle, and their four children live on a ranch in northern New Mexico.Although Randy previously worked as a firefighter and arson investigator, he comes from generations of newspaper publishers. His father has given him control of The New Mexico Sentinel. He sometimes writes investigative stories for his paper and has authored his memoir and a book on early explorers.For the past decade, Randy has had bodyguards. He doesn't think he needs them, but his parents insist on it. A new bodyguard, Darius Turner, recently joined the team.When one of Randy's editors gives him a tip about an archeological find that could "rewrite history," he can't resist investigating. The source, Delsin Smith, regularly sends tips to The Sentinel. Smith has been right before.An intriguing story turns out to be more dangerous than Randy could have imagined. While hiking to the site, they are fired upon. Were the shooters after Smith, Randy, Darius, or all three?Rewriting History is the long-awaited sequel to Winskye's Silent Stranger and the first in the Randy McKay mystery series.

When Ranger Tony Wagner finds a body near the border of Evergreen National Park, Drug Enforcement Administration agents recruit him to help with the investigation. How did Harry Torini, a member of the Denver mob, end up dead so far from the city? The DEA arrests operators of a local meth lab for the murder. Frustrated with their decision, Tony calls his FBI mentor, Wyatt Garrett, for advice. Garrett takes over a case much more complex than the DEA suspected. He and Tony soon realize that they are dealing with a far bigger threat than meth addicts. Someone willing to kill again, and even endanger the whole town of Spruce Lake to escape justice. The Reverend, Meth, & Murder is the third installment of Winskye's Tony Wagner mystery series, following The Reverend Finds His Calling and The Reverend Goes Home.

The Reverend: A.K.A. Wohanota-A serial killer has been hunting near powwow locations across the western US, leaving his victims with a distinctive tattoo. FBI agent Wyatt Garret asks consultant Tony Wagner to join the team investigating these murders. This time, he expects to use not only Tony's tracking skills, but also his Chippewa ancestry, and knowledge of powwow culture. When the killer strikes at Tony's home powwow in Wisconsin, his friends and relatives help him gain the trust and cooperation of other participants. His uncle finds a way for Tony to disclose his ancestry, despite his blond hair and blue eyes. Before the team catches up to the killer, his trail takes them from New Mexico to Montana and North Dakota. In the process of tracking him, Tony finds himself getting closer to his Native American heritage. Meanwhile, both Tony & Garret face upheaval at home. Tony has proven that he can handle the complications of his family life. But how will Garret deal with the distractions? And how will Tony handle a change in leadership when Garret is needed at home? The Reverend: A.K.A. Wohanota is the 7th Tony Wagner Mystery. The series began with The Reverend Finds His Calling in 2007. An 8th volume is scheduled for release in 2016.

Tony Wagner feels aimless. He loves his hectic family life, with 3 kids and 3 foster daughters. But he has lost interest in his job as a national park ranger. And, even though an FBI psychiatrist has cleared him to work, no agents have asked him to consult on a case. Then, Agent Wyatt Garret calls. He has been summoned to Maine to investigate the death of a former ambassador's son. Greg O'Connor has fallen from the South Face of the Precipice in Acadia National Park. Was it murder, suicide, or just a climbing accident? Garret needs Tony to search for evidence on the cliff face. He also admits that other agents are cautious about using Tony. They worry that the trauma of a year earlier will effect how he reacts under pressure. Before the case is solved, they will find out.

Two cousins, so alike, yet so different. Jim Collins---the kind of relative families brag about. A royal after marrying Crown Princess Diana of Taraverde. An over-achiever, now with the chance to compete in the Olympics. David(Dac) Collins---the kind of relative families don't talk about. A womanizing Marine, the black sheep of the Collins family. Jim knows that Dac's lifestyle hides a painful past. He tries to help his cousin become the man he wants to be. But Jim has problems of his own. Demands of his career & international competition leave little time for his family. His marriage begins to suffer.

FBI consultant Tony Wagner, his wife, & son head to Wisconsin to visit Tony's family. FBI agent Wyatt Garret wants him there for a different reason. Two ATF agents have disappeared in the northern part of the state while investigating a radical faction of the Christian Army. Garret believes that Tony's seminary training will help gain cooperation from the close-knit Christian Army community. He never suspects that it will also make Tony a target.

After almost seven years as Lunar Enforcement chief, Jared Pearce has come to enjoy life on the moon.The small town atmosphere and low crime rate are just what he needed after a twenty-year career with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.When he learns that his son and daughter-in-law, shuttle pilots Joel and Wanda, will be allowed to have the first baby born on the moon, it is cause for celebration.Then, Jared gets word of a fatality during a routine moonwalk. Felix Woods' spacesuit has decompressed. With so little crime, Lunar Enforcement investigates any death like a homicide.Technicians find no visible tear in the suit. When they analyze the software, it appears to be functioning normally.Jared gives his self-aware computer, Rita, the task of interfacing with the spacesuit's computer. Rita finds the "shadow" of something that has been erased.This was no accident. Felix was murdered.Was this an isolated incident or are other workers at risk? Which member of their close-knit community would commit such a crime? Who has the skill to write the virus that killed Felix? Did the killer act alone, or is this part of a conspiracy? And why?Jared and his officers race to find the answers before the killer can slip away.