Despite looking forward to a respite from his work with the CIA, Quint Cord is ordered back to Washington by the Director, Gerald Williams, when the President and his family come under attack by unknown forces following his embargo on heavy uranium destined for the country’s enemies. When the President’s daughter is kidnapped, the Cords move into the White House to assist in locating her. Quint, intuitive and trained in counterterrorism, and Lila, a leading expert in computer hacking, have both earned the President’s trust through their commitment and expertise in solving other cases. Despite increased security, threats against the President and his family escalate. It takes a few lucky breaks and a lot of investigation to learn who is behind the carnage. The issue becomes how to stop the perpetrators of the attacks without creating an international incident.
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Lyon’s Claw
Lila and Quint Cord are honeymooning in the south of France when Lila is kidnapped. Seized because of her hacking expertise, her captor plans to use her in a deadly game of revenge. While Quint and three CIA operatives work to free her, another and more dangerous plot unfolds with global implications. With hired assassins on their heels, Quint and the other agents must discover what secrets led to the enmity between Lila’s captor and his nemesis, recover Lila, and stop the realization of a deadly plot
The Treasure
Taking a well-deserved vacation, Clint Smith returns to Las Vegas to unbury a strong box he had previously located only to find that some treasures come with consequences.
Honeymoons Can Kill
Jim West hopes to escape on a cruise for a few days of romance and relaxation, but murder, mayhem, and an old girlfriend follow him on board.
The Assassins
A disputed election has divided the nation, and a handful of senior government officials have conspired to have the North Koreans assassinate the President of the United States.
Ghost of White Island
In 1715, a ship’s carpenter tried to rape the 14 year old daughter of the captain of a British warship and was flogged almost to death. He mutinied and captured the ship, killing the captain and forcing his daughter into marriage. After falling in with Blackbeard, he abandoned his young wife on a cold, bitter rock called White Island, off the coast of New Hampshire. When he was caught and hanged by the British Navy, his treasure vanished into history. Many people believe that Martha, his reluctant wife, hid the treasure in the Isle of Shoals chain. This is the story of a search for those gold and jewels and treasure, protected by the Ghost of White Island.
Shattered
The Lifestyle Trilogy:
Book 3
Beth is newlywed and ready to begin the rest of her life. Her hasty marriage to Don, a wealthy businessman, both shocks and worries Beth’s friends with good reason.
Man in the Chimney
The Man in the Chimney is a Civil War story of an unlikely and troubled romance between a New York Calvary officer in Union occupied New Bern, and the Lenoir County woman who saves his life.
Tiger’s Code: A John Quinton Cord Novel
Quint Cord is an unlikely spy. With sufficient family money so that he never needs to work, he could have spent his life idling on a beach chasing women. But from the moment he discovers famous codes of the past in a university class, he is hooked. His unique talent for creating and breaking codes brings him to the attention of the CIA.
A powerful and ambitious politician, who’s in cahoots with a Saudi prince, plans to seize the US presidency and throw the western world into turmoil. Quint flees the country only to stay one step ahead of a foe determined to kill him before he can break the code.
Clue by clue, Quint begins to zero in on his target but can he stop him in time?
The Intrepid Miss LaRoque
You would think Cecilia LaRoque has it all: a loving father, wealth, beauty, social position and a devoted suitor. She doesn’t. Crushed by a cold and critical mother who soon absconds to live with a dissolute lover, ‘Cissy’ struggles to prove herself worthy of love and respect. She could not have foreseen in her teenage years that the genteel and privileged life she had led would come to a crashing halt with the outbreak of Civil War, a bitter struggle that would tear her world apart. Despite the hardships and inherent danger, she seizes the opportunity to forge an unorthodox role for herself as a spy.