ABOUT THE BOOKS
Wilde On The Bricks
It’s been a slow start for Samantha Wilde’s FBI career, but the indictment of notorious con man Jimmy Bob Baylor and the culmination of her six-month investigation could change everything. Baylor had been cheating rich old widows for decades and this would be his Waterloo. With Baylor’s indictment and arrest, she’d probably have a shot at a promotion to the FBI Academy.
When Baylor phones unexpectedly and offers to admit his years of deceit, Samantha knows her career has taken an exciting turn. But finding Baylor’s dead and fragmented body in the foyer of his fancy Upper West Side condo dashes her hopes. If it wasn’t one of the rich widows, then who murdered him? Was there something she overlooked in her investigation?
Forced to team up with arrogant NYPD Detective Ryan Cooper, Sammy reluctantly shares her leads and her fears that she may have marked Baylor for murder. Was there a deeper story behind Baylor’s relationship with vindictive victim Catherine Hamilton? And how does crazy, reclusive silver screen goddess Thalia Swanson figure in?
Retracing her investigation through the streets of 1990’s New York City, she discovers many things done right. But her biggest error may cost Samantha her life.
Wilde Undercover
It’s 1993 and parading on Alex Post’s yacht in a little black dress is out of character for middle school teacher Samantha Wilde. But ex-boyfriend and Organized Crime Task Force Detective Dan Anguilo needs her to be his undercover girlfriend for just one night. Once the FBI’s informant, Code name the Baron, shows up, Samantha’s crazy role will be over. But the Baron mysteriously disappears, and Samantha is stuck in her undercover role. Now crucial to the Task Force’s investigation, Samantha is an amateur among professionals, drawn deeper and deeper into the deadly world of the La Sombra del Jaguar drug cartel.
To Task Force Attorney Stuart Birkwell, Samantha is an unfortunate consequence of his botched plan. To the Surveillance Squad she’s BD, the Baby Doll. But to burned-out Detective Bobby Washington she’s smart and a breath of fresh air. When the government’s investigation takes one track, Samantha and Bobby follow their own. Together they discover the truth behind the Baron’s disappearance. But can they convince the Task Force in time to save Samantha’s life?
In the fiery climax, Samantha triumphs for the Task Force and even finds love in an unexpected place. Can she return to the classroom or does a more exciting career await her as an FBI Agent?
