Stocks & Bondage

I'm thinking I may do two novels during NaNoWriMo this year. Yes, crazy, but "The Volunteer" is going to pretty much write itself and I've been thinking about a sequel to "For Blood or Money" and "Municipal Blondes" for some time. To recap, FBOM introduces computer forensics detective Dag Hamar and his assistant Deb Riley. It is told from Dag's perspective. "Municipal Blondes" is fully a Deb Riley mystery in which she chases down a corporate cartel using cell phones to rob the industry blind.

In "Stocks & Bondage" Deb is back and in disguise as she investigates the apparent suicide of a 50ish woman who had a roomful of computers. Working with police in a sting operation to catch the woman's boyfriend, Deb is trapped in her new identity, unable to risk her friends, her business, and her life as the boyfriend relentlessly pursues her. And at each step of the way, the dead woman's computers reveal a little more of the story.

If you want to get caught up, "For Blood or Money" is available in eBook and paperback from Long Tale Press. "Municipal Blondes" (and Deb's view of the FBOM story) can be read on-line at Municipal Blondes. (The story starts with the blog entry on November 30, 2006.) If I pursue the Deb Riley story, you'll be able to follow the daily action on Twitter at http://twitter.com/dhinvestigation.