"A kidnapping draws a former lawyer turned money launderer into a curious plot to overthrow the Cuban government.
Vance Courage has sworn off life as a lawyer and is living comfortably off the millions of dirty dollars he helped salvage and keeps hidden in an offshore account. Out of the blue, he gets an offer to invest in a dive outfit in the Cayman Islands and the plan is simple—buy more boats and book lots of fake trips. He’s intrigued and wants to legitimize some of the money but so far, every business venture he’s attempted has been an unmitigated disaster. Lauren Gold, his cohort and girlfriend and herself a millionaire, catches a flight from Miami to the Cayman Islands to check it out—and promptly disappears.
Following a cryptic text message from the kidnapper, Courage meets a mysterious Cuban woman at a popular Miami tourist attraction prepared to receive the ransom demand. The lady in white knows secrets about his family and the source of his illicit cash; she warns him the counterrevolution is coming, and that ‘Monkey’ needs his money. Ricardo ‘Monkey’ Morales is an enigma—a real world Cuban-born James Bond rumored to be a drug runner, CIA operative and international assassin—but there’s a problem. Monkey was shot and killed in a bar fight in Miami decades ago.
While Lauren’s safety hangs in the balance, Courage discovers a manifesto written in Spanish detailing plans to stage a coup to overthrow the Cuban communist government. Desperately weighing fact from fiction, Courage finds himself in a strange world where dead men walk . . . and nothing is as it seems."
"'A captivating destination thriller with all the ingredients for a perfect beach read: betrayal, sex and deadly games on an exotic island.' —Bestthrillers
'If you're not reading this series, start!'—Ryan Steck, The Real Book Spy
Vance Courage and Lauren Gold are on route to Paradise Island, Bahamas to gamble when the twin-engine prop plane they’ve chartered is forced to make an emergency landing on a tiny private island. The pilot, a crusty army veteran named Blade, makes a harrowing landing then orders his five passengers to take their baggage and walk to the island’s only resort to wait for the weather to clear. While Vance is away from the table, Lauren sees the plane take off into the sunset, stranding them and two of the three other passengers.
Courage soon realizes his is the only missing baggage. He hurries to the footpath leading to the small runway and finds his belongings strewn on the gravel in the clearing. His duffle bag is turned inside-out, and his passport and gun are gone. Why did they target him and why did Blade take the third passenger, Tonk, with him? Gold and Courage and two young budget-minded travelers from California—C.J. and Chan—are forced to spend the night on the island.
When a personal emergency forces Lauren Gold to return to Miami in the morning, Courage joins C.J. and Chan who’ve mapped out a daring plan to escape the island. Believing they can lead him to the thief, the ex-cop tracks the young couple and soon discovers his gun and passport haven’t fallen into the hands of an ordinary thief. He’s on the trail of a madman."
"Vance Courage and Lauren Gold are back on their old turf in Miami but their relationship has been strained recently. Vance's 13-year-old nephew, Ethan Jones, confides to him that detectives came to the house questioning his mom about a murder. The victim, Silk Hart, is a bestselling erotica writer whose body was discovered in a Miami Beach hotel room. Vance needs Lauren's help to figure out how his sister is involved.
Lauren agrees to dig for information but soon discovers there's a news blackout. Who killed the story? And why? With his nephew in renal failure and a killer on the loose, multiple clocks begin to tick. As clues start to point in a certain direction, he has to ask himself the unthinkable. Could his sister be the killer?
THE BOTTOM LINE: '. . . a provocative, tightly-wound crime thriller that seems destined for its own streaming series. A must-read for both fans of the series and the series' growing fan base.' — BestThrillers.com
'A brilliantly woven plot mixed with a rich cast of memorable characters make Karen S. Gordon's MONEY FOR NOTHING a must-read for anyone in search of an unputdownable reading experience.'— Ryan Steck, The REAL Book Spy"
"'The Bottom Line: A heart-pounding, adrenaline-spiking medical thriller that takes the series into new territory. Highly recommended.' — Bestthrillers
Ex-cop Vance Courage is heading off for an island vacation when HIPP Corp’s CEO Sherry Rogers jets into Miami for a surprise meeting. An oncologist using her company’s electronic medical records software lost a patient during a routine chemotherapy infusion and the family is threatening to sue. Worried the business will be named in the lawsuit, she insists he go to Indianapolis to investigate. He can’t very well say no. He and his partner Lauren Gold recently invested 5-million of their own dirty dollars to save her company from bankruptcy.
The duo travel to Indy and attend a medical sales gala hoping the free flowing booze will loosen lips. But before dinner is served, Rogers tells him another doctor-client in Chicago lost a cancer patient in almost the exact same way. Could the link be a bad batch of drugs? Or something more nefarious?
With a freak late April snowstorm looming, they detour to the Windy City, shocked to discover the clinic is a front for a patient-dumping scheme. While Vance focuses on the Chicago doc treating low-income patients, Lauren heads off to meet with Rogers—and vanishes. When the sixth patient dies and the Chicago oncologist is arrested for murder, every cell in Vance’s body tells him he has a lot more to lose than money."
"'An outstanding debut thriller that has it all: misdirection, intrigue, murder, and family. Captivating and engrossing.' —The BookLife Prize
'A taut, thrilling drama told exceptionally well.' — Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author
'An engagingly written series starter with a bounty of plot twists and Miami Vices.' — Kirkus Reviews
Rumors of $75 million in missing cartel cash.
An iconic Florida waterfront hotel with a dangerous past.
An ex detective turned lawyer with his own playbook.
Vance Courage knows all too well the Hotel Mutiny was once the secret enclave for Miami's notorious Cocaine Cowboys. Law enforcement, drug lords, and lots of shady operatives lived it up inside the Mutiny's high security private club.
Outside the hotel, Miami was a war zone. The coroner stored murder victims in rented refrigerated trucks. Witnesses and jurors disappeared. A federal judge was gunned down outside his home.
But that was a different era. Or was it?
Courage is a lawyer now and his practice is on the skids. When a fugitive sneaks into Miami from Cuba, it unleashes demons from the past. Characters from the Cocaine Cowboy days are cropping up — including an enticing woman he meets on a dating app. With his life going nowhere fast, he wonders what they want with him. And why now?
This paradoxical tale of murder, tenderness, corruption, and family will get inside your head and won't let go until you've read the final word."
