Specimen & Other Stories Read online

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  ALAN ANNAND

  Alan Annand is a writer of crime fiction, offering an intriguing blend of mystery, suspense, thriller and New Age noir. When he’s not dreaming up ingenious ways to kill people and thrill readers, he occasionally finds therapy in writing humor, short stories and faux book reviews.

  Before becoming a full-time novelist, he worked as a technical writer for the railway industry, a corporate writer for private and public sectors, a human resources manager and an underground surveyor.

  Currently, he divides his time between writing in the AM, astrology in the PM, and meditation on the OM. For those who care, he’s an Aries with a dash of Scorpio.

  You can find him on Facebook, Goodreads and LinkedIn,

  or follow him on Pinterest, Tumblr and Twitter.

  For more information, see his website

  www.sextile.com

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  AL-QUEBECA

  Montreal detective Sophie Gillette, still mourning the death of her brother during covert ops in Afghanistan, investigates a fatal hit-and-run, uncovering a terrorist plot to assassinate an American governor, disable New England’s electrical grid, and kill 10,000 hockey fans.

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  SCORPIO RISING (New Age Noir #1)

  A criminal profiler investigates the killing of a New York heiress and discovers her death is linked to two other murders on the same day: a dot-com millionaire in San Francisco and the team leader of a CIA counter-terrorist project in Los Alamos.

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  FELONIOUS MONK (New Age Noir #2)

  Profiler Axel Crowe investigates the murder of a reporter at an ashram. His esoteric detective work reveals a series of Manhattan rape-murders dating back 12 years, with connections to sex trafficking, drug smuggling and the theft of an ancient golden Buddha.

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  SOMA COUNTY (New Age Noir #3)

  Axel Crowe searches for a missing person in wine country and discovers a black market in body parts. When his client’s friend is murdered and more people disappear, Crowe’s investigation leads to a little man with large appetites, big dogs and grand ambitions.

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  HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT

  A man assumes his twin brother’s identity in order to alibi his own wife who’s accidentally killed his brother in an argument. But when he finds himself sharing a bed with his beautiful sister-in-law, he faces bigger challenges and harder choices.

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  HARM’S WAY

  A private investigator searches for the runaway daughter of an aspiring politician, only to become embroiled in a plot of corruption, decadence and murder. Although violence endangers everyone dear to him, his selfless sense of duty drives him onward to a twisted resolution.

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  ANTENNA SYNDROME

  New York, 2026. In the aftermath of a dirty A-bomb, private investigator Keith Savage searches for a kidnapped artist, the paraplegic daughter of a crime-busting politician, but the trail leads to a place where her fascination with insects collides with his fears.

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