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NOVELS & SHORT STORIES

Sam Quo Vadis

ICE: THE CONCRETE JUNGLE Genre - Quirky espionage tale    [Novella (23,500 words)] "A counter-intelligence agency that is so secretive its own agents know one another only by their aliases, battles an evil organization that is dedicated to the overthrow of western democracy." ICE: The Concrete Jungle is the first in a series of whimsical tales in the mold of The Avengers and James Bond." Logline: Harry gets an unwanted partner - the director's incorrigible niece - and sets off to find out why the city's citizens are being turned into concrete statues. Read a Sample.

MIND LORDS Genre - Mystery/Espionage/Sci-fi    [Short Story (4,000 words)] Logline: A bored young man encounters sinister forces when he harbours a mysterious and troubled female assassin. Read a Sample.

BLACKWELL & BERRY, PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS Genre - Detective    [Novella (8,200 words)] "A 1940's, detective noir-style tale set in the modern day." Logline: P.I. Nathan Blackwell is engaged by a mysterious woman who wishes him to find her husband - and gets caught up in a deadly art theft in the process. Read a Sample.

Marta Ze

BLOODLINE Genre - Horror    [Novel] A werewolf's coming-of-age... Vince, a strung-out musician, is shot after bungling a robbery. Weak and bleeding, he stumbles through the Louisiana swamps and into the house of an ancient werewolf. The creature offers to save his life, for a price- Vince's daughter, the rebellious twelve-year old Lily. Near death, Vince finally agrees. Dark forces are unleashed at the betrayal. If Lily is to remain human, she must learn to control her power, or it will destroy everyone she loves... including herself. Quarter-Finalist: Chesterfield Writers Film Project

ANGELITA'S WINGS Genre - Supernatural    [Short Story] A new angel must convince her big brother not to seek revenge for her murder.

Mary Schirmer

THE SECRET OF LIFE Genre - Romance    [Novel] A city newsman learns to survive in 1870's Colorado. (also developed as a feature-length screenplay)

BLACK IRISH ROSE Genre - Drama    [Novel] A teenage girl dreams of becoming the first black Irish step dance champion; co-written with Juanita Mathews. (developed as a sitcom bible and pilot script)

WARNING Genre - Drama    [Short Story] A woman bumps into an ex-boyfriend in a store right before Christmas. Won second place in a St. Louis Writers Guild contest.