The List & Critical Mass

Two books in one. The list: Gable Cooper has penned a novel worth six million dollars. But he doesn't exist. His creator, lawyer-turned-novelist Abby Chandlis, asks Jack Jermaine to pose as the phantom author. But when her book rockets to bestsellerdom and Jack becomes a star, he will do anything to protect their secret, even if it means murder. In CRITICAL MASS: Joss Cole, burned-out public defender from LA, has opted for a quieter life. Then into her office walks Dean Belden in search of a lawyer to help him set up a business. Within days Belden is murdered. Meanwhile, Gideon van Ry, a nuclear fission expert, is troubled by the failure to account for two nuclear devices missing from the former Soviet Union. His investigations lead him to Belden Electronics and to his only lead - Joss Cole.