WAR ZONE REVISITED

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Revisit war-torn El Salvador with junior diplomat Casey Collins. Get a long-awaited glimpse into how Casey’s 1983 confrontation with savagery and danger in Central America shapes her character.

In the midst of civil war, how will she handle the gut-wrenching fear?

Her nature gives her only two choices.

Go numb and avoid trouble.

Or live life with every nerve end tingling …

Ride along with Casey in my short story “Shut Your Eyes and You’ll Be Fine”, as she decides what to do.


Click on the cover above or follow this link to reach your favorite ebook vendor and buy your copy of “Shut Your Eyes and You’ll Be Fine” today.

This short and compelling story introduces Casey Collins and is a pivotal addition to the five thriller novels that take place in the next twenty  years of her career.

Meet a femme fatale . . .

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. . . with a talent for poker, a weakness for men, and a bum kidney.

Sharp and deadly, Livvie’s gambling her way to a life-saving transplant. Using her sweetheart Neal’s body parts as the stakes.

Neal antes up. He loves Livvie.

But does Livvie love him?

Find out in “Organ Trade Off” — the darkest story I’ve ever written.

Organ Trade Off: A Noir Short Story by Diana Deverell

“… had me clutching at my organs. Macabre and twisted to hell – loved it.” (AB Patterson blog review Feb. 6, 2018)

Buy “Organ Trade Off: A Noir Short Story” today and take a dangerous trip to the shadow side of Harrisburg, PA. Click on the cover above or follow this universal link to your favorite ebook vendor.

Distinguished Mystery Story

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“Payback is a Bitch” was named a Distinguished Mystery Story of 2018 by Otto Penzler, editor of the The Best American Mystery Stories series. Tangent Online deems the story an “incredibly fast-moving short thriller . . .  the tension doesn’t let up. . .”

In “Payback”, security professional Bella Hinton makes a routine visit to the US Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh and ends up trapped the rear seat of her armored vehicle, surrounded by four bodyguards prepared to sell her to ISIS.

“Payback” sets the stage for Bella’s breakout as lead in the political thriller Bitch Out of Hell.

Buy this ebook short story and hear in Bella’s own salty words what happened that fateful day in Dhaka.

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"Payback is a Bitch", A Distinguished Mystery Story of 2018