WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER?

February 12, 2025 by Diana Deverell

Nine of us explore that question in the new issue of MYSTERY, CRIME, AND MAYHEM, available from February 15, 2025.

Not every crime is perfectly planned or executed. Sometimes, there’s a witness. Who wasn’t supposed to be there. At all.

Or are we seeing something not-quite-right about that bystander on the sidelines? Are they truly innocent?

These nine tales of crimes and those watching them will leave you guessing up to the last moment.

In my story, “Guilt Trip”, a female client hires security pro Bella Hinton to protect her when she speaks at a candlelight vigil in Washington, DC. The client will advocate for stricter gun controls and she insists that Bella carry no weapon on this job. A new challenge for gun-loving Bella! I had fun learning how she deals with it.

Come and have fun with INNOCENT BYSTANDERS, MCM issue 21, starting our sixth year. Available in ebook from most vendors and in paperback from Barnes & Noble.

Get your copy from the publisher or follow this universal link to buy from your favorite online bookseller.

Grab my political thriller while it’s hot!

January 22, 2018 by Diana Deverell

Grab my new ripped-from-the-headlines thriller and plunge into the chaos of today’s Washington, DC. The greedheads are out to maximize corporate profits but private security professional Bella Hinton is in their way. They figure getting rid of the bitch will be easy.

“Piss-poor at threat assessment,” is how Bella assesses them. She sets out to prove she’s better. You’ll love hearing this story in Bella’s own salty words. Click on the cover below, and follow the universal link to your favorite ebook retailer, and buy Bitch Out of Hell today.

Preorder new political thriller and pay only $2.99!

January 11, 2018 by Diana Deverell

Preorder Bitch Out of Hell today at the advance sale price of $2.99! Your ebook will arrive on release day, January 19, when this bargain ends.

Seven years ago, a high-end private security company hired Bella Hinton to stop their bodyguards murdering innocent bystanders while protecting diplomats abroad.

A career security pro, Bella was keeping Americans safe before most of those guards were born. She cleaned house at the company and changed the cowboy culture.

But now, a new team has taken over in Washington. Diplomacy is out. Mercenary armies are the new profit center for the greedheads in charge. And Bella’s in their way.

She survived the incident last year in Dhaka. But has she got what it takes to make it out of DC alive?

Click on the book jacket or follow this universal link to your favorite online retailer, order Bitch Out of Hell before January 19, and pay less than half the regular price.