Murder in Scorpio
SKU: 978-0340665718

Nominated for the Edgar, Agatha, and Anthony Awards for Best First Novel

She's a California P.I. with something extra–a doctorate in parapsychology and a special instinct for trouble.

Dr. Elizabeth Chase is used to funny looks and disbelief when she tells people she uses the paranormal and astrology to help her investigations. Sergeant Tom McGowan of the Escondido Police Department is skeptical, but when he needs help in exploring the not-so-accidental death of an old friend, he turns to her.
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The Cold Heart of Capricorn
SKU: 978-0312962944

After her Edgar, Agatha and Anthony-nominated debut in Murder in Scorpio, psychic private eye Elizabeth Chase returns to investigate a brutal San Diego rape case.

An increasingly violent rapist has been terrorizing San Diego, but the lack of physical evidence at the scenes gives the police very little to go on. Dubious but desperate as the rapist edges toward committing murder, the cops turn to Elizabeth for paranormal help. Her first step is to hypnotize the victims, hoping to unearth clues buried in their subconscious memories. Success seems imminent, but when her interpretations have devastating results, Elizabeth steps back from the case--only to find herself getting closer and closer to the deadly conclusion.
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Aquarius Descending
SKU: 978-0312198299

Tom McGowan, Elizabeth's cop boyfriend asks her to take on a case that seems to be more in her line of work than in his. The father of Tom's ex-fiancée has come to him in desperation: He fears a mysterious package he's just received means that his daughter, who has disappeared into The Bliss Project, must be dead or in terrible trouble.
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Pisces Rising
SKU: 978-0312974473

“Just when you think you’ve seen everything, something new comes . . . and astounds you.” —The Dallas Morning News

I moved through the casino in a daze, my senses overloaded by lights, noise, and the discordant vibes of the gamblers. Their emotions—numbness, excitement, anxiety, ecstasy, love, loathing—clashed all around me....
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Ashes of Aries
SKU: 978-0312980412

When Matthew Fielding, the four-year-old son of a San Diego telecommunications mogul, turns up missing, the psychic skills of P.I. Elizabeth Chase are requested. The stakes are raised soon after Elizabeth begins her investigation when a wildfire breaks out in Rancho Santa Fe, the secluded community where Matthew and his family-and Elizabeth's own parents-live. Aided and abetted by the Santa Ana winds, flames rage out of control, consuming thousands of acres and dozens of homes.
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