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Seventh Avenue Shakedown

TAMPA HEAT

Beneath Tampa’s Tropical Majesty Lies a Sinister Past...

Logan Walsh can take the heat.

He’s fought fires for two decades.

But when he helps his bail bondsman father chase down a skip, things go sideways.

People start getting hurt...

...People close to Logan.

Now this treacherous trail of biker gangs, crooked cops, and greedy land speculators threatens to

burn more than his career...

...his floundering marriage, his life, even his kids are on the line.

And he must find a way to get at these players and unravel a mystery that stretches across decades

to one of Tampa’s darkest chapters.

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THE GASPARILLA JOB

A Friend in Need, a Daring Heist, and a Ruthless Robbery Crew That’s not Going Back to Prison.

Lo Walsh had given up the PI life after the Bobby Lee Kinsey case.

However, when his notoriety draws the attention of an old mentor in need of a simple background

check, he can’t say no.

But the simple background check soon takes a sinister turn...

... and Lo finds himself mired in a twisted web of deception and revenge, bringing him face-to-face

with the dark side of his new profession.

Now Lo must reevaluate his commitment to this case.

Can he provide the help his old friend wants without exposing a murky past? How does he walk

away with so much at stake?

Whatever choice he makes, it will leave him and those around him forever changed.

THE KING OF WEST TAMPA

A High-stakes Game of Dominoes and a Patsy in the Frame Turns into a Deadly Game of Who

Dunnit.

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Lo Walsh is back in the PI game! And not a moment too soon.

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After TPD arrests a neighborhood man for the deadly robbery of a West Tampa domino game, the attorney for the defense approaches a reluctant Lo.

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But he soon realizes something is very wrong with this case and finds himself pursuing the identity of a mysterious femme fatale.

However, she is only the first piece.

And Lo must put together a puzzle of shifting loyalties and twisted history to get at the truth behind one of the neighborhood’s oldest and most influential families.

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A history they’ll kill to protect.

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INTERBAY SQUEEZE PLAY

When a Tampa cold case burns hot, PI Lo Walsh embarks on a heart-pounding chase for

redemption.

Lo’s confidence is soaring.

He’s closed case after case, bringing justice to the streets of Tampa ...

... that all was before Hennie Glass.

Soon, he finds himself buried in a case that’s had Tampa Police stumped for years, a case that leads him into a twisting web of sex, power, and blackmail.

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But Lo must solve this case fast, because he soon finds himself in TPD’s crosshairs.

Now, he must stay one step ahead of a city-wide manhunt and piece together the years-old puzzle that is the key to his freedom.

AN ALAFIA HIJACKING

When a job seems to good to be true, it usually is...

Lo Walsh is trying to lie low after detective work almost ruined his life.

But fire department overtime is running slim and the cost of his renewed fight with his ex leaves him desperate for cash.

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When a South Tampa blue blood offers Lo a payday to locate a load of hijacked gold, he thinks it’s too good to be true.

He soon discovers how right he is.

As he descends into a web of criminal conspiracies and feuding criminals, he must find a way to protect a pair of innocent children while keeping his own family out of the line of fire.

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But it may be too late as an old enemy with an axe to grind hides in the shadows, pushing him

toward a deadly endgame.

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SEVENTH AVENUE SHAKEDOWN

A Million-dollar Treasure Hunt Inspired by a Twice-murdered Robber!

 

Logan Walsh is looking for something low-profile after the Albritton Case. But he soon stumbles into a mystery darker than expected.

 

When a notorious robber is murdered years after his alleged death, a trail to hidden millions leads Logan on a dangerous path through Tampa’s seedy corners. With the fire chief targeting his job, family ties fraying, and his own sleazy partner proving slippery and untrustworthy, Logan knows this isn’t just about money—it’s about survival and redemption.

 

And the only way he’s going to make it through is to find the power to have faith in the most unlikely of people. Will it be enough? Can he walk his delicate balancing act again? Get your copy of Seventh Avenue Squeeze Play and find out today!

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