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Books by Stephen L. Brayton

Alpha (A Mallory Petersen Mystery)
Fourth Degree Black Belt and private investigator investigates the murder of her boyfriend. Almost immediately, devastating secrets are uncovered and Mallory finds herself in mortal danger at nearly every turn. On top of the murder, she is asked by her landlord to find his missing daughter. It's high kicking action when Des Moines' most gorgeous investigator enters a world of betrayal, murder, [...]

Beta (A Mallory Petersen Mystery)
Private Investigator Mallory Petersen, a fourth degree black belt with her own taekwondo school in Des Moines, Iowa, splits her time between teaching martial arts and her often inane cases. It's not that she wants bad things to happen to people, but it makes life more interesting when they do. When Mallory accepts a case to find Cheryl McGee's kidnapped eight year old daughter, she is pulled into [...]

Night Shadows
Des Moines Homicide detective Harry Reznik and F.B.I. agent, Lori Campisi, have their hands more than a little full when they team up to investigate a series of gruesome murders. With life throwing them one obstacle after another, the unlikely pair has no choice but to put their personal issues aside as they battle malevolent creatures from another dimension. With everything to lose, they have no [...]