OFFICE OF THE DEAD    by Brother Bernard Seif, SMC, EdD, DNM
Price: $3.99 USD. 36100 words. Published on September 7, 2009. .
Monasticism, medicine, and clinical psychology are far from boring in the contemporary Brother Cadfael type murderous adventure. OFFICE OF THE DEAD has just enough romance, spiritual conflict, and humor in it to warm, disturb, and jump start your heart. This is the first complete monastic mystery in a series where the characters develop and adventures move to various countries.

VIGILS from the Office of the Dead    by Brother Bernard Seif, SMC, EdD, DNM
Price: $3.99 USD. 49830 words. Published on September 7, 2009. .
Openness to letting life unfold resolves most mysteries sooner or later. It is the "later" part that is the real challenge in life, and monastic life is no exception. The schedule of a monastery revolves around the Liturgy of the Hours marking the various phases of the day and night. Danger and opportunity in Hong Kong have no such timetable, however. Book two in the series.

MORNING PRAYER from the Office of the Dead    by Brother Bernard Seif, SMC, EdD, DNM
Price: $3.99 USD. 48460 words. Published on September 7, 2009. .
The mystery team is at it again! This time the six good friends travel to the land of mystery and intrigue--Tibet--via Nepal and Bangkok. Having started their journey, but not even out of America yet, they are drawn into a search for an ancient Dorje--a scepter-like object used during Tibetan Buddhist prayer services. The Dorje quickly becomes the least of their challenges. Book three.

DAYTIME PRAYER from the Office of the Dead    by Brother Bernard Seif, SMC, EdD, DNM
Price: $3.99 USD. 34250 words. Published on September 7, 2009. .
Meditation and medicine are the worlds Brother Francis and his Canadian protégé, Andre, set out to explore in India. They live in the region of the Dalai Lama, north India, then retreat to south India and the captivating Christian ashram of the late Benedictine monk Bede Griffiths. Characters from the three complete earlier monastic mystery books in the series continue to evolve.

VESPERS Evening Prayer from the Office of the Dead    by Brother Bernard Seif, SMC, EdD, DNM
Price: $3.99 USD. 37230 words. Published on September 7, 2009. .
There is a fine line between spirituality and magic. One emerges from the depths of who we are, the other out of illusion. This distinction is pivotal in VESPERS: Evening Prayer from the Office of the Dead. The magical island of Kauai Hawaii provides a fragrant setting for readers to join Abbot Francis as he continues along his spiritual path in this fifth installment in the series.

NIGHT PRAYER from the Office of the Dead    by Brother Bernard Seif, SMC, EdD, DNM
Price: $3.99 USD. 34090 words. Published on April 10, 2011. .
A centuries-old cycle of fear and death spans China, Europe, and America, and it falls upon the shoulders of a simple Christian monk and his companions to break that spell. Sixteenth Century France bursts into life for Twenty-first Century Brother Francis O’Neil through ancient parchments that have mysteriously come into his hands in China—along with their dangerous legacy.

Monastery Murder    by Nathan Pennington
Price: $0.99 USD. 4770 words. Published by PNC Publishing  on April 17, 2011. .
After a shocking night murder, the monks of the Monastery realize that one of them committed the murder. The Prior appoints one of their own to investigate. Inquiry uncovers a double life lived by the murdered man, and unearths secrets that were to remain undiscovered. The appointed investigator now must confront the truth and face the consequences, however dangerous they may be, for doing so.

Snowfall    by JC Andrijeski
Price: $0.99 USD. 16410 words. Published by White Sun Press  on April 21, 2011. .
Sent on a recon mission to a planet long abandoned to the devastation her species wreaked on it, the girl is shocked to find survivors after so many years. But a long time has passed and the world these strangers have built is based on rules she can't comprehend...even before they force her into a test that might get her killed.

Detective Shorts in Five    by Nathan Pennington
Price: $2.99 USD. 22840 words. Published by PNC Publishing  on April 23, 2011. .
Five short stories of crime and mystery. Stories included are Bloody Knife, Magician without Magic, T-Bone Conviction, Monastery Murder, and Malicious Chocolate. There are small town sheriffs, and private investigators, and amateur sleuths all featured in this collection solving crimes.

Kosovo Resurrection    by Jed Stone
Price: $3.99 USD. 98510 words. Published on July 7, 2011. .
The death of a Serbian monk in the English Lake District begins a search for a medieval Icon that holds the key to modern Kosovo. Spin-doctor Charles Rennie is chased by KLA killers in a fast-paced adventure through the modern Balkans. The trail is spiced with romance, and a spine-tingling final battle at Decani monastery in Kosovo shows that even in death, love triumphs over evil.