Robert Downs

Books

Falling Immortality
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 63,360. Language: English. Published: May 25, 2019 by Black Opal Books. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
Private detective Casey Holden has just gotten back from a vacation of fun in the sun when he gets an unexpected visitor, Felicity Farren. Her husband was killed two years ago, and the local cops have let the case run cold. She wants answers, as well as justice, but as Casey digs for the truth, he soon realizes this isn’t a simple crime, and he probably doesn’t have a big enough shovel…
Simultaneous Meltdown
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 95,730. Language: English. Published: November 17, 2018 by Black Opal Books. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller
Lynette Sommer, Richard Lancaster III, and Carl Razer are all having a really bad day. And then it gets progressively worse, as three homegrown terrorists—Matthew, Mark, and John—destroy three vital Boston landmarks—The Hancock Tower, the Pru, and the Boston Public Library,—with the drop of a backpack and the flick of a switch…
The Bridal Chase
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 27,570. Language: English. Published: May 12, 2018 by Black Opal Books. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Suspense, Fiction » Women's fiction » Chick lit
Elisha Crimson thought her wedding day would be the happiest of her life. But losing her fiancé to two thugs in a dark sedan wasn’t part of the plan. She can do nothing to stop the abrupt abduction, so she pursues at the first opportunity, navigating the West Virginia interstate in a white wedding dress behind the wheel of a pickup truck. But will she catch the car in time to save her true love?
The Fix
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 32,460. Language: English. Published: December 7, 2017 by Black Opal Books. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller
Professional gambler, Johnny Chapman, plays the hand he’s dealt, but when he’s dealt a series of losers, he decides to up the ante with more money than he can afford to lose. Just when he thinks his life can’t get any worse, it does. The loan shark he owes the money to demands that he pay up and sends his goons after him. The man offers Johnny one way out—fix a race by fatally injecting a dog...
Penchant for Vengeance
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 77,660. Language: English. Published: August 19, 2017 by Black Opal Books. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller
Charlottesville, Virginia, Police Detective Luke McGinty has a closet filled with demons, along with a few skeletons; a steady job, but no steady partner or girlfriend; and is still married to his wife Sallie, even though she’s been dead for three years. Then his detective work takes a turn for the worse when a body is discovered at the downtown mall...
The Convenient Escape
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 73,070. Language: English. Published: November 12, 2016 by Black Opal Books. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
To Veronica Baird, escaping from an underground dungeon and racing through the woods, is anything but convenient, even as her captor in rubber mask attire proves rather persistent in his continued pursuit. Despite her apparent independence, she considers a partnership, albeit reluctantly, with a former classmate who may still have feelings for her.