D.M. is a native Arizonan living in Scottsdale,
traveling has inspired several of his books throughout the years, including historical fiction, especially with a mystery thrown in.
Sue Lee Mysteries started after visiting an antique shop in Honolulu with the purchase of a vintage World War Two recruitment poster for women to serve. It was haunting knowing all the possibilities open for woman during those perilous times.
Villa Adele Murder In the past, a murder at Villa Adele in 1901 deceives the Monte Carlo commissioner of police causing the death of an innocent man. In 1951, new evidence is disclosed along with lost treasure fortune seekers are willing to kill for. Operation Washtub The Cold War has produced Russian invasion fears in Alaska. To prepare, the FBI is secretly training civilians to transmit enemy...
Sue Lee Mystery: Caribbean Gold In the midst of Bahama sunshine, palm trees, and the deep blue Caribbean sea, "Island Art Inquires" hosts a thrilling Christmas party in search of Spanish Doubloons. However, the hunt soon turns deadly.
Three books covering the post-war timeline: Lost Buddha is directly after World War two Sue Lee along with Island Art Inquiries are searching for a seventh-century tapestry intertwined with ruthless Nazi's running from prosecution. Concealment continues with the mystery of escaping war criminals who are involved in the murder of a young art dealer but ends with a timeless love story. Klondike...
Sue Lee Mysteries starting with, "Merry-Go-Round." Nuclear physics after years of developing the Atomic bomb hides in shame as a circus clown, but laughter turns deadly when the real anarchists stepped out from behind the masquerade. The next exciting story is, "My Friend Amelia." A search in the Pacific for Dr. Jane's childhood idol Amelia Earhart, an American aviation pioneer, uncovers a...
In 1941, the city of Belfast, Ireland, was almost obliterated by German bombs. The British used the port to escort supply convoys across the Atlantic. Before the bombing, a young boy witnessed the murder of another child murder in the church-run orphanage and ran away with his brother on a ship to America. However, the crossing becomes an emotional trial mixed with jealousy, hate, espionage...
A deception and Ancient murder in the Mayan empire set off a series of future events following timelines starting in Mexico in the stunning Sea of Cortez. This famous Gulf of California stretches inland over one thousand miles. It is a deadly trap for submarines, especially if you are on a secret mission during World War Two. Sue Lee and Alex, along with the team from Island Art Inquires, are...
Nuclear physics after years of developing the Atomic bomb hides in shame as a circus clown, but laughter turns deadly when the real anarchists stepped out from behind the masquerade.
The Cold War has produced Russian invasion fears in Alaska. To prepare, the FBI is secretly training civilians to transmit enemy movements. The flaw is the vast Alaskan wilderness is rich in minerals, leaving room for corruption and murder during Operation Washtub
The serenity of Villa Adele, nestled in the shadows of Monte Carlo, was shattered in 1901 with a mysterious murder that left the Commissioner of Police baffled. In 1951, with the help of Island Art Inquiries, Sue Lee reopened the case, finding additional evidence exposing a hidden fortune tucked away in the secrets of Monte Carlo. A century of lost treasure that others were willing to do...
A giant of a man, full of compassion and kindness, he brought together a group of people to flee the Nazi occupation and spend an unforgettable Christmas with the abandoned children of Paris. A delightful Christmas story of intrigue, and love.
A search in the Pacific for Dr. Jane's childhood idol Amelia Earhart, an American aviation pioneer, uncovers a hidden murder from the past now haunting to be solved.
Klondike Journal is a murder mystery taking place in two separate timelines involving two exceptional women ahead of their time. Marie Adele, a wayward New York socialite, finds prosperity during the Klondike gold rush after being bestowed with a treasure that brings murder into the present. Sue Lee is uncovering the pieces of Klondike Marie's past to find the treasure before the psychotic...
Alex is on an assignment following the trail of war criminals and is unaware of his friend Clara's anguish. She has requested the help of "Island Art Inquiries." Sue Lee and Dr. Jane arrived at her home in Clovelly to learn more about a book from the past. They promised Clara they will find the writer while in Paris on business. However, what they thought would be a simple buying trip finds...
Lost Buddha, a postwar Sue Lee Mystery series involving seventh-century tapestries preserved by an antique dealer during the war. After his brutal death, the first Lost Buddha is discovered, and the race is on to find the other five, hiding somewhere in the world. The search uncovers war criminals hiding from prosecution, placing Sue Lee, and Dr. Jane, in a dangerous, life-threatening situation.
If you're a youth in 1941 living in San Francisco and a graduate of Stanford University, fluent in speech communications, especially Japanese, your talents were needed by Army intelligence immediately. The youth of America stepped up to the challenge, including an extraordinarily talented young lady, Sue Lee Ono. She is caught in a murderous past, continuing into the present after the death of...
World War Two progresses into the year 1943. Sue Lee finds herself trapped in a deadly situation in Cuba, at a strategic airbase. Sue Lee quickly stepped back just as a knife tore into her left forearm, followed by a scream and a person falling onto the floor from a box above her! Her right hand was covering the wound to staunch the bleeding as she watched for his next move.
The secrets around the long-lost Kazaritachi sword have been unraveled, and its final riddles fit together perfectly. Nonetheless, following the path to uncovering this treasure is dangerous: a coded message is lurking in plain sight...yet at a high price.
San Francisco, 1941, The Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor, and a young code breaker, Lieutenant Sue Lee Ono, suddenly finds herself in the rapidly progressing timeline of the war. Her personal world is caught up in prejudice, deception, espionage, and murder after finding a cryptic message involving her beloved deceased uncle. Set against the golden city of San Francisco and the majestic...