Books by Judith a Barrett

Donut Lady's life depends on her memories of her conniving ex-husband. The silent stalker intends for her to die.The past haunts the Donut Lady when her dead husband's sketchy brother arrives in town. He had blocked her appeal for her conviction of the murder of her manipulative ex-husband. What's he doing in her hometown? To add to her troubles, her self-designated protector, Jack, is arrested for assault on the taunting, no-good ex-brother-in-law who is later found dead in Jack's yard.Where does a counterfeiter fit in the puzzle? Only the dead husband knows.

MAGGIE's fight for survival continues in Book Three of the Maggie Sloan Mystery Series saga.Sudden attacks on Maggie escalate. Someone wants her dead. Maggie, Larry, and her team investigate the puzzling clues that point to a long ago, unsolved theft of famous works of art from an art museum, but how is an old theft related to the attacks and a series of fires? Maggie intends to discover the truth. Her unknown enemy intends for her to die.

A retired State Trooper's fight for his family's survival continues in Book 2 of the Grid Down Survival saga. Major Elliott has run out of time. The power grid's about to fail. The economy teeters on collapse. And life on his farm is about to come to a devastating end. When Major and his team travel to help a badly injured farmer, they're plagued by vicious roadside attacks. Worse is the disturbing sighting of a truck filled with children-wearing masks. And as an old nemesis gains release from prison and resumes his former job, Major's convinced his enemy is the mastermind behind the electrical system's imminent destruction, the scam to steal farms, and the blackmailing of law enforcement officers. Haunted by the memories of the wide-eyed, masked children, Major vows to discover their plight and sets a trap, but has he taken the bait to become his enemy's next victim in a deadly ambush?

Donut Lady sifts through clues, and a serial killer squirms under the heat of exposure. It's time for Donut Lady to die.Karen O'Brien moves to her hometown in south Georgia and buys a charming, old-fashioned donut shop, complete with the owner's dog, cat, and secret recipes. After being in prison for twelve years, her struggle to adapt to civilian life in her new life as the Donut Lady becomes even more complicated when the boy no one cares about except her suddenly disappears from his sketchy living conditions. While Donut Lady searches for the missing boy and pursues clues to solve a prison murder, the killer stalks her.

MAGGIE SLOAN. Former librarian, self-trained spy, and breakfast cook has the skills of a deadly assassin. When brilliant, literal Maggie is the only person a missing spy trusts, she agrees to go to Galveston, Texas for two weeks to find him. Her unforgettable team and Larry, a police officer from her hometown, accompany her.Maggie, aka Gray Lady, wears her new red Western boots to blend in as a fill-in lunch cook at a diner. Before the end of the week, she's been shot, and the attacks escalate. Maggie, Larry, and Maggie's men are determined to stop the assailants.Maggie's trusted contacts are few, and she and Larry struggle through the disturbing clues that indicate the guilt of everyone they meet. How does her sheer presence threaten the unknown operation of a hidden leader and his thugs? How many more people will die before Maggie uncovers the vicious criminal who has eluded discovery for so long?

MAGGIE SLOAN, librarian and self-taught spy - dedicated to her craft. When her brilliant observational talents and her potential to expose complex criminal activity draw the attention of an international ring, she becomes their target. However, a heart-wrenching murder changes her life forever, and MAGGIE transforms from prey to predator.Will the librarian with the soul of a spy and the unusual security team stop the desperate mastermind or will she become the latest victim? It all comes down to kill or be killed.

MAJOR DAVE ELLIOTT - widower, farmer, retired from the Florida State Highway Patrol - lives with his dog, Shadow, and his 17-year-old autistic granddaughter. Their quiet life on the farm abruptly changes after a cyber attack causes the collapse of the US electrical grid and an economic crash.Major's band grows when the sheriff's family and others take refuge at the farm. His granddaughter's uncanny gift to see clouds of danger where no one else does thwarts the mastermind who intends to control the US government. When lawlessness rules and the farm family is the target of thugs, Major goes on the attack to stop the criminals. Can he succeed where others have so tragically failed and died?

KAREN O'BRIEN, DONUT LADY, has a knack for being at the wrong place at the right time. Does she get too close to revealing the truth? She witnesses a sketchy incident involving a good friend's estranged husband. A drug deal? The man turns up dead on his wife's porch. Was he murdered? Did the wife do it? After a second murder, DONUT LADY falls under suspicion, but is she actually the next target? Jack, her self-designated protector, can't be everywhere. Her nightmares saved her once, but the murderer takes it to a personal level. She's on her own.

KAREN O'BRIEN, DONUT LADY. When the killer stalks the Donut Lady, will she be fierce and save herself or will she be the next to die?Karen is a retired teacher and convicted felon - her nightmares and shadows from her years in prison still plague her. After prison, she looks forward to a new, quiet life in her small hometown where she buys a donut shop complete with a sweet German Shepherd, Colonel, and a sassy gray cat, Mia. After a violent man who threatened Karen is murdered, her nightmares foretell of a second murder. Will the Donut Lady and her shadows expose what is concealed before she becomes victim number three?