Books by K Patrick Donoghue

<b>When an acquaintance is robbed and murdered, scientist Anlon Cully and detective Jennifer Stevens suspect they know the motive for the crimes. But then Anlon''s companion Pebbles McCarver is kidnapped, changing everything.</b><br /> <br />For the puppet master behind Pebbles'' capture is a ten-thousand-year-old tyrant who demands an impossible ransom -- the return of an ancient relic lost to the ages -- leading Anlon and Jennifer on a desperate quest to find the relic and rescue Pebbles before the tyrant adds Pebbles to her long list of victims.<br /> <br />Part murder mystery, part fantasy adventure, <i>Curse of the Painted Lady</i> is a continuation of the archaeological mystery explored in <i>Shadows of the Stone Benders</i> and <i>Race for the Flash Stone</i>, the first two books in the Anlon Cully Chronicles series.

 <b>Scientist Anlon Cully clashes with savage villains in the hunt to unearth a fearsome ancient weapon, the Flash Stone.</b><br /><br />Forged as a building tool, the Flash Stone can cut and shape rock with astounding precision. In the wrong hands, however, it can be wielded as a horrifying weapon. And it is endowed with yet another gift, a secret power known only to those who unravel its mysteries.<br /><br />But deciphering the Flash Stone''s secrets and whereabouts will not be easy, for the only clues at Anlon''s disposal are an ancient map, a curious statue and three cryptic journals left behind by his murdered archaeologist uncle.<br /><br />And time is not on Anlon''s side...for there are others seeking to solve the same riddles...heartless fiends who crave the powers of the Flash Stone enough to kill for it.<br /><br /><i>Race for the Flash Stone</i> is book 2 in the Anlon Cully Chronicles series, and is a continuation of the archaeological mystery first explored in book 1 of the series, <i>Shadows of the Stone Benders</i>.