All Books
Kiss It Goodbye (2025)
Book 11
Jake is asked to search for 92 year-old missing woman. His only clues are sexually explicit old photographs. In one picture, a stunning necklace appears around a young woman’s neck.
The man in the picture is days away from being confirmed as a justice of the Supreme Court.
Searching For Dali (2024)
Book 10
Veronica grants Jake Travis seven days to recover a stolen Salvador Dali painting. If successful, she will gift ten million dollars to Harbor House, a refugee center operated by Jake and his friend Morgan.
Jake accepts. How nasty can the art world be?
Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal Winner Fiction/Mystery-Sleuth.
The Easy Way Out (2022)
Book 9
The police ask Jake for assistance in looking into the death of a young girl who was fatally shot while swinging in a park. Jake soon discovers a disturbing link between the random killing and a missing person in his own family.
A Different Way To Die (2021)
Book 8
Twenty years ago, Christopher Callaghan perished when his boat went up in flames on the west coast of Florida. Christopher’s uncle, Yankee Conrad, receives a medallion belonging to Christopher. A ransom note demands payment in exchange for the truth of what really happened that night.
The Elizabeth Walker Affair (2020)
Book 7
After Andrew Keller receives a letter from Elizabeth Walker, Keller pleads with his old friend Jake Travis to find her. Keller has not seen Elizabeth in years.
Keller is murdered two days later. Jake must reconstruct the Elizabeth Walker affair that brought Keller to his house. And his death. Winner of the Eric Hoffer Award for Best Mystery.
A Beautiful Voice (2018)
Book 6
An accountant needed to place a notorious drug lord behind bars is smuggled ashore. Jake’s job is to stash him in a cottage. But the man unexpectedly arrives with his wife and three young children. Within days, the children are missing.
Naked We Came (2017)
Book 5
A recent murder sets Jake on the path to discover the fate of his sister and only sibling. She was snatched from a Florida motel when they were both children. But powerful forces are aligned against him.
“This heart-racing thriller is just dripping with style.” —Florida Weekly
The Gail Force (2017)
Book 4
Jake Travis goes undercover for the FBI to expose a corrupt Miami art dealer. Aboard the luxury yacht, The Gail Force, Jake succumbs to Agatha’s charm, and falls for his alluring assistant, Christina.
Jake’s greatest challenge is to withstand the pull of the Gail Force.
The Cardinal’s Sin (2015)
Book 3
“I killed a man in London who did not die.” The memorable opening lines sets the tone for a novel that Foreword Reviews calls “A cinematic tale.” Kirkus Reviews adds, “The pace is smooth and compelling.”
Who, and why, did someone use Jake Travis for assisted suicide?
Cooler Than Blood (2015)
Book 2
Jenny Spencer is missing after being attacked on a beach. Susan, Jenny’s aunt, asks Jake to search for her.
Jake discovers that Kathleen’s past and Jenny’s life are strangely entwined. He fights a two-front battle—to find Jenny and to protect Kathleen.
The Second Letter (2014)
Book 1
A search for a missing cold-war letter leads to a violent child smuggling ring. A second, previously unknown letter, alters the course of Jake and Kathleen’s relationship.
Gold Medal winner of the Independent Book Publishers Association Benjamin Franklin Award for Best New Voice: Fiction.
Midnight on the Water
Available only to those on Robert’s mailing list, Midnight on the Water is the mystery behind how Jake and Kathleen met, tumbled into love, and the drastic measures Jake and Garrett undertook to save her life… and give her a new identity.
