Maddox Files Series
Meet Dice Maddox
Dice Maddox is a 26-year-old in the first book and 27 in the rest of the books so far (up to book 4)
She applied and received her Private Investigator's license (in Ontario) at the age of 18. First job as a PI she hounded Eric Lawson, a Toronto Private Investigator of Lawson Investigations until he agreed to hire her temporarily. Eventually, he met her aunt who was less than thrilled about the idea, and they were soon married, making Eric her uncle and after a while her partner.
When Eric Lawson was killed in a car accident, her aunt encouraged her to take a leave of absence from the business. Four years later, Dice Maddox had enough of taking advice from people and decides to take back her business. Reopening a Private Investigation office, and stumbling into a world of mystery, how well did she know her aunt Sophie who raised her after her parents had died in a car accident when she was five years old? Her deceased uncle was privy to an underworld of interlacing mystery and peculiar individuals that are more than happy to introduce themselves to Dice Maddox. Mystery with hints and underlying science fiction elements, join Dice Maddox on her adventures and solving cases in the streets of Toronto, Ontario.
It's been referred to as 'Nancy Drew meets the X-Files' by a reader.
Maddox Files: Back to Business
Maddox Files Series Book 1
Publisher: Balboa Press
Released: February 9, 2016
Pages: 254
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Soft Cover : ISBN-13: 978-1504345378
Hard Cover: ISBN-13: 978-1504345385
Synopsis:
Dice Maddox was once a great private investigator. As fate would have it, her partner died in a car accident. Dice ended up in a dead-end job with a cheating fiancé. She has had enough and would like to reclaim her old life or a piece of her old life. The problem is going back to work as a private investigator; she is facing many unforeseeable challenges. She wonders if she can do this kind of work again. Then Ryan Winters walks into her office; she isn't sure if he is crazy or sane, but he needs her help. After a recent car accident, he finds himself married to a gorgeous woman he has never met before. She's hiding something. The closer Dice looks into the case, the more she finds herself wondering whether the woman is a demon or an alien. What has she gotten herself into?
Maddox Files: Blurred Lines
Maddox Files Series Book 2
Publisher: SmashWord
Released: February 16, 2017
Pages: 228
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Soft Cover: ISBN-13: 978-1504345378
Synopsis:
It’s been several months since opening Maddox Investigations–Dice has been wildly successful, solving case after case. Compared to her first case though, everything has been pretty tame. No aliens, no werewolves, no vampires. While her professional life is taking off, things at home are getting . . . Blurred: nosy friends playing match maker, being involuntarily thrust into a love triangle . . . That sort of thing. Dice doesn’t know how much more of it, she can take. When her aunt introduces her to Kyle Barnett she immediately takes his case. For Kyle Barnett, things are a bit tricky. His wife has been gone for over a year, presumed dead, and while there isn’t any evidence which points to him as the culprit, many still believe him to be guilty. (Book Blurb Written by Pennina-Lynn Cobb of Penny C. Designs)
Maddox Files: Down the Rabbit Hole
Maddox Files Series Book 3
Publisher: SmashWord
Released: March 4th, 2020
Pages: 222
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Synopsis:
Dice is back at it! What other way do you start off the morning with a couple of attempts on your life? Just another normal day for Dice Maddox. Except this time, in her haste to catch the sniper, she chases the shooter in a foot race through the streets of downtown Toronto. Ending with Dice Maddox falling down a rabbit hole and finding herself in another world. Its’ Toronto but not the Toronto she has known all of her life. Dice Maddox finds herself trap in another universe with a serial killer out to end her life while trying to avoid two alien races that notices she doesn’t belong there as they are fighting over what’s remains of the human race. Dice struggles to stay alive as she searches for a way home. Will she ever see her family and friends again? Get book 3 to find out!
Maddox Files: Down the Rabbit Hole
Maddox Files Series Book 4
Publisher: SmashWord
Released: Early 2023 (not yet released)
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Synopsis:
Dice Maddox is still recovering from her last adventure and can't catch a break. Hired by an elite secret government agency where the only way out is in a body bag. Partnered with a familiar face from her last adventure but can she trust him? What is a girl to do? To top it off, life just keeps getting in the way. Will this 27-year-old private investigator survive this case? How is she going to get herself out of this one? Who can she trust? Read book four to find out!
