BOOKS
KEMBALL & KEMBALL SERIES
Book 1
Veils of Deceit
Quintin Vargas
What if the whole intelligence community worldwide were corrupt?
American Private Investigators, Max and Connie Kempball find themselves accused of a murder conspiracy against the Deputy Secretary General of Interpol. The brutal murder occurred in a Madrid solitary confinement cell.
Unknown to the Kempballs it is believed the murder victim held the key to a hidden treasure belonging to an international criminal syndicate that seeks a One World Order.
Everyone believes the Kempballs have the key and there is nowhere safe they can turn to—corruptions run deep and wide.
The FBI legal attaché in Madrid aided by Mossad agents appear to be on the Kempballs side but doubt lingers behind every action and word they hear.
The cabal are using all their unlimited resources to close in on the Kempballs and it is only a matter of time before something has to give.
Will Max and Connie be able to solve the biggest mystery they have ever been a part of, including the mystery of the missing key?
This may not end quickly and not everything is as it seems.
IBERIAN TIES TRILOGY
Book 1
Iberian Ties
Quintin Vargas
Without a motive, how do you catch a killer? Iberian Ties is a gripping international thriller for fans of Harlan Coben, Paula Hawkins, and Lee Child.
A rising star psychiatrist, American Nate Shelley is in Spain’s Canary Islands, making his world debut at a convention. But after delivering his keynote address, he and his fiancée Miro are arrested for murder.
Nate knows he’s not guilty, but is his future wife involved in some way in the crime? Miro is directly implicated when the murder victim is identified as her stalker.
Is Nate’s career ruined? Is he facing life imprisonment? Does the American couple stand a chance of convincing the Spanish authorities—and Interpol—that they’re innocent? Not in a post-Brexit, anti-Trump European environment.
Racing to clear their names, Nate and Miro will soon be embroiled in sham investigations, powerful cartels, and family secrets finally coming to light.
Full of intrigue, this gritty international crime novel is a thrilling ride.
IBERIAN TIES TRILOGY
Book 2
The Unraveling
Quintin Vargas
In the second book of The Iberian Ties trilogy, our heroes Nate Shelley and Miró are settling into married life, when Miró is kidnapped. The thrill of this murder mystery and crime novel will excite you and make you want to intervene personally to save this couple from the dangers that began in the first book “Iberian Ties.”
With global law enforcement and legal authorities in his back pocket, can a powerful cabal leader and international criminal be captured?
Psychoanalyst NATE SHELLEY and his family are back in Chicago after escaping the murderous attempts of a drug and human trafficker from Spain. However, three years after their return home, Nate’s wife is kidnapped. Following an anonymous tip, Nate tracks down his drugged wife to a local hotel room with a dead stranger in her bed.
Will Nate’s nightmare never end? Will Nate and his family receive just and fair treatment? Or will the cartel’s influence extend to the American legal authorities? To Nate’s horror, the detective in charge of the investigation declares the death of the stranger found in Miró's bed a murder—and the principal suspect is the kidnap victim herself.
Desperate to clear the family name, Nate pursues a parallel investigation with the help of his family. At each step the amateur sleuth appears to get resistance and even opposition from the legal authorities who should be helping in the investigation. Finally, Nate Shelley concludes that unless he
personally confronts the criminals responsible for the murder, his family will never be secure.
Beautifully written with interwoven sub-plots, this international crime novel will leave you begging for more. Fans of Michael Connelly, Louise Penny, and Harlan Coben will love this
book.
IBERIAN TIES TRILOGY
Book 3
Pygmalion's Reckoning
Quintin Vargas
Although Nate Shelley’s family has survived kidnappings and multiple attempts on their lives, the odds are not in their favor as they face even more extreme perils in this third book of The Iberian Ties Trilogy.
While the most dangerous international criminal remains alive, psychoanalyst/amateur sleuth Nate Shelley realizes that no one in his family can rest secure. How will the Shelley’s story end?
The world’s most-wanted criminal blames Nate and his family for the death of his wife who perished in a hospital fire in the Canary Islands. Although Nate Shelley’s family has survived kidnappings and multiple attempts on their lives, the odds are not in their favor.
Does Nate Shelley stand a chance? Will his family overcome the impossible task of bringing to justice Interpol’s most-wanted fugitive? When it becomes obvious that even corrupt political accomplices are protecting his nemesis, Nate realizes he must go mano a mano against the most powerful global villain. Will the amateurish plot of an American “civilian” be sufficient to capture the crazed assassin?
Filled with riveting revelations, this suspenseful romp will keep you glued to each twist and turn. If you like Baldacci, Cussler, and Harlan Coben, you’ll love this last novel of The Iberian Trilogy.