Mark Troy

Seventy-five years following the internment of Americans of Japanese ancestry, an elderly Nisei hires Ava Rome to find out how his best friend, a Japanese-American Buddhist priest, died in the Tule Lake Internment Camp. In the course of her investigation she uncovers another cold case, the rape and murder of a Japanese-American teenager on the eve of the Pearl Harbor attack. Was the same person responsible for both crimes? Ava suspects so. She travels to the Tule Lake site in Northern California where an attack on her life proves that the cold cases are deadly hot. Other people close to the case are murdered on orders from a powerful individual, whose reach stretches from Hawaii to halfway across the continental United States, and who will kill to keep the past secret. Returning to Honolulu, Ava experiences a devastating act of betrayal before solving the murders and revealing a seven decades-long history of evil. Praise for SPLINTERED LOYALTY: "What happened decades ago that WH Global will kill to cover up? Former Army MP Ava Rome is determined to find out. A non-stop thriller with a strong back story of people caught up in the World War II internment of Americans of Japanese descent in Hawaii." -Terry Shames, Macavity Award-winning author of the Samuel Craddock mysteries "Splintered Loyalty is an exhilarating plunge into a dark past. Mark Troy's heroine, Ava Rome, is tough, talented and tenacious and riveting to watch! Bravo!" -Matt Coyle, author of the Shamus, Anthony and Lefty Award-winning Rick Cahill crime series "Long one of my favorite short-story writers, Mark Troy proves himself equally deft as a novelist. Splintered Loyalty, the latest in the Ava Rome private eye series, finds Rome digging deep into the past to investigate the death of a Buddhist priest during WWII. The tension slowly builds as Rome uncovers long-hidden secrets that lead to an explosive conclusion. I highly recommend Splintered Loyalty." -Michael Bracken, Anthony-, Edgar-, and Shamus-Award nominee "Ava Rome is a great protagonist-hard-boiled and humane-who tackles historical injustice with style in this multifaceted thriller. A gripping and satisfying read." -Tom Mead, author of Death and the Conjuror "Mark Troy's Splintered Loyalty is one part Cold Case Files mixed with two parts Magnum, PI. Ava Rome is sexy, tough and enjoys a good vodka (or three.) If I'm ever in trouble in Honolulu, she's my first phone call." -Tim O'Mara, author of the Raymond Donne series "Ultra-tough protector of the weak, Ava Rome works out of the island of Oahu where during World War II, a Japanese priest died in an incarceration camp. Ava promises to look into how the man died 77 years before. She doesn't know what to expect, but it isn't exactly what she finds, nor is it what she anticipates being of such current importance. Author Mark Troy surprises his readers and makes a true heroine of his smart and powerful protagonist." -G. Miki Hayden, teaching Writing the Thriller and Writing the Mystery at Writer's Digest University online

An Ava Rome Mystery

Splintered Loyalty

From award-winning playwright and screenwriter Mark Troy, Much a Jew About Nothing is a collection of five short plays, all theatrical in size and presentation, that explore relationships.In Afterpiece, two hack actresses finally realize that cheating on their husbands during the road company of their show might not be such a good idea. Especially since they might not be doing the "right" show anyway. Pupik centers on a young woman who, as a last resort, introduces her fiance, whom she dresses like Moses, to her favorite uncle, hoping he will be accepted into the family even though he's not as religious. In Sister Snell, a young architectural student shows up for a job interview with a world renowned architect and she is stunned to find that not only is the woman a flat out disgusting human being, but for some reason, she is dressed like a nun. The Modern American Romance Not Often Seen delves into a girl's attempt to find true love. She goes too far in drugging her date, temporarily paralyzing him, as a way of telling him how perfect they are for each other. Hood Ratz explores two very religious brothers who hire an over-sexed private investigator to find their long lost brother whom they never met.

Much a Jew About Nothing - Five Short Plays

Ryan Sayles

Ann Aptaker

There’s a taco truck in Chicago known among a certain segment of the population for its daily specials. Late at night and during the wee hours of the morning, it isn’t the food selection that attracts customers, it’s the illegal weapons available with the special order. Each episode of Guns & Tacos features the story of one Chicagoland resident who visits the taco truck seeking a solution to life’s problems, a solution that always comes in a to-go bag. Episode 10: A Taco, a T-Bird, a Beretta and One Furious Night by Ann Aptaker Episode 11: Sopa and a Streetsweeper by Ryan Sayles Episode 12: Dos Tacos Guatemaltecos y Una Pistola Casera by Mark Troy Episodes 7-9 of Season Two are featured in Guns + Tacos Vol. 3.

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