Meet a femme fatale . . .

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. . . with a talent for poker, a weakness for men, and a bum kidney.

Sharp and deadly, Livvie’s gambling her way to a life-saving transplant. Using her sweetheart Neal’s body parts as the stakes.

Neal antes up. He loves Livvie.

But does Livvie love him?

Find out in “Organ Trade Off” — the darkest story I’ve ever written.

Organ Trade Off: A Noir Short Story by Diana Deverell

“… had me clutching at my organs. Macabre and twisted to hell – loved it.” (AB Patterson blog review Feb. 6, 2018)

Buy “Organ Trade Off: A Noir Short Story” today and take a dangerous trip to the shadow side of Harrisburg, PA. Click on the cover above or follow this universal link to your favorite ebook vendor.

Distinguished Mystery Story

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“Payback is a Bitch” was named a Distinguished Mystery Story of 2018 by Otto Penzler, editor of the The Best American Mystery Stories series. Tangent Online deems the story an “incredibly fast-moving short thriller . . .  the tension doesn’t let up. . .”

In “Payback”, security professional Bella Hinton makes a routine visit to the US Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh and ends up trapped the rear seat of her armored vehicle, surrounded by four bodyguards prepared to sell her to ISIS.

“Payback” sets the stage for Bella’s breakout as lead in the political thriller Bitch Out of Hell.

Buy this ebook short story and hear in Bella’s own salty words what happened that fateful day in Dhaka.

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"Payback is a Bitch", A Distinguished Mystery Story of 2018

Enjoy my only ghost story!

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"Turquoise Trail: A Short Story is now available as a standalone ebook from most online vendors.

“Turquoise Trail: A Short Story”, which I wrote on assignment for an anthology magazine, is now available as a standalone ebook.

My editor wanted to hear about a troubled teenager who is offered a chance to wish his worries away. I’m skeptical about magical events.

To make the fantastic element credible, I had to set the story in the most magical place I know.

As soon as I started writing, ghosts popped into the story. I followed one to a sunset evening on Santa Fe County’s Turquoise Trail and let the tale play out.

The happy ending makes this story just right for the season!

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