"A" is for Amethyst (Alpha Adventures #1)

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—J.T. Cross, bestselling author of Beneath the Deep

"K.T. Tomb is a wonderful new voice in adventure fiction."
—Aiden James, bestselling author of Plague of Coins

Was a rare amethyst mine illegally seized from the Japanese ancestors of a well-known Atlanta family, just after World War II?

"A" IS FOR AMETHYST (An Alpha Adventure #1) launches the series with a mystery about a long-lost gem mine and a stolen inheritance--the case leads two members of the Alpha Adventures team on a thrilling investigation to Japan, where descendants of post-war villains have their own secrets and intend to keep them.

Four months ago, anthropologist professor Travis Monahan got shot while on an investigation of the mysterious floating city at Baikal. Suffering from PTSD, he’s been holed up in their Atlanta office with his Jack Russell terrier and his brooding thoughts.

One of the partners, Savannah Summers, convinces him to take this case. Their new client, Miya Richards, hires them to search for the purported mine and its missing property deed, which she claims were seized from her grandmother’s family.

While uncovering clues in the old quarter of Tochigi, Japan, the intrepid duo runs into a man who reveals that his uncle once tried to investigate and was never seen again. He does, however, tip them off to the Himiko Corporation.

Travis and Savannah go to Himiko, pretending to be research geologists. The head honcho immediately clams up and on their way out, a Yakuza biker gang pursues them. As action and clues lead the adventurers into the mountains, relentless descendants of the evil, rich Kinagawas and their ilk thwart them at every turn.

Their lives are at stake and Travis realizes this case is not as straightforward as it first seemed.

Will Travis and Savannah find the secret amethyst mine and the deed, or will they, too, disappear?

Join the ALPHA ADVENTURES team in this new thriller adventure series that is jam-packed with international settings, humor, danger, imperfect heroes and heroines, quests for truth and justice, and above all, a fast-paced storyline with plenty of snappy dialogue, witty repartee, clever plot twists and nearly nonstop action.