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  Troy Bodean Omnibus

  A Troy Bodean Tropical Thriller #1-8

  David Berens

  Contents

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  Tidal Wave

  I. Afghanistan

  Prologue

  1. Intel: Three Days Earlier

  2. Intel

  3. Sick

  4. Drop

  5. Death

  6. Demand

  7. Taken

  8. General

  9. Shrapnel: Today

  10. Home

  II. Las Vegas

  11. Leaving Las Vegas

  12. Not A Date

  13. The Stars At Night

  III. New Orleans

  14. Shrimp And Honey

  15. Bodies In The Bayou

  16. The Man In The Mirrored Shades

  17. How To Get Away With Murder

  18. Wet Pants

  19. Snake And Jakes

  20. More East

  Rogue Wave

  Part I

  1. Non-Discretionary Spending

  2. Troy’s Crick

  3. Spotted Dick

  4. Another Hat Trick

  5. Hairre Today, Gone Tomorrow

  6. Guts for Garters

  7. Geaux Tigers!

  8. Georgiana On My Mind

  9. Ev’rybody Jus’ Be Cool

  10. #Hottie #Headboat #Ouch

  11. Balancing Act

  12. I’m Gon’ Flick ‘Em Off

  13. Venus Fly Trap

  14. Hard Drive

  15. Zig Zag

  16. Buckets Of Spew

  17. The Hat

  Part II

  18. Hard Labor

  19. Hospitable Hospital

  20. PINs And Needles

  21. Deal or No Deal?

  22. A Böhring Family Vacation

  23. Bad Timing

  24. Where The Hell Is Troy?

  25. Follow The Money

  26. Don’t Eat No Yellow Snow

  27. Can You Hear Me Now?

  28. Sayonara, Jackass

  Part III

  29. Shocking Troy

  30. Sharpie Scribbled Initials

  31. A Really Böhring House

  32. Welcome To The Brady Bunch

  33. Behind The Balls

  34. Break A Leg

  35. Trade Route

  36. Kid Napping

  37. I’m Your Ice Cream Man

  38. I’ll Take It

  39. Sweet Sorrow

  40. Check It Out Now

  Epilogue

  Deep Wave

  Prologue

  Part I

  1. The Ride

  2. Treasure Daydreams

  3. Señora De La Muerta

  4. Sloppy Joe’s

  5. Lucky Cat

  6. Irish Kevin’s

  7. Object Fear

  8. Wyatt 1

  9. Report

  10. We Need A Better Boat

  11. Sunset Pier

  12. Black Depth

  13. Fanning Detritus

  14. Stingray

  15. Location, Location, Location

  16. A Living Thing

  17. A Man About A Crane

  18. X Marks The Spot

  19. Buried Deep

  20. Cut The Rope

  Part II

  21. Rough Riders

  22. Ahab’s Cellphone

  23. Cover That Up

  24. A Blaze Of Glory

  25. This Too Shall Pass

  26. Can You Hear Me Now?

  27. Shot Through The Heart

  28. Dreams Of You

  29. Nice Nap

  30. Needles And Pins

  31. Troika Huge

  32. An Odd Bowl

  33. Don’t Lose Your Head

  34. Ocean Blue

  Part III

  35. Between The Bars

  36. Droning On And On

  37. You’re Going The Wrong Way

  38. Overheard

  39. Santa Maria

  40. Smoke Signals

  41. Motion Sickness

  42. History

  43. Flaring Up

  44. Light My Fire

  Epilogue

  Continue the adventure

  Blood Wave

  I. Light The Way

  Prologue

  1. Life’s A Beach

  2. Ain’t Missin’ You

  3. Canal Point

  4. Coronas With Orange

  5. Rally Rally Rally

  6. Daddy Dearest

  7. Follow Me

  8. No Turning Back

  9. Gram Dolls

  10. Hedge Holes

  II. What’s That Smell?

  11. Blackmail For You, Sir

  12. Tied Up At The Moment

  13. Scratch My Back

  14. Whadda Ya Know, Joe?

  15. Turnabout

  16. Do You Hear What I Hear?

  17. Good Old Boys

  18. Dead Zone

  19. Walk In My Shoes

  III. The Miracle

  20. Mama, I’m Coming Home

  21. An Incident

  22. If The Shoe Fits…

  23. A Mission From God

  24. Sister Save Me

  25. Union Of The Snake

  26. The Beginning Of The End

  27. Broken Promises

  28. This Girl Is On Fire

  29. Back In The Saddle

  30. Redeemed

  31. Throw Down

  32. A New Hope

  Epilogue

  Dark Wave

  I. Brush Strokes

  1. Paint By Numbers

  2. Catch Me If You Can

  3. Dragon Reign

  4. Samantha Smiling

  5. Alain’s Meltdown

  6. Becky’s Snowshoes

  7. Outta Sight

  8. It Ain’t Me

  9. I Like Your Hat

  10. Pay To Play

  11. Bobo Skee Otten Dotten

  12. Dead Artists

  II. Hard Lines

  13. Late Lattes

  14. Off And Running

  15. Here Kitty, Kitty

  16. Ain’t That A Peach

  17. Gotcha!

  18. Touchy-Feely

  19. Who’s Coming To Dinner?

  20. Not This Again

  21. Plain Sight

  22. G.P.S.

  23. Downtown

  24. Curiouser And Curiouser

  25. Missin’ You

  26. Make It Rain

  27. Time Is Fleeting

  28. Cracking Up

  29. I Know A Guy

  III. Finishing Strokes

  30. Pumpkin’ Chunkin’

  31. Seal The Deal

  32. It Ain’t Me…Again

  33. Snap, Crackle, Pop

  34. It’s Me Again

  35. Distribution Office

  36. Mariner Grove

  37. Ninja Challenge

  38. Alibi Hunting

  39. I’m Walking’ Here

  40. Layin’ It On Thick

  41. But Now I See…

  42. Puzzled

  43. Didn’t See That Coming

  44. Bang, Bang

  45. The Last Campaign

  46. Savannah Smiles Again

  47. Sailing Away

  Skull Wave

  I. I’m On A Boat

  1. Yes, I Am A Pirate

  2. Tuesdays And Thursdays

  3. Practice Your Chops

  4. Jamaica, Mon

  5. Baby, You Can Drive My Carr

  6. Thai One On

  7. Peace and Blessings

  8. The Thrill Is Gone
r />   9. Now That’s A Knife

  10. Deep Cuts

  11. Butterflies

  12. Strangers In The Night

  13. Oops, I Did It Again

  II. A Knife And A Nudist

  14. Thunder And Lightning

  15. All My Bags Are Packed

  16. Naked Truths

  17. Tastes Like Chicken

  18. I’m On A Boat

  19. Face To Face

  III. Avast Ye Land Lubbers

  20. Tug-Tuggin’ Along

  21. Crash Into Me

  22. Off Into The Sunset

  Shark Wave

  I. Some Beach

  1. Quiet Vineyard Haven

  2. Prosperity Returns

  3. Room To Room

  4. Bank On Frank

  5. Guns And Money

  6. Gone Baby Gone

  7. Black Dog Tavern

  8. I’m Talkin’ About Sharkin’

  9. Country Roads

  10. Campaign Central

  11. Dance With The Devil

  12. Help Wanted

  13. Cabana Day Dreamin’

  14. The Biggest Balls Of All

  II. Pool Balls

  15. The Man In The Cellar

  16. Frank ‘N’ Buff

  17. Santa Banks

  18. Florence And The Pool Boy

  19. Two Peas In A Pod

  20. Prison Shank

  21. A Stitch In Time

  22. Déjà Vu All Over Again

  23. Testes One Two Three

  24. Dropping Like Flies

  III. Low Tide

  25. Finding Prosperity

  26. Bank On It

  27. Cat And Mouse

  28. Take The Money And Run

  29. Fifty Grand

  30. Catchin’ Some ZZZ’s

  31. Partners In Crime

  32. Yer Fired

  33. Body Talk

  34. I’m Your Ice Cream Man

  35. Private Enterprise

  IV. Waistin’ Away

  36. We Oughta Regatta

  37. Smoke On The Water

  38. The Great Escape

  39. Campaign Stop

  40. Moving On

  Epilogue

  Continue the adventure

  Conch Wave

  1. A Conch Life for Me

  2. Like the Park?

  3. Cabbage and Koozies

  4. Benny’s World of Liquor

  5. If It’s Yellow, Let it Mellow

  6. Right Down Santa Claus Lane

  7. Poker In The Rear

  8. Heck Of A Dancer

  9. Chain Breaker

  10. Mission Accomplished?

  11. Open It

  12. Merry Christmas To You, Too

  Epilogue

  Gator Wave

  1. A Foul Gator

  2. Running Behind

  3. The Good Work

  4. Hammock Style

  5. Goin’ Back To Miami

  Afterword

  Also by David Berens

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  Tidal Wave

  A Troy Bodean Tropical Thriller #0

  Tidal Wave is a back story of sorts—a window into the past of the reluctant hero, Troy Clint Bodean.

  Part I

  Afghanistan

  Prologue

  Knucklebones

  Troy Clint Bodean didn’t know the I.E.D. would go off in exactly fourteen minutes and fifty-nine seconds burying a piece of jagged metal almost two inches deep into his knee and blowing both of Harry Nedman’s legs off at the hip. If he had, he would’ve smoked his last Morven Gold cigarette before stepping down out of the cockpit of the AH-64 they’d dropped in the middle of the road just outside of Kabul. Hell, if he’d known that, he would’ve put the chopper in the air and gotten their asses out of Dodge!

  Harry had been his co-pilot for the entire year in Afghanistan and neither he, nor Troy, had taken so much as a scratch … until the bones had started showing up at the safe house. One by one, in a small, blue velvet lined box about the size of a deck of playing cards, the knucklebones were delivered to the house designated as safe for U.S. officials to hide out in when terrorist chatter began to get heavy in their direction.

  Without proper lab facilities at their disposal, it was impossible to determine whose fingers these bones might’ve come from American, Afghan, or otherwise. The bones were clean of flesh and blood, but not yet bleached from the sun, meaning they’d come off of the person missing them recently. Relatively intact, they all seem to have been removed with some care … not just butchered or torn off. Someone was sending them a message.

  1

  Intel: Three Days Earlier

  It all started with the pinky finger delivered lying in the box like an exhibit in the Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History. All three pieces of the separated digit were laid carefully in a row: proximal phalange, middle phalanx and distal phalanx.

  The second day brought the ring finger, the next, the middle finger and so on. By that time, a full on investigation had begun bringing top brass on site and sending non-military personnel into the safe house. Troy’s Apache had escorted the UH-60 Blackhawk carrying General James “Buff” Summerton in to sort out what the hell was going on. The sixth day brought silence, no box, no finger, no nothing. The seventh brought the note.