J. Douglas Simpson

A horrific act of terrorism has taken place on the planet Aval. GAC agent Matthias Glintock has been assigned to the case and video surveillance has pointed him to the number one suspect: Maxim Ultra. But how? Max has reconnected with an old flame back home on Earth, nowhere near Aval. Unfortunately, that doesn't stop the law and hordes of bounty hunters pursuing him across the galaxy to make him pay for his crime or collect the exorbitant reward. Now, Max must choose his allies carefully as he attempts to not only save his own neck, but discover just who committed the crime in the first place and bring them to justice. Maxim Ultra's story continues in The Old Flame

The second novel in the Great Big World series Middle school isn't all it's cracked up to be for Jake Baker. He's having to face off with bullies in the hallways and in the political arena as he makes his bid for class president. When he tries to get his Greene Street Gumshoes to crack the case of a missing boy, Jake gets pulled into a much deeper mystery that could affect his entire town. Meanwhile, Jake's Uncle David is in the middle of a globetrotting adventure, hoping that it will lead to information about his missing father.