2nd FiddleA Cassidy James Mystery The letter was brief and to the point: If we wanted to live with faggots we'd move to San Francisco. Get out of town. Now.At their wits' end, two gay men hire private inestigator Cassidy James to find out who is blackmailing them to leave their home on Cedar Ridge. Cassidy's original theory that this is the cowardly act of a homphobic nutcase is quickly negated when she learns that other residents of the Ridge have been getting threatening letters as well. Letters from someone who knows the most intimate details of their lives. Someone who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Cassidy throws herself into the investigation, hoping against hope that it will help her forget the horror of her first case...and the woman who broke her heart. Now a target herself, Cassidy doesn't realize how close she could be to getting her wish. After all, dead women have nothing to forget... Originally published by Naiad Press, 1997.

HAS AN INTRUDER VIOLATED YOUR HOME? If someone has invaded your home and terrorized you, please call Cassidy James at 555-9113. No names necessary. Complete confidentiality assured. Don't let this terrible crime happen to someone else! Together we can stop him!! Private Investigator Cassidy James suspected that the women of Cedar Hills were being systematically terrorized, but until she posted these flyers, no one knew to what extent. Now the truth is out, but with none of the victims willing to help her, how will she be able to stop this fiend before he stops her? As if her life weren't complicated enough, Cassidy's devastatingly beautiful and notoriously unfaithful ex, Erica Trinidad, has decided that the quickest way to the investigator's heart is through her bed. How can Cassidy convince her new girlfriend that she no longer wants Erica when she can't quite convince herself? Originally published by Naiad Press 1997

Under different circumstances, a week at a rustic lesbian retreat would undoubtedly bring much-needed rest and tranquility. But unless she can track down a ruthless killer, Cassidy James may be headed for another sort of peace and quiet -- the kind that comes with headstones!Someone is trying to kill Dr. Allison Crane, head physician at a Portland women's clinic and president of Women On Top, the influential lesbian organization to which she has willed her substantial estate. Reviewing the evidence, Private Investigator Cassidy James quickly deduces that the culprit is someone dose to Allison -- someone who knows the intimate details of her daily life.Posing as Allison's new girlfriend, Cassidy accompanies her to a Women On Top retreat deep in the Oregon wilderness, hoping to lure the would-be murderer into the open. With danger lurking just outside their cabin, the undercover detective discovers that the alluring Allison wants her under-the-sheets as well -- and the feeling is overwhelmingly mutual....

The savage attack on a close friend propels Oregon Private Eye Cassidy James through a menacing maze of intrigue and betrayal.At first glance, the brutal beating of P.I. Cassidy James’s buddy Tommy Green looks like a botched mugging. But the clues soon lead Cassidy to something infinitely more sinister. Some people very close to her are playing games with human lives… diabolical games that are about to turn deadly.With Tommy in a coma, the only one who can help Cassidy track this dangerous case is the lone witness… her devastatingly beautiful and deliciously seductive ex-lover, Erica Trinidad. Cassidy knows from experience that the only way to keep her head is to stay far away from Erica’s bed. Some things, of course, are easier said than done…

Camp Turnaround claimed to be a place for troubled kids, a desperate last chance before jail or worse. The slick, glossy brochure declared that it would help them do just what its name implied, turn their lives around. But then a mother gets a cryptic letter from the troubled daughter she lost in a long ago custody fight. She asks Cassidy James to find out the truth -- is it just the bizarre practical joke of a wayward teen -- or something much more sinister? There are many dangers in this beautiful lush valley -- dangers to the child Cass is trying to protect, to the other children, to herself. And to her heart. It isnt safe to fall in love when she doesnt know who to trust -- but her passion wont wait for safety.From the PublisherKate Calloway was born in 1957. Her hobbies include cooking, wine-tasting, boating, song-writing, and gardening. She and her partner split their time between Southern California and the Pacific Northwest.

A sadistic serial killer is abducting young women and leaving their mutilated bodies along Oregon's coastal highway. Kings Harbor policewoman Martha Harper believes the clues lead to a local college, but her superiors don't see it that way. Desperate For help, she turns to her best friend, Cassidy James.Posing as a teaching assistant in the Theater Department, the undercover investigator soon finds herself surrounded by a east of intriguing characters, including the alluring Professor Lauren Monroe - whose talents, Cassidy will soon discover, are not limited tot he classroom. But the more she learns about Lauren and the people around her, the more Cassidy suspects she's not the only one playing a role.

The problem with dumping a body in Rainbow Lake is that it rises almost immediately to the top, even when weighted down with a rope and cement... After the mutilated corpse of a wealthy summer resident is found in the quiet, lakeside town of Cedar Hills, Oregon, the man's beautiful niece, Erica Trinidad, hires rookie private investigator Cassidy James to track down her uncle's killer. Cassidy uncovers a bizarre series of crimes she believes is tied to the murder, leading her to the horrifying conclusion that the killing has just begun. But the town's sexist police sergeant could care less what an uppity female gumshoe thinks. And besides, the authorities almost have enough evidence to book their number one suspect - Erica Trinidad. Cassidy's investigation is further complicated by the growing sexual tension between herself and Erica - until she learns the shocking secret of Erica's not-too-distant past... First published by Naiad Press 1996 This first Bella Books edition has been augmented with substantial additional text and contains editorial changes from the original.

The last person private investigator Cassidy James expects -- or wants -- to hear from is her ex-lover, psychologist Maggie Carradine. But when a distraught Maggie calls begging for help, Cassidy puts her anger and hurt aside and agrees to meet Maggie face-to-face: Her misgivings are reinforced when Maggie reveals the bizarre manner in which she has just witnessed not one, but two separate, brutal murders. The victims are both connected to clients of Maggie's and the gruesome clues intensify Cassidy's fear that the killing has just begun. Prepare yourself for more Cassidy James excitement in Kate Calloway's upcoming thriller, Seventh Heaven.