Bob Weber is "The Sailing Detective"

Welcome to his world!

Bob Weber's proven expertise in the unravelling of sailing disasters makes him the investigator of choice when a young man disappears from a chartered yacht.

Hired by a mysterious, alluring woman to find her missing boyfriend, Weber unearths a baffling series of clues, and finds himself drawn into a menacing, seductive and deadly chain of events. He finds he can believe in only one thing: that no one is telling the whole truth!

Weber must rely on his own instincts to uncover the astonishing motive behind the web of deceit - and then to think his way out of the most dangerous situation he has ever faced!

The Colors of Deception is the first in Norm Friberg's series of Bob Weber novels.

Learn more about Bob Weber and his adventures at thesailingdetective.com

Frank Comfort is one of the Buffalo Homicide Squad's best detectives. During his ten-year career he has solved every case assigned to him except one - the murder of his wife Zoe on her twenty-eighth birthday. Comfort's guilt over her death and memories of a past conviction gone wrong in the witness protection program haunt him daily. To deal with the resultant emotional stress, he dulls his feelings with alcohol, a problem that ultimately brings him to the brink of disaster six years after Zoe's death, when a serial killer emerges from the streets of Buffalo.

Through painstaking investigation by him and his partner of many years, David Chadwick, Comfort deduces the crimes are connected to Zoe's death. The perpetrator murders women on their twenty-eighth birthday, torments Comfort by leaving personal messages on his answering machine, and tapes notes with cryptic clues to his victims' mirrors, a cruel irony for the detective, who spent his youth obsessed with staring at his mirror image.

With the anniversary of Zoe's death and birthday approaching, Comfort follows the killer's trail, fraught with twists and turns and personal demons he is not ready to face. He and Chadwick use every means at their disposal to book the killer before it's too late for other young women and for Comfort's own tenuous grip on reality as he fights to gain closure over the loss of his wife.

"If I could have written every single idea I had from the time I was nine years old, back in 1959, I would have probably had a rich life of writing and producing and directing movies.

They say in life it's never too late. This is a just a few of the things I have thought about. If I were able to write everything I think, it would be THOUSANDS of pages, but I gotta eat, and I have to have a place to stay..."

- Lynn Tolliver, jr.

Jack Wallace and her family have just arrived at the family's summer cottage. The "Beach" is located in Ontario, Canada, on the clean, clear shores of Georgian Bay. Jack and her friends have put aside all their concerns about school and homework to concentrate on the more important aspects of the summer- swimming and having fun!

The summer routine seems to have a wrinkle in it when an odd group moves into the cabin at the top of the ridge. What is it about these people that both intrigues Jack and sets her nerves on edge? Why are they so odd... or are they? Maybe Jack is just being a bit over sensitive.

    Is The End Of The War In Sight?

Maybe...But in Nazi occupied Europe, during that first week of September, 1944, nothing could be less certain.
    The Allied armada, which had been scraping the heels of Hitler's army, is running out of supplies while the Germans are stiffening their defense.
    News reports are erratic...
    In Belgium, Montgomery's 21st army group, coming from the north, is zipping through what will be recorded in history as a mad surprise dash toward Brussels where five fugitives are trapped in a mansion on Castle Street.
    In France, where war news is practically non existent, Parisians learn that the whispered rumors about escape lines are a reality. Judging by unidentified luggage left behind, 93 people went to a certain Doctor Petiot's "safe"house," never to be seen or heard of again.

Online review; FIFTY FIVE CASTLE STREET...

RATING ****

From a reviewer, a fan of well written mysteries, April 4, 2003

WHAT A STORY!
Knowing what we do know of the evils perpetrated during World War II, it is not surprising that someone like Ms. Vogel's Dr. Berval could exist. Her character was insired by an actual French butcher (Dr.Marcel Petiot) . Ms. Vogel fictionalizes the location, the protagonist and his victims while creating a compelling tale that keeps the story filled with fascinating characters and unexpected plot. FIFTY FIVE CASTLE STREET is truly an unexpected delight for a first novel.

G.H.&B Port Ludlow, Or.

Future Film Fiction is a new style book with plenty to offer ALL audiences. The book consists of four short stories, each approximately sixty pages in lenght, and with each story there is a unique genre, or topic content. The book was originally designed to be merely a collection of synopsis' for motion-picture screenplays aimed towards the film industry. Although since its original concept, the books potential has increased with every change made to it. Now, with its release date growing closer, the book has not only been given the tag of "collection of screenplay synopsis'" but it has now become known for its potential to allow feedback to Hollywood about stories that the public wish to see in their cinemas in the future. It not only offers movie lovers the chance to offer their opinions on such stories, but it allows film production companies to know in advance if their potential movie may be successful or not; judging it by way of reading what the fans have to say about it first. Each story is very different in every way. The first story, entitled "ULYSSES" is a science-fiction/action story set in the future aboard a massive floating airport vessel, or FUBER as the fleet are individually known as, in the Alantic ocean. The purpose of these FUBERS is to allow aircraft to land and refuel at sea, in order to protect what little fuel remains on the earth in the year 2038. Because of the demand for what little oil is left on the planet, many a war has come and gone since the turn of the century. Oil theft has become the number one objective by world terrorists, and even some countries, around the globe. In a bid to lower the risk of such terrorism, NATO have built a fleet of FUBERS which move locations on a daily basis to avoid being traced by these terrorists and to ensure that the aviation industry can continue to exist, albeit in fear of extinction if a new means of fuel cannot be found soon. Up until now everything has run smoothly on board these fubers, but as ever, terrorism always manages to breach the most secure of fortresses, especially when attack is least expected. The second instalment in the book is entitled "CHAMELEON CRIMES". This story is a crime drama about a retiring government official, named Martin Kray, who stepped down as the leader of a secret organization a couple of weeks before his actual retirement date. The organization was co-created by Kray some forty years ago and its sole objective is to cover up unsolvable crimes. (mostly homicidal crimes that leave no evidence for the police to pursue any further) Whilst spending his remaining weeks training a promising young recruit into the organization and finishing off some overdue filing, Kray notices some irregularities that have occurred within the organization since his decision to step down. During some private investigating of his own, Kray becomes aware that his new boss is taking advantage of his new position and misleading everyone else around him. Some deaths have occurred in the past that need to be answered for, and Kray is adament that he will not retire until he finds out the truth. As a result, Kray himself gets caught up in a web of lies and mis-trust. He now finds himself on the wrong side of the law, because of his pursuit, and must create a cover up of his own in order to gain a safe resolution to the whole incident. The third story, a combination of action/romance and something of a goth/horror, is titled, "LOST IN PURGATORY". It is a tale about the ultimate love a husband could have for his wife. Following a major unavoidable incident, a married couple get seperated, perhaps forever. It is up to the leading male character, Daniel, to find his wife and bring her home to safety. He comes up against some of the worst obstacles imaginable. It is sometimes like hell on earth for Daniel, but his love for his wife drives him on. Will he succeed, and if so, will their marriage survive this terrible ordeal? In my own personal opinion, I have saved the best of these four stories until the end, although I did not conciously put them in any order when writing them. Set in Texas in the early part of the twentieth century, "MY HUSBAND'S DIARIES" is a romantic tale about a marriage in fear of collapse because of a husband's drink problem, amongst other things. One night during a moment of despair, James' wife, Josie, comes accross her husband's old diaries and begins to read them. She cannot believe what she begins to read, as the contents of the pages are James' complete life story, begining from a time when she had not yet met him, right up to the present time in their life. What Josie reads amazes her, she finds out some truths about her husband's life before they met; which includes a path of criminal activities that ultimately led him to their town. There is a lot of information in the diaries that may bring about a resolve to their current difficulties. And there is also a sub-plot in this tale that manages to play a big part in the absolution of this story.

Future Film Fiction is a new style book with plenty to offer ALL audiences. The book consists of four short stories, each approximately sixty pages in lenght, and with each story there is a unique genre, or topic content. The book was originally designed to be merely a collection of synopsis' for motion-picture screenplays aimed towards the film industry. Although since its original concept, the books potential has increased with every change made to it. Now, with its release date growing closer, the book has not only been given the tag of "collection of screenplay synopsis'" but it has now become known for its potential to allow feedback to Hollywood about stories that the public wish to see in their cinemas in the future. It not only offers movie lovers the chance to offer their opinions on such stories, but it allows film production companies to know in advance if their potential movie may be successful or not; judging it by way of reading what the fans have to say about it first. Each story is very different in every way. The first story, entitled "ULYSSES" is a science-fiction/action story set in the future aboard a massive floating airport vessel, or FUBER as the fleet are individually known as, in the Alantic ocean. The purpose of these FUBERS is to allow aircraft to land and refuel at sea, in order to protect what little fuel remains on the earth in the year 2038. Because of the demand for what little oil is left on the planet, many a war has come and gone since the turn of the century. Oil theft has become the number one objective by world terrorists, and even some countries, around the globe. In a bid to lower the risk of such terrorism, NATO have built a fleet of FUBERS which move locations on a daily basis to avoid being traced by these terrorists and to ensure that the aviation industry can continue to exist, albeit in fear of extinction if a new means of fuel cannot be found soon. Up until now everything has run smoothly on board these fubers, but as ever, terrorism always manages to breach the most secure of fortresses, especially when attack is least expected. The second instalment in the book is entitled "CHAMELEON CRIMES". This story is a crime drama about a retiring government official, named Martin Kray, who stepped down as the leader of a secret organization a couple of weeks before his actual retirement date. The organization was co-created by Kray some forty years ago and its sole objective is to cover up unsolvable crimes. (mostly homicidal crimes that leave no evidence for the police to pursue any further) Whilst spending his remaining weeks training a promising young recruit into the organization and finishing off some overdue filing, Kray notices some irregularities that have occurred within the organization since his decision to step down. During some private investigating of his own, Kray becomes aware that his new boss is taking advantage of his new position and misleading everyone else around him. Some deaths have occurred in the past that need to be answered for, and Kray is adament that he will not retire until he finds out the truth. As a result, Kray himself gets caught up in a web of lies and mis-trust. He now finds himself on the wrong side of the law, because of his pursuit, and must create a cover up of his own in order to gain a safe resolution to the whole incident. The third story, a combination of action/romance and something of a goth/horror, is titled, "LOST IN PURGATORY". It is a tale about the ultimate love a husband could have for his wife. Following a major unavoidable incident, a married couple get seperated, perhaps forever. It is up to the leading male character, Daniel, to find his wife and bring her home to safety. He comes up against some of the worst obstacles imaginable. It is sometimes like hell on earth for Daniel, but his love for his wife drives him on. Will he succeed, and if so, will their marriage survive this terrible ordeal? In my own personal opinion, I have saved the best of these four stories until the end, although I did not conciously put them in any order when writing them. Set in Texas in the early part of the twentieth century, "MY HUSBAND'S DIARIES" is a romantic tale about a marriage in fear of collapse because of a husband's drink problem, amongst other things. One night during a moment of despair, James' wife, Josie, comes accross her husband's old diaries and begins to read them. She cannot believe what she begins to read, as the contents of the pages are James' complete life story, begining from a time when she had not yet met him, right up to the present time in their life. What Josie reads amazes her, she finds out some truths about her husband's life before they met; which includes a path of criminal activities that ultimately led him to their town. There is a lot of information in the diaries that may bring about a resolve to their current difficulties. And there is also a sub-plot in this tale that manages to play a big part in the absolution of this story.