“Noir Meets the Multiverse in Spectacular Fashion”
“What Are Private Eyes Made Of? delivers one of the most entertaining crossover events in recent indie science fiction. Michael J. Foy expertly unites two of his standout recurring protagonists—hardboiled private investigator Brett Kovac and NSA operative Cord Devlin—in a story that feels both ambitious and effortlessly natural. The meeting of these fan-favorite characters raises the stakes and expands the mythology of both series in fascinating ways. Packed with sharp dialogue, alternate realities, android conspiracies, and sly humor, this novella rewards longtime readers while remaining perfectly accessible to newcomers.”
“A Clever Collision of Detectives, Androids, and Alternate Realities”
“A smart, genre-bending sci-fi mystery with personality to spare. Foy blends private-eye storytelling, alternate realities, cybernetic conspiracies, and sly humor into an adventure that constantly keeps readers guessing. The chemistry between Brett, Cade, Brenda, and Cord Devlin crackles from page to page, while the escalating revelations about Dodson Colby and artificial humanity deliver genuine suspense. Fans of classic science fiction and modern multiverse storytelling alike will find a lot to love here.”
“A Sharp, Imaginative Sci-Fi Detective Thriller”
“Michael J. Foy has crafted an affectionate yet imaginative riff on classic speculative fiction that confidently stands on its own merits. What begins as a seemingly straightforward detective case spirals into a richly entertaining collision of noir, espionage, philosophy, and science fiction when two of Foy’s protagonists meet for the first time. The novella’s pacing is razor sharp, its dialogue lively, and its central ideas compelling enough to linger long after the final page. A thoroughly enjoyable read that rewards both sci-fi veterans and newcomers alike.”
“Pulp Adventure with a Cybernetic Soul”
“This novella is pure fun in the best sense of the word. Foy delivers wisecracking private investigators, dangerous androids, shadowy government agents, seductive femme fatales, and multiversal mysteries with the energy of a late-night sci-fi marathon. Beneath the entertaining action lies an intriguing meditation on humanity, mortality, and what truly makes a person ‘real.’ If you enjoy fast-paced speculative fiction with heart, humor, and a touch of old-school pulp charm, don’t miss this one.”
– Bret Kovac Series –
Roswell Meets Noir
When you become used to a certain lifestyle as a Private Eye you take whatever case work comes your way. Whether it’s from jilted wives, old POW buddies or otherworldly female sirens (if you have a weakness for exotic women), the bottom line is you’re for hire.
This book includes Brett Kovac, Private Eye.
Private Eyes and UFO Lie
Brett Kovac, Private Eye: Specializing in Alien Abduction
It’s the late forties in Boston. World War II vet and German POW camp escapee Brett Kovac has no illusions about the dark nature of humanity. But what if it’s not just humanity he has to contend with in his private detection venture. Brett Kovac, Private Eye is noir with a liberal dose of the extraterrestrial.
– Holmes in an Alternate Reality Series –
A Christmas Carol Cold Case: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure
Ebenezer Scrooge passes away many years after the events of A Christmas Carol as chronicled by Charles Dickens. But did he die of natural causes or was it foul play? The world’s most famous consulting detective is tasked to find out. Can Holmes bring resolution to the Cratchit family?
The Adventure of the Moon Gate: An Adventure in Quantum Physics for Sherlock Holmes
A baffling case for the world’s greatest consulting detective. What is Holmes to make of time traveling New Englanders and quantum theory?
– JFK in Alternate Reality Series –
When Worlds Overlap: A Prequel to The Kennedy Effect
Ever dream of being the President of the United States? In another reality, you are!
The Kennedy Effect
It’s the early 1960s and we are being visited by a people indistinguishable from ourselves. They have a vastly superior technology but they are not from another planet or from the future. They are our neighbors from a nearby parallel universe, another earth. And they are particularly interested in November 22, 1963, the day President Kennedy is assassinated.
– Cord Devlin Adventure Series –
Where No Agent Has Gone Before!: A Cord Devlin Adventure
A top intelligence operative. A critical mission complete—but one costly mistake. Now, his superiors at the National Security Agency want answers. Facing a ruthless review by an angry oversight committee, he’s subjected to hypnotherapy, revealing something no one expected: a peculiar obsession with something called Star Fleet Command.
Some Unseen Events at the O.K. Corral: A Cord Devlin Adventure
Star Trek was just a science fiction TV series—or so everyone thought. But when real, functioning Federation relics are unearthed in Tombstone, Arizona, the impossible becomes reality. An alien invasion? A hoax? Or something even stranger?
Enter Cord Devlin—American Intelligence’s go-to expert on the Trek universe. Now, he’s on the case, racing to solve a puzzle that could change history… or end humanity.
Inca City on the Edge of Forever: A Cord Devlin Adventure
A satellite registers a weird power signature deep in an ancient Inca jungle enclave. Leftist activities in the area provide the excuse for sending in a team. In spite of his inclusion the true mission is kept from Cord Devlin who often free lances for American Intelligence. The NSA and CIA are ill at ease with his childish obsession with Star Trek yet his worldview has proven indispensable on similarly strange operations.
Ghosts of Forgotten Empires Vol l: A Cord Devlin Adventure
Ancient artifacts like nothing ever discovered before are uncovered in Egypt. They are manufactured by a technique unknown to man and defy all attempts at analysis. A few individuals acquire these items including two top intelligence operatives from Russia and the United States. They are instantly endowed with god-like abilities. But as everyone knows absolute power corrupts absolutely and even with strong national loyalties how will these men react?
Ghosts of Forgotten Empires, Vol II: A Cord Devlin Adventure
The man with the best chance to save humanity from a mortal otherworldly threat is dead. Freelance intelligence agent Cord Devlin had been endowed with god-like abilities after the discovery of ancient and possibly alien artifacts made him nearly invincible. Unfortunately, his similarly endowed foes were able to ambush the weakened agent after a titanic struggle in the bowels of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. But as any student of Star Trek knows death can be just the beginning and there’s no greater student of Star Trek than Cord Devlin.
Ghosts of Forgotten Empires: Volumes I & II: A Cord Devlin Adventure
For god-like abilities, psychically bond with ancient alien artifacts. Two competitive intelligence operatives acquire these items and plunge the United States and Russia into a new cold war that makes nuclear brinksmanship look quaint. Cord Devlin, the American intelligence freelancer is a fan of Star Trek and has the right mind set for the metaphysical conflict. But he also has to contend with an otherworldly threat whose sole purpose is to indefinitely prolong it. In combatting the latter, he learns some startling truths about his family. Can Cord use his unique heritage to tap the secrets of a forgotten star-spanning empire to defeat humanity’s modern earthly and ancient alien enemies?
Cord Devlin: From Trekkie to Elite NSA Asset
Cord Devlin’s singular world view is anchored by an old TV show, Star Trek.
When Star Trek-themed oddities pop up all over the world the National Security Agency or NSA suspects a potential threat to the United States. They activate Cord to uncover the truth. But will his desire for a Trek reality overpower his investigation?
– Vertropicus Series –
Future Perfect
Long before Jake Lonergan struggled with his memory in ‘Cowboys and Aliens’ there was Jamie McCord. He also battled otherworldly invaders in the Old West in spite of amnesia. Ultimately, Jamie remembers but oddly his memories aren’t of 1870 they’re of the 21st century. And then he remembers a time in the distant past with implications that could spell the end of the human race.
Moonbeams And Their Military Applications
Mankind has an ax to grind. It propels them toward the stars starting with the moon. Unfortunately, the relentless drive doesn’t bring out humanity’s best as they lay the foundation of empire.
– Stand Alone Stories –
Excalibur 2: The Theft of an Arthurian Legend
According to legend King Arthur pulled a sword called Excalibur out of a stone to claim the throne of Britain. If you’re conquering the island what better symbol to possess to legitimize your regime. William the Conqueror purportedly commissions a replica of the mythical Excalibur. Unsurprisingly, the dubious creation is never found… until its recent discovery. The art and archaeological communities were dumbstruck to find that it was real. And then it was promptly stolen.
Extreme Sport Time Travel: 6 Case Studies from the Files of Xtreme Time, Inc.
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The Ghostly Hand of Retribution
In the 25th century, technocrat Jonas Porcine is on the brink of total control—his psychic gifts and ruthless ambition threaten to put every star system at his feet. Only one man stands in his way: Daemon Hand, a rogue with the same rare mental powers… but none of Porcine’s lust for domination.
After a brutal encounter leaves Daemon maimed and abandoned, he must survive a primitive forest. With the help of a mysterious woman named Moon Daughter, whose abilities eclipse even his own, Daemon finds a way back to a showdown with his nemesis.
**Psychic warfare throughout the corridors of time—** await in The Ghostly Hand of Retribution.
