The Solid-State Shuffle (Sunken City Capers Book 1) – Jeffrey A. Ballard 


 

Almost a hundred years ago, a major terrestrial event reshaped the earth’s coastlines. Goodbye entire cities. Goodbye entire states. Goodbye entire countries. And when the authorities outlawed salvaging from these underwater cities, why say hello to a new breed of criminal: underwater reclamation specialists. Even a hundred years later, there’s still a whole lot of loot for the reclaiming.

But it’s not theft if you put it back, right?

After cracking an underwater vault in their first major heist in the Seattle Isles, Isa and her crew think they’re on easy street again—that is, if they can figure out what it is exactly they stole. A question, they soon learn, where their very lives hang in the balance.

Thrust into a high-stakes game of subterfuge and deception by the local mob boss, Isa and her crew must scramble to unravel the mystery of what it is they stole while unseen forces move against them.

Harried. Threatened at every turn. Isa and her crew must stay one step ahead to stay alive.

Sunken City Capers is a fun post-apocalyptic series with no zombies, just criminals and mischievous ne’er-do-wells. Fans of heist books/movies and strong female protagonists will likely enjoy this series.

Sunken City Capers Books:
The Solid-State Shuffle, Book 1
The Elgin Deceptions, Book 2
Leverage, Book 3
The Brummie Con, Book 4
Book 5 Coming 2022!

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Subgenres: Apocalyptic / Post-Apocalyptic, Crime & Mystery, Humorous

Date first published:  October 4, 2016

On Kindle Unlimited: No

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Author Information

Twitter: @JibJabWriter

Website: https://www.jaballard.com/

Biography: Jeffrey A. Ballard writes and lives in the Texas Hill Country just outside of Austin. From a small child he has always been fascinated with the ocean, leading him to earn a B.S. in Ocean Engineering from FAU and a M.S. in Acoustics from Penn State. His overactive imagination followed him into academia, where he is currently a researcher at the University of Texas. Eventually, he circled back to a boyhood ambition of writing down all his dreams/daydreams/fantasies. He writes daily now and has found a wonderful second life for his college textbooks. Learn more and connect with Jeffrey at www.jaballard.com. You can sign up for his newsletter at www.jaballard.com and become the first to learn when the next Sunken City Capers book becomes available, as well as receive a free Sunken City Capers short story exclusive to newsletter recipients and other occasional goodies.

Other information

Cover artist name: Ravven Kitsune

Cover artist website: https://www.ravven.com/

Editor/Formatter’s name: Jeffrey A. Ballard

Editor/Formatter’s website: https://www.jaballard.com/