Arleen Alleman is a former senior analyst with the Government Accountability Office, where she wrote extensively on many topics ranging from satellite systems to endangered species. She has a Biology education and has also worked as a fashion model, insurance adjuster, jewelry designer, and owner of a home decor shop. Her interests include health and fitness, religious history, travel, and she is an avid reader. Born in England and raised in New Hampshire and Nevada, she has lived in Colorado for many years. For more information about the author, visit her website at https://www.arleenalleman.com
Arleen recently published her first children's book, "Sometimes Naughty-Always Loved: Mary and Her Big Cat Brain," a delightful lesson in unconditional love presented by a sweet very smart tabby named Mary. As Mary struggles to work out why her human parents are unhappy with her, she learns that she is always greatly loved despite her occasional "naughty" behavior.
The Darcy Farthing Adventures: Six contemporary, suspense-filled mysteries--Download to your Kindle now or buy a book to discover this thought-provoking series for yourself. Arleen has recently published a 2nd edition of the first four books in the series with re-editing and lower prices. Now readers can enjoy reading these books free on Kindle Unlimited.
The series is unique in that it addresses travel and contemporary social issues along with the murder-mystery elements of the stories. The themes addressed in the series include humanism, crime, family issues and adoption, PTSD, LGBTQ interests, government corruption, and cruise ship safety.
The first two novels in the series "Currents Deep and Deadly" and Currents of Vengeance" explore the difficulty of prosecuting crimes at sea, government investigation, family and relationship issues including child adoption, and includes the protagonist's travel log of the Caribbean and South American ports. The third in series "Current Assets" is set in South West Florida and involves local corruption and murder, Middle East terrorism, the U.S. Marshals asset forfeiture program, and family dilemmas. These three novels won "Best Trilogy of 2012" by Books-and-Authors.net
The fourth Darcy Farthing adventure "Alternate Currents" was a finalist in Foreword Reviews Magazine's 2013 Indie Book of the Year Awards. This is a timely topical story involving same-sex marriage, child abduction, and murder, set in Seattle, WA. Darcy rushes to the aid of a good friend, Don Freeburg, when his partner, Charlie Scott, disappears. She is soon immersed in a murder investigation and the shocking abduction of Penelope, Don, and Charlie's daughter by surrogacy. The sinister elements of this story involve bigotry, obsession, and psychological disorder.
The fifth Darcy Farthing adventure, "A Current Deception", explores themes of computer hacking, identity theft, and long-held grudges and revenge played out on a cruise ship sailing along the coast of Australia. It is a murder mystery with the added plots of a yellow crazy ant infestation as well as food-borne pathogens. A homicidal master of disguise plays out his revenge against passengers for a twenty-year old grudge.
"Currents of Sin" is the sixth and final book in the series. It explores the very real problem of human trafficking for prostitution among homeless teens in Las Vegas, while wrapping up elements of the characters' lives and the multiple plots that are woven throughout the series.
