Novels by M J
Author of the Priscilla Series
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Priscilla Engaging in the Game of Politics – Part One
A bright, carefree, enterprising young woman gets caught up in a life-altering political scandal in the Ohio Senate while doing a favor for her minister-father.
Genre: Adult/Young Adult Fiction, Coming-of-Age, Political Thriller
Themes: Scandal, How a bill becomes a law, Chautauqua Institute, Elections, Black History, Family life, Feminism, Mixed-race, Ohio State University, Florida A&M University, Livingstone College, and multiculturalism
Mystery in Harare: Priscilla’s Journey into Southern Africa – Part Two
A former state legislative aide gets abducted on her wedding day from a church in the American Midwest to the outskirts of early post-apartheid Harare, Zimbabwe. Even more unexpectedly, she finds herself on the run from assassins.
Genre: Adult/Young Adult Fiction, Coming-of-Age, Suspense, Terrorism Thriller
Themes: Action/Adventure, Special Ops, Apartheid, double agent, CIA, FBI, Ian Smith, Cecil Rhodes, Robert Mugabe, mercenaries, Mandela, Rhodesia, Pretoria, Ohio Senate
Three Metal Pellets – Part Three
After returning from her time in Africa, Priscilla works on a presidential campaign, and the assassins who did not get her during her time in Africa, come after her on American soil. Twice they almost kill her; the second time, her life hangs in the balance.
Genre: Adult/Young Adult Fiction, Coming-of-Age, Political Thriller, Terrorism
Themes: presidential campaign, public relations, CIA, FBI, special ops, Arab-Israeli relations, Columbia University, Harlem Hospital Center, Chapunga Sculpture Park, Victoria Falls, the two-state-solution, Democratic National Convention
Special Envoy – Part Four
The fourth installment in the Priscilla series features Priscilla as a new government agent couriering messages among the Federation of the United Arab Emirates.
Genre: Adult Fiction, Political Thriller, Terrorism, Espionage
Themes: Arab-Israeli relations, CIA, NSA, courier, Al-Qaeda, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ash Shihr, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, wadi, collaborators, claustrophobia, vertigo, Amman, Emirates Airlines, counter-intelligence agent, Langley, diplomats
The Mysterious Affair at the Met – Part Five
Priscilla uses her prowess as a secret agent to unravel the mystery surrounding the provenance of three masterpieces on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Met 2024 Edition
In the fifth installment of the series, Priscilla uses her intelligence-gathering prowess to avert an impending scandal at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This version was published by Austin Macauley Publishers in 2024.
Genre: International Crime - Mystery
Themes: Family life, white-collar crime, the world of highly-valued works of Art
About The Priscilla Series
The Priscilla series chronicles the coming-of-age and adventures of a modern-day, self-assured Black American young woman. There are five novels in the series with more to come.
Genres:
Adult/Young Adult Fiction: Mysteries, Historical, Political, Suspense, and Terrorism Thrillers (action/adventure)