Hunter and Holmes Mysteries

The Hunter & Holmes Mystery Series is about two young teenagers living in the Silicon Valley who become amateur detectives to solve crimes that affect them, their friends, and their community. The books are available for your enjoyment in a variety of ebook formats.

About the Hunter & Holmes Mystery Series:

The Silicon Valley is a great place for two young teens to be growing up. There is fabulous weather all year round, lots of activities for young people to participate in, lots of new technology and innovation, and a great cultural life. With all of these things to do, and with their usual activities of school, arts, recreational sports, and doing things with their friends, why would best friends Jason Hunter and Daniel Holmes want to spend their time as detectives?

The answer has to do with motivation. When Jason is suddenly and mysteriously kidnapped in a public park in broad daylight, their carefree days of playing video games, and basketball, or just hanging out with each other and their circle of friends suddenly comes to a halt. Jason must now deal with all of the mental, physical and emotional impact that a crime victim experiences. Even more troubling is the fact that no one can figure out why he was kidnapped or who was responsible. Jason and his parents are nice people, outgoing and friendly, honorable in their relationships and business dealings. They are the last people you would think that someone would have a grudge against.

After Jason's release by his kidnappers, Daniel, who is very angry about what happened to his best friend, also discovers that the Jason he knew before the kidnapping is slipping away in a sea of self-doubt. Daniel realizes that the only way Jason can fully recover from his ordeal is to find out the truth about the kidnapping. Why was it done and who did it? So he sets out to find these answers, and eventually convinces Jason to join him. The detective team of Hunter & Holmes is in business!

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The Hunter & Holmes Mystery Series is designed for the young adult/teenager market, but the series has appeal to anyone who enjoys mysteries in the "hobby detective" genre. While there is very little emphasis on murder and mayhem, there is no shortage of terrifying and evil villains, especially predators who go after young people. After becoming a crime victim himself, Jason has a special hatred for predators like the men who kidnapped him, and uses all of the resources at his disposal to go after them. Each book has over forty color illustrations and a unique graphic design.

Books in The Hunter & Holmes Mystery Series are available for your enjoyment in a variety of e-book formats. The best edition for each book is our pdf version which will appear on your computer screen exactly like a hard cover book, and the illustrations and graphics are all full page size. Text and illustrations appear in two page spreads, and you can adjust the size of each book to the size of your computer monitor.

Hunter & Holmes are now becoming available in a variety of epub editions for digital readers like the Barnes & Noble Nook, the Amazon Kindle, and Apple i-Pad or Apple iPhones. As these new editions become available, they will be added to the Order Page for this website. We hope to have epub editions for all six of the books in the series by the fall of 2011, and will continue to produce these as more books are added to the series.

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Art credits: Illustrations by Ricardo Carmona. Flash displays and game by Rick Ryan. Hunter and Holmes magnifying glass logo and book cover art by Kurt Eberhardt. Graphics and H & H logo by Hal Peterson.

Book 1 in the Hunter & Holmes Mystery Series: The Kidnapping

The first novel in the series, The Kidnapping, describes how the dectective team of Hunter & Holmes was formed. As the series begins, teenagers Jason and Daniel are enjoying the carefree days of summer and their extended break from school. Their lives are radically changed when Jason, while walking through City Park in broad daylight suddenly goes missing and no one can figure out what has happened to him. There is no sign of a struggle, Jason's cell phone went strangely silent that morning, and no one in the surrounding neighborhoods saw anything. Jason is a bright, athletic, and well adjusted kid, with no apparent problems in his life so no one seriously believes that he would run away. Unfortunately that means that he was kidnapped or somehow caught up in a crime. If Jason was being kidnapped for ransom, no one really can understand why. Jason seems to be an unlikely target for a kidnapping for ransom. He is from an ordinary middle class family, who are comfortable enough due to both parents working full time, but certainly not wealthy like the families of many CEOs living in the Silicon Valley. No one had been stalking Jason or for that matter any other kids, and Jason didn't even know he was going to City Park until that morning. The police missing person's unit is unable to find any significant clues in this case. The mystery is further compounded by the complete silence from the kidnappers, leading the police and Jason's family and friends to fear that he has been taken by predators with no interest in returning him. As you can imagine, this puts a real chill in the community. As the days pass, Jason's parents and friends become increasingly more depressed and desperate. When there finally is word from the kidnappers, things are not what they seem in this case at all!

By special arrangement with the author, Aiden Vaughan, and as a web exclusive on our affiliate website The ChucksConnection, the first three chapters are available for anyone to read as a teaser. From the opening paragraph, the reader is grabbed by the plight of young Jason, the terrible anguish of his family and friends over his disappearance, and the efforts of the police missing persons unit to find him. Read the first three chapters of The Kidnapping for free. This link will take you to the ChucksConnection.com website.Reader beware! Once you get started you will be hooked, and want to read the entire novel. Luckily it is very easy and convenient to do so! For the price of a paperback book, you can get the complete online hard cover edition with over 40 illustrations by Ricardo Carmona and automated bookmarks. The edition uses a very special font that is easy to read on your computer screen. All you have to do to order is go to the book order page, pay with your credit card through our secure server, and you will receive the book file (in pdf format) by return email. If you are new to the series, this is the book you want to start with, as it sets up the detective series.

*There are four different ways to enjoy The Kidnapping, the first book in the Hunter & Holmes Mystery Series.*
	Order the complete novel The Kidnapping in pdf. This link will take you to the Hal Peterson Media Services online store where you can order the full color pdf version of the book using your credit card or Paypal. To order *The Kidnapping* pdf edition using a Money Order click here.	Order *The Kidnapping* for your Apple iPad, iPod Touch (2nd generation or later), or iPhone (3G or later). Books can only be viewed using the iBooks application. *The Kidnapping* is available through the iTunes stores in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Open iTunes on your device and then search for *The Kidnapping*. You will find it in the books section.	Order *The Kidnapping* for your Nook Reader. Click on this link which will take you to the Barnes & Noble website and the order page for this book.	Order *The Kidnapping* for your Kindle Reader. The download is available from six different Amazon.com websites. To order from the United States store: Click on this link which will take you to the US Amazon.com website and the order page for this book. To order from the United Kingdom store, click on this link. To order from the German store, click on this link. To order from the French store, click on this link. To order from the Italian store, click on this link. To order from the Spanish store, click on this link.

Book 2 in the Hunter & Holmes Mystery Series: Double Fugue

The second novel in the series is entitled Double Fugue and continues to chronicle the adventures of Jason and Daniel that summer. The first novel in the series, The Kidnapping, focused on Jason a lot while the second novel has more to do with Daniel and his musical interests. The title Double Fugue carries with it several meanings and implications that are part of the story concept. A fugue is a musical composition of imitative counterpoint in which a short melodic subject is introduced by one voice and successively restated and developed by other voices. It also is a term in psychology referring to the loss of one’s identity, often coupled with flight from one’s usual environment. A double fugue is a fugue on two subjects in simultaneous contrapuntal combination. The title refers to the two intertwining stories of the book, and the psychological impact that its events have on the two characters (besides Jason and Daniel) that this novel is about.

*How to order Double Fugue, the second book in the Hunter & Holmes Mystery Series.*
	Order the PDF edition of *Double Fugue* This link will take you to the Hal Peterson Media Services online store where you can order a complete online copy of the book using your credit card or Paypal. To order *Double Fugue* using a Money Order click here. See the trailer for *Double Fugue* on YouTube.	Order *Double Fugue* for your Nook Reader. Click on this link which will take you to the Barnes & Noble website and the order page for this book.	Order *Double Fugue* for your Apple iPad, iPod Touch (2nd generation or later), or iPhone (3G or later). Books can only be viewed using the iBooks application. *Double Fugue* is available through the iTunes stores in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Open iTunes on your device and then search for *Double Fugue*. You will find it in the books section.	Order *Double Fugue* for your Kindle Reader.The download is available from six different Amazon.com websites. To order from the United States store: Click on this link which will take you to the US Amazon.com website and the order page for this book. To order from the United Kingdom store, click on this link. To order from the German store, click on this link. To order from the French store, click on this link. To order from the Italian store, click on this link. To order from the Spanish store, click on this link.

Book 3 in the Hunter & Holmes Mystery Series: When the Chips Are Down.

The third Hunter & Holmes Mystery is now available as an online book. Spring break turns out to be anything but that for Jason and Daniel in the novel When the Chips Are Down. They agree to help their friend Richard Liu and his father Junjie try and figure out what is going on at his father’s work place, the DCC Chip Company, which has been recently plagued by hijackings of their new line of computer chips. Richard is worried that the company will go out of business and his family will lose everything if something isn’t done to stop the thefts. While looking for a young friend, Jason and Daniel stumble onto what appears to be another hijacking of DCC chips. Convinced that the thefts must be an inside job, Jason and Daniel pose as reporters from their high school newspaper to tour the plant and meet the employees.


Jason and Daniel agree to help their friends, Richard and Junjie Liu.	Jason and Daniel tour the DCC Chip plant with Charles Enfield.	Jason and Daniel search for Tim and Cody.

The boys then travel up to the Yosemite area with their friend and advisor Joe Connor who is remodeling a cabin home he owns near the park. They are planning to hike around Yosemite and help out Joe. At the urgent and desperate plea of Teresa Barnwell, a young girl living in a foster home, the boys had agreed to visit a nearby boot camp for teenagers where Timothy Wilkinson, a mutual friend of theirs, has been sent. Teresa is convinced that Tim is being mistreated at the camp. In the past two weeks he has disappeared from the camp roster, all mail to him as been returned, and his parents were told that he has been sent to anger management training. When kids at the camp confirm that Tim and another kid named Cody did not get along with the camp authorities, were constantly being treated harshly, and believe that the two have been taken somewhere to be forced into submission, Jason and Daniel mount an all out campaign to find Tim and Cody before serious harm comes to them. This turns into one of the most interesting cases for Jason's Whatever Foundation, when they meet up with Martin Severino and Dominic Sanchez, two ex Navy SEALs who agree to help them out. Later they team up with Captain Garcia of the Silicon Valley Police to smoke out the criminals in the DCC case. Check out the trailer for When The Chips Are Down on YouTube.

How to order When The Chips Are Down, the third book in the Hunter & Holmes Mystery Series by AIden Vaughan.
	Order the pdf edition of *When The Chips Are Down* This link will take you to the Hal Peterson Media Services online store where you can order a complete online copy of the book using your credit card or Paypal. To order *When The Chips Are Down* using a Money Order click here.	To order *When The Chips Are Down* for your Nook Reader, click on this link which will take you to the Barnes & Noble website and the order page for this book.	Order *When The Chips Are Down* for your Kindle Reader.The download is available from six different Amazon.com websites. To order from the United States store: Click on this link which will take you to the US Amazon.com website and the order page for this book. To order from the United Kingdom store, click on this link. To order from the German store, click on this link. To order from the French store, click on this link. To order from the Italian store, click on this link. To order from the Spanish store, click on this link.	Order *When The Chips Are Down* for your Apple iPad, iPod Touch (2nd generation or later), or iPhone (3G or later). Books can only be viewed using the iBooks application. *When The Chips Are Down* is available through all fourteen iTunes stores around the world. Open iTunes on your device and then search for *When The Chips Are Down. You will find it in the books section. This link will take you to the order page for When The Chips Are Down* in the US store.

Book 4 in the Hunter & Holmes Mystery Series: Family Matters.

School is out, but the lazy carefree days of summer are soon filled with more adventures for the Hunter & Holmes detective team. Jason and Daniel have a very unusual meeting with Enrico Feraducci, a Mafia godfather who has a special request for them. Jason and Daniel travel with Joe Connor to southern California to try and broker a reconciliation for him with his estranged daughter and grandchildren. Daniel begins rehearsing with his band as they work on creating their sound and search for a keyboard player. Jason and Daniel then meet and make friends with Nick, a very talented and gifted pianist who wants to join the band but recently has been threatened and attacked by a mysterious stranger who somehow is able to enter his house at will. Jason and Daniel are determined to help Nick and protect him from further attacks. Captain Garcia leads a task force to try and solve a string of missing children cases in the town of San Matthias. Soon Jason and Daniel become involved in the investigation. Jason's relationship with Laura and Daniel's relationship with Diana have major developments. Many of their mutual friends, Eric, Rebecca, Timothy, Teresa, Chauncey and the A List basketball team all have interesting changes in their lives. All these things and more are in Family Matters, the fourth book in the Hunter & Holmes Mystery Series.

*How to order Family Matters, the fourth book in the Hunter & Holmes Mystery Series by AIden Vaughan.*
	Order the pdf edition of *Family Matters* This link will take you to the Hal Peterson Media Services online store where you can order a complete online copy of the book using your credit card or Paypal. To order *Family Matters* using a Money Order click here.	To order Family Matters for your Nook Reader, click on this link which will take you to the Barnes & Noble website and the order page for this book.	Order Family Matters for your Kindle Reader.The download is available from six different Amazon.com websites. To order from the United States store: Click on this link which will take you to the US Amazon.com website and the order page for this book. To order from the United Kingdom store, click on this link. To order from the German store, click on this link. To order from the French store, click on this link. To order from the Italian store, click on this link. To order from the Spanish store, click on this link.	Order Family Matters for your Apple iPad, iPod Touch (2nd generation or later), or iPhone (3G or later). Books can only be viewed using the iBooks application. Family Matters is available through all thirty-two iTunes stores around the world. Open iTunes on your device and then search for Family Matters. You will find it in the books section. Search under Books>Mysteries and Thrillers>Aiden Vaughan or do a search for Family Matters and select Books>All.

Book 5 in the Hunter & Holmes Mystery Series: Eyewitness News.

After the stunning ending to their adventures in Family Matters, Jason and Daniel are determined to spend the remainder of the summer relaxing and kicking back. Now that Jason and Daniel have pledged to go steady with their girl friends, Laura and Diana, they discover that they have new obligations and personal issues to deal with. Jason is eager to play interleague basketball with his friend Chauncey and his other A-List team members. But new complications beguile Chauncey as another player tries to make him look bad during their games. Daniel is happy to spend much of his time rehearsing with his band now that his rhythm section is settled, Nick has become their neighbor, and is a valued and creative member of the band. Eric reaches out to help a young boy victimized by predators. On Tim's recommendation the band auditions a potential new member, Jonathan Kowalski, a talented reed player who is an excellent performer on saxophone, flute, and clarinet. Unfortunately Jonathan has complications in his family life because his mother has become addicted to methamphetamines and is spending her time with a low life drug dealer. Jason and the other band members become very concerned about Jonathan as they rally to help him out. Arthur Vincenzo is now living in the Silicon Valley, adopted by Captain Antonio Garcia and his wife, Marisol. Arthur is grateful to finally have a stable home life, but it is threatened by gang members who want to recruit him. Jaime Orlando and the media are keeping an eye on Jason and his activities. Part of the storyline is told from the point of view of reports by Jaime for KHHT television Eyewitness News as the story line builds to its exciting and moving conclusion. Full of action and emotion, you won't want to miss Eyewitness News, the fifth book in the Hunter & Holmes Mystery Series.

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Book 6 in the Hunter & Holmes Mystery Series: Days of Destiny.

Days of Destiny begins in San Francisco. Richard Liu, Jason's friend and neighbor, is taking Jason and Daniel up to Chinatown to see the spectacular night time New Year's parade, preceded by a fabulous dinner at a Taiwanese restaurant owned by his Aunt Mai. On the way to see the parade, the three take a shortcut through a building where they discover Jian-heng Chen, an eight-year-old Chinese boy, left locked in a closet by human traffickers who have also enslaved the boy's older sisters. With the assistance of Richard's translation, Jason and Daniel learn how the orphaned boy is bravely seeking a new life in America. Detemined to help Jian-heng out and rescue his sisters, they bring the boy back to the Silicon Valley where he is taken in by the Liu family. But Jason and Daniel have a lot more to deal with besides tracking down the traffickers. Daniel and his band are working on their demo CD, trying to create a complete album of original songs to present to some promoters who have taken an interest in the band since their performance of Nick Feraducci's Requiem for the Lost Children last fall. Jason is very involved with the Merriam High School varsity basketball team which is headed to the district and regional playoffs. Plus Jason's relationship with Laura and Daniel's romance with Diana are taking on new dimensions. To add further complications, the boys investigate a quite upsetting sexting scandal that breaks open at a Merriam High School dance. Eventually the boys are able to focus on Jian-heng's case and the search for his two sisters and the men who have enslaved them is on. What they discover in the process is quite upsetting and shocking as Jason and Daniel use their detective skills to solve this and the other crimes involving school activities. Join Jason, Daniel, and their friends as they face Days of Destiny, the sixth book in the Hunter & Holmes Mystery Series.

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