Marva Dale is the pen name for author Debra McReynolds.  Retired from the public relations field, Debra now spends her free time indulging in her passion for writing.  "I used to fill my school notebooks with stories," Debra relates, "and then add artwork to go along with them.  My second grade teacher, Mrs. Daley, predicted that I would be a writer one day."
A fan of the mystery genre, she enjoys crafting tales with a twist of suspense, a touch of romance, and a bit of humor. 
Debra and her husband, Dale, make their home in El Paso, Texas, with their dog, cats and rabbits.

In the 22nd Century, Los Angeles Detective Cadye Parrish has been called in to help in the murder case of Gavin McAllister who lived on Terre Celeste, the wealthy second tier, and who worked for the Senesco Institute. Digging deeper, she finds a terrible plot involving an age-inducing drug produced by the institute and the unwitting victims of the conspiracy who all danced at the Midnight Lace Club. During her investigation, she meets Dane Merrick, the public relations man for the foundation. And now as she becomes intimate with Dane, Cadye finds she just might be falling for a mass murderer.


Stratus Fear

A shade of nervousness and a bit of an upset stomach made Faun tremble as she checked her image in the mirror for the hundredth time.Did she look older today, lovelier, more sophisticated?Had the drug changed her at all?She didn't remember much after Talitha took her to see Devon Brand last night; nor did Faun remember what happened with Devon.Had they made love?Or had she simply passed out?Faun awoke this morning in the bed she and Talitha had shared, in the apartment bedroom Talitha told her they used for inductions.After a shaky effort to rise and walk, Faun toured the apartment but found no one besides herself.Talitha, though, had left her a note in the kitchen, telling her to have something to eat, then shower and dress.Faun had her appointment today at nine-thirty, and Talitha warned her not to be late.She was to report to apartment B624 in the building.


Chapter 42