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

Now when Koz greeted me and welcomed me into his apartment, I recognized that same glistening look in his eyes, one of avuncular fondness and genuine mirth.He hadn't changed much.The silver in his hair had strengthened in color and mass, and a few crinkles appeared around his eyes and forehead that hadn't been there before.But otherwise, he looked good, warm, chubby and happy as he always had before I abandoned the home front.Had it been almost ten years?In a way I wish Koz had invented a time machine so we could all go back and relive those moments most special and important to us. But I had to face the fact my childhood had ended long ago and so too the candy-coated innocence. 


Chapter 45