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

Dane's front door clicked open after I plied the last number; and as the shadows of the alcove continued to give me cover, I casually slipped inside his apartment. The darkness came scented with his lingering cologne, an alluring blend of lotus flowers, sandalwood and kukui.I used my flashlight now rather than alert any nosy neighbors to my presence by turning on lights.


I groped my way to the staircase and climbed to the second floor.As I passed the bedroom, my heart took a dive into my stomach.Only last night Dane and I had indulged our passions in his big, inviting bed while the universe swirled around us.Now the silence and darkness seemed an omen, urging me to get along with my business and then leave.I did notice that Dane had left the French doors open in the bedroom, confident that would-be burglars would nix the idea of trying to scale the walls to get up to the second-floor terrace.


Chapter 58