The Thalassa Files: The Aristotle Socarides Mysteries, Books 1-3
(2026)(A book in the Aristotle Socarides series)
An omnibus of novels by Paul Kemprecos
‘There can be no better mystery writer in America today than Paul Kemprecos.’ —International bestselling author Clive Cussler
In THE THALASSA FILES, New York Times bestselling author Paul Kemprecos brings you the first three Aristotle "Soc" Socarides mysteries in one juicy ebook volume. What’s inside?
Cool Blue Tomb: Deadly Currents!
Winner of the Shamus award for best paperback original from the Private Eye Writers of America, Cool Blue Tomb introduces Aristotle Plato ‘Soc’ Socarides, part-time fisherman, part-time commercial diver, and part-time private detective. Life’s a beach for Soc--until murder rolls in with the tide. A $50 million dollar salvage operation. An expert diver dead at the bottom of the sea. An elegant mermaid in a black Porsche-and an open invitation to dip into the troubled waters of her marriage. Throw in a family debt of honor only he can pay and a lethal search for buried treasure and Soc discovers how deadly Cape Cod’s currents can be in this novel of smuggling, treachery, and revenge.
Neptune’s Eye: Underwater Underhandedness
Book 2, Neptune’s Eye, starts with a simple missing-person case. Soc is hired to find Frederick Walther’s beautiful young daughter, who disappeared after a love affair turned sour. Simple, that is, until Leslie Walther’s lover turns up dead in the seal pool at the Woods Hole aquarium. Seems that the highly loathsome Tom Drake had a number of business rivals, ex-lovers, and an ex-wife-all with reason to want him dead. Soc could make a fishnet with the twists and turns in his investigation: a long-lost German U-boat, a cutting-edge underwater vehicle, corporate espionage, and a CIA spook from his distant past. He hopes the net will snare a murderer. But if he makes one wrong move it could drag him down to a cold, wet, silent grave.
Death in Deep Water: A Dirty Little Secret
In Book 3, Death in Deep Water, the corporate owners of a marine theme park called Oceanus desperately need someone to prove their star attraction-a ten-ton killer whale named Rocky- is innocent in the murder of trainer Eddy Byryon. It’s an unusual assignment that needs a resourceful investigator, and Soc has a resume that fits the bill. But when Soc goes undercover at Oceanus, it doesn’t take him long before he finds himself swimming in the dangerous waters of the aquatic park business, where he discovers the ‘dirty little secret’ everybody knows but nobody talks about. With the help of a beautiful dolphin trainer Soc will learn a painful lesson. That when it comes to apex predators, a nosy private detective is at the bottom of the food chain.
Genre: Mystery
In THE THALASSA FILES, New York Times bestselling author Paul Kemprecos brings you the first three Aristotle "Soc" Socarides mysteries in one juicy ebook volume. What’s inside?
Cool Blue Tomb: Deadly Currents!
Winner of the Shamus award for best paperback original from the Private Eye Writers of America, Cool Blue Tomb introduces Aristotle Plato ‘Soc’ Socarides, part-time fisherman, part-time commercial diver, and part-time private detective. Life’s a beach for Soc--until murder rolls in with the tide. A $50 million dollar salvage operation. An expert diver dead at the bottom of the sea. An elegant mermaid in a black Porsche-and an open invitation to dip into the troubled waters of her marriage. Throw in a family debt of honor only he can pay and a lethal search for buried treasure and Soc discovers how deadly Cape Cod’s currents can be in this novel of smuggling, treachery, and revenge.
Neptune’s Eye: Underwater Underhandedness
Book 2, Neptune’s Eye, starts with a simple missing-person case. Soc is hired to find Frederick Walther’s beautiful young daughter, who disappeared after a love affair turned sour. Simple, that is, until Leslie Walther’s lover turns up dead in the seal pool at the Woods Hole aquarium. Seems that the highly loathsome Tom Drake had a number of business rivals, ex-lovers, and an ex-wife-all with reason to want him dead. Soc could make a fishnet with the twists and turns in his investigation: a long-lost German U-boat, a cutting-edge underwater vehicle, corporate espionage, and a CIA spook from his distant past. He hopes the net will snare a murderer. But if he makes one wrong move it could drag him down to a cold, wet, silent grave.
Death in Deep Water: A Dirty Little Secret
In Book 3, Death in Deep Water, the corporate owners of a marine theme park called Oceanus desperately need someone to prove their star attraction-a ten-ton killer whale named Rocky- is innocent in the murder of trainer Eddy Byryon. It’s an unusual assignment that needs a resourceful investigator, and Soc has a resume that fits the bill. But when Soc goes undercover at Oceanus, it doesn’t take him long before he finds himself swimming in the dangerous waters of the aquatic park business, where he discovers the ‘dirty little secret’ everybody knows but nobody talks about. With the help of a beautiful dolphin trainer Soc will learn a painful lesson. That when it comes to apex predators, a nosy private detective is at the bottom of the food chain.
Genre: Mystery
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