Angus Green Books

If Angus Green is going to make it to a second case, he’s needs to survive the first one. Angus wants more adventure than a boring accounting job, so after graduating with his master’s degree he signs up with the FBI. He’s assigned to the Miami field office, where the caseload includes smugglers, drug runners, and gangs, but he starts out stuck behind a desk, an accountant with a badge and gun. Struggling to raise money for his little brother’s college tuition, he enters a strip trivia contest at a local bar. But when he’s caught with his pants down by a couple of fellow agents, he worries that his extracurricular activities and his status as the only openly gay agent will crash his career. Instead, to his surprise, he’s added to an anti-terrorism task force and directed to find a missing informant. It’s his first real case: a desperate chase to catch a gang of criminals with their tentacles in everything from medical fraud to drugs to jewel theft. With every corner in this case―from Fort Lauderdale’s gay bars to the morgue―turning to mayhem, Angus quickly learns that the only way to face a challenge is to assume that he'll survive this one―it’s the next one that will kill him.

The sharp and suspenseful new sequel to The Next One Will Kill You , perfect for fans of Joseph Hansen, Richard Stevenson, Randy Wayne White, and James W. Hall. With less than a year of experience and only one big case behind him, FBI Special Agent Angus Green has joined the rarefied group of agents who have been wounded in the line of duty. Assigned to a desk job while he recovers, Angus wonders if he’s chosen the right career. He’s been following his late father’s dream for a life of adventure and travel―and instead encountered danger, pain, and heartbreak. But when Angus discovers that gay teens are being sexually abused by a pornographer in the same neighborhood where he lives, he shoves aside his lingering doubts about his job and accepts his new assignment. The case takes him from Fort Lauderdale’s seamy underbelly to boisterous beachfront bars where big-fish Russian émigrés launder illegal cash. Angus is back in full effect, but with great power comes great responsibility, and he’ll soon find his stake in saving these trafficked teens is more personal than he could have anticipated. Every case leaves a lasting scar―some are just more difficult to see. In the end, Angus will learn the truth of a saying he learned as a boy―there is a price to pay for every decision we make. Nobody rides for free.

Special Agent Angus Green is still in his twenties, and his red hair and good looks often make people underestimate him, but he’s a smart, fearless cop who believes in the FBI motto: Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity.Fort Lauderdale retiree Frank Sena is working with pawn shop owner Jesse Venable to retrieve a painting stolen from Frank’s uncle, a gay Venetian killed during the Holocaust. Angus volunteers to help Frank, and discovers Venable is the subject of a task force looking into smuggling immigrants out of war-torn countries in the Middle East.Angus, who knows nothing about art and speaks no Italian, may be in over his head as he is assigned to befriend, and ultimately betray, Venable. But with the help of his Italian-speaking brother and his art-loving boyfriend, he may be able not only to retrieve the painting, but solve a smuggling case and potentially save thousands of lives.The investigation will take him from the sun-drenched rooftops of Venice to a private yacht speeding down Fort Lauderdale’s New River. Along the way, he’ll learn the true meaning of survival.

Special Agent Angus Green finds himself navigates a complex web of art theft, immigration, and personal discovery. When a young Cuban art historian named Yulirus Diaz is detained after illegally entering the United States, Angus sees an opportunity to unravel a larger criminal enterprise. Yulirus claims knowledge of valuable artwork being smuggled out of Cuba, including a potential masterpiece by the Spanish painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. As Angus digs deeper, he uncovers a sophisticated operation involving not just art theft, but money laundering and discrimination within a prominent Cuban-American business. Balancing the demands of his investigation with his own ethical compass, Angus finds himself advocating for Yulirus and another Cuban immigrant, Elpidio López, the very man responsible for smuggling the artwork. Angus must navigate the complexities of immigration law, FBI procedures, and his own growing empathy for those caught in difficult circumstances. Meanwhile, Angus's personal life is in flux. He's moving in with his boyfriend Lester, a transition that brings its own set of challenges and uncertainties. As he settles into their new shared apartment, Angus grapples with the evolving dynamics of their relationship and his own identity as a gay man in law enforcement. The investigation takes unexpected turns, leading Angus from the brackish waters of the Florida Keys to the sleek high-rises of Miami's Brickell Avenue. Along the way, he must outsmart wealthy art collectors, coordinate with multiple law enforcement agencies, and make split-second decisions that could impact lives and careers. Adding another layer of complexity, Angus receives shocking news about his own family history, forcing him to reconsider his understanding of fatherhood and identity. This personal journey parallels the themes of the Murillo painting at the center of the investigation – a depiction of Saint Joseph and the young Jesus that resonates deeply with Angus's evolving perspective on family and belonging. With its rich exploration of Cuban-American culture, the complexities of immigration, and the high-stakes world of art crime, Brackish Water offers readers a nuanced and compelling narrative that is at once a gripping procedural and a thoughtful examination of human nature.