Dean Smith: 353 books

Retired Las Vegas Detectives Debra Pickett and Sarge Carson think the solution to a very old cold case came easy. Turns out, a little too easy. And the deeper they dig into the old case, the more they uncover a very ugly side of humanity. And bodies. More and more bodies. Another very, very twisted Cold Poker Gang mystery novel.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard has long enjoyed playing the part of Dixon Hill, a hard-boiled private eye straight out of American pulpfiction. His holographic excursions into 1940s San Francisco, a colorful world of gunplay and gangsters, provide a welcome diversion from his hefty responsibilities as a...

Centuries ago, the Supreme Ruler of the planet Jibet fled a democratic uprising, taking with him many priceless works of art. Now Quark's greed leads Commander Sisko and his crew to the lost treasures -- and to the Supreme Ruler himself, preserved in cryogenic suspension. The discovery sparks unrest...

In the fourth year of its ongoing mission, the Strange New Worlds writing competition has once again sought out exciting new voices and imaginations among Star Trek's vast galaxy of fans. After scanning countless submissions for signs of style and originality, the judges are proud to report that the...

A dead alien ship appears close to human space. But in millions of years, no alien race managed to leave its own galaxy. The alien ship originated in a galaxy over two hundred thousand years of travel away. But the Seeders need to know about the alien race, in case they are a threat. Star...

Back by popular demand! Our fifth anthology featuring original *Star Trek,*® *Star Trek: The Next Generation,*® *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,*® and Star Trek: Voyager® stories written by Star Trek fans, for Star Trek fans! The past five Strange New Worlds competitions have drawn thousands of submissions....

The fight with the genetically engineered aliens seems impossible. Benny and Gina, both Seeders, stand on the bridge of their massive mother ship knowing they needed miracles to win. They both know that if they work long enough and hard enough, miracles might happen. Centuries worth of work. A massive-scale Seeders Universe story that started in the novel Star Mist.

  Brian Saber awakes with a start in his nursing home room. On missions, Captain Brian Saber defends the Earth Protection League in his warship The Bad Business. Tonight, he will be asked to do a very special mission without fighting. But he loves any chance to be young again...

Within the complex environment of higher education, administrators and faculty members face daunting challenges in their unique domains of institutional governance. Many of the greatest challenges arise from basic misunderstandings of authority and its limitations by administrators and faculty members...

The Day of Honor is celebrated throughout the Klingon Empire. But every tradition had to being somewhere... Signi Beta is an M-class planet ideal for farming. The Federation wants Signi Beta, but the Klingon Empire has the stronger claim. Captain Kirk hates to lose the planet, especially to his old...

Duster Kendal lost an Idaho mining town called Grapevine Springs. In 2020 he knew the town, spent time there. In 1901 the valley sat empty. The town never existed. Not possible. Duster needed to get back to the year 2020 to solve the mystery of the lost mining town. A standalone...

May: 1902. Megan Taber bakes in the fancy new Idanha Hotel in downtown Boise. Her rolls and pastries and pies bring in patrons from all around the area. Widowed from her husband five years before, her entire life focuses on her baking. And she loves it. She considers baking her art. Joe...

In the near future, subdivisions sat dead. When Dennis Phipps goes to clean out his grandmother’s old home in a dead subdivision, what he finds will change his life. A short story of a man reliving his past. Sometimes the old saying about the past should remain in the past rings frighteningly accurate. Especially for Dennis Phipps.  

Missing! Laverne, Lady Luck herself. Poker Boy, Front Desk Girl, and Screamer chase after every lead, as well as every other Gambling God and hero in the gambling universe. The three of them get to the truth of what happened to Laverne. But saving the world from unraveling? Without luck, they may not have the time.