One Potato, Blue Potato, second book in the Sam Moore paranormal mystery series: available rights

After Billy's bones are recovered, Sam holds a memorial service for his little brother at the Moore family plot. The whole family is in attendance, except his two children, Andrew and Beth. Andy's absence is no surprise - he was called for duty in the National Guard and is serving in Iraq. But Beth has been unreachable for several days, which is completely out of character. Something is seriously wrong, and the Moores don't know where to turn for help.

As fears escalate regarding Beth's safety, her Egyptian roommate, Zafina Azzia, swoops down on East Goodland. The NYU med student expresses concern about Beth as she waltzes into the Moore's life with long limbs swinging and head held high. The woman reminds Sam of an Egyptian princess, with cat eyes and a sultry voice. Hashim Azziz, her brother, is newly arrived in the States and will attend local Conaroga University. He cowers under his sister's will, and Sam doesn't quite trust his nervous mannerisms coupled with those deadpan eyes.

When Sam's friend, Senator Bruce MacDonald, is tapped for the Presidential nomination, the town goes berserk as they prepare to welcome the sitting President to the opening of a new arts center. Yet all is not well in the small village. A bomb explodes in the back of Yasir Khoury's Dry Cleaners, escalating fears of terrorism and anti-Iraqi bigotry. Sam vows to help Khoury, who he believes is innocent.

Meanwhile, Evan returns the green marble to Sam. Although Sam hoped the memorial service would give closure to the fifty-year-old mystery and allow Billy's spirit to move on, he's wrong. The green marble glows again, whisking Sam back in time to experience vignettes from his youth. Why does Billy show Sam scenes with Fletcher Biddle, the one-time schoolyard bully who now runs a dirty dairy farm and owns the house where the Iraqi students live?

Without warning, there's a twist in the marble's method. Sam finds himself floating above the small room in which Beth sleeps. Is she on a business trip? As Sam witnesses more, he realizes that Beth is being held captive by unknown assailants. No ransom note comes, no kidnapper calls. Sam and Rachel unravel with worry as the marble thrusts Sam between past and present.

Just as it seems things couldn't get any worse, Rachel slips in the kitchen and breaks both shoulders. After two operations to put her arms back in joint and pin the breaks, she returns home to Sam's capable hands. Now, on top of the debilitating symptoms of MS, Rachel must deal with both arms strapped to her torso. Sam is her only link to normalcy as she worries about the safety of her daughter.

Events escalate as the big day approaches. Sam uncovers the awful truth - someone is out to destroy the President, and that someone is alive and well in East Goodland. As Sam fights the tide that threatens to sweep his daughter away, he discovers a shocking link between Beth and the terrorists, then dives head first into the melee to avert a calamity that could rival the 911 disaster.

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