Janice Steinberg Books in Order

Reporter Margo Simon travels to Mexico with unconventional preacher Zeke Holroyd to investigate dangerous factory conditions. When he dies in a suspicious car crash shortly afterward, she begins questioning whether their reporting uncovered more than they realized.

Canyon fires destroy San Diego homes and claim lives, prompting police to suspect an ordinary arsonist. Reporter Margo Simon notices that New Age healers are among the victims and investigates the possibility of a deliberate modern witch hunt.

Reporter Margo Simon is shocked when skilled sailor and oceanographer Hob Schreiber is found dead in the sea. Discovering that he was murdered before entering the water leads her through suspects connected to his personal, professional and political lives.

A serious fall leaves Margo Simon’s mother near death, and poisonous herbs in her tea suggest it was no accident. Travelling to Israel, the public radio reporter investigates a threat reaching directly into her own family.

Preparing to move into a retirement community, Elaine discovers a possible clue to the twin sister who disappeared decades earlier. Revisiting their childhood in Jewish Los Angeles forces her to examine family rivalries, immigrant hopes and the stories she has accepted.

A young artist’s death at a gallery opening draws public radio reporter Margo Simon beyond interviewing and into investigation. Among provocative exhibitions and ambitious artists, she must consider whether someone would kill to make an artistic statement.