Robert I Katz Books in Order

Wealthy young Edward Maret is betrayed by men coveting his fortune and fiancée. Years later, a mutilated cyborg soldier stripped of his memories gains his freedom, setting Edward on a path toward revenge against those who destroyed his life.

Surgeon Richard Kurtz becomes involved when his former girlfriend is found strangled in a hospital call room. Working with homicide detective Lew Barent, he investigates a crime that exposes betrayal and threatens to draw him into further violence.

An anatomy professor and old friend of Richard Kurtz is found brutally murdered at a medical school. Kurtz joins detective Lew Barent to investigate a seemingly ordinary man's hidden history, uncovering resentment and revenge that place him in danger.

An elderly hospital benefactor believes she witnessed a murder in a dream, and a young administrator is found strangled. Surgeon Richard Kurtz and detective Lew Barent investigate the connection, encountering greed, conspiracy, and grievances rooted in the past.

In 2210, engineered sealmen face replacement by a newer generation of gillmen. When a teenage gillman disappears from San Francisco, investigator James Tyler follows a mystery that raises questions about exploitation, belonging and what it means to be human.

Enhanced corporate security specialist Matthew Braden joins a mission to contact an alien civilization. An attack by a rival corporation destroys his ship and leaves him imprisoned in a labor camp, where survival becomes the first step toward resistance.

A scientist uses a retrovirus to introduce a gene associated with language into laboratory animals. His work produces a mouse named Adam, setting in motion unforeseen consequences as an attempt to understand communication crosses boundaries he has not anticipated.

Katz presents the investing rules, strategy, and philosophy he developed through decades of navigating financial markets. The book centers on a defensive approach to preserving capital and pursuing returns through changing conditions in bull and bear markets.

During an elective rotation in rural Arkansas, surgical resident Richard Kurtz treats fourteen-year-old Ben Saunders after a car accident. Meeting the boy's father reveals signs of a deeper medical problem involving two generations of the family.

Richard Kurtz is preparing for marriage when conflicts among medical-school department heads spiral beyond workplace politics. Harassment escalates into vandalism and assault, bringing detectives Lew Barent and Harry Moran into a growing crisis at Staunton College of Medicine.

Douglas Oliver enters the Grand Tournament after surviving a siege, expecting competition for wealth and status. Secret negotiations, shifting allegiances, and threats of betrayal reveal that the contest is part of a much larger struggle for power.

Soldier Michael Glover awakens after two thousand years to find a new interstellar empire facing attacks and disappearing ships. Recruited by naval intelligence, he investigates whether the spreading disorder comes from piracy or an organized conspiracy.

Michael Glover poses as a merchant captain while undertaking intelligence work for the Second Empire. As mysterious attackers strike imperial worlds and the slave trade expands, he must identify an elusive enemy while guarding secrets of his own.

On the competitive world of Illyria, guild member Douglas Oliver thrives on challenges that reward skill and ambition. An unexpected opponent turns his personal contest into a struggle threatening the survival of Meridien and the entire planet.

A wounded undercover officer, unexplained overdoses, and murdered drug dealers draw surgeon Richard Kurtz into a dangerous investigation. Russian organized crime becomes part of the puzzle as he and detective Lew Barent follow connections among the accumulating deaths.

Richard Kurtz expects a temporary surgical assignment in West Virginia to provide a quiet visit with family. His wife's discovery of a child's skull leads to a mass grave and an investigation involving corruption, organized crime, and a serial killer.

On an isolated former imperial world, Terence Allen leads a comfortable life beneath the Viceroy's rule. A rival's pursuit of his fiancée ignites a feud that intersects with long-brewing rebellion and struggles for power among seven nations.

Victory over the Imperium fails to end the Second Empire's troubles as ships disappear and citizens are enslaved. Michael Glover and his crew investigate a wider conspiracy, facing a powerful new fleet and clues connected to the hidden Well of Time.

Neurosurgeon Michael Foreman helps police and federal investigators after his gamer friend dies while testing a virtual reality game. Similar deaths and disruptions to New York infrastructure suggest that events inside the game are causing real-world harm.

Rann McGaran must challenge his powerful telepathic brother or abandon their family's city on Carnelian. Imperial ambassador Thaddeus Franklin arrives with orders to secure the world's cooperation, drawing both men into plots connected to an escalating alien war.

Broadway composer Marty Blanton, a recent patient of Richard Kurtz, dies from a gunshot wound. Detective Lew Barent suspects murder, and Kurtz becomes involved in an investigation reaching into organized crime, sex trafficking, and corruption within the police department.

Formerly Terence Allen, mercenary commander Blake Pierce contracts to defend Taverno amid Venecia's political chaos. Rival ambitions and searches for lost imperial technology complicate his military responsibilities and his secret hope of ending the Viceroy's domination.

Blake Pierce rules Taverno, but rival rulers undermine his alliances as unrest spreads across the continent. With ancient weapons being recovered and industrial progress faltering, he faces mounting pressure to confront the Viceroy's long-established power.

Duke Blake Pierce of Tavernio rebels against a ruler whose power has endured for millennia. Rediscovered ancient technology intensifies conflict among seven nations, while hidden forces complicate a struggle that could reshape the political future of Venecia.

Surgeon Richard Kurtz looks into a colleague's husband's strange behavior while an injured old friend and two disappearances raise further questions. Working with detectives Barent and Moran, he confronts a conspiracy that reaches from personal relationships into organized crime.

Damien Harthorne arrives in Rostov as rival baronies prepare for conflict on Genesis. His mercenary skills conceal political ambitions, while the alien ephemera observe humanity’s rivalries and begin pursuing plans that could transform the fragile balance of power.

Unexpected deaths after routine medical procedures trouble surgeon Richard Kurtz and detective Lew Barent. A potassium overdose suggests someone may be deliberately killing patients, forcing them to distinguish mistakes from murder before further victims die.

Undercover agent Damien Harthorne builds a force to destroy raiders threatening Genesis’s nations. Conflicts among the mysterious ephemera complicate his mission, while secrets in his own origins may determine whether humanity and its alien neighbors survive.