D.M. Sorlie Sue Lee Mystery

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D.M.Sorlie is the author of the Sue Lee Mysteries, historical fiction series following a World War Two timeline.
Now the series has extended into the postwar years to discover looted art for the museum worldwide.
The stories have been written and researched during his extensive travels.

Books are written to be shared.

Colin a new chess champion has the attention of Army Intelligence. They are in need of a messenger to get word to German General plotting to kill Hitler.
Everything is working according to plan, until Colin meets, Jaqueline!

JACQUELINE Coming Soon

Kelly Clan # 2

In 1941, the city of Belfast, Ireland, was almost obliterated by German bombs. The British used the port to escort supply convoys across the Atlantic.
Before the bombing, a young boy witnessed the murder of another child murder in the church-run orphanage and ran away with his brother on a ship to America.
However, the crossing becomes an emotional trial mixed with jealousy, hate, espionage, and murder!

To add to their problems, the IRA needs to silence the boy. Will they get to Colin before the U-boats or before a group of gangsters trained by the German loyalist who are robbing and sinking ships to cause shortages and demoralize America?
The action is non-stop for young Colin and his brother Sean as they cross the Atlantic, being chased by Germans while trying to survive a Banshee Storm off the coast of Greenland!

Quincy; a time-traveler, sent to prevent changes during America's most vulnerable timeline. A Gold Rush in California, soon a Civil War between the North and the South, followed by President Lincoln's assassination. Did implanted alien innovators bring about these events? With the help of his leader, LC, Quincy, becomes a legend, helping the miners against killer claim jumpers. Hopefully, his gunfighter reputation and the beautiful Seorita Carmen Hernandez will help prevent an alien takeover.

The invitation to lunch sparked a search for rare and valuable artifacts spanning the globe. But what Sue Lee and Island Art Inquiries found was far more nefarious than they’d imagined. A murderer from their past had returned, and now they were on a mission to discover clues as well as valuable art pieces.

Killer Resurfacing

Sue Lee Mystery #16

Sue Lee Mystery #15
A deception and Ancient murder in the Mayan empire set off a series of future events following timelines starting in Mexico in the stunning Sea of Cortez.
This famous Gulf of California stretches inland over one thousand miles. It is a deadly trap for submarines, especially if you are on a secret mission during World War Two.

Sue Lee and Alex, along with the team from Island Art Inquires, are contracted to find a lost Mayan treasure.
A fast-moving and deceptive story searching for clues to the puzzle from Mexico to Paris and back with mysterious murders thrown in.

Sue Lee Mystery #15

A Serial killer is on the loose, terrorizing the residents of a peaceful lake area.
The victims don't seem to have anything in common, or do they?

Sue Lee Mystery #14
A Serial killer is on the loose, terrorizing the residents of a peaceful lake area.
The victims don't seem to have anything in common, or do they?

Bahama sunshine, palm trees, and the bright blue Caribbean sea is a perfect destination for a Christmas party for "Island Art Inquires." Including a fun treasure hunt for Spanish Doubloons that turns deadly.

Sue Lee Mystery #13
Bahama sunshine, palm trees, and the bright blue Caribbean sea is a perfect destination for a Christmas party for "Island Art Inquires." Including a fun treasure hunt for Spanish Doubloons that turns deadly.

The Cold War has produced Russian invasion fears in Alaska. To prepare, the FBI is secretly training civilians to transmit enemy movements. The flaw is the vast Alaskan wilderness is rich in minerals, leaving room for corruption and murder during Operation Washtub.

Operation Washtub

Sue Lee Mystery #7

Vella Adele Murder, D. M. Sorlie
In the past, a murder at Villa Adele in 1901 deceives the Monte Carlo commissioner of police causing the death of an innocent man. In 1951, new evidence is disclosed along with lost treasure fortune seekers are willing to kill for

Villa Adele Murder

Sue Lee Mystery #8

An exceptional giant man with a heart to match, bringing people together to escape from the constraints of Nazi's rules to enjoy a memorable Christmas.

Giant Christmas

Sue Lee Mystery #10

My Friend Amelia A search in the Pacific for Dr. Jane's childhood idol Amelia Earhart, an American aviation pioneer, uncovers a hidden murder from the past now haunting to be solved.

My Friend Amelia

Sue Lee Mystery #9

Nuclear physics after years of developing the Atomic bomb hides in shame as a circus clown, but laughter turns deadly when the real anarchists stepped out from behind the masquerade.

Sue Lee Mystery #8

Klondike Journal is a murder mystery taking place in two separate timelines involving two exceptional women ahead of their time.
Marie Adele, a wayward New York socialite, finds prosperity during the Klondike gold rush after being bestowed with a treasure that brings murder into the present.
Sue Lee is uncovering the pieces of Klondike Marie's past to find the treasure before the psychotic killer kills again.

Klondike Journal

Sue Lee Mystery #7

Alex is on an assignment following the trail of war criminals, and is unaware of the anguish his friend Clara is going through. She has requested the help of “Island Art Inquiries.” Sue Lee and Doctor Jane arrived at her home in Clovelly to learn more about a book from the past. They promised Clara they will find the writer while in Paris on business. However, what they thought would be a simple buying trip finds them at the beginning of a ratline. A series of underground routes, helping Nazi to escape prosecution from the war tribunals or was this something more sinister? Sue Lee and Jane then team up with Sylvester and Yvette and discover the concealment of a timeless love story.

Sue Lee Mystery #6

Lost Buddha; a postwar Sue Lee Mystery series involving seventh-century tapestries preserved by an antique dealer during the war. After his brutal death, the first Lost Buddha is discovered, and the race is on to find the other five, hiding somewhere in the world. The search uncovers war criminals hiding from prosecution, placing, Sue Lee, and Dr. Jane, in a dangerous, life-threatening situation.

Sue Lee Mystery #5

The secrets around the long-lost Kazaritachi sword have been unraveled, and its final riddles fit together perfectly. Nonetheless, following the path to uncovering this treasure is dangerous: a coded message is lurking in plain sight...yet at a high price

Deceptive Message

Sue Lee Mystery #4

In Sue Lee mystery Series, D. M. Sorlie’s third book takes you deeper into deception and espionage as World War Two progresses into Christmas of 1943.
Sue Lee finds herself trapped in a deadly situation in Cuba, at a strategic airbase. Her right hand was covering her wound to staunch the bleeding as she watched for his next move!
Tommaso, an Italian doctor, finds himself in a potential explosive triage.

Counter Deception

Sue Lee Mystery #3

Captain Sue Lee Ono, a code breaker for army intelligence is moving deeper into the world of espionage. Her language skills take her to Nazi occupied Paris, her assignment is to find and help liberate a Jewish scientist.
She needs to accomplish her mission before the Gestapo with the help of the Vichy French, round up all the Jewish residents in Paris, and ship them to Auschwitz to the gas chambers.
Her handler and new lover is Alex Mueller from the Army Counter Intelligence Command.
One of the legendary Ritchie Boys who specialize in methods of intelligence, counterintelligence, and killing.

Deceptions Of War

Sue Lee Mystery #2

San Francisco, 1941, The Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor and a young code breaker, Lieutenant Sue Lee Ono suddenly finds herself in the rapidly progressing timeline of war. Her personal world is caught up in prejudice, deception, espionage and murder after finding a cryptic message involving her beloved deceased uncle.Set against the golden city of San Francisco and the majestic coastline of Northern California during the beginning of World War Two, D.M. Sorlie tells a powerful story about an extraordinary young woman before her time.Time Of Cover.jpg

Time Of Deception

Sue Lee Mystery #1

Enigma's Of War D.M. Sorlie
If you’re a youth in 1941 living in San Francisco and a graduate of Stanford University, fluent in speech communications, especially Japanese, your talents were needed by Army intelligence immediately.
If the United States went to war against Japan, intelligence realized they had very few personnel that could speak the language or understand the culture, Including Japanese Americans. Their search of universities throughout the United States turned up very sparse results.
They started a school to teach the Japanese language and, if possible, the culture of the isolated country to future code breakers. The Presidio, a military post in San Francisco, was chosen to go forward immediately with the task.
The next priority was to compose a cryptology dictionary of the language, similar to what Churchill had done at Bletchley Park. It was the central site for British code breakers, intercepting and decoding the German transmission.
The youth of American stepped up to the challenge, including an extraordinarily talented young lady, Sue Lee Ono. She was fluent in Japanese, German, Spanish, French and understood several Chinese dialects. Sue Lee grew up in San Francisco in Japantown under the tutelage of her dear Uncle Yoshi. He taught her the knowledge of the Japanese culture and a deep understanding of the history and artifacts. Uncle Yoshi was a collector and a known authority of Asian art.
Sue Lee settles into the routine at the Presidio, helping to set up a school for Japanese Americans eager to do their part for their country against the ever-present prejudice.
With the bombing of Pearl Harbor, all hell breaks loose!
Sue Lee’s worries are more than racism. Sue Lee is caught in a murderous past after the death of her beloved Uncle Yoshi along with the ever-changing World War!

Enigma's Of War

Sue Lee Mystery Box Set

Three books covering the post-war timeline:
Lost Buddha is directly after World War two Sue Lee along with Island Art Inquiries are searching for a seventh-century tapestry intertwined with Nazi war crimes.
Concealment continues with escaping war criminals but ends with a timeless love story.
Klondike Journal is a two-part story running parallel involving two exceptional women ahead of their time.
Sue Lee is uncovering the pieces of Klondike Marie’s past to solve a murder and the ambush of her lover Alex.
Marie is discovering life as wayward New York socialite who finds prosperity after becoming a Saloon singer during the Klondike gold rush.3 Sue Lee Mysteries .jpg

3 Sue Lee Mysteries

Sue Lee Mystery Box Set

Sue Lee Mysteries D.M. Sorlie
Sue Lee Mysteries starting with, "Merry-Go-Round." Nuclear physics after years of developing the Atomic bomb hides in shame as a circus clown, but laughter turns deadly when the real anarchists stepped out from behind the masquerade. The next exciting story is, "My Friend Amelia." A search in the Pacific for Dr. Jane's childhood idol Amelia Earhart, an American aviation pioneer, uncovers a hidden murder from the past now haunting to be solved. The last book "Géant Christmas," about an exceptional giant man with a heart to match, bringing people together to escape from the constraints of Nazi's rules to enjoy a memorable Christmas.
Sue Lee Mysteries starting with, "Merry-Go-Round." Nuclear physics after years of developing the Atomic bomb hides in shame as a circus clown, but laughter turns deadly when the real anarchists stepped out from behind the masquerade. The next exciting story is, "My Friend Amelia." A search in the Pacific for Dr. Jane's childhood idol Amelia Earhart, an American aviation pioneer, uncovers a hidden murder from the past now haunting to be solved. The last book "Géant Christmas," about an exceptional giant man with a heart to match, bringing people together to escape from the constraints of Nazi's rules to enjoy a memorable Christmas.

Sue Lee Mysteries

Sue Lee Mystery Box Set

Sue Lee Mysteries Trilogy D.M. SorlieVilla Adele Murder:

1901 murder deceives Monte Carlo's police, causing innocent death. 1951 reveals new evidence and lost treasure to kill for.

Operation Washtub:

FBI secretly trains Alaskans to report enemy movements - corruption and murder ensue.

Caribbean Gold:

Bahama Christmas party turns deadly with a treasure hunt for Spanish Doubloons.
Villa Adele Murder

In the past, a murder at Villa Adele in 1901 deceives the Monte Carlo commissioner of police causing the death of an innocent man. In 1951, new evidence is disclosed along with lost treasure fortune seekers are willing to kill for.

Operation Washtub

The Cold War has produced Russian invasion fears in Alaska. To prepare, the FBI is secretly training civilians to transmit enemy movements. The flaw is the vast Alaskan wilderness is rich in minerals, leaving room for corruption and murder during Operation Washtub.

Caribbean Gold

Bahama sunshine, palm trees, and the bright blue Caribbean sea is a perfect destination for a Christmas party for "Island Art Inquires." Including a fun treasure hunt for Spanish Doubloons that turns deadly.

Sue Lee Mysteries Trilogy

Sue Lee Mystery Box Set

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