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October 23, 2024
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Justina Wright Private Investigator Mysteries
Vampire House and Other Early Cases of Justinia Wright, PI
(Justinia Wright, Private Investigator Mysteries – Book 0) Seven cases. Seven criminals, murderers, and other low-lifes. Minnesota Nice has never been more threatened.
A review of Festival of Death can be found at The Punk Fiction Writers Guild!
Justinia Wright Private Investigator Mysteries
Miss Wright, as she prefers to be called, and her brother, Harry, investigate the dark and seamy side of Minneapolis/St.Paul. Two cities not normally thought to have a dark and seamy side. Two cities where vanilla ice cream is sometimes considered to be exciting. Join them on their exciting adventures fighting crime, mayhem, and murder!
Trio in Death-Sharp Minor
( Justinia Wright, Private Investigator Mysteries – Book 2) Three murders. Three sharp instruments. Three cunning killers.
But Jesus Never Wept
(Justinia Wright, Private Investigator Mysteries – Book 3) Murder by seppuku, internet prostitution, a crime syndicate, and betrayal!
The Conspiracy Game
(Justinia Wright, Private Investigator Mysteries – Book 4) A case of political espionage, or is it? When murder hits the campaign trail, Tina comes face to face with the most primal of human motivations.
A Nest of Spies
(Justinia Wright, Private Investigator Mysteries – Book 5) Easy money. Or so it seemed. And then the murders started and the people out of Tina’s past. One flash drive and the plans for a secret weapon. Will the FBI use the Patriot Act to get Tina to talk? Or will she pull enough strings and pull them fast enough to stay out of jail and earn a big fat fee?
When Friends Must Die
(Justinia Wright Private Investigator Mysteries – Book 6). The heir to the Little Helga Cakes and Cookies empire is missing. Tina doesn’t want the case, but $200,000 is hard to turn down. But when the heir turns up dead, and no one wants to cooperate, now Tina must work to earn her fee. Will justice prevail, or Tina just say to heck with it?
Death Makes A House Call
(Justinia Wright Private Investigator Mysteries – Book 7). Everyone likes Dr Merkman. Everyone except one. When Merkman becomes Harry’s client and ends up dead, Tina gets involved. And when Merkman’s siblings begin causing trouble, Tina must work fast before she loses her license.
To Right A Wrong
(Justinia Wright Private Investigator Mysteries – Book 8)
Gavin Gamble went to prison for murdering his uncle — a murder he said he didn’t commit. Was he framed? And if so, who’s the real murderer. That’s what Tina has to find out.
Other Books in the Justina Wright Series
Justinia Wright Private Investigator Mysteries Omnibus Edition
The problem is Miss Wright would rather play the piano or forge a perfect masterpiece. Only when goaded by her brother and assistant, Harry, will she take a case. And then it’s murderers beware!
The Justinia Wright Private Investigator Mysteries Omnibus Edition collects in one volume the first five books in this series. Miss Wright’s been described as a “P.I. with panache” and “a very modern Nero [Wolfe]!” If you like traditional mysteries, such as Nero Wolfe and Hercule Poirot, that are filled with wit, wise-cracking humor, and thrills and spills along the way, then look no further.
Christmas with the Wrights
Even hard-nosed detective Justinia Wright can get into the Christmas spirit.
Three cases. Three chances to spread some Christmas cheer.
There’s Cordell Oscar Hellman, the conservative political pundit, who’s recreational morphine use has come to the attention of a vicious blackmailer.
Mrs. Solberg’s dope of a husband is being hoodwinked by the office minx and Mrs. S doesn’t like it.
Then there’s Emil Papenfuss, who’s homeless and a millionaire. Only he doesn’t know he’s a millionaire.
Three cases. Three chances to do a good deed. And with the inducement of three big fat fees and Harry’s help, Tina delivers the goods. But not without difficulty.
The Nine Deadly Dolls
Nine little voodoo dolls. A dead body. What's next?
Bobby Joseph Frieden believes his uncle was murdered and that nine little voodoo dolls have something to do with it.
Ace Minneapolis private investigator Justinia Wright agrees, and takes the case.
But how are the dolls connected? And what's with the box a mysterious and dangerous voodoo cult wants to get back?
When a second and third murder occur, Tina decides it's time to fight fire with fire.
The Nine Deadly Dolls is a novelette set in the same world as the novel-length Justinia Wright Private Investigator Mystery series.
Ripples on the Pond
(A Justinia Wright Private Investigator Mystery) Like ripples on a pond, we never know the complete results of our actions. Harry gets an inheritance from an old woman he’d been kind to after she is killed in a hit and run. And he vows to find her killer.
Jack in the Box
A deadly toy wreaks havoc on Tina’s neighbor.
The following short stories are included in the collection Vampire House and Other Early Cases of Justinia Wright, PI and individually:
Sauerkraut Days
A murder almost spoils Tina’s chance to win the sauerkraut eating contest.
Minneapolis’s Finest
Tina comes to the aid of an old friend who’s the victim of an odd burglary.
Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles
Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles
This is a series developed by the Underground Authors, of which I’m a member. Each book is by a different writer, but all are set in beautiful, but deadly, Magnolia Bluff, Texas.
Books by CW Hawes in the series
Death Wears a Crimson Hat
by CW Hawes (Book 1) – Harry and Ember. Two people, each with a past they’d rather forget. Two people taking refuge in small town Magnolia Bluff, Texas. Until murder threatens to reveal all.
Ten Million Ways to Die
Is book 18 in the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles series. Harry and Ember’s relationship has made progress. But once again they are the suspects of murder and must also dodge the murderer. In the meantime, Mary Lou Fight continues her attempt to run the two out of town
Who Mourns Elektra
Five dead in Magnolia Bluff. Psychopath? Or someone gunning for justice?
Harry Thurgood and Rev. Ember Cole are planning their wedding.
However, once again murder rocks the small town of Magnolia Bluff, Texas. And Harry and Ember wonder how long it’s going to take before police detective Reece Sovern once again tries to pin the murders on them.
Meanwhile, Mary Lou Fight, whose vendetta against Harry and Ember is in high gear, has her private detective digging up dirt on the couple.
Pierce Mostyn Paranormal Investigations
Nightmare in Agate Bay
(Pierce Mostyn Paranormal Investigations, Book 1) – Strange things are going on in the small Minnesota town of Agate Bay. Pierce Mostyn and his team are sent in to investigate. What they discover is a threat to the survival of humanity. But can they make it out alive?
Stairway to Hell
(Pierce Mostyn Paranormal Investigations, Book 2) – An ancient stairway is uncovered in rural Oklahoma. Those who venture down it either never come back or come back insane. Where does the stairway lead and is there a bigger threat to humanity? Pierce Mostyn is on the scene to find out just what is going on.
Terror in the Shadows
(Pierce Mostyn Paranormal Investigations, Book 3) – Something is attacking and killing people in rural West Virginia. But are the killers human?
Van Dyne’s Vampires
(Pierce Mostyn Paranormal Investigations, Book 4) – Hell might have its limits, but does the mysterious and secret Van Dyne Corporation? Can Mostyn thwart Van Dyne’s evil plans?
The Medusa Ritual
(Pierce Mostyn Paranormal Investigations, Book 5) – A book of ancient and forbidden knowledge. Monsters not of this dimension. A mysterious masked man. And a titanic battle beneath the city of Los Angeles. Pierce Mostyn has his work cut out for him! Get The Medusa Ritual today
Demons in the Dunes
(Pierce Mostyn Paranormal Investigations, Book 6) – An ancient city has emerged from the sands of Arabia’s Empty Quarter. Mostyn and his team must discover if it is a doorway for the Great Old Ones to invade our universe. But when an eons old spell releases a deadly terror and the Keepers of the ancient city show up, Mostyn finds himself ill-prepared to save his team.
Van Dyne’s Zuvembies
(Pierce Mostyn Paranormal Investigations, Book 7) – Valdis Damien van Dyne is back! And the diabolical mastermind has a new crop of horrors to unleash on an unsuspecting world. Will Mostyn be able to stop the coming apocalypse?
In the Shadow of the Mountains of Madness
(Pierce Mostyn Paranormal Investigations, Book 8) – Strange things are going on in Antarctica. The Russian Vostok Station has mysteriously gone silent. Pierce Mostyn is tasked to discover the cause, And what he finds, will make your worst nightmare desirable.
The Rocheport Saga
The Morning Star
(The Rocheport Saga – Book 1) Bill Arthur and his adopted family arrive in Rocheport, Missouri and begin the task of rebuilding civilization – until trouble arises! Available at Amazon! As well as Apple, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, and other fine retailers!
The Shining City
(The Rocheport Saga – Book 2) Rocheport is ravaged by war!
The Divided City
(The Rocheport Saga – Book 3) The war is over, but obstructionism continues. Bill Arthur begins his quest to regain technology and promote the Golden Rule.
The Troubled City
(The Rocheport Saga – Book 4) The little community in Rocheport struggles to survive in the face of what seems to be too many enemies and Bill gets an unlikely ally in an 18-year old girl. But whose side is she really on?
By Leaps and Bounds
(The Rocheport Saga – Book 5) The opposition seems to have given up. Now the city is under attack by enemies without. Can Bill build his steam engines? Can he build an airship? Does he rescue those books from Ellis Library?
Freedom’s Freehold
(The Rocheport Saga – Book 6) Rocheport’s survival balances on the razor’s edge and the sword of Damocles hangs over Bill Arthur’s head. Nevertheless, Bill’s determined to continue his agenda of trade and the establishment of a libertarian republic. Will his luck hold? Or will forces beyond his control foil his plans?
Take to the Sky
(The Rocheport Saga – Book 7) The corner has been turned and finally Bill Arthur can put in place his plans for a libertarian republic and a union of cities based on trade. That is, until Murphy’s Law kicks in.
Decopunk Adventures
The Moscow Affair
(From the Files of Lady Dru Drummond, Book 1) Stalin has died and Lady Dru is there to cover the story, but love and political intrigue create a much more personal story to cover.
The Golden Fleece Affair
(From the Files of Lady Dru Drummond, Book 2 ) Lady Dru’s boss wants to live forever. Can she deliver on his request?
Rand Hart and the Pajama Putsch
is an alternative history, action/adventure, dieselpunk novella, with a healthy dollop of romance and a little bit of luck, set in 1938. With the promise of easy money, Hart finds himself in possession of a mysterious box that needs to be delivered to Rio de Janeiro in 6 days. Nothing, though, is ever as simple as it seems. He quickly discovers he’s entered a high stakes political game and may have unknowingly gambled away his life.
Tales Macabre and Arabesque
Do One Thing For Me
is a psychological/supernatural horror novelette. George is old and slowly sinking into dementia. He struggles with what is real and what is only in his mind and with increasing difficulty he can’t tell the difference. Then again, maybe he doesn’t want to.
A review of Do One Thing For Me can be found at A Succubi’s Tale!
Ancient History
(a short story) Two brothers. A troubled past. An attempt at reconciliation. Until another past intrudes upon the present.
What the Next Day Brings
(a short story) An old letter tells a story of impossible horror. A tale in the tradition of HP Lovecraft,
Metamorphosis
(a short story) Devon is sick and sick and tired of his life. He wants a change. He wants to get well. And he has a unique plan to get what he wants. But when his desire is actually offered to him, will he be able to live with himself if he accepts it?
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