It is no secret that Tina and Harry Wright are my favorite fictional children.
They first appeared in my life way back in 1982. It took 32 years for them to find their way out into the world.
Doing so first in Festival of Death, and then in Trio in Death-Sharp Minor.
To date, there are 22 investigative adventures featuring Tina and Harry. Over half of my total published output. Yes, indeed, my favorite children.
Christmas with the Wrights, which I published last year, is a collection of 2 novelettes and a short story, which I originally gave to my mailing list as Christmas presents.
The stories are delightful and suspense-filled tales that intertwine a good mystery with a bit of holiday cheer.
The book is only 99¢, which is a good deal for the the holidays. The perfect stocking stuffer. The book is available at Amazon.
Even more than the royalties, actually much more than the royalties, I love to get positive feedback from my readers. That can be in the form of reviews, emails, tweets, or Facebook posts.
That feedback lets me know I’m achieving my goal of giving good-value entertainment, making the reader’s life just a little bit better.
GP Gadbois posted the following review on Amazon:
CW Hawes captivated my attention with realistic plots. From the process in which Tina and Harry Wright choose a case right up until it’s solved. Every detail matters. The interaction between brother and sister, and all the other characters is also delightful. A great read.
Bri had this to say:
I enjoyed all three stories which were told by Harry, Justinia’s brother. His storytelling, the characters, and the jumbles they get themselves into made for a few laughs.
I love these characters. The author has done a great job of bringing them to life in the stories, along with the setting. I felt the cold. The second story had me wondering how in the world Justinia was going to solve the case.
The stories are quick, enjoyable reads. I highly recommend sitting down with Justinia and Harry at the little mansion on West Franklin in the Minneapple while she has a cigar and a glass of Madeira, and he plays online chess, and they work through the case and a bit of sibling rivalry. Justinia keeps secrets. 🙂
I laughed when I read the next review by night owl, but also felt good because they had a satisfying experience reading a short-form mystery.
I didn’t think he could do it.
When I heard this was an anthology of Justinia Wright stories, I didn’t believe the author could pull off the feat. After all, the other stories were full-length books. To take detective plots and fit them into a smaller format… I was wrong.
Nuff said?
Want some feel-good holiday cheer? Need a stocking stuffer for the mystery reader in your life? You can get it — for only 99¢ on Amazon.
Christmas with the Wrights. Not like any Christmas you’ve ever experienced.
Comments are always welcome! And until next time, happy reading!
CW Hawes is a playwright, award-winning poet, and a fictioneer, with a bestselling novel. He’s also an armchair philosopher, political theorist, social commentator, and traveler. He loves a good cup of tea and agrees that everything’s better with pizza.
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