This Volume VI, a collection of "who done it" mysteries is filled with nasty characters doing very nasty things in funny and outrageous ways, as exemplified in Murder at BB's Big Bash (A Lonely Detective Mystery) where one finds idealistic teachers devolving into cynical desperate people as liquor flows and the chip bowl empties, and one guest leaves feet first.
Are you bored with characters who are too good or too evil to believe, tired of plots about threats to the world by sinister evil gangs, tired of the obligatory sex scenes? Welcome to 13 everyday nasty type people talking hypocritically and doing despicable things leading to murder. Can you solve these 'who done it' murders, given sufficient clues?
Eight unique who done it murder mysteries running the gambit from mourners drinking to the departed, women searching for men, African charity celebrates, religious retreatants searching for God, writers seeking sexual tension, women doing what they should, and Internet bizarre dates all challenging the reader to visit people he may find amusing, disturbing and puzzling.
The Lonely Detective Ed McCoppin, in this second volume, returns in four new humorous, culturally outrageous who-done-it adventures populated with a host of colorful characters: working with two detectives obsessed with murders' meanings and numbers, another detective who is morbidly sensitive to people's sufferings, an ugly Captain most interested in how she appears doing her work, and finally, drinking and talking in a bar, he solves two murders committed years apart.
The Lonely Goliath By: OD Siers For years, Jeff Porter has been the victim of his abusive mother. Until one terrible night when Jeff is able to escape. On his own, Jeff tries to create a new life free from his rage and pain. He makes friends who help him overcome his past and build a new life. But is the past ever really gone? Violence continues to surround Jeff. One night, he rescues a young woman from a vicious gang attack. Suddenly the focus of a police investigation and targeted by a private detective searching for a serial killer, Jeff will need all his skill to stay alive.
Four absolutely funny, culturally outrageous who-done-it stories whose unique detective, a lonely disrespected anti-hero, sees sacred beliefs turned upside down as he solves the mysterious deaths of a rich Tasty Cake deliveryman, a woman supporting the correct causes, a bum exposing the correct causes, and a disillusioned volunteer involved in the correct causes.
A collection of eleven outrageously nasty, politically incorrect, uniquely humorous mysteries. This new collection runs the gambit from murder among material lawyers, a mailman who burglars, a cop parody, little league greedy lawyers, to reality TV exposed. These mysteries will puzzle and amuse the reader.
PLAYING DETECTIVE A Self-Improvement Approach to Becoming a More Mindful Thinker, Reader, and Writer By Solving Mysteries By Robert Eidelberg The intentionally long subtitle to PLAYING DETECTIVE comes close to saying it all about this unique two-in-one book but not quite. PLAYING DETECTIVE is both a book to read for the fun of it and a book to read for self-improvement if you are looking to become a better thinker, reader, and writer. The for-the-fun-of-it part comes from reading and wondering about the mystery-solving approaches and skills of the contemporary and classic detectives showcased in these 17 remarkable mystery stories. The self-improvement part comes from the books four special interactive features: Suspicions?, How Clever?, DetectWrite, and Dont Peek! Multiple Suspicions? intermissions in the margins of each mystery are strategically placed to help you to think like a detective and like a good reader. Their provocative questions prompt you, as you read, to note and track clues and to make predictions while immersed in the mystery. How Clever? questions and activities, located immediately after each mysterys conclusion, give practice in the skills of detection and reflection so vital to the self-improvement goal of becoming a more observant reader and more mindful thinker. How Clever? sections enable you to review the now-solved mystery, analyze the strengths and weaknesses of your own Suspicions? speculations, and evaluate just how capable both you and the storys fictional sleuth were in arriving at a solution. DetectWrite writing prompts following all the How Clever? sections of each mystery help you to establish your own voice as a more effective writer in a variety of writing forms while also giving you many opportunities to write like a detective story author. At the very end of the book (but dont jump to any conclusions!), the more than thirty pages of the Dont Peek! section provide one readers commentary: mindful explanations and a best reading of the solutions (not necessarily the answers) to the 17 case studies in PLAYING DETECTIVE.
The art of good detection work is in the minds and hearts of good detectives. Ronald O'Brien and Mike Peterson are such. Two detectives, Ronald O'Brien and Mike Peterson, are childhood friends who come together to solve a murder mystery. They find themselves caught in an unexpected web of crimes that will change the course of their lives. The reader should be prepared for a series of unanticipated twist and turns that will keep them guessing to the end. A serial killer is on the prowl. Detectives Ronald O'Brien and Mike Peterson are assigned to the case. Will they catch him... before he kills again? Action packed. There are twists and turns lurking round each corner. You'll be on the edge of your seat turning pages in horror. Compelling... "I couldn't put it down, it was hard to." Mystery enthusiast, Joshua Miller, PhD. Intense drama, romance, Detectives Ronald O'Brien and Mike Peterson stop at nothing to get the job done; even if it means going beyond their duty.
At a midget football banquet, five fathers attend to honor their sons and end up poisoned. Four survive, while one ends up dead. The Lonely Detective is one of the survivors, and suddenly, hes got a new, dastardly case on his hands. Who would try to poison a man at an event intended to honor his own son? The Lonely Detective first interviews the wives, his own included, to see if any of the women had opportunity or motive. He has to face the facts: everyone is a suspect. Along the trail, there are emotional social workers concerned with the childrens mental health. There are also cautious, politically correct detectives who do nothing but get in the way. In the wives, there is no shortage of suspicion, as the Lonely Detective discovers poverty, jealousy, and vengeance. Oh, and theres the bit about a mistress. Next up are the literary agents, out for a book deal, and TV personalities, too. The dead mans memorial is replete with media and cheerleaders. Honestly, the Lonely Detective cant get a break until his case breaks itself apart.
