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The Deadly Stingaree

San Diego, CA. April, 1891. A president’s visit. A secret plot against the United States. This recently discovered manuscript tells the remarkable story of a fourteen-year-old Chinese orphan and his famous friends—a notorious gunslinger, a crusading female attorney and the world’s greatest detective–who may have saved the country that day.


A well-researched, captivating historical mystery

Blue INk Review (STARRED REview)

The Esmeralda Goodbye

Murders, mobsters, FBI intrigue, and a touch of old-Hollywood glamor power this story of a rookie police officer who uncovers murder and mayhem when he tangles with the rich and famous guests of a 1950s seaside resort, including Raymond Chandler, J. Edgar Hoover and Zsa Zsa Gabor.

A young cop can trust no one in this superior 1950s California noir.

Booklife (editor’s pick)

The Rolly Waters Mystery Series

Private eye Rolly Waters is a cozy hero living in a noir world. Moonlighting as a professional guitar player, his offbeat cases present him with a motley gang of quirky clients and colorful crooks. MORE

Fans of wisecracking California crime solvers will enjoy this working-class PI with a poet’s soul.

Booklife

A powerful new voice on the crime-fiction scene, Corey Lynn Fayman delivers a potent dose of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll.”

ForeWord Reviews