Mystery Solved

For those who have read my Tommy Two Shoes mystery series and have been asking when are you going to have another book published? I can answer, I truly don’t know, but I have just climbed back onto the horse and began the next mystery in earnest with some thoughts on another one.

My first book, From Mountains to More is an introduction to the retired Pittsburgh homicide detective, Thomas Miner that picked up the name Tommy Two Shoes as a kid in school. This book as all of my others in the series is a compilation of short stories; each chapter is a different mystery. That way the reader can have their desire to solve it more quickly and those who don’t like to read, they can pick up the book and put it down without losing sight of the ending.

The second in the series, Entangled introduces more characters of Tommy’s friends and relatives. Again Tommy is solving mysteries, unless he falls into the middle of a crime. He’s smart enough not to interfere with a police investigation. A few of Tommy’s stories gets him involved in organized crime, the death of his uncle and muse, being assaulted and shot, the kidnapping of his bride-to-be, and finally the honeymoon.

The third book is The Twelve Murders of Christmas. When Tommy and his new bride find a baby abandoned on the front porch of their home, the first chapter is called “What Child is This.” The mention of a Christmas Hymn directed the rest of the stories to be recollections of the past homicide investigations from incidents in their home. The chapters are of Tommy and his partner solving murders over the holidays from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day.

The fourth book Partners for Life Tommy invites his wife Cora to become a partner in his newly started private investigative service. Her insight and knowledge begin to draw them closer together and make a solid team. In this book, Tommy tries to trace the abandoned and now adopted son’s roots, taking him to West Virginia. Cora is held hostage. In another story Cora steps up to solve a mystery or two without Tommy’s assistance, Tommy is arrested and assaulted and Cora finds out that nightmares can come true. They meet Johnny’s maternal grandmother and Tommy is called on to find evidence to free the Deputy that locked him up.

My other novels The Walls Come Tumbling Down and Addie are full length and not as action filled as the mystery series. Although I’ve had good reviews on the novels, some of my readers prefer the faster action of the short stories. Hang on. There’s another in the pipeline.