Book #1 in the Capital City Murders series of novellas Nick O’Flannigan thought he was just starting out on a freelance photography assignment. But when he arrives in Olympia, he learns that there have been two overdoses in the same hospital in the last week, both seemingly connected. With his keen eye for detail, he notices something in the photos that no one else sees. How will he, an out-of-town photographer and amateur sleuth, get that information to the right authorities before another … [Read more...] about Overdoses in Olympia by Stuart Gustafson
The Nick of Time by Stuart Gustafson
The Nick of Time is the second compilation in the Capital City Murders series; this one includes Books 6-10. This compilation includes the novellas from Helena, Montana; Bismarck, North Dakota; Pierre, South Dakota; Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Denver, Colorado. In each story, Nick O'Flannigan is on a one-year assignment to visit each state capital and submit photographs of the capitol building and surrounding areas to a major magazine. There's been a murder, and Nick's keen eye for details pulls him … [Read more...] about The Nick of Time by Stuart Gustafson
The Wicked West by Stuart Gustafson
The Wicked West is a compilation of Books 1-5 (plus the Introduction to the main series character) in the Capital City Murders series of novellas. The series begins in Olympia, Washington, then to Salem, Oregon, Sacramento, California, Carson city, Nevada, and Boise, Idaho. In each story, Nick O'Flannigan is on a one-year assignment to visit each state capital and submit photographs of the capitol building and surrounding areas to a major magazine. There's been a murder, and Nick's keen eye for … [Read more...] about The Wicked West by Stuart Gustafson
Baudelaire’s Revenge by Bob Van Laerhoven @bobvanlaerhoven
It is 1870, and Paris is in turmoil. As the social and political turbulence of the Franco-Prussian War roils the city, workers starve to death while aristocrats seek refuge in orgies and séances. The Parisians are trapped like rats in their beautiful city but a series of gruesome murders captures their fascination and distracts them from the realities of war. The killer leaves lines from the recently deceased Charles Baudelaire’s controversial anthology Les Fleurs du Mal on each corpse, written … [Read more...] about Baudelaire’s Revenge by Bob Van Laerhoven @bobvanlaerhoven
