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Once Upon a Crime

BOOKS

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The Case of the Great Train Robbery (2010)

Diminutive P.I. Sean Sean is attacked in a suburban back yard when he unearths an old stash of cash and a weapon. Trying to discover the source of the money, Sean is led on a dangerous trail of conspiracy, corruption and long-delayed justice. Loosely based on a ninety-year-old Railway Express train heist in South Saint Paul, Minnesota. Buy this ebook at Smashwords.com, BN.com or Amazon.com.

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Hard Cheese (2010): An Echelon Short Download

Short PI, Sean NMI Sean, is up for escorting his statuesque lady love to the Great Minnesota Get-together, as the State Fair is known. The annual event draws millions of folks, most regular, law-abiding types. There are many opportunities for the irregular types. Pick-pockets, grifters, hustlers and scam artists. And that's just the ordinary ones.

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Devils Island (2009)

Mary Whitney is captured by a powerful and deranged man who plans her ultimate death. With no hope of outside rescue, she faces a situation that requires every mental ability she possesses, and all her skill and physical resources, to save her life and protect her boat. Mary is tested to the extreme to retain hope and to survive this violent confrontation with her ex-husband. It's a contest in which only one will survive. Buy this book at Amazon.com.

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The Case of the Deceiving Don (2008)

When Private Investigator Sean Sean arrives at his quiet suburban home near Minneapolis, Minnesota, on a summer afternoon and finds a blown up wheelchair, a body and several squad cars scattered across the street, he knows something's gotten out of hand.

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Bloody Halls (2008)

Murder and mayhem on an urban college campus!

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The Case of the Greedy Lawyers (2005; reprinted 2008)

Twin Cities diminutive private eye, Sean NMI Sean, takes on a powerful Minneapolis law firm in this dark tale of greed, manipulation and hi-jinks.

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Old Silver (2005)

Tanner and Mary Whitney are caught in a vicious web with political ramifications in Chicago, Duluth and the cold Lake Superior Waters surrounding the Apostle Islands.

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A Superior Mystery (2002)

Seattle PR executive Michael Tanner and his wife, Mary Whitney, sail the Apostle Islands of Northern Wisconsin. A tale of greed, old and new murder, logging history, and local color bring the power of Lake Superior front and center.

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Inner Passages (2000)

Michael Tanner and his wife sail up the Inside Passage off British Columbia into fog and murderous disaster. A story of love, murder, loss and redemption.

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Carl's books are available in mystery and other independent bookstores around the country. Visit the links page to find out where to buy them.

 

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