by MarktheAuthor | Feb 27, 2026 | Fiction, Novels, Private Investigator, Process, Serialized, Writing
Disappearing Act It’s one thing to break into a dead man’s house, or even the house of a fugitive from the law, to search for evidence that can help your case. It’s another entirely to break into the home of a living, presumably law abiding, citizen, especially an...
by MarktheAuthor | Feb 26, 2026 | Fiction, Novels, Private Investigator, Process, Serialized, Writing
Deputy Hunt It took most of a half hour to find Deputy Spiesz’s home. This worked in my favor, since he’d gone to lunch late. I could have just followed him from the station, but didn’t want to risk being seen. So I waited and tried to find the place on my own. ...
by MarktheAuthor | Feb 24, 2026 | Fiction, Novels, Private Investigator, Process, Serialized, Writing
Crap Shoot “That’s free money. That’s free money. I didn’t even know about craps, but I could tell, that’s free money.” Energy rippled through his wiry frame. Five foot five, a buck and a quarter at best, he strung words out like dynamite fuse. “With craps there’s a...
by MarktheAuthor | Feb 21, 2026 | Fiction, Novels, Private Investigator, Process, Serialized, Writing
Sequestered Love I reached for the landline phone on the nightstand, its faded beige pigment blending in with the drab walls of my room at the Nickelback motel. Its mylar heft added solidarity the Nokia couldn’t provide. The Nickelback’s neon sign glowed through the...
by MarktheAuthor | Feb 18, 2026 | Fiction, Novels, Private Investigator, Process, Serialized, Writing
Mad Mystery The cool porcelain toilet seat was doing nothing to warm my ass when Deputy Stan Spiesz showed up. I sat there, with the lid down, to remain as close as possible to the evidence. In case my attacker returned to lay claim to it. “You all right, Mr. Pierce?”...
