Events
The folks at the Jefferson City Public Library were kind enough to invite me to a book signing. Take a look at the poster they made up for the event. Find me at 108 City Center Drive, Jefferson City, TN. Call 865-475-9094 for more information. See you then.
Last Game In Brooklyn
It’s September, 1957 and the Dodgers have just about packed their bags. While watching the last game played at Ebbets Field, young Sam Jenkins witnesses the final inning of a murder and provides the police investigator with a crucial clue. Originally published on FLASH JAB, a website of mystery writer, Jack Bates. Read: Last Game In Brooklyn
read moreGypsies, Tramps & Thieves Now available!
For synopsis, excerpt, and purchasing information, please visit the book page at Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves. Purchase Gypsies, Tramps & Theives eBooks from: Purchase from Amazon Purchase from Barnes & Noble Purchase from Mind Wings...
read moreSerial Sleuths – Vol 1: Haunted
I teamed up with four talented (and beautiful–I’m getting like Sam Jenkins) mystery writers to produce an eBook anthology to generate money for the charity Doctors Without Borders. All proceeds will be donated. Edited and published by Jen Blood. My contribution is a new Smoky Mountain mystery called: ODE TO WILLIE JOE Here’s the summary and book cover: Prospect, Tennessee Police Chief Sam Jenkins receives two reports of UFO sightings in three days. The gritty ex-New York detective doesn’t believe in coincidence…or space...
read moreGypsies, Tramps & Thieves
Gypsy con artists roll through Prospect, Tennessee and inveigle an expensive boat and trailer from Chief Sam Jenkins’ friend. Three days later, one of the thieves is found beaten to death in the boatyard where the crime occurred. Did Horace Colwell or his brother Dwight, owners of Prospect Marine, take the law into their own hands? There weren’t many Gypsies in Tennessee to begin with, and when they all disappeared, Sam had no witnesses and no one to question. With the help of a beautiful but shady fortune teller, Jenkins solves the larceny,...
read moreThe Butlers Did It
Things started out innocently enough. Sam Jenkins and Bettye Lambert used a little police department time to go Christmas shopping. When three gunmen robbed the Prospect Citizen’s Bank and Trust across the street from where they sat in a parked car, Sam killed one bandit and wounded another, but the third got away. Teamed with FBI Special Agent Ralph Oliveri, Jenkins pursues leads that take them from the Smoky Mountains to middle Tennessee and then to the coal country of southeast Kentucky where two local detectives help corner the escaped...
read moreA Murder In Knoxville
Prospect PD’s Chief Sam Jenkins answers a friend’s call for a favor and ends up investigating a murder in another jurisdiction. Everything points to domestic violence until Sam finds an important clue and meets an unlikely killer. Published and produced by Mind Wings Audio. Audio Books (CD or MP3) available from mindwingsaudio.com Kindle Book available from amazon.com Other eBooks available from smashwords.com Purchase books and eBooks from: Purchase from Amazon Purchase from Barnes & Noble Purchase from Mind Wings Audio Read...
read moreA Labor Day Murder
Chief Sam Jenkins learns of an illegal card game and the sale of moonshine at the Iron Skillet restaurant and decides to raid the premises. That looked straight forward until a firearms examiner links a confiscated handgun to an unsolved homicide. Jenkins encounters political corruption, domestic abuse, and a cover-up in his pursuit to solve the murder. Published and produced by Mind Wings Audio. Audio Books (CD or MP3) available from mindwingsaudio.com Kindle Book available from amazon.com Other eBooks available from smashwords.com or...
read moreBullets Off-Broadway
Prospect, Tennessee City Councilman Danny Swope had two bad habits. He drank too much and he beat his wife. Throw in an overbearing personality and Police Chief Sam Jenkins isn’t surprised when Danny is found shot to death with an 1873 single action revolver. Jenkins’ investigation takes him into the world of cowboy action shooters. Two colorful characters who call themselves Clint Southwood and Dakota Lil offer clues that lead Sam to the killer and his own deadly fast draw contest. Audio book CDs are available from...
read moreScrap Metal and Murder
Chief Sam Jenkins investigates theft of copper wire and pipe from local construction sites and makes a quick arrest. Shortly after the thief is released on bail, Sam finds his complainant murdered and dropped into the basement of a home under construction. The homicide investigation turns up more suspects than Jenkins ever wanted to meet. A rival builder under indictment, his beautiful wife, the victim’s wife and her lover, and the copper thief lead the parade. In a Rex Stout/Nero Wolfe-style ending, Sam assembles the players and...
read moreBy The Horns of A Cow
When a fourteen foot tall statue of a dairy cow is stolen from a market in Prospect, Tennessee, Chief Sam Jenkins wonders: Cattle rustlers or ancient Greeks looking for a substitute for their aging Trojan horse? After his TV reporter friend broadcasts a request for information, Jenkins receives snide remarks and laughs from other cops and the public. But soon a serious informant calls with a tip—for a price. During the investigation, Sam meets a beautiful aviatrix, Amelia Goodhardt, who helps him find the cow and arrest two colorful bandits....
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