Jon Spoelstra

Jon Spoelstra


I’m still trying to get my head around the fact that ‘Take Out’ can mean food, dating… or murder. 

I didn’t dwell on it: I started writing mysteries about old guys solving murders. Who knew?

If you’re under 40, you might want to bookmark these books for later.

 If you’re over 50, you may feel like I’ve been reading your mail.

I’ve spent much of my adult life working in pro sports, mostly the NBA, and then co-owning some Minor League baseball teams. Along the way, I became a Wall Street Journal best-selling author. 

Then one day, I sat down at my computer and started Who’s Killing All My Old Girlfriends. What a blast. 

Charlie, Ben, and a few others showed up—and wouldn’t leave. So I kept writing more. They liked that; so did I. They even gave me ideas, which I jumped on.

The Old Guys Murder Mystery books are meant to be fast reads. I try to skip writing the parts that a reader would skip. After all, Old Guys don’t have the patience for a slow read.

I’ll keep writing; you keep reading; Charlie and Ben approve.

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Who’s Killing Wicked Nelly: Old Guys Murder Mystery #10

From the series: Old Guys Murder Mystery

All Charlie and Ben had to do was retrieve an urn from Celestial Waters Columbarium for a dangerously charming widow golfer.

“Easy peasy,” Ben said at the time.

One major problem: the place had disappeared. It no longer existed.

They eventually learn the urn found a resting place on an abandoned lighthouse island in the Pacific Ocean, reachable...

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Who’s Killing My Summer Vacation?: Old Guys Murder Mystery #9

From the series: Old Guys Murder Mystery

The treasure was perhaps a myth. The murder wasn’t.

Charlie and Ben are guests for a week of sun, fun, and golf in Charlevoix, Michigan.

They stay in one of the famous Mushroom houses—a house weirdly built with mostly boulders. Legend has it that a ghost resides in the house, and somewhere inside—hidden for decades—is a huge cash treasure from the...

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Who’s Killing My Old Neighbors?: Old Guys Murder Mystery #8

From the series: Old Guys Murder Mystery

She was the saint of the neighborhood. Then somebody knocked her off.

Charlie North thought he was living in a quiet, safe suburban neighborhood—the kind with nice lawns, helpful neighbors, and the occasional bake sale. But then, neighbors get knocked off left and right.

The cops are baffled. The neighbors panic. The HOA forms a watch patrol. They...

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