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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...

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...

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...

Getting murdered on a dream cruise is more than random bad luck.

It’s crazy.

One hapless passenger is going to get whacked unless Serenity Cruise coughs up one million bucks.

Charlie and Ben are undercover (sort of) to ferret out the killer. There are some undercover FBI agents (kind of) swarming around. Any one of the 800 passengers and 200 crew...

The bride said yes.

Then, she sipped the most expensive wine in the world.

Then, alas, she died.

Somebody was trying to destroy the Alchemy Winery by knocking off some of its best customers. One by one.

Charlie and Ben step in. They aren’t wine connoisseurs by any means. But they know murderers.

At the Alchemy Winery castle, there are many suspects....

Mystery writers scheme like crazy on how to murder somebody. That’s what they do.

Now, one writer turns thinking into doing. With gusto.

Eight of the top mystery writers meet in a remote resort. Their mission: write a perfect mystery novel. They’d done it before with the #1 global smash-hit bestseller Dead Men Don’t Age. To kick it off, they...

Some beloved old movie stars are getting knocked off.

Who would do such a horrible thing? The cops are baffled. Then another old movie star gets whacked. Who can stop it? Who’s gonna stop it?

Charlie, Ben and Reggie jump right in. They think they have it figured out, but then again, they might be wrong.

Spoiler alert: In the end, the murderer is...

You probably have not met a bank robber before now.

The bank robber I’m talking about pulled off the biggest bank robbery in American history.

Thirty-eight million dollars.

The FBI caught him, of course. But the Feds never recovered the loot.

Now the bank robber (visualize Clint Eastwood) is being released from a long stint in prison. As you would...

Why kill the fittest old folks?

That’s the first question late-blooming amateur sleuths and retirees Charlie North and Ben Tucker need to answer.

Here’s Question #2. Are Charlie and Ben prime targets to be killed? The answer is yes, of course.

And here’s Question #3. Would a Cougar be interested in a 70ish-year-old guy? It seems like a totally...

Retired blogger Charlie North has old girlfriends… and a murder problem. After visiting three of them for a story, each one ends up dead. Suddenly, Charlie is the prime suspect in LA, Chicago, and Miami.

Desperate to clear his name, he hires Reggie Parker, a savvy private detective and daughter of his retired LAPD friend. Together, they chase...