Prior chapters of the Clean Plate Club Murder Mystery are filed in the Murder Mystery category   Chapter 7 The police station was actually not far from Ralph and Fanny’s. The city had gotten a good deal on the empty lot that Sam Todd had targeted for a Costco and had built a new “green”…

Prior chapters are filed in the Murder Mystery category.   As I drove back down the canyon, I tried to recreate the conversation and find the little lie.   That was often the first and best clue to a case.  No relationship can survive on a steady diet of the brutal truth, and the real test is…

Prior chapters are filed in the Murder Mystery category.   I went home, showered and changed to get that bedraggled look out of my eyes.  I had learned over the years that clients expect a certain look out of a PI – it was always a mistake to dress too fancy, because then it would…

Prior chapters are in the Murder Mystery category.   I got in the car and took a quick peek inside the purse, hoping to find a cell phone or address book.  A driver’s license would be nice.  There was such a jumble of junk that I knew I couldn’t dissect the contents in such cramped…

Prior chapters can be found in the murder mystery category. Laurel and Greenbay was just on the outskirts of the business center where it abutted the college campus.  This area included the usual array of college business, an all night pizza joint, a hemp clothing store and a second hand book store.  I parked the…

Prior and subsequent chapters are posted in the murder mystery category.   I met Penny at a Starbuck’s near the dreary complex of cinder block dorms at SantaTeresaUniversity.  On the phone, her baby doll voice made her sound like a timid child.  But in person this was one tough chick, heavily tattooed with multiple piercings…

Introduction One of the anticipatory pleasures of summer vacation is lining up your reading.  Generally, I like to consider different categories fitting different moods and times of day.  You can always tote work with you on vacation, but let’s be honest here, this is generally for show only and you just won’t get to it. …