The Unraveling Adventures of Detective Curtis

By Curtis L. L. Herbold

Detective Curtis is about to embark on the largest case of his life. However, things go wrong and he lives a separate life away from his first life. Nala, his sister goes with him on this journey and he eventually discovers that he is actually several hundred years old.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Curtis L. L. Herbold
• Release date: Feb 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781087944173

Curtis L. L. Herbold

Hi, my name is Curtis L. L. Herbold. I am a simple person who is kind, caring, sweet, and an all around great guy. However, my journey has been very difficult as I have autism. However, it is just a minor case. My autism is called, “Asperger’s Syndrome,” which people have been becoming more aware of this particular type of autism as of the beginning of 2017.I have had a long road and a harsh life. I would not be here today if it weren’t for my grandmother who took me in when I was 5 years old and raised me. I can get bossy, arrogant, argumentative, and quite irritated at times because of this type of autism. However, that is not all I have that has made it as difficult as it has been. I have OCD, ADHD, ADD, Learning Disability, Attachment Disorder, Anger Management, and others that I currently do not remember. Ever since I was 5, it has been an extreme challenge to keep up with everything and everyone.Right now as I am writing this on August 11, 2017 at 11:00pm at night, I can honestly say at the single age of 29 as of May 2017, I have my OCD limited to organizing and cleaning, nothing else. I have extremely improved my control over the symptoms of my ADD & ADHD. My learning disability is almost non-existent in some areas and in a lot of other areas is not so much of an issue anymore. My anger management, let me put it this way, when I was younger, I would destroy stuff when I got mad without any hesitation. Now, when I get angry, I can usually keep control of myself so that I do not break anything. My attachment disorder no longer exists. In fact, I have developed the philosophy, “If you don’t like me, screw you” attitude, which was developed because of a situation that happened in junior high and high school. As for my ADD & ADHD, I still get hyper, yes, but not so much. If it’s late with family playing games on holidays, I tend to drink soda to relieve my stress. However, this causes me to laugh so much that by midnight or later, I end up making myself sick, if you understand what I mean by that. I have come a long way since school days, and if anyone thinks I haven’t, they can take it up with Andrew Eckman, who could not believe how much I had changed since he last saw me, which was literally graduation of 2007.My particular autism, however, is a little different. With this particular autism, communication skills are a real problem. At this point, I do not believe I will ever be rid of this problem and will have it with me till the day I die, and I hope I don’t die until old age. However, if I were to go earlier than old age, I would like to die in a fiery car crash so I can at least go out with a bang, LOL. As the TV show “The Big Bang Theory” states in their intro, “It all started with a big bang.” In my case, if I go out earlier than old age, here is my comment, “It all ended in a big bang,” LMBO.I can also cook as well as bake. I make a Oreo cake that is as rich or richer than a German Chocolate Cake. I call it White Chocolate Double Stuffed Coconut Oreo Cake. I also make a mean made from scratch from no recipe Chicken Bacon Quesadilla.. If I had not gotten a associates degree in computer repair I could have been a chef.As for the book series I am writing, I found out that I love to write, however, I am not that great at language and never was. I am not doing it for the fame. I am doing it for me so I can say, “Yes I did this.” I despise rich and famous people who become snobby pricks and care only about their money and hair and not the common person. They do not stay true to themselves because they let their money change them. That is why I am going to stay true to my values if I do become rich and famous, no matter what. I remind myself every day that I made this for myself. I look at it this way:"When I started writing, I was not the best person with language skills, the fancy car, the money, or anything else of value. I never even dreamed of being a “Best Selling” author. I am just living my own life, on my own in a one-bedroom apartment, minimum wage part time job, and paying my dues to society, but I did this without the help of family, friends or government officials like caseworkers. The only help I had was to get my first edited professionally by a freelance editor. To start my journey, I wrote the plot, the story, and everything about the book and its series; I wrote this whole web page, the tools, the covers, and my Facebook page for my series. Everything you see is a...well I guess you could say it’s an image of me, since I have done it all. Even if I do not become rich and famous off the series, at least I get to say I did this, and I am proud of myself for accomplishing what I have, especially considering the challenges that I have had.I will continue to write because that is what I love, and I will never give up on trying to become a professional author (as of December 8, 2017), despite all the challenges that I have had and will continue to have. If in the end all I have are my books and only my books, I will at least be happy being me and staying true to myself."That is something I will carry with me forever because it is something that I think most people could only dream of by finding happiness without caring about money or fame. Some people want both, or one or the other. I say, who gives a crap? Rich, famous, or not, at least I will be me and stay me because I do not like being someone I am not, and in my opinion, trying to be someone you are not is a class A “Delusion” in my book. I know; I have been down that path by trying to change myself for someone to try to get her to like me as more than a friend. That was the biggest mistake I have made in my life. I regret it every day and ponder what would have happened if I hadn’t gone down that path. I still do ponder it to this day here and there, but I no longer let it influence my present. I have also only ever had three relationships, and none of them ended so well, so I am currently single as of August 11, 2017 (Now December 8, 2017). I just haven’t found that right one and am still waiting for her. The sad part is, it will probably never happen, and frankly, I am fine with that. Until I do meet her, I will continue improving myself and keep trying to be the best ME I can possibly be because that is all I really can do.

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Table of Contents

(Untitled)

The Unraveling Adventures

of Detective Curtis

Dedication Page

Table of Contents

Prologue

Chapter I:

The Apparition

Chapter II:

Starting the Investigation

Chapter III:

The Mysterious Council and the Case

Chapter IV:

The First Rescue

Chapter V:

The Hunt for the Warlock

Chapter VI:

A Day at the Station

Chapter VII:

A Not Possibility of a Romance

Chapter VIII:

The Story of the Street Child

Chapter IX:

The Second Rescue

Chapter X:

The End and New Beginnings

Chapter XI:

The History of Kara

Chapter XII:

An Interesting Start to an Interesting Case

Chapter XIII:

The Start of The Case of Kara

Chapter XIV:

The Strange Sign

Chapter XV:

The First Mystery of Curtis

Chapter XVI:

The Test of Curtis’s Willpower

Chapter XVII:

A New Light in a Dark World

Chapter XVIII:

A Unique Way to Solve the Case

Chapter XIX:

The Belly of the Beast

Chapter XX:

A New Werewolf Dawn

Chapter XXI:

The Town of Coastal Peeks

Chapter XXII:

The Start of the Mysterious Armadillo Town

Chapter XXIII:

The First Search

Chapter XXIV:

The Search of the Past and the Future

Chapter XXV:

The Hunt for the Missing Clue

Chapter XXVI:

The Father’s Secret Escape Plan

Chapter XXVII:

The Hunt for Nala

Chapter XXVIII:

The Clue for Granalda’s Hideout

Chapter XXIX:

The Hunt for Granalda’s Hideout

Chapter XXX:

The Mystery in the Mystery

The Unraveling Adventures

of Detective Curtis

The Detective Curtis Chronicles

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By: Curtis L. L. Herbold

The Unraveling Adventures of Detective Curtis

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Dedication Page

I would like to thank all who supported me and helped me get this accomplished. I would also like to give a personal thanks to the friend I once had all those years ago in school. Yes, that means that parts of me and my personal life that I have not shared with anybody are in this first book. I hope one day that she will read this and understand how truly sorry I am, and that I am sorry I could not do this in a message or in person. This book was not only to clear my conscience about a few things, but also to try to gain at least some of the self-confidence I lost all those years ago. I also want to point out that I am not doing this series for popularity, as I believe popularity is the Devil. I am doing this because of the situation that happened all those years ago. The people who know me and what happened also know that it has made me a better person. Bullies are not great by any means, but popular kids in school can be just as bad if you let them. I can vouch from personal experience, and that friend from all those years ago should remember what I mean by that. Hopefully, I have told my story in a format that is not only enjoyable, but also can be used as a reminder to myself of what I went through and what I did to try to fix things. Above all else, I want my story to acknowledge what I have accomplished in the years from 2006 to, 2020 and that I will continue to improve, no matter the odds. In the rest of the series, I will continue to incorporate bits and pieces of my life, as I find it to be an interesting take on book writing.

It is also dedicated to myself as a personal reminder that even with all the problems I have, I have not only come a long way to get to this point, but I also accomplished what I thought could never be done. Again, thank you to all who supported me in this project, and I hope that everyone who reads this gets…. Well, I should say, a little part of me. The following people gave me some ideas for the last 10 chapters of the book: My previous supervisor at work, Super Noakes, who gave me an idea to extend the armadillo that you will read about; my good friend Freddy, AKA Freddy Krueger of Jokes, who gave me a few ideas to make this book a little more on the fun side; a friend who gave me the idea for a Tarzan armadillo, yes, you know who you are. I am unsure how I was going to work this in, but I did try my best. The fourth isn’t so much a person as it is a group of people who may or may not know that I was listening and adding things into this to make it fun and enjoyable throughout the making of this book. However, there will be a twist that I am sure not a single person will figure out. Enjoy reading the book. PEACE ;-p

Table of Contents

The Unraveling Adventures of Detective Curtis

Dedication Page

Table of Contents

Prologue

Chapter I: The Apparition

Chapter II: Starting the Investigation

Chapter III: The Mysterious Council and the Case

Chapter IV: The First Rescue

Chapter V: The Hunt for the Warlock

Chapter VI: A Day at the Station

Chapter VII: A Not Possibility of a Romance

Chapter VIII: The Story of the Street Child

Chapter IX: The Second Rescue

Chapter X: The End and New Beginnings

Chapter XI: The History of Kara

Chapter XII: An Interesting Start to an Interesting Case

Chapter XIII: The Start of The Case of Kara

Chapter XIV: The Strange Sign

Chapter XV: The First Mystery of Curtis

Chapter XVI: The Test of Curtis’s Willpower

Chapter XVII: A New Light in a Dark World

Chapter XVIII: A Unique Way to Solve the Case

Chapter XIX: The Belly of the Beast

Chapter XX: A New Werewolf Dawn

Chapter XXI: The Town of Coastal Peeks

Chapter XXII: The Start of the Mysterious Armadillo Town

Chapter XXIII: The First Search

Chapter XXIV: The Search of the Past and the Future

Chapter XXV: The Hunt for the Missing Clue

Chapter XXVI: The Father’s Secret Escape Plan

Chapter XXVII: The Hunt for Nala

Chapter XXVIII: The Clue for Granalda’s Hideout

Chapter XXIX: The Hunt for Granalda’s Hideout

Chapter XXX: The Mystery in the Mystery

Prologue

Our story begins in the suburbs, just before Curtis moves to a ten-story apartment complex.

Curtis is an average guy with a goatee, an old western mustache, and cologne that smelled like Old Spice. He keeps his hair shaved all year long at one-quarter of an inch. He is as skinny as a toothpick and always loves to have fun. Furthermore, he is the tall, dark, and handsome sort, loves the outdoors, sports, and well, let’s just say, he is a HUGE football fan. He is such a fan of football that he hosts a huge Super Bowl party for all his friends every year. Sadly, though, this year will be his last because he has just moved from the suburbs where all his friends were and is going to tell them tomorrow at his traditional party.

Curtis really loves his job. He is a detective at the fifth precinct, and a good one at that. He had hated commute time and decided to move closer to work. Not only that, but he had a garden that provided most of his vegetables. It was beautiful. He had patches of carrots, squash, cucumbers, peas, green beans, and tomatoes. He also had a patch of crossbred jalapeño peppers because he really LOVES spicy things. His fence was solid oak and as tall as he was, and he was seven feet tall. In front and behind those patches of vegetables was a cobblestone pattern path for walking. All his paths had the same pattern and layout throughout the garden. Smack dab in the middle was a garden fountain for the birds to play in with a feeder set up next to it. A little farther up the path was an in-ground pool and a patio.

Curtis started getting ready for his last commute to work. He turned on the radio, and the first song was Rock Star by Smash Mouth, which was one of his favorites. He stopped getting ready for a moment, so he could listen and sing along. When the song was over, he went to his room and got his work clothes. His work clothes consisted of a dark blue overcoat, a ball cap, his favorite t-shirt that said Who you gonna call? NOT CURTIS, black slacks, rainbow socks, and blue stingray boots. After he got his clothes on, he went downstairs to get some coffee. Like to wait long for his coffee, he always had instant coffee on hand. He went to the second shelf in the upper cabinet to the far left of his kitchen. As soon as he finished making his coffee, Curtis sat at the dining room table to read yesterday's newspaper as he sipped at the hot beverage.

Once he finished his cup, he got in his car and went to work. While he was on the road, he made a mental list for his annual Super Bowl party with his neighbors. When he got to work, he wrote the stuff he needed down and put it in his coat pocket. The only things he required were Buffalo wings, chips, and dip. The day was unusually slow, so he just looked at cold cases that he hadn’t been able to solve yet. As the day went on, he started to become restless as he hadn't received a call all day, which was uncommon for him.

When it got to be lunchtime, he went to the chief and asked, Hey boss! Do you know why I haven't had phone calls all day?

The chief replied, Yes. I set your phone to be routed to me, and I have been taking care of things today.

May I ask why, Chief?

Well, it's nothing you did; it’s just that I needed to see if a couple of people on your team and some other officers were doing their jobs right, since they are due for a promotion.

Curtis replied, Why couldn't you have told me? I could have given you a full report.

I know you could have, but as chief, I have to see their work for myself before making my final decision. The chief said.

The chief then promptly said, "By the way, go-ahead and go home an hour and a half early. I saw your grocery list, and you have the party to prepare for.

As the day went on, Curtis became more restless because he hadn’t been able to do anything but look at cold cases all day. When it got to be 3:00 pm, he left for the supermarket, which was not that far from his office. As he pulled into the supermarket, he was almost hit by a high-speed, runaway cart, but the man chasing it managed to catch it just in time. They laughed and waved at each other, both glad it was a near miss and not a real accident. It didn’t take long to get the stuff he needed, and as he left, he realized that he would have plenty of time to get home and see his favorite TV show. He usually had to record it with his DVR. It was a crime drama TV show called Stitchers. They definitely had an unusual way to solve crimes, but he liked it. Tonight’s episode was the second season premiere, so he was happy about that, too.

He finally got home, put the groceries away, ate a bowl of salad, and puttered around his house and garden until about 8:45 pm. His show