Fat City Daddy-o: a Magical Gumshoe Story

By M. L. Buchman

A sorcerer of the Vinkstrum line has guarded Seattle since their name was scribed in the sacred register at The Merchant's Cafe long pine bar on opening day in 1890. With the fast approach of the 1962 World's Fair, Graham Vinkstrum is set for a smooth ride across the finish line.

 

But then, Lola Burgundy—a wiley and foxy witch who knows all of Seattle's secrets—uncovers a nefarious plot to ruin the ride. In a race against time, they must join forces to save the city from disaster.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Buchman Bookworks, Inc.
• Release date: May 12, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201124618

M. L. Buchman

USA Today and Amazon #1 Bestseller M. L. "Matt" Buchman has 70+ action-adventure thriller and military romance novels, 100 short stories, and lotsa audiobooks. PW says: “Tom Clancy fans open to a strong female lead will clamor for more.” Booklist declared: “3X Top 10 of the Year.” A project manager with a geophysics degree, he’s designed and built houses, flown and jumped out of planes, solo-sailed a 50’ sailboat, and bicycled solo around the world…and he quilts.

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Fat City Daddy-o

Fat City Daddy-o

a Magical Gumshoe story

M. L. Buchman

Buchmann Bookworks, Inc.

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A sorcerer of the Vinkstrum line has guarded Seattle since their name was scribed in the sacred register at The Merchant’s Cafe long pine bar on opening day in 1890. With the fast approach of the 1962 World’s Fair, Graham Vinkstrum is set for a smooth ride across the finish line.

But then, Lola Burgundy—a wiley and foxy witch who knows all of Seattle’s secrets—uncovers a nefarious plot to ruin the ride. In a race against time, they must join forces to save the city from disaster.

1

It all started on a Thursday. This shouldn’t be a surprise as I had never been hip to Thursdays and they were rarely cool in return.

The day had started normally enough.

Open eyes, no one about to drive a stake through my heart—off to a good start. Vampires were mythical, even here in Seattle—in 1961 the town was kind of a nowhere place that built