Pearls Before Fine: A Short Mystery from the Psychic Barber Mystery Literary Universe

By Phillip Mottaz

A short mystery about veteran private eye Malcolm Fine, one of the colorful side characters featured in the novel The Murderous Haircut of the Mayor of Bel Air.

Set almost a month before the events of that book, here Malcolm faces his greatest challenge yet: trying to appear as a legitimate private inv

• Language: English
• Publisher: Not As Bad Books
• Release date: May 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9781737238430

Phillip Mottaz

After growing up in Illinois' smallest city, Phillip Mottaz studied improv and sketch comedy in Chicago. Since moving to Los Angeles, he has written every kind of script imaginable, and produced multiple podcasts. His debut novel "The Murderous Haircut of the Mayor of Bel Air" is a cozy mystery in his Psychic Barber Mysteries series.

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Pearls Before Fine

Pearls Before Fine

A Short Mystery from the Psychic Barber Literary Universe

Phillip Mottaz

Not As Bad Books

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Copyright © 2022 by Phillip Mottaz

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More Reads

In your hands is a short story about a side character in my full novel The Murderous Haircut of the Mayor of Bel Air.

A sample of that novel follows this story, with a golden opportunity to read more of the Psychic Barber Mystery series with these titles:

The Murderous Haircut of the Mayor of Bel Air

The Sequins of Events (short story)

The Homicidal Hairstyles of a Viral Video Vixen (2022)

The Killer Cuts of the Gutter Punk Band

The Receding Hairline of the Happiest Place On [TITLE PENDING TO AVOID LAWYERS]

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Pearls Before Fine

August 11, 2008. Van Nuys, California.

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My name is fine, as far as names go. And it’s literally Fine. My last name anyway. Fine would be a strange first name. It would also be really strange to have the same first name as my last name. I heard Billy Dee Williams’ full name might be William Dee Williams, but even then, that extra S makes for a powerful distinction.

I’m many things to many people. To some, I’m