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Who killed Mickey Phillips?
Jonas Watcher went to the docks in search of some fresh clam chowder. There was a sudden gust of cold wind. Jonas shivered. Was it the wind or something more ominous. Jonas glanced around. He spotted two men who appeared nervous each time he looked in their direction. He was being followed. Neither man seemed threatening, and Jonas was curious about them. He decided to engage the pair in a game of cat and mouse, which led back to his office.
The encounter in his office wasn't what Jonas expected. After a discussion with the two men over some coffee laced with Irish Whiskey, Jonas uncovered a surprising revelation. Mickey Phillips knew who Jonas Watcher was. It may have been why he was murdered.
This disclosure sent Jonas on a journey to Sacramento with his newly acquired girlfriend, Mei Lin Fong, and her family butler Charles.
A simple phone call resulted in the trio being put under surveillance that took an ominous turn.
In the 1930s, German intelligence guided disgruntled activists with a plan focused on keeping the United States out of the current conflict in Europe. These spies added a new item to the top of their agenda. Kill Jonas Watcher.
Jonas needed the help of Solomon to solve the mystery of Mickey Phillips's murder, and he finds him wearing a rumpled fedora and a tan overcoat.
The Notorious Mr. Smith, Sol Jacobi, and Jonas Watcher take on german intelligence from the Third Reich in 1930s Sacramento.
Titles in the series (4)
- The Case of the Running Bag: Jonas Watcher, #1
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It Began with a Simple Accident, or was it an Attempted Murder? A femme fatale. Her missing husband. A dead private detective. And a dangerous game of mistaken identity... It all started when Jonas Watcher found a business card along with some keys – curious... some money – a really good thing... and a gun... It's the nineteen thirties and Jonas Watcher must solve the mystery of the dead PI if he wants to stay alive. "The Case of the Running Bag" is the first novel of the Jonas Watcher Detective Adventure series. It features a traditional P.I. dealing with extortion, kidnapping, and murder. Author Gene Poschman brings back the hard-boiled detective novel, featuring the romance and humor reminiscent of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. Pick up your copy of the first book in the Jonas Watcher series and step into the exciting age of the 1930s gumshoe.
- The Case of the Bourbon Street Hustler: Jonas Watcher, #2
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Murder in the Bayou! New Orleans, the Crescent City... A historic armed standoff between Louisiana State Troopers and New Orleans Police... An art swindle that will end in murder... Smugglers working the Bayou... Jonas Watcher arrives to determine if a dead man is really dead. Someone is dogging him to make sure he doesn't find out. The investigation takes him from the French Quarter to its surrounding Bayou where Jonas discovers that all the criminals aren't in the city. If he's going to stay alive, Jason will have to rely on "Invisibles" that aren't his own and a Colt 44 that is. "The Case of the Bourbon Street Hustler" is the second novel in the Jonas Watcher Detective Adventure series. The story is picked up from the first novel, though it stands on its own. Author, Gene Poschman, takes Jonas out of his element and drops him into the Crescent City during political turmoil between New Orleans police and Baton Rouge troopers. He mixes in an old love interest, the New Orleans underworld, and friends from San Francisco for a heady brew of murder, mystery, and mayhem. Pick up "The Case of the Bourbon Street Hustler" and take a journey back to the 1930s New Orleans and the Bayou, where the most dangerous reptiles walk on two legs.
- The Case of the Jade Dragon: Jonas Watcher, #3
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Who said Weddings Couldn't be Dangerous? When PI Jonas Watcher sees a Chinese couple being kidnapped; he sighs, grabs his gun, and goes to help them. This selfless act involves Jonas with the Chinese underworld. He is hired to unite two families by bringing a prospective bride from St. Louis to San Francisco for an arranged marriage. There are several factions who will kill to keep him from succeeding. His mission is complicated even more by his employer's beautiful granddaughter. She's the only one who knows where the bride is and she insists on going with him. A girl, his Colt 44, and diplomacy; Jonas will have to use all three if he wishes to complete the mission, end the feud, and live to tell the tale. "The Case of the Jade Dragon" is the third novel of the Jonas Watcher Detective Adventure series. It's the 1930s in San Francisco's Chinatown, where old traditions conflict with the new, and Jonas gets caught up in a world of mysticism, a deadly family feud, and a potential underworld war. Author Gene Poschman brings a new slant to the noir hard-boiled detective by introducing him to a world out of his comfort zone and adding an exotic love interest. Purchase "The Case of the Jade Dragon" and travel by train, plane, and automobile to learn the fate of the Azure Dragon.
- The Case of the Dead Detective: Jonas Watcher, #4
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Who killed Mickey Phillips? Jonas Watcher went to the docks in search of some fresh clam chowder. There was a sudden gust of cold wind. Jonas shivered. Was it the wind or something more ominous. Jonas glanced around. He spotted two men who appeared nervous each time he looked in their direction. He was being followed. Neither man seemed threatening, and Jonas was curious about them. He decided to engage the pair in a game of cat and mouse, which led back to his office. The encounter in his office wasn't what Jonas expected. After a discussion with the two men over some coffee laced with Irish Whiskey, Jonas uncovered a surprising revelation. Mickey Phillips knew who Jonas Watcher was. It may have been why he was murdered. This disclosure sent Jonas on a journey to Sacramento with his newly acquired girlfriend, Mei Lin Fong, and her family butler Charles. A simple phone call resulted in the trio being put under surveillance that took an ominous turn. In the 1930s, German intelligence guided disgruntled activists with a plan focused on keeping the United States out of the current conflict in Europe. These spies added a new item to the top of their agenda. Kill Jonas Watcher. Jonas needed the help of Solomon to solve the mystery of Mickey Phillips's murder, and he finds him wearing a rumpled fedora and a tan overcoat. The Notorious Mr. Smith, Sol Jacobi, and Jonas Watcher take on german intelligence from the Third Reich in 1930s Sacramento.
Gene Poschman
I am a native Californian who married my high school sweetheart. We are still married; why she puts up with me is still a mystery. I have always been an avid watcher of film noir, mysteries, and other detective crime fiction as well as science fiction and fantasy. I read quite a bit, which would probably surprise a number of my elementary school teachers. I would have been a better reader earlier if Dick and Jane were detectives, or at least, a wizard and witch. Like a lot of writers I write because I need to. Also as a kid, I was such a liar. I didn't lie about important stuff. I just made up stories. I was told the story of the boy who cried wolf constantly. At least five different versions. It doesn't happen well for the kid in any of them. I still make up stories, but because I put them in books, I'm not a liar, I am a novelist or author. The Jonas Watcher series is rooted in the novels of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. My style is a little lighter and laced with my own quirky sense of Humour. I identify this genre as Adventures, some Detective, and some Spy. M'Lady's Gentlemen is a departure for me. I have left the noir of the Nineteen Thirties and stepped into the Victorian age; my main character is a woman and she is a spy. The rest is subject to change on my personal whim.
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