Justinia Wright Private Investigator Mysteries Series

Minneapolis's most colorful and unusual PI takes the case. Reluctantly.   Ace private detective Justinia Wright would rather forge a painting than take on a client. Unfortunately, painting a fake doesn't pay the bills. Not if you want to stay out of jail, that is.   Prodded by her brother, Harry, who's also her assistant, Justinia Wright tackles the criminals and bad people who dare to tarnish the moniker of Minnesota Nice. Vampire House and Other Early Cases of Justinia Wright, PI is a collection of seven cases that put Tina's "little gray cells" to the test. Here we find an acid spewing jack-in-the-box, a murder in the middle of a sauerkraut festival, a professor who wants to end crime by altering the human genome, a serial killer who believes he's a vampire, and other perplexing puzzles demanding a solution.   Mystery, mayhem, and murder await, all sprinkled with a liberal dash of humor.   What are you waiting for?

A missing person. A mysterious cult. And a PI who'd rather play the piano.   Private detective Justinia Wright hates missing person cases. But her "Watson" and brother has tricked her into taking this one. Only these kidnappers will do anything not to get caught — including kill her friends or the detective herself.   Festival of Death is the first book in CW Hawes's Justinia Wright Private Investigator Mysteries series. Justinia is a sassy and quirky detective with plenty of panache. If you like Sue Grafton, Sara Paretsky, Marcia Muller, and Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe, you'll love this series that combines their best traits in a captivating whodunit that will keep you on the edge of your chair.   The game is afoot! Get in on the action today!

A knife. A stiletto. And an ice pick. Three tools of death. Love, hate, and money are powerful motivators for murder. And Justinia Wright has to deal with them all. A wealthy socialite maneuvering to take back her father's company. A philandering art dealer who's told one lie too many. A business executive who stepped on the wrong person climbing the ladder to success. And three murderers hellbent on staying out of jail. Justinia Wright has her hands full. Trio in Death-Sharp Minor is the second book in CW Hawes's Justinia Wright, Private Investigator Mysteries series. Three whodunits packed with humor, sibiling rivalry, and plenty of action. If you like traditional mysteries, Justinia Wright is your cup of mayhem. Follow the footprints to mysterious adventure!

A minister who believes Jesus never lived. Murder by hari kari. An internet brothel empire. What does it all mean? That's what private detective Justinia Wright and Harry, her brother and sidekick, have to find out. To do so, they have to get the prime suspect off the hook and that puts Tina in the crosshairs of her friend and lover, Lieutenant Cal Swenson of Homicide. In the cold and wintry land of Minnesota Nice, Tina and Harry once again cross paths with those who don't play nice. Those who'd rather see you dead than at the church lutefisk supper. A case whose roots go back into the past and to the Cool, Grey City of Love. A case where love just might be the root of all evil. But Jesus Never Wept is the third book in CW Hawes's Justinia Wright, Private Investigator Mysteries series. Fans of the traditional mystery , Nero Wolfe, and Hercule Poirot, will love this whodunit where nothing is as it seems and love does not conquer all. Once again the game is afoot. Get in on the mystery today!

Politics is dirty. Very dirty. Even in the land of Minnesota Nice.   When ace private detective Justinia Wright agrees to plug a security leak and stop a blackmailer to save the Congresswoman's re-election campaign, murder is the last thing she expects. But when bullets start flying and bodies start falling, Tina has to find the killer quick because even her life is on the line.   The Conspiracy Game is the fourth book in the Justinia Wright Private Investigator Mysteries series. Fans of Nero Wolfe, Hercule Poirot, Ellery Queen, Perry Mason, and Dr. Priestley will love this whodunit wrapped in political intrigue and death.   The game is afoot! Join the adventure today!

When ace private detective Justinia Wright is on the case, there's no such thing as the perfect crime. The problem is Miss Wright would rather play the piano or forge a perfect masterpiece. Only when goaded by her brother and assistant, Harry, will she take a case. And then it's murderers beware! The Justinia Wright Private Investigator Mysteries Omnibus Edition collects in one volume the first four books in this series. Miss Wright's been described as a "P.I. with panache" and "a very modern Nero [Wolfe]!" If you like traditional mysteries, such as Nero Wolfe and Hercule Poirot, that are filled with wit, wise-cracking humor, and thrills and spills along the way, then look no further. Get this omnibus edition because the game is definitely afoot!