Fen Maguire Mystery Series

He has no badge and no authority, in a county full of corruption, drugs and murder.   When Fen Maguire left office as sheriff nine months ago Newman County was clean and safe. But the dead drug dealer found floating down the river says things may be changing… and not for the better.   Fire engulfs the dead man's home, and all evidence points to the new sheriff's father. Fen, however, knows there's more to this case than a drug deal gone bad.   When he discovers a stash of drugs and a coded notebook, Fen launches his own investigation into the murder. Can he uncover the layers of corruption in his beloved county? Or will this be one time justice doesn't prevail?   Fen Maguire is a man who values truth and justice, and is willing to fight for it. A clean read, whodunit mystery, Murder On The Brazos is the first book of The Fen Maguire Mystery series. No foul language, gore, sex or violence!

There's more to this game than dodging paintballs… a killer is on the loose.   Newly licensed private investigator Fen Maguire gets his next case — to investigate an extortion ring putting the squeeze on loggers in the piney woods of East Texas. Working undercover at a local university, Fen traces the clues to a neighboring county's championship paintball team. To prove it, he must first gain the trust of the tight-lipped community.   Before he can make his case and expose the extortionists, the leader of the paintball team is found dead mid match. With the stakes even higher now, Fen is forced to break cover and start digging deep. It's a toss-up who hated the team more—the loggers or the team's competitors.   If he can't break through the wall of resistance, his career will be over before it's begun…and a killer will get away with murder.   A clean read, whodunit mystery, Murder On The Angelina is the second book of The Fen Maguire Mystery series. No foul language, gore, sex or violence!

  Two murders, mirror image victims… one trail of blood.   Private Investigator Fen Maguire is called in to assist a new police chief in solving a woman's murder on the Guadalupe River. All evidence points to a long-time homeless person, prompting a quick arrest—but Fen has a feeling they missed something.   When a second body washes up, Fen's suspicions are confirmed, and the case takes a complex turn. Not only is the latest victim a prominent socialite, she's a twin look-alike to the first victim. Is this a case of mistaken identity or is a serial killer on the loose?   With widespread speculation in the media and city officials pressuring him to solve the cases before the summer tourist season is ruined, all eyes are on Fen and his investigation. He must move fast to connect the dots between the two mysterious deaths, identify the real killer, and exonerate an innocent man.   Fen Maguire is a man who values truth and justice, and is willing to fight for it. Murder On The Guadalupe is the third book of the Fen Maguire Mystery series. These clean reads have no foul language, gore, sex or violence!

Fraud, deception, murder… what else awaits this detective along the banks of the muddy Wichita?   Substituting for an art professor on medical leave, artist and private detective Fen Maguire is asked to investigate a long-standing cold case. Seven years ago, a real estate broker swindled local residents out of millions, then disappeared without a trace. Her victims want their money and they want justice.   When the reporter who wrote exposé articles on the fraud victims is found dead, the police have a new crime to solve. With the senior detective no longer interested in solving the fraud case, Fen gets no help from the police. The waters get even murkier when he discovers the paths of the missing broker and the dead journalist intersect.   Digging deep into the past, he finds a long list of people with reason to kill both the reporter and the real estate broker. When the senior police detective refuses to believe there's a connection, Fen is left on his own to follow the trail to the money… and the killer.   Join PI Fen Maguire as he investigates a cold fraud case and gets a murder thrown in to boot! Suspects swirl around him like the snowflakes he puts on canvas. Murder On The Wichita, delivers a twisting, turning Christmas mystery with no foul language, violence, gore or sexual scenes.

A fortune in Texas land… and a ruthless killer who wants it.   A wealthy rancher's death in a house fire is ruled accidental, but his suspicious son doesn't believe it. After PI Fen Maguire is called in to investigate, he's on the verge of agreeing with the official ruling… until the rancher's body is discovered in a shallow grave along the San Gabriel River.   With a prime inheritance at stake, any member of this fractured family could have motives to hurry the patriarch's demise. Fen zeroes in on the rancher's son and primary heir as the most likely suspect—until the son narrowly survives a bullet meant to kill him.   Now Fen must peel back the layers of jealousy, greed, and bad blood to expose who stood to gain from eliminating both father and son. With time running out, the wily PI must rely on his final, meticulously crafted plan to unravel this tangle of deception and stop the killer before he strikes again.   In the fifth book of the series, Fen Maguire seeks justice along the San Gabriel River in this page-turning mystery delivered with no graphic violence, foul language or sex scenes.