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Prequel: The Wendell Case
Detective Lieutenant Marx moves back to Milford Falls after a long absence, finds it difficult to fit in at his new job, and meets a strange radio repairman named Lowan.
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Book 1: Lowan’s Checkmate
Lowan, a private detective and telepathic alien, teams up with Detective Lieutenant Marx, an introverted underdog, to catch a clever jewel thief terrorizing Milford Falls.
Book 2: Shamrock Hunt
When a famous Celtic medallion–the prize for a charity raffle–is stolen, Lowan competes with a rival private detective to find it in time for the St. Patrick’s Day parade. Meanwhile, Marx investigates the murder of a history professor and faces off with a lifelong enemy.
Book 3: Murder on Harrisonville Road
After writing a newspaper story about the crimeless village of Harrisonville, Tom Nenning is ambushed and left for dead. When Lowan investigates, he finds himself trapped in a small town with a murderer hidden among its quirky residents.
Book 4: Orchid Hunter
While Marx investigates a murder committed via April Fool’s prank, which renders alibis useless, Lowan dives into the black market orchid trade to recover the main attraction stolen before the Easter flower show. Both investigations lead to a thirty-five-year-old tiger attack in the jungles of Borneo.
Book 5: The Great flamingo Robbery
When the mangiest flamingo is stolen from the zoo, Lowan is called in to investigate. He never expected to get mixed up with a beautiful ruby thief or a South American dictator.
Book 6: The Unicorn Staff
The murder of an archeologist and the theft of a staff made from a unicorn’s horn lead Lowan and Marx on a wild quest for answers.
Book 7: Lowan’s Circus Tricks
Lowan’s search for Eloise Meer leads him to a travelling circus in dusty Dry Creek, Kansas. But the only Eloise at the circus is a ring-tailed monkey. Hunting for clues, he joins the circus and promptly finds himself framed for murder.
Book 8: The Starmaster
The Starmaster is hunting for aliens–and he’s after Lowan.
Book 9: Murder in the Script
A movie is being filmed in Milford Falls—and Sonny Herrara will kill to prevent it. The film’s producer hires Lowan and O’Malley for security. The script may solve a six-year-old crime which sent an innocent man to prison—if Sonny’s threats and sabotage don’t stop the production first.
Book 10: Murder at Woodward Retreat
Lowan and Marx rent a cabin at Woodward Retreat for a quiet week in the woods. But when the woman in the next cabin claims that she saw her husband kill a man, the investigation overrides their vacation plans.
Book 11: The Pigeon Wing Murders
A wounded carrier pigeon with a coded message, a train robbery, and a stolen racehorse…
Book 12: The Mattison Matter
When Tom Nenning is framed for murder, Lowan finds himself caught in the middle of political corruption and corporate espionage…
Book 13: The Unicorn Curse
The unicorn staff resurfaces, and a harpoon-wielding villain codenamed Poseidon leaves a grisly trail of victims in his quest to regain it. Lowan goes undercover at a high-stakes auction aboard Poseidon’s yacht…
Book 14: Emerald Deception
After an attempted purse-snatching, a frightened woman goes to Lowan for help. Two men are following her, and she wants to know why. The strange emerald found in her purse might provide a clue—until it’s appraised as fake. Why does everyone want it so badly?
Book 15: The First Chase
The three members of the insurance racket are still at large, and the last case ended with three new leads. Tracking down the first one leads Lowan and Marx to an illegal greyhound track outside of the city limits, race fixing, and murder.
Book 16: The Second Course
Lowan and Marx track down the second member of the insurance racket, and he's nothing like they expected. Caught between a case of mistaken identity and a prestigious banquet at his restaurant, he agrees to tell them everything he knows–if the killer doesn’t get to him first.
Book 17: The Third Conspirator
The third member of the insurance racket proves to be the most elusive of them all.
Book 18: The Unicorn Heist
The unicorn staff is going on display at the museum, and Lowan is hired to guard it. When Poseidon escapes and Mori returns, both intent on stealing the staff, the fundraiser gala turns deadly.
Book 19: Murder at Battle Rock Lighthouse
Lowan is hired to pick up a historic ship’s bell and bring it to the museum. Instead, he finds the lighthouse keeper murdered, forged artifacts, and an international smuggling ring.
Book 20: Coming Soon!
When the accountant at Midtown Chemical Research is attacked, Lowan takes his place to find out if he’s being targeted for personal reasons–or for access to dangerous chemicals.
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Books by S. E. Grosskopf
Quick Stats:
Next Publication Date:
Book 18: January
Book 19: March
Book 20: ??
Total Books Written: 40 (Including completed rough drafts in various stages of editing and revision.)
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