The Hot Dog Detective STU Trilogy

About The Strident Student Tommy Chow was about to graduate from the University of Denver. His parents and sister waited expectantly for him to appear on the stage to receive the diploma that would allow him to continue on to medical school and a worthy career as a doctor. But when the last student paraded across the stage, the Chow family had a disturbing feeling that something was dreadfully wrong. Where was their son? A month later, the desperate family approached Mark MacFarland. They've heard he is the kind of detective who can do what the police cannot do. While sympathetic to their plight, MacFarland is convinced the young man is just a run away. But as he delves deeper into Tommy Chow's disappearance, he discovers that the young man had many secrets…secrets that could get him killed. About The Truculent Trannie When one of MacFarland's friends asks him to prove that a man accused of murder is innocent, MacFarland reluctantly agrees. He tells her that he will go where the facts take him, but if that means that the man is guilty, so be it. But then MacFarland finds he is smack in the middle of a notorious hate crime. The victim is a transgendered woman who seems to have a lot of enemies. MacFarland suddenly finds himself in the middle of a crime where everyone has a reason to think he's helping to free a guilty man. About The Unselfish Uncle Everyone loved Ned Pendergast. He was personable, friendly, rich…and generous. Need money for a new house? Ask Ned. Need help with outstanding bills? Ned is always there, pen and checkbook in hand. Need someone to watch the kids while you take the little lady out for an anniversary dinner? Uncle Ned is the man to call.Why then, did someone cut off Uncle Ned's head and leave it on the porch of the Pendergast family? And where is the rest of Ned Pendergast's body? Someone is sending a message. But who is sending the message? What is the message? And who is the message intended for? Detective Cynthia Pierson asks her former partner, Mark MacFarland, who now operates a hot dog cart, for help in solving the crime. After all, if anyone can think outside of the box, it's MacFarland. MacFarland is surprised when Pierson asks for his help. Then he finds out that the police already have confessions from the murderers: two sisters, Penelope and Serena both insist that each killed the uncle and the other sister is lying.