Anthony Carrick Mystery

Lady Blunt is deadly, for a violin! New York Philharmonic's rising star and first violinist (Paul Klee) has gone missing. So has his violin. When he ends up dead, a rich benefactor wants questions answered. But those questions bring to light secrets about Nazi Germany and Israel's Mossad. What is the connection to Nazi Germany? Why is Mossad interested in a violin that's over 100 years old? Could it be because it's worth over $10 million? Or, could it be that Paul Klee is a womanizer and cad? You love hardboiled and noir mysteries because they feature great protagonists. For fans of Harry Bosch, Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe and Mike Hammer, meet hardboiled readers new fan favorite, Anthony Carrick. You'll love his charm and sarcastic wit!

And the bloodied Oscar goes to... the dead producer! A top Hollywood producer is found dead in his own den. A bloodied Oscar left as evidence. Is this a film critic or something more sinister? Some actors will sleep for a role, others will kill. The murderer will go to any length to keep the secrets and lies hidden. Join tough talking, wise cracking, Anthony Carrick as he juggles gay counterculture, the vegan hippy lifestyle, and tinsel town's dark side just to catch a killer. If you love Harry Bosch, Sam Spade, Jack Reacher and Mike Hammer, you'll love this noir, hardboiled murder mystery full of intrigue and deceit.

In the midst of Hollywood elite, Anthony Carrick has to uncover the killer, or killers of not one, not two, but three murders. Could they all be related? A beautiful young actress is found floating in her pool after a party of debauchery. It looks like an accidental overdose until her friend dies mid-scene in front of hundreds while performing in the play A Streetcar Named Desire. Murder comes in threes so it seems when the hottest Hollywood hunk is found shot to death in his own home just days after Anthony Carrick and LAPD Homicide interviewed him. Is someone just a movie critic, or are the motives for these deaths more sinister?

Anthony Carrick's demons are starting to haunt him. With the urging of his love, Dr. Emily Stratham, he's gone to see a psychiatrist.Now the psychiatrist wants Anthony's help in investigating the disappearance of the psychiatrist's childhood friend.In Corpus Christi, this friend, Phil Guston, who was a semi-pro surfer, has everything to seemingly live for. But a beautiful wife, a clutch of surf shops he's opened with another childhood friend seem to paint a bucolic picture.Digging deeper, Anthony learns that Phil's father went missing and is presumed dead at the age that Phil has gone missing.And then there's some old sordid Guston family business from up in Connecticut that seems to run generations deep. Could that have something to do with Phil's disappearance. And more importantly, has Phil just disappeared or is he actually, dead!

In the fall a woman's body is found at the Calabasas landfill. She is remarkably attractive and unblemished. She's also dead. She is naked except for a red chemise. She has been placed with care but there is nothing to identify her by. Captain Roberts of the LAPD has called in Carrick to help with this suspicious death. All leads end up nowhere. But it appears she's not the only woman found dead at the landfill. Back on New Year's day of two thousand a woman was similarly found. She too was unblemished, attractive and left with care. Both of these women had recently had intercourse before their deaths. The cold case from two thousand was handled by Carrick's mentor, retired detective Armando Ferrari. With the help of the FBI, Carrick learns that there are an additional three cases where women, deceased and having recently had intercourse ended up dead in public areas. Carrick believes this to be an international prostitution ring of sorts. The security guard at the landfill appears helpful, but when he turns up dead is that the end of the trail of clues? Or perhaps Carrick has other avenues to explore. From Moscow to LA these crimes seemingly involve the LAPD Chief of Police and Carrick's ex-wife's current husband.

Brotherly Love is An Anthony Carrick mystery. There's a small park in the tony Holmby Hills, not far from Beverly Hills, called De Neve Square Park, where a man (Ray Hope) lies dead. Capt. John Robers of the LAPD Homicide Unit is investigating and he calls in his old friend, Anthony Carrick to help. Behind the rich facade of the Holmby Hills neighborhood, lies a rotting core. The rich men and women have a seedy side, and it's this seedy side that caused Ray's death. Married men are known for meeting other married men discreetly at parks around LA like De Neve Park. But was this the reason for Ray's tragic end?