C.T. Ferguson Mysteries

It's C.T.'s first case. He wants an easy one. Instead, he gets Alice. C.T. Ferguson spent years as a hacker. He lived in Hong Kong, working against the Chinese government. Then they found him, threw him in jail, and eventually kicked him out. In Baltimore, C.T. sets himself up as a private investigator. Then, Alice walks in. She's sure her husband is cheating on her. C.T. looks into it, but isn't convinced. He soon discovers Alice has serious problems of her own. When Alice's troubles get even worse, C.T. finds his own life in danger. With a liar for a client and enforcers hounding him, can C.T. prevent his first case from becoming his last? You'll love The Reluctant Detective because it blends classic mystery with modern cyber intrigue.

A gray hat hacker. A dark-hearted crime boss. Baltimore isn't big enough for both of them. C.T. Ferguson uses his illicit digital skills as a private investigator. When a teenaged boy wants to find his missing brother, C.T. takes the case. He soon discovers the missing brother is a fellow keyboard wizard, which piques his interest. Then shadowy figures turn up wherever C.T. goes. He gets an offer he's not supposed to refuse from a budding gangster. He declines it anyway, of course. But how is it all connected to the missing programmer? When the investigation takes a turn for the worse, C.T. must contend with the police trying to arrest him and a cadre of enforcers trying to kill him. Can he follow the clues online and in the real world in time to reunite a family?

A bankrupt client. A missing husband. One cyber sleuth will follow the money trail to the root of all evil. Private Investigator C.T. Ferguson believes justice shouldn't come with a price tag. As a trust-fund baby and former hacker, he uses his resources to track down criminals who prey on society's most vulnerable members. When an old acquaintance falls on hard times, he vows to solve the mystery of her missing husband and empty bank account. Following the digital trail, he uncovers a grisly hotel room crime scene. But the husband's ruthless loan shark won't draw the line at one dead body. When the clues take an unexpected turn, C.T. realizes he's stumbled onto a sinister black market where humanity's worst sins are sold to the highest bidder. The people who run the criminal syndicate don't care about dead private investigators.