Did you know that there actually was a real-life Saint Clare? Me either, until recently. Some other things you didn’t know about this story:
1) The original title was “The Case of the Missing Mummy”. Accurate, but not as catchy.
2) The sound effect of the lioness’s hiss is actually a recording of an air leak. Listen closely and you’ll hear it.
3) I used the same swing music from The Case of the Green-Eyed Werewolf to give Jazzy a theme song. Because every good detective needs a theme song.
4) My ever-creative wife came up with Jazzy St. Clare’s name — and she names most of my characters. Which is good, because I tend to come up with names like Agatha Whistlethorpe. And “Jazzy” is just so much cooler.
5) The Case of Mummy’s Secret is a 2013 Litquake winner. Yay! Okay, so, you’ve probably heard me crowing about that before. But I’m just tickled pink whenever I win an actual hard American cash prize for one of my stories. I dunno, maybe I got one too many “certificates of participation” as a kid.
Now, back to you.
What are you curious to see next from Jazzy St. Clare? Want to see her solve a vampire case … explore the Black Lagoon … go heel-to-heel against Spring-Heeled Jack? Now’s your chance to chime in. Leave me a comment or email me.
For years, it seems like publishers have been promising ebooks with audio tracks — books with the added dimension of sound. Is the world ready for them? Heck, yeah!
My new short story — “The Case of the Green-Eyed Werewolf” — is pretty much overflowing with snarling werewolves, gunshots, running footsteps, even music from the club where Jazzy used to sing before she became a private detective. It’s one of the most-read new stories on Booktrack right now.
And you can experience it right in your Chrome browser — for free. How cool is that?
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Dru Jasper novella
Can Dru solve a cryptic riddle, stop an angry Chinese spirit, and resist heaps of amazingly tasty dumplings – before an evil army of fiends conquers the world? Amazon
Dru Jasper, Book 1
When a handsome mechanic with glowing red eyes pulls up in a possessed black muscle car, Dru’s world is turned upside down. Can her magic save the world—before his curse destroys it? Amazon
Dru Jasper, Book 2
Sorcerers are disappearing off the streets. Greyson is missing. Hellbringer is on the loose. Can Dru stop the prophecy before legions of undead rise to consume the souls of everyone on Earth? Amazon
Dru Jasper, Book 3
Can Dru save Greyson’s soul, salvage her friendships, and find the apocalypse scroll in time to stop doomsday? Amazon
Dru Jasper, Book 4
Can Dru escape seven soul-devouring wraiths and safeguard the apocalypse scroll forever—before the undead break the seventh seal? Amazon
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When an ex-con tries to uncover the truth about his daughter, he uncovers a deadly weapon from beyond this world. Can Mitch stop the Archangel before it unleashes its deadly secret on all of humanity?Amazon
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Short Stories
When supernatural evil stalks the noir streets of 1947 New York, private detective Jazzy St. Clare is on the case. Ancient curses, dark sorcery and bloodthirsty fangs are no match for Jazzy’s killer wit and panache.