(Entertainment-NewsWire.com, March 30, 2015 ) Spokane, Washington -- This new novel, written by Donald Dewey and published by Zharmae, breaks ground by including two distinct detective stories about New York. While the print edition is soon to be released, the kindle edition is already available from Amazon.
About the Novel
The Fantasy League Murders and the Bolivian Sailor are the two halves of a novel written by Donald Dewey. Evoking the works of Georges Simenon, Dewey intends for these half novels to be the beginning of a larger mystery series, also set on the premise of classic whodunits. Both stories follow Paul Finley, a detective in the New York area, who becomes drawn into murder mysteries.
The Fantasy League Murders: Hired to find a missing teenager, Finley comes up against the powers-that-be on Long Island when the boy is found dead and discovered to have been part of a fantasy baseball league-cum-sex operation in the posh Hamptons. Complicating matters for him personally is his involvement with a beautiful widow whose own secrets may or may not be connected to the death of the teenager.
The Bolivian Sailor: A newly arrived Bolivian seaman is found murdered in a Manhattan roach motel. Ad address book on the body lists three American contacts, one of which is Paul Finley. The trouble is, Finley doesn't know the man or, for that matter, anybody else from Bolivia. The second trouble is, the other two people in the address book are dispatched in quick enough order and an attempt is made on Finley's life. He soon finds himself involved in a plot to assassinate the Bolivian ambassador to the United Nations.
About the Author
Donald Dewey is a prize-winning writer who has published more than 30 books of fiction, non-fiction, and drama, as well as had some 30 plays staged in the United States and Europe. His books include biographies of the actors James Stewart, Marcello Mastroianni, and Lee J. Cobb, of baseball's notorious bad guy Hal Chase, and of boxing trainer Ray Arcel. His other non-fiction books include a history of American political cartoons, "The Art of Ill Will." His fiction has won numerous awards, including those named after Nelson Algren and Tennessee Williams. He is a widower living in Jamaica, New York where he watches the Mets even when they are unwatchable.
About The Zharmae Publishing Press:
The Zharmae Publishing Press (TZPP) is a Pacific Northwest based Independent Publisher, dedicated to producing the best genre fiction from around the universe. TZPP is devoted to literary works of depth and detail as well as the broader knowledge and exchange of ideals that can be conveyed from the reading and analysis of fiction. Created with the notion that publishing can and should be hip, youthful and accessible; as well as focused on author development with regards to both the art and science of writing, TZPP is the result of this ongoing effort.
