[Z-Detective 01] • Of Mice and Murderers

Meet Big Bob Zapolska (Z for short), an unlicensed private eye who reads detective fiction for self improvement.

Low-rent private eye that he is, Z does not usually get cases that turn into murder, to say nothing of multiple murder. Nor is he often called upon to help solve "classy" cases like the theft of a painting from Kansas City's Nelson Art Gallery. And never before has he run into something as spooky as the Bateman College "ghost light,' the light seeming, in some way, to be the key to these other crimes.

Big Bob Zapolska may be a loner. He may be a loser. He may, in fact, be a dangerous pyromaniac. But if someone has cheated you --- if someone is crowding you --- it's good to have the Z-man on your side!

Of further help to him are his personal beliefs:

- Never break the law --- unless you have to.

- Tell the truth when possible --- it's hard to remember lies.

- If you blackjack a man correctly, he will rarely suffer permanent brain damage.

- In the right hands [Z's], fire is an excellent motivator.

- To avoid temptation --- give in to it immediately.

NOTE: This is a full-length Novel (85,000 words)

NOTE: This Book has been thoroughly edited, proofread and updated as of December, 2013.