A Lake Superior Mystery by CarlBrookins Paperback, 262 Pages, Published 2017 by Brookins Books ISBN-13: 978-0-9853906-4-8, ISBN: 0-9853906-4-6
"Michael Tanner and his wife, Mary Whitney, are temporarily deprived of their yacht Sea Queen, normally harbored on Puget Sound. A telephone call from Ashland, Wisconsin, alters their summer plans. Tanner’s PR firm is engaged to develop a marketing plan for a company that is harvesting ancient timber from the bottom of Lake Superior. Mary, an avid sailor, accompanies her husband to Wisconsin and is seduced by the lake. During recovery op ..."
"When an American Army unit arrived at the end of the war, some soldiers appropriated items in what appeared to be abandoned circumstances. A small painting by a mid-level Polish painter is used by an ex-GI to float a bank loan which results in the founding of a manufacturing firm in Minneapolis. Now the painting and the ledger become the center of murderous attempts by the descendants of the veteran to conceal the painting’s journey. Wo ..."
"A dead man on the floor of his office in Minneapolis won’t lead P.I. Sean Sean to journey to Yap Island to protect his new client. Bombs in lawyers’ cars only jostle him. This short investigator knows the value of research and asking questions in the right places. World War II, Asian diamonds and concrete in Des Moines combine to almost destroy a Minnesota family. In the end, Sean detects flaws in the plans and brings down a criminal en ..."
Bloody Halls by CarlBrookins Paperback, 260 Pages, Published 2008 by Echelon Press Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-59080-570-1, ISBN: 1-59080-570-4
"When Jack Marston took a position at an unusual urban institution, he didn’t expect to find himself involved in murder and suicide. But working with adult students is sure to be a new an interesting challenge.Back home in Minneapolis, Jack is starting a new relationship and a job as head of Student Services at campus-less City College. It appears to be a calm satisfying life. Settling in, he puts his talent as an amateur actor into pl ..."
"This whodunit features P.I. Sean Sean, embroiled in a case of stolen identities and blackmail. As enjoyable for its humor as its unexpected twists and turns, this is one mystery not to be missed."
Devils Island by CarlBrookins Paperback, 244 Pages, Published 2010 by Echelon Press ISBN-13: 978-1-59080-643-2, ISBN: 1-59080-643-3
"Lake Superior has called Mary Whitney once more to its shores."
A Superior Mystery(1st Edition) (Michael Tanner Mystery Series) by CarlBrookins Paperback, 302 Pages, Published 2002 by Top Pubns Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-929976-17-1, ISBN: 1-929976-17-8
"The second Tanner ecological mystery (see the vividly descriptive INNER PASSAGES) is a superb who-done-it starring a delightfully reluctant hero. The story line is straightforward in terms of the modern day shenanigans though the use of flashbacks interspersed throughout the novel brings 1890s Wisconsin to life inside a murder subplot. Carl Brookins does not beat around the bush as he targets a college graduate save the environment audi ..."
Inner Passages(1st Edition) (Michael Tanner Mystery) by CarlBrookins Paperback, 262 Pages, Published 2000 by Top Publications ISBN-13: 978-1-929976-01-0, ISBN: 1-929976-01-1
"A mystery adventure about love, loss, murder and redemption. It is set against the spectacular mountains of British Columbia on the waters of the Inside Passage between Vancouver Island and the mainland. Seattle executive Michael Tanner sails with his wife and a friend to Desolation Sound on a cruise that quickly turns tragic."
Reunion A Jack Marston Mystery by CarlBrookins Paperback, 228 Pages, Published 2016 by Brookins Books ISBN-13: 978-0-9853906-9-3, ISBN: 0-9853906-9-7
"While still exploring their relationship, Jack Marston persuades his companion, psychologist Lori Jacobs to attend her high school class reunion with Jack as her escort. After a classmate is discovered brutally murdered at the reunion Jack and Lori are drawn into the search for the murderer and themselves targeted as they begin to reveal years of passion and corruption beneath the placid small-town surface of Riverview."
Old Silver (Paperback) by CarlBrookins Paperback, 276 Pages, Published 2015 by Brookins Books, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-9853906-6-2, ISBN: 0-9853906-6-2
""Vacationing in the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior, Mary Whitney and Michael Tanner discover a brass plate from a marine engine during a dive."
Red Sky by CarlBrookins Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2015 by Brookins Books ISBN-13: 978-0-9853906-5-5, ISBN: 0-9853906-5-4
"Mary Whitney and Michael Tanner take a long-desired sailing vacation in the British Virgin Islands. Their Caribbean charter turns quickly into a combat with smugglers and murderers."
"... own lives for others, the least she felt she could do is take a chance in hers.
Over dinner with Sally and Becky, Minola informed them of her decision to go to
Paris. About the Author: Born in Poland, Margot Justes has lived 193 Margot
Justes."
"Sean "NMI" (No Middle Initial) Sean, a short Minneapolis private detective, is approached by a woman of obvious quality who says she needs help. He briefly shrugs off the incident, but later learns her name is Magda Bryce when the police summon him to the morgue to identify her body. After being assaulted in his home and warned to stay away from the Bryce family, Sean goes on the offensive. Upon finding out that an unnamed detective has ..."
Old Silver (Michael Tanner) by CarlBrookins Paperback, 259 Pages, Published 2005 by Top Pubns Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-929976-32-4, ISBN: 1-929976-32-1
"A misplaced letter, a brass engine plate and an unplanned murder launch Tanner and Mary Whitney into their third adventure. Old Silver takes place on and under the icy waters of Lake Superior, in the corporate halls of Duluth, and in the brawling streets of Chicago, at the dawn of the Twentieth Century."
Traces by CarlBrookins Paperback, Published 2020 by Beaver's Pond Press ISBN-13: 978-1-64343-897-9, ISBN: 1-64343-897-2
"People can be passionate about food. In Cooked to Death that passion is whipped into a murderous froth. Each story revolves around some aspect of food: its origin, preparation, consumption and, in some cases, its convenience as a murder weapon. Appetizers, entrees, salads, desserts--they're all here. It's a delectable menu, served up by some of the region's finest crime and mystery writers, including Anne Frasier, Carl Brookins, David H ..."
Reunion by CarlBrookins Paperback, Published 2011 by Echelon Press Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-59080-668-5, ISBN: 1-59080-668-9