The Detectives

Engaging with locked-room mysteries, this collection features a novella and several short stories centered on unconventional detectives tackling seemingly impossible crimes across the South and Southwest. Each narrative begins with a puzzling murder scenario, but quickly shifts focus to the detectives' personal journeys and transformations as they confront these challenges. From an ex-basketball player investigating a body in a locked beach house to a rookie detective unraveling a public death, the stories explore how ordinary individuals navigate extraordinary situations, revealing the complexities of human nature behind the crimes.