A tribute to artist Gus Pausz
Short stories featuring Charles Goodfoote
From boyhood in a Blackfoot camp to the life of a Boston gentleman, to the twisted back alleys of San Francisco, Goodfoote lives life to its fullest.
The artwork of Gus Pausz makes it all beautiful.
The Wicked Affair of the Golden Emperor
A Charles Goodfoote Mystery
When Sam Clemens finds his name on the ‘wanted list’ on Murders Wall in San Francisco’s Chinatown, he knows the hatchet men will be coming after him. He turns to Charles Goodfoote, the senior operative of Pinkerton’s Detective agency. Goodfoote heads into Chinatown to learn who was after the muckraking reporter. While there, he is also tasked with protecting a beautiful young missionary. What seems like routine assignments become more serious when the body of a politician is found, minus his head, in a sealed hotel room, a Chinese Triad thought extinct comes after Goodfoote, and a price is put on his head. The mysteries come together as Charles runs the twisted, foggy labyrinth of Chinatown, aided by an Apache woman warrior on a Hero’s Journey, a gun-toting Coroner, a Chinese spy, and an assorted cast of characters.
Charles Goodfoote solves three baffling mysteries in San Francisco's Chinatown.
The Singular Adventure of Charles Goodfoote revised edition
A Charles Goodfoote Mystery
When a brutal murder brings the teen-aged Sherlock Holmes to America, Charles Goodfoote, "the jewel in the crown of the Pinkerton Detective Agency" is assigned as his bodyguard. The two sleuths solve a locked room murder, break a cipher, and foil an assassination attempt on President Grant.
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Goodfoote and the Crimson Cape
Charles Goodfoote, jewel in the crown of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, solves a locked door murder of a notorious blackmailer. And lets the guilty walk free.
Master Bao Stories
Five stories of the Daoist Monk and his pupil Ping in China during the Tang Dynasty solving crimes and enlightening the people with Daoist wisdom.
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In The Curious Incident at the Battle of Ball’s Bluff in the Civil War, a young Charles Goodfoote, is tasked with protecting his foster brother who has signed up to fight in the American Civil War. Although not a soldier, Goodfoote shows his skill and daring in rescuing the young man from a Confederate charge, a man who will someday become a Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Goodfoote and the Chicago Cipher pits Charles Goodfoote against a devious murderer in the city of Chicago, and he solves the case by breaking a difficult cipher. He seeks help from a mathematical savant, a brilliant pianist with extraordinary calculating abilities.
Kaya and the Eater of Bones
The Apache woman warrior must face the monster Eater of Bones alone. Available on Amazon. as eBook or print copy.
New book soon to be published
The story of Goodfoote's origins will be published in June. Watch for it here. Painting of Blackfoot warriors by Howard Terpning
More Master Bao stories
More Master Bao and Ping
Master Bao and Ping continue their journey through China during the Tang Dynasty. Eight new stories.
Along the way, they confront bandits, face a flood, and locate a missing child. The early stories are included so the reader can get all of the Master Bao stories in one volume.
Available as a print copy or eBook from Amazon.com.