Progress

Looked at the page count: 39,000. Getting close to the always looming barrier of 40K. The story is taking a final turn before the ending arrives. Ned and his detective friend, Candor, have been frustrated in not being able to find the horn after serving four search warrants. Candor is ready to take his lumps from the brass at the police department and Ned is downcast that the battle horn has eluded their grasp. Ned muses there must be a way to find the horn.  But what that way is he doesn't have a clue. We'll just have to finish the story to find out what Ned's solution is. 

Nearly 30K

There are more twists and turns in The Mukkinese Battle Horn than I care to give a spoiler alert for, so I’ll keep it to Ned’s reaction to the complications (or so). There is a part that describes Scotland Yard’s examination of how the battle horn was diverted from its intended destination of the De Young Museum in San Francisco. Ned knows nothing of what is disclosed in the interview of one of the museum’s employees. He goes along thinking that he is very close to retrieving the battle horn, when the Delta cargo facility at Sacramento International Airport sends him in a completely new direction. 

Update

I know you appreciate finding out where the latest book is, so on 6/25 The Mukkinese Battle Horn has just passed 15K words. Ned Martin is pleased that his prediction of the horn's making its way west has been born out. He's found out there are no horn collectors in either Lake Tahoe or Reno, so he has to be patient for its arrival in Sacramento. Patience doesn't mean an end to the P.I. work so he checks out the antique dealers listed as open and lusting for new clients.

A new book

A new book is underway: "The Mukkinese Battle Horn." The plot derives from the theft of the horn while it's being loaned from one museum to another. Ned Martin decides, after receiving a photo of the horn and a description of how it was stolen, to take the case although he had never been involved in a recovery operation. 

Latest Novel

The Mystery of the Hairy Legs Murder is out in both ebook and paperback on amazon. Ned Martin is looking for his next case and it won't be long before he receives a call from the De Young museum in San Francisco to search for a valuable object that was stolen from the Metropolitan Art Museum in New York City.

If you want to check out either digital or print copy, click on the thumbnail to the right. 

Ready for pre-publication

Finished the first draft of The Mystery of the Hairy Legs Murder. The bad guy, Doogan, has received his comeuppance. Ned has finally slipped into a groove with Claire. Portnoy has dodged a bullet. New adventures await Ned, but he will have to wait until his current tale is published. 

End in sight

Today, Hairy Legs passed the 50K mark and it should be getting close to solving the Doogan mystery. Also changed the title to: The Mystery of the Hairy Legs Murder. More complications to run up to the bang-up ending. It's been a fun trip and Ned Martin may go on to another case that takes him from Sacramento to the Bay Area. Stay tuned.