Killing At The Carnival

Cassie Pengear thought a visit to the carnival would be fun: see some shows, eat some sweets, help her landlady’s nephew decide if the cowboy was real or an actor. But then the cowboy shot the volunteer, and he didn’t get up. Now Cassie has a ten-year-old boy insisting the cowboy isn’t a killer and a landlady insisting she help solve the killing at the carnival. 29,000 words, print version 126 pages

Killing At The Carnival (Cozy Steampunk Mystery)

“Cassie Pengear Mysteries Book #1”

By L. A. Nisula

ISBN #B00RHWHOBM

Amazon Kindle

Price $0.99

126 Pages

Rating 5-Stars

“A Fast Fun Read.”

Cassie Pengear, an American in London, does some typing for Scotland Yard. This usually throws her into some investigations of her own; something Inspector Burroughs wants her to stay out of. In fact, in this current case she stumbles into innocently enough, involves a carnival that may be mixed up in a bank robbery five years previous. Unknown to Cassie, Scotland Yard has the Kingston Carnival under observation when she takes her landlord’s ten year old nephew to see cowboy trick shooter Nick Culpepper perform his western act. But when a person from the audience is shot dead by the cowboy in the trick-shooting act, she’s in the audience to witness the killing. Ten-year-old Davy Hawkin tells her that Cowboy Nick didn’t kill the victim, and it’s up to Cassie to prove his innocence.

Okay, I admit it, I love stories set at the circus or a carnival, so I jumped at the chance to read this fast-moving short novel, and I wasn’t disappointed. Well written, with a nice plot, and interesting characters, it kept my interest from the first page. There is no deep mystery for us to solve, it’s a cozy after all, very short and fun. A quick read in only a couple of hours, it still gives the reader their money’s worth. Readers who enjoy a light mystery set in steampunk will enjoy this new series. Highly recommended.

Tom Johnson

Detective Mystery Stories

Trading Cards

Trading Cards for trade. Looking over my almost 800 set of non-sports Trading Cards, I see that I have numerous duplicates for trade. I also have a lot of sports cards for trade, if anyone is into that. By licking on the picture you will get a larger version of the scans. If any questions, drop me a line. If interested in any of these, let me know what you have to trade. Tom Johnson.

Tom Johnson's Books On Altus Press

Tom Johnson’s books on ALTUS PRESS. Can be found here: Pulp Histories  http://www.altuspress.com/product-category/altus-press-books/pulp-histories/ and New Pulp Stories here (Page #1 & 2) http://www.altuspress.com/product-category/altus-press-books/new-pulps/ Several volumes are listed in pulp reprints, like The Man In Purple, Alias The Whirlwind, and Red Finger, where I contributed new stories for those characters http://www.altuspress.com/product-category/altus-press-books/pulp-reprints/ and too many volumes that I wrote Introductions for me to mention.

Three Go Back

THREE GO BACK by Tom Johnson. Tom introduces us to the 24th century, where people travel by teleportation vehicles, and the wealthy live in bubbles floating thousands of feet above ground. When their teleport vehicle malfunctions, becoming a time machine, it sends three young girls back in time on a journey of discovery they never expected. From the Ice Age through the Cretaceous, Permian, Carboniferous, and finally to the beginning of the Earth's evolution of life, they experience their world's prehistoric past in all its splendor and terror, coming away with the joy of knowledge and adventure! Published by NTD, this Young Adult novel is available on Kindle for $3.99, and everywhere e-books are sold. Also available on Amazon for $12.95 paperback, and $24.26 hardback, plus postage. Tom also keeps copies on hand for book signing and autographs, and can be purchased by contacting him.

Mack Bolan: "Payback"

“Payback” (Mack Bolan)

By Michael A. Black.

Gold Eagle Books

ISBN #978-0373615711

Price $6.99

315 Pages

Rating 5-Stars

Mack Bolan and Jack Grimaldi are sent to Arizona to look into The Wolves, a biker organization believed to be running drugs, guns, and people across the border. There’s also something going on with a weapons company named GDF that might be supplying the Mexican drug cartel with advanced weaponry. It also might tie in with a couple raids The Executioner had headed into Mexico, where the cartel was tipped off before the raid, and then another team beat the Executioner to the area. Someone in high office might be leaking their movements to someone else.

This was another topnotch adventure of Mack Bolan. This time he may be up against super soldiers; men enhanced with a super drug to give them great strength and speed. Author Michal A. Black has walked the walk, and knows the ugly business first hand. It’s good to see the Executioner series written by someone who has been there and knows the score. Readers who like great action stories with a good plot and interesting characters will find “Payback” an exciting read. Highly recommended.

Tom Johnson

Detective Mystery Stories