The Dark Cabin Murders

Frank L. Gertcher weaves an exquisitely crafted Civil War era murder-mystery. The story includes good detective work by Jeremiah and James, romance between key characters and insight with regard to the battle of good and evil within the human soul. Frank uses vivid dialogue between characters and emotional first person thoughts to let readers vicariously experience love and hate, rage and remorse, ecstasy and fear, joy and sadness. Yet always, accurate descriptions of historical events and scenes are there, and the reader is immersed in time and place, just like the characters.

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Gertcher, Frank L.

Mystery

Wind Grass Hill

The River Rat Murders presents the first part of the diary of Caroline Case, a Wabash Valley Madame, during Prohibition. After the murder of her friend Alec in 1921, Caroline becomes an amateur but extremely resourceful detective. She and her mysterious new friend, Hannibal Jones, her "girls" and an odd assortment of local characters solve five murders. They get no help from the authorities, who are on the take from gangsters who control the booze trade in the Valley. Caroline, Hannibal and their friends call themselves "The River Rat Detective Agency." As they solve the murders, they become involved in the war between Al Capone and the North Side gang over control of the booze trade. There are shootouts, kidnappings and daring rescues. Over time (1921-1928), Caroline evolves from humble beginnings into a sophisticated, liberated woman. She accumulates wealth from investments in speakeasies, roadhouses and upscale salons. She uses her money to help her friends and to invest in legitimate businesses. After the fifth murder and an attempt on her life, she and Hannibal escape to their first adventure outside of the Valley. In 1928, just before the crash of the stock market, Caroline and Hannibal solve a sixth murder, this time at a high-end resort in Florida. This murder relates back to murders in the Valley and to Al Capone, who has his vacation house at 93 Palm Island, Miami Beach, Florida. At the end of the story, Capone lifts the bounty on Caroline, and she and Hannibal are off to new adventures. In this second Wind Grass Hill murder-mystery, Frank L. Gertcher lets Caroline Case tell her own story of booze, gang wars, love and adventure. Although fiction, Caroline’s story rings true to the fascinating history and colorful characters who lived, loved and died in the bawdy towns along the Wabash River during the heyday of Prohibition. More murder mysteries will follow, as Caroline and Hannibal continue their adventures!

The River Rat Murders

The year is 1928 and Prohibition is the law of the land. Caroline Case, who we first met in 2019s The River Rats Murders (9780983575443) is now a wealthy, full-fledged private detective in Chicago. With her partner Hannibal Jones, she visits upscale yet scandalous salons near Lakeshore Drive and prowls dangerous and dark underworld dens in sleazy, industrial neighbourhoods. Booze, murders, kidnappings and daring rescues abound. Caroline and Hannibal employ the latest tools of forensic science to solve murders and bring the culprits to justice, legal and otherwise. Although, fiction, Carolines story rings true to the fascinating history and colourful characters who lived, loved and died in the murder capital of the world during the heyday of Al Capone, speakeasies and Chicago-style jazz.

The Blind Pig Murders (Caroline Case Mysteries)

Literature & Fiction

Gertcher, Frank

Genre Fiction

In the third installment of the Caroline Case Mysteries, the newly married, beautiful, and independently wealthy Caroline Case Jones leaves Chicago and then New York for Europe on the luxury ship Isle de France in 1929. She and Hannibal, her enigmatic new husband, enter a war-scarred continent embroiled in social turmoil and political upheaval. Their reputations as efficient and effective sleuths have preceded them. As Caroline and Hannibal travel to and across France, they use forensic techniques and deductive reasoning to solve a variety of perplexing murders. Chief Inspecteur Soucet from the French Gendarmerie Nationale gives Caroline a new nickname: la Chatte dans la Fenetre, which translates to The Cat in the Window.

The Cat in the Window Murders (A Caroline Case Mystery)

In 1930, Caroline Case and Hannibal Jones have become paid espionage operatives for the French government. As wealthy expatriate Americans, they have the perfect cover. They are tasked with gathering intelligence about the intentions, methods and organizations of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. As part of their espionage duties, they bring murderous criminals and spies to justice, legally and otherwise.

The Cat's Paw Murders

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The Dark Cabin Murders

The Dark Cabin Murders

The River Rat Murders

The Blind Pig Murders (Caroline Case Mysteries)

The Cat in the Window Murders (A Caroline Case Mystery)

The Cat's Paw Murders