The Series
A wounded psychic and a punk rock private investigator.
Two very different people brought together by their love for each other.
A relationship filled with love and affection, murder and mysteries, UFOs and vampires.
So far.
Let’s take a look at the series - the characters, the current adventures and of course, the future.
The Main Characters
Denton Ward - Born in New England, his powers as a psychometrist blossomed when he was six years old. Unsure of what to do with the child, his parents abandoned him at a mental hospital, where a kind Jesuit priest taught the child how to cope with his frightening powers.
He has the ability to touch objects and see images and sounds from the past. This is both a blessing and a curse, given that while he does help people in need, he also suffers from agoraphobia, and has a pretty mean Xanax and Vodka habit.
He yearns for a normal kind of life - one without the voices in his head, without the tabloid articles condemning him. A life with the one woman who truly understands him and loves him.
Monty Crocetti - A good San Francisco Catholic Girl until she discovered The Clash, The Sex Pistols and Joy Division, Monty is the rough private investigator with the heart of gold. And the mouth of a longshoreman.
Even though Denton is the one that has the paranormal powers, she has ghosts of her own. The spectre of prostitution, of heroin addiction.
She hides her soft side under a leather jacket, Doc Marten boots and a spiked hair.
She has a strong need for justice, for good to always win over evil. She believes that she and Denton can accomplish this dream together.
Where We Are Now
Denton and Monty have appeared in two books so far.
This unusual pair made mystery writing history when their first adventure together was nominated by the Private Eye Writers of America for their Shamus Award for Best First Novel of the Year. This was the first Print On Demand book ever to be nominated for such a prestigious award.
Resurrection Angel finds Denton and Monty trying to help a frightened teenager with a case of amnesia regain her memory and her sanity.
Everlasting Life brings death to the doorstep of Denton and Monty as they try to bring the killer of a close friend to justice while they deal with the gradual death of another.
Where We’re Going
I’m working on the third book in the series right now. It’s called Spear of Destiny, and you can get a sneak peek at the cover right over here.
Inspired by the idea of a complete, self-contained story arc within one single series - similar to what J. Michael Straczynski did with his ground breaking television series Babylon 5, I have planned and plotted out twelve books.
These twelve books will tell the complete story of Denton Ward and Monty Crocetti, from beginning to end, and within those twelve we will have a journey together filled with love, with death, with rebirth.
I hope that you enjoy the books and I hope you’ll come along for the ride.
