Augie's Chestnut and Aluminum Penny: Two Stories

By Michael Jasper

This book contains two Finder Team stories: "Augie's Chestnut" and "Aluminum Penny."

Augie's Chestnut

With Augie Shepherd, no good deed ever goes unpunished...

When an old man tries to cut down an ancient chestnut nearly ten feet wide, odds are the tree is going to win that battle. In this case, mountain man Augie Shepherd nearly cuts his leg off in the process. Only to be saved by a big man wearing too many layers of clothes for the summer, and big black boots.

The accident sets off a series of events in the remote town of Boone, North Carolina. And Bim Mayer and Hanky J Johnson get tagged to help Augie find the missing man who saved him.

What Bim and Hanky J can't quite figure out is... why? Why would Augie care to find this guy?

As always with Augie, something nefarious is afoot, and the Finder Team needs to get to the bottom of it.

A mystery with humor and a touch of the supernatural, set in the Finder Team universe.

Aluminum Penny

Some kids are just born with it...

1974 turned out to be a helluva year for Augie Shepherd. A rollercoaster of highs and lows.

He almost lost his best friend, Ozzy. He also lost his lucky aluminum penny-one of just a few created that year. His lucky charm.

On the first day of the new year, 1975, Augie pays his old buddy Ozzy a visit. And he meets Ozzy's newborn son for the first time. Augie's godson.

Their first interaction is nearly... magical. Not bad for a guy like Augie.

An Augie and Ozzie story that connects directly to the Finder Team series

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HJ1NKZ86
• ISBN13: 9798171983376
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"