The Unclaimed Dead and Other Stories: The Carr Detective Series

By S.L. Franklin

The Unclaimed Dead and Other Stories.Eight previously unpublished tales by Shamus Award nominee S.L. Franklin, featuring Private Detective R.J. Carr and his wife Ginny, who together take on mysteries ranging from the bizarre to the appalling: "Rednecks and Lies." A country singing star comes upon a motel clerk's death, resulting in emotional trauma, confrontation, and misunderstanding. R.J. and Ginny sort it out, but only with a little silent help from a secret admirer. "Fallen Among Thieves." A stolen diamond brooch leads R.J. to a trail of deception and murder, with overtones of Charles Dickens, Raymond Chandler, e. e. cummings, and a certain parable. "Where the Bodies Are Buried." R.J. spends the night in a small town cemetery to settle an old debt. Grave difficulties ensue. "No Mystery Here." A trucker's missing wife and $22,000 stolen from a basement flat lead R.J. on a wild tracing job that ends in violent death. "Luisa Talks." Psychologically scared speechless, young Luisa is befriended by Ginny, who, with R.J.'s investigative help, brings the girl to confess her role in an unintended tragedy. "Rescuing Meg." Meg is wealthy, Meg is a drunk, Meg is in trouble. Can R.J. and his son Steve Carr track their mail order client in time to prevent disaster? "Shamus in a Pickle Factory." Who is sabotaging the future of Mrs. McClennon's Pickles--and why? R.J. and Ginny work together to save the company's prospects from turning sour. "The Unclaimed Dead." From a graveyard plot in the south suburbs where Cook County's unclaimed dead are buried, R.J. tracks a small, frightened mourner with no result until Ginny cracks the meaning of a mysterious clue: four ninety-one.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1973580071
• ISBN13: 9781973580072
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"