Announcing Ghosting My Friend: March 28th

Announcing Ghosting My Friend: March 28^th!

 

I have some big news!  Some of my regular readers will be aware of my “Funderburke and Kaiming” series, about a pair of private investigators who work for a school and help children and teens in crisis.  So far, the pair have only appeared in short stories, but now, Level Best Books is publishing the first full-length novel in the series, Ghosting My Friend, in just over a month, on March 28^th!

 

Here’s a description of the novel: 

 

How far would you go to get justice against the person who stole your deceased childhood friend’s identity?  If you’re Isaiah Funderburke, vengeance will become an obsession.  On the cusp of adolescence, Funderburke’s best friend Bertie was killed in a convenience store robbery.  The crime was never solved.  A decade and a half later, Funderburke is a private detective specializing in divorce work– but thanks to a wealthy benefactor, he only works for the children involved, as he helps expose embezzling divorce lawyers, corrupt judges, and other sinister forces that exploit young people.  Every once in a while, he solves other serious crimes, including identity theft, and when malefactors “ghost” Bertie’s name, Funderburke is on the case.  With the assistance of his girlfriend and fellow investigator Nerissa Kaiming, a high school history teacher and former teen mother who now runs a program mentoring girls in similar situations, Funderburke dedicates his life to saving kids who can’t save themselves.  

 

Please take a look at the cover art!

 

 

–Chris Chan

 

 

Chris Chan’s novel Ghosting My Friend will be released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, Sherlock’s Secretary, was released by MX Publishing, as was his anthology Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2.  His Agatha-nominated book Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter was published by Level Best Books.  His first non-fiction book, Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia” is available for sale at Amazon.com and the MX Publishing website, as well as at Book Depository (with free worldwide shipping there).  It is also available in a Kindle edition.

 

Of Course He Pushed Him Volume 1 Is Now An Audiobook!

Of Course He Pushed Him Volume 1 Is Now An Audiobook!

 

Of Course He Pushed Him Volume 1  is now an audiobook, voiced by Kevin E. Green.  It’s available through Amazon on Audible!  Please take a look if you’re interested!

 

–Chris Chan

 

 

Chris Chan’s anthology Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2 was released on June 22^nd. His first novel, Sherlock’s Secretary, was released by MX Publishing.  His Agatha-nominated book Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter was published by Level Best Books.  His first non-fiction book, Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia” is available for sale at Amazon.com and the MX Publishing website, as well as at Book Depository (with free worldwide shipping there).  It is also available in a Kindle edition.

Big Announcement Coming…

Big Announcement Coming…

 

Please keep checking this blog for a big announcement.  There’s a new book on the way, and it’s tentatively scheduled for release on March 28^th!  Please stay tuned for more information!

 

–Chris Chan

 

 

Chris Chan’s anthology Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2 was released on June 22^nd. His first novel, Sherlock’s Secretary, was released by MX Publishing.  His Agatha-nominated book Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter was published by Level Best Books.  His first non-fiction book, Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia” is available for sale at Amazon.com and the MX Publishing website, as well as at Book Depository (with free worldwide shipping there).  It is also available in a Kindle edition.

 

A Lot of Reviews in The Strand

 A Lot of Reviews in The Strand

 

The Strand just published some of my recent reviews of books, DVD’s and streaming productions:

 

In Bonnie Macbird’s The Three Locks, a Sherlock Holmes novel with multiple storylines, Holmes and Watson solve crimes connected to an illusionist, a dysfunctional family, and Watson’s backstory, all during a heat wave.

 

Moving on to an animated superhero mystery, The Long Halloween, features Batman tracking down a serial killer who strikes on holidays.

 

Kate Winslet’s acclaimed miniseries Mare of Easttown, is about a murder that shocks a close-knit community.

 

In a pair of group reviews, I discuss Against the Law, Black Ice, and Night, Neon.  These feature the adventures of a bouncer, a complex Scandinoir, and a collection of Joyce Carol Oates short stories.  In my review of Basil’s War, Finding Tessa, and The Last Commandment, I review a WWII thriller, an alternate take on Gone Girl, and a serial killer striking down assorted alleged sinners.

 

If you’re an Agatha Christie fan, you must see Agatha Christie’s Golden Age: Volume II: a brilliant book covering her clueing and plotting in a terrifically perceptive and detailed manner.

 

Kent State University Press produced four works of true crime history, including a case of an African-American man who was killed by a Baltimore police officer in 1875, and the ensuing legal battle for justice.  There’s also the story of a missing academic and a supposed spy, a serial killer in 1890’s New York City, and the tale of a legendary con woman who pretended to be Andrew Carnegie’s illegitimate daughter.

 

Hugh’s Laurie’s terrific miniseries adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? is reviewed here.

 

Finally, Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System is a book by an Innocence Project lawyer describing how faulty forensics has led to wrongful convictions.

 

Please take a look!

 

 

–Chris Chan

 

Chris Chan’s anthology Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2 was released on June 22^nd. His first novel, Sherlock’s Secretary, was released by MX Publishing.  His Agatha-nominated book Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter was published by Level Best Books.  His first non-fiction book, Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia” is available for sale at Amazon.com.