The Columbia County Murder Mysteries
The Columbia County Murder Mysteries series consists of three novels, centered around Portage, Wisconsin, the county seat of Columbia County. Each story is narrated by different characters who are prominent in the other two books. Each narrator shares their unlikely romances with their current wives and how those relationships are affected by murder. Each book in the series is fast-paced and filled with suspense. The reader may be shocked by the outcomes.
Because all the characters are regular people, the reader can relate to them as if they were their neighbors; none are all good or all bad.
Readers who want more books in the series need not fear. Book four, narrated by yet another familiar character, is on the way.
TATUM'S ALIBI
BOOK 1 IN THE COLUMBIA COUNTY MURDER MYSTERIES
RALPH LOFTEN ESQUIRE narrates his story of love for his wife, JULIE, whom he lost to cancer two years early. His life changes when he is seduced by a woman, TINA LAWRENCE, much younger then him. Their love affair becomes more serious as more encounters and time together increase. Tina is willing to marry Ralph but there is a major roadblock which would be a minor inconvenience for an attorney.
NEVER DOUBT NADINE
BOOK 2 IN THE COLUMBIA COUNTY MURDER MYSTERIES
Phil Bressler, a semi-retired investigative reporter and his wife, Susan Taylor, are celebrating their wedding anniversary with their friends, Judge Ralph, and Tina Loften. The couples were married in a double ceremony the previous December. The celebration is interrupted when mysterious woman from the judge's past, enters the dining room.
Emma's Demise
BOOK 3 IN THE COLUMBIA COUNTY MURDER MYSTERIES
Our narrator, Mike Jorgenson, tells us how murders committed by the beautiful Emma Schulz, in Portage, Wisconsin, affected the lives of many of the people living there. Capital crimes are rare in Wisconsin’s small communities. Still, Mike knows the stories behind each crime affecting his close friends and associates. Mike explains how the murders affected himself and especially his wife, Shauna Williams.