death is a Fumbler

About the Book

Death is a Fumbler begins with the belated honeymoon of John Holmes and Samantha Johnson. They are in New York City staying with a friend. Meanwhile, in Kansas City, the Detective Agency is involved in five separate cases, the most dangerous case revolving around the murders of several men with similar names. One victim happens to be Doctor Ron Cassiday, friend and physician of Holmes and Samantha Johnson. A second case concerns sabotage at the Overly Leather Plant. Case three causes detective St. Giles a great deal of discomfort, but unknown to him, he meets his future wife. The fourth entangles the agency in the activities of a gang of dog-nappers and a stolen seeing eye dog named Raji. And the fourth involves the murder of a young girl in a Kansas City Park and in the investigation, the detectives run head-long into a complicated mess. The good news is that new babies are born, a wedding is planned, and best of all, Samantha and Holmes are expecting their first baby.

About the Author

M. L. Spurgeon has been a writer since an early age, pouring her heartaches and disappointments out onto paper, rather scraps or journals. She wrote her feelings out for her eyes only for a long time, before ever sharing with anyone, not wishing to be hurt by harsh criticism or rejection. As an adult, she ventured to attend a writer’s conference and slowly began to share her work. Her sister played a large role in her determination to persist, and vice versa. Their shared interests and encouragements has paid off. Her love of reading and art have fed her creative endeavors and lifted her over the hump; the barrier between non-publishing and publishing. This is her sixth novel in a series of John Holmes Johnson mysteries and more are coming. She and her sister are working on another book of poetry. All the while, she is active as an art teacher at Davis College of New York.