Marja McGraw - Mystery Writer


The Books

For your convenience, I've added a list of the books so you can read them in order if you'd like to; however, I've written these stories so that they can be read in any order without confusion.

Sandi Webster Mysteries
#1 - A Well-Kept Family Secret
#2 - Bubba's Ghost
#3 - Prudy's Back!
#4 - The Bogey Man
#5 - Old Murders Never Die

The Bogey Man Mysteries
#1 - Bogey Nights
#2 - Bogey's Ace in the Hole (Coming in February, 2012)

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Coming in February, 2012

Bogey’s Ace in the HoleA A
A Bogey Man Mystery


The only people who might strike terror in Chris and Pamela Cross’s hearts are the Church Ladies, who want them to find a missing friend. When the friend turns up on her own, Chris finds a new kind of terror—a Murder for Hire plot the woman has overheard.

Ride along in Chris’s 1950 vintage Chevy with the Church Ladies, his wife Pamela, their son Mikey, and two crazy yellow Labrador retrievers while they try to find not only a potential killer, but the intended victim.

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CLICK HERE to view the book trailer for Bogey Nights

ISBN #
978-1-61009-008-7

You know your day has taken a turn for the worse when you buy a vintage house to convert into a restaurant, and you find a vintage body buried in the basement.

Chris and Pamela Cross lose their 1940s-themed restaurant when a fire destroys the building. Deciding to change course, they buy a 1920s vintage brick house to convert into the new restaurant, Bogey Nights. Before work can begin on the remodeling, their two Labrador retrievers discover a body buried in the cellar. The remains have rested there since 1942. The family of the victim asks Chris to try to solve the old murder. In the process, another body is discovered on the property.

After discovering that the home was used as a boarding house during the 1940s, Chris and Pamela quickly have a substantial list of suspects.  The fact that the suspects are "of an age" won't slow this story for a moment.


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CLICK HERE to view the Book Trailer for Old Murders Never Die

ISBN # 13:978-1-61309-987-2


Sandi Webster, private investigator, is in for the adventure of a lifetime when she and her partner, Pete, become stranded in a ghost town inhabited by a mysterious horse-riding cowboy and haunted by some unsolved Old West murders. What better way to spend a well-earned vacation than running down old clues and searching vintage houses that haven't been entered in over a hundred and twenty years?  Bubba, Sandi's half wolf/half Golden retriever, and the mysterious cowboy keep the action moving.

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ISBN # 978-1-59705-640-3

Imagine you're a young, female P.I.,  it's late at night and you're watching the motel room of an errant husband. The angry wife shows up and blows your cover, and the husband comes after you. Now imagine that Humphrey Bogart comes to your rescue.

Sandi Webster's latest case begins with this scenario, and she continues to have "Bogey" sightings. No one will believe her until a woman is murdered at a party, and The Bogey Man comes strolling out of the restroom, walking the walk and talking the talk.

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ISBN # 978-1-59705-374-7

Prudy Lewis used to wear a full-length fur coat, cowgirl boots and she carried a long, black cigarette holder. She was a P.I. at a time when most women stayed home -- during World War II. Now in her eighties, Prudy wants Sandi Webster to help her solve the case that got away from her, a case with a personal element.

When Sandi reluctantly agrees, Prudy pulls her old fur coat out of storage. Prudy is back with a vengeance! Look out senior citizens, and look out Sandi Webster.

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Book Cover, and the Real Life Bubba Smiling


ISBN # 978-1-59705-731-8

 

Sandi Webster can't help grinning back at the bear-sized dog that shows up at her door. However, both of their smiles disappear when strange things start happening in the attic of Sandi's old house.


At an old house many miles away, a Skid Row type bum is harassing a single mother and her small daughter. The officer who takes reports about the bum can't catch him. Or is there something more to it than the cop just missing him?


Things aren't always what they seem. Sometimes they're worse.

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ISBN # 978-1-59705-746-2


The year is 1897, and Vincente Chavez rules the Red Light District in Old Los Angeles. Someone plunges a knife into the heart of the young prostitute who lives with him -- his mistress. Unfortunately, she becomes no more than a brief footnote in Los Angeles history. No one could predict how her death would affect lives in the brief span of one hundred years.


P.I. Sandi Webster is in for the surprise of her life when her overbearing, menopausal mother arrives in Los Angeles and wants her to solve a century-old murder. Her mother's attitude causes confident, armed-and-dangerous Sandi to feel like a gibbering child. Oblivious to her effect on her daughter, Livvie tries to ensure Sandi's cooperation in solving the crime by enticing her with the story of a long lost treasure. Can Sandi solve the murder and find the treasure before someone takes her life?

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The Sandi Webster Mysteries are available at:
Amazon.com
wings-press.com
Fictionwise.com

The Bogey Man Mysteries are available at:
Amazon.com
Oak Tree Press
Barnes & Noble
Or you can ask for them at your favorite bookstore

All Books are available at:
Amazon.com
Amazon Kindle
Other online booksellers



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