Arthur Beautyman and his mother Ruth form an unlikely detective team, but together they are a joy to read. Watch this mother and son tackle tricky cases in Minneapolis and the Midwest.
A grown man living in his mother's basement, disgraced detective Arthur Beautyman knows his life has fallen off a cliff. But that doesn't mean he has to be happy about his mother's solution to his woes: volunteering him to solve a case for her favorite bridge partner. Oh, and to make matters worse, she wants to be his partner on the case as well ...
Her identity and her life savings stolen just before Christmas, Ruth Beautyman and her son Arthur must chase down the con artists who took everything. Together they must come to terms with the challenges of their own relationship as mother and son, business partners, and detectives.
This novella is approximately 22,000 words (roughly 90 pages).