Fate of a Floozy
by Wayne Zurl
Price: $0.99 USD. 11200 words.
Published by MindWings on January 22, 2012. Fiction.
Sam Jenkins investigates the shotgun murders of an aging movie star and the younger man with whom she was having an affair. Two of the suspects include the woman’s husband, a Hollywood producer, and the young man’s father, a high-powered attorney. His inquiry spans the nation, from California to a prestigious country club in Knoxville.
Member Since: Jan. 03, 2010
Wayne Zurl
Biography
Wayne Zurl worked for twenty years with the Suffolk County, New York Police department where he gained investigative and supervisory experience. Zurl has published twenty-six non-fiction magazine articles, all dealing with Early American history or the fiction of James Fenimore Cooper. He is retired and lives in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.
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Books
V is for... Vitamin?
by Wayne Zurl
Price: $0.99 USD. 8840 words. Published by MindWings on September 22, 2011. Fiction.
While in the middle of an armed robbery arrest at a nursing home, Sam gets a call from his wife, Kate, a volunteer at the same location’s assisted living facility, saying there is a problem. Wallace Cumberbatch was found dead in his room. The attending physician says it was not murder. The medical examiner says, maybe. But a resident ex-detective in a wheel chair claims it’s a homicide.
Price: $0.99 USD. 8840 words. Published by MindWings on September 22, 2011. Fiction.
While in the middle of an armed robbery arrest at a nursing home, Sam gets a call from his wife, Kate, a volunteer at the same location’s assisted living facility, saying there is a problem. Wallace Cumberbatch was found dead in his room. The attending physician says it was not murder. The medical examiner says, maybe. But a resident ex-detective in a wheel chair claims it’s a homicide.
Murder in a Wish-Book House
by Wayne Zurl
Price: $0.99 USD. 11010 words. Published by MindWings on June 26, 2011. Fiction.
Chief Sam Jenkins investigates the murder of a Tennessee school teacher. All the facts point to a simple conclusion, the man's wife, an escaped mental patient, killed her husband to gain custody of their daughter. With the help of his friends and co-workers, Sam devises a plan to lure the obsessed woman into a trap when she tries to kidnap the child from the foster parents caring for the girl.
Price: $0.99 USD. 11010 words. Published by MindWings on June 26, 2011. Fiction.
Chief Sam Jenkins investigates the murder of a Tennessee school teacher. All the facts point to a simple conclusion, the man's wife, an escaped mental patient, killed her husband to gain custody of their daughter. With the help of his friends and co-workers, Sam devises a plan to lure the obsessed woman into a trap when she tries to kidnap the child from the foster parents caring for the girl.
Serpents & Scoundrels
by Wayne Zurl
Price: $0.99 USD. 9620 words. Published by MindWings on January 30, 2011. Fiction.
An informant leads Chief Sam Jenkins and Sergeant Rose to a partially buried corpse in a forest clearing once used by marijuana growers. The medical examiner states a fact and makes a conjecture—the dead man was killed elsewhere, and the killer was a vampire. The investigation leads Jenkins to a group of religious fundamentalists. Jenkins has to figure out a way to reach the murderer.
Price: $0.99 USD. 9620 words. Published by MindWings on January 30, 2011. Fiction.
An informant leads Chief Sam Jenkins and Sergeant Rose to a partially buried corpse in a forest clearing once used by marijuana growers. The medical examiner states a fact and makes a conjecture—the dead man was killed elsewhere, and the killer was a vampire. The investigation leads Jenkins to a group of religious fundamentalists. Jenkins has to figure out a way to reach the murderer.
By the Horns of a Cow
by Wayne Zurl
Price: $0.99 USD. 10300 words. Published by MindWings on December 27, 2010. Fiction.
A fourteen-foot-tall statue of a cow is stolen from a market in Prospect, Tennessee. Police Chief Sam Jenkins enlists the help of his friend, a TV reporter, who broadcasts an appeal for help. With the laughs and giggles that inquiries bring regarding the theft, Jenkins is not happy. Soon an informant calls offering a tip on where to find the stolen cow, for a price.
Price: $0.99 USD. 10300 words. Published by MindWings on December 27, 2010. Fiction.
A fourteen-foot-tall statue of a cow is stolen from a market in Prospect, Tennessee. Police Chief Sam Jenkins enlists the help of his friend, a TV reporter, who broadcasts an appeal for help. With the laughs and giggles that inquiries bring regarding the theft, Jenkins is not happy. Soon an informant calls offering a tip on where to find the stolen cow, for a price.
Scrap Metal & Murder
by Wayne Zurl
Price: $0.99 USD. 10200 words. Published by MindWings on September 17, 2010. Fiction.
Building contractor, Scott Beets, seeks help in catching the person responsible for stealing the copper wire and pipes he uses for home construction. Police Chief Sam Jenkins finds the thief, but shortly after the burglar is released on bail, the complainant is found murdered. The investigation reveals numerous suspects, leaving Jenkins to find the guilty one.
Price: $0.99 USD. 10200 words. Published by MindWings on September 17, 2010. Fiction.
Building contractor, Scott Beets, seeks help in catching the person responsible for stealing the copper wire and pipes he uses for home construction. Police Chief Sam Jenkins finds the thief, but shortly after the burglar is released on bail, the complainant is found murdered. The investigation reveals numerous suspects, leaving Jenkins to find the guilty one.
Bullets Off-Broadway
by Wayne Zurl
Price: $0.99 USD. 10300 words. Published by MindWings on July 24, 2010. Fiction.
Prospect City Councilman Danny Swope had two bad habits. He drank too much and he beat his wife. Throw in an overbearing personality, and Police Chief Sam Jenkins isn't surprised when Danny is found shot to death. Jenkins' investigation takes him into the world of cowboy action shooters and his own deadly fast draw contest.
Price: $0.99 USD. 10300 words. Published by MindWings on July 24, 2010. Fiction.
Prospect City Councilman Danny Swope had two bad habits. He drank too much and he beat his wife. Throw in an overbearing personality, and Police Chief Sam Jenkins isn't surprised when Danny is found shot to death. Jenkins' investigation takes him into the world of cowboy action shooters and his own deadly fast draw contest.
A Murder in Knoxville
by Wayne Zurl
Price: $0.99 USD. 8330 words. Published by MindWings on April 25, 2010. Fiction.
Prospect PD's Chief Sam Jenkins answers a friend's call for a favor and ends up investigating a murder in another jurisdiction. Everything points to domestic violence until Sam finds an important clue and meets an unlikely killer.
Price: $0.99 USD. 8330 words. Published by MindWings on April 25, 2010. Fiction.
Prospect PD's Chief Sam Jenkins answers a friend's call for a favor and ends up investigating a murder in another jurisdiction. Everything points to domestic violence until Sam finds an important clue and meets an unlikely killer.
A Labor Day Murder
by Wayne Zurl
Price: $0.99 USD. 9700 words. Published by MindWings on January 3, 2010. Fiction.
Chief Sam Jenkins learns of an illegal card game and the sale of moonshine at the Iron Skillet restaurant and decides to raid the premises. That looked straight forward until a firearms examiner links a confiscated handgun to an unsolved homicide. Jenkins encounters political corruption, domestic abuse, and a cover-up in his pursuit to solve the murder.
Price: $0.99 USD. 9700 words. Published by MindWings on January 3, 2010. Fiction.
Chief Sam Jenkins learns of an illegal card game and the sale of moonshine at the Iron Skillet restaurant and decides to raid the premises. That looked straight forward until a firearms examiner links a confiscated handgun to an unsolved homicide. Jenkins encounters political corruption, domestic abuse, and a cover-up in his pursuit to solve the murder.