Max Porter

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Southern Bound by
Series: Max Porter, Book 1. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 64,480. Language: English. Originally Published: March 14, 2014 by Stuart Jaffe. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Horror » Occult
When Max and Sandra Porter moved down to North Carolina, they thought they were getting a new beginning - good job, good pay, and a lovely little place in Winston-Salem. But the family that hired him to research land deals in North Carolina is not all that they seem. And when Max discovers that his office is haunted by Marshall Drummond, PI - a ghost from the 1940s - what started as a simple...
Southern Charm by
Series: Max Porter, Book 2. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 54,220. Language: English. Originally Published: March 14, 2014 by Stuart Jaffe. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Horror » Occult
When Max and the gang are hired by an art forging ghost to find a lost painting, Max thinks it'll be easy money. But villains old and new come out, and the race is on for the painting and the secrets it contains. A race that will lead Max into a mess of magic spells, haunted houses, ancient curses, and even Blackbeard the Pirate.
Southern Belle - A Paranormal Mystery by
Series: Max Porter, Book 3. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 72,870. Language: English. Originally Published: August 30, 2013 by Stuart Jaffe. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Horror » Occult
Max thought he had enough trouble dealing with one witch in Winston-Salem. But a new case brings to light an entire coven of witches. Angry, cursed, dead witches. Lucky for Max he has the aid of his partner, the ghost of 1940s detective Marshall Drummond, and his sharp-witted wife, Sandra. Together, they'll face enemies at every turn, and things only get worse when the mysterious Hull family...
Southern Gothic by
Series: Max Porter, Book 4. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 63,030. Language: English. Originally Published: January 5, 2015 by Stuart Jaffe. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Horror » Occult
Times are rough for Max and Sandra. The resurrected Tucker Hull has reduced them to living in a trailer and taken away any decent income they could find. The ghost detective, Marshall Drummond, refuses to move on and takes up residence in their trailer. Barely able to afford food, they are desperate to get back on their feet. So, when Max’s sole...
Southern Haunts by
Series: Max Porter, Book 5. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 60,680. Language: English. Originally Published: November 28, 2015 by Stuart Jaffe. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Horror » Occult
Old Tragedies, New Horrors Max and Sandra Porter have encountered many frightening things in North Carolina -- witches, curses, covens, and evil families to name a few -- encounters that left them broke and broken. Now, just as Max and Sandra are getting their lives back together, they meet a pregnant woman convinced her house is trying to possess her baby. But this is no ordinary haunted house...
Southern Curses by
Series: Max Porter, Book 6. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 60,790. Language: English. Originally Published: April 26, 2016 by Stuart Jaffe. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
OLD SCORES, NEW RULES When Max and Sandra moved to North Carolina, they walked into a world of ghost, witches, and curses. Over the years, and with the help of the ghost of 1940s detective Marshall Drummond, they have fought to build a life for themselves. But now, it all goes on the line. No fight of their past can match what awaits when the...
Southern Rites by
Series: Max Porter, Book 7. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 67,820. Language: English. Originally Published: September 27, 2016 by Stuart Jaffe. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Horror » Occult
Old Power, Older Magic After spending years in North Carolina, Max and Sandra thought they knew how the world of ghosts, witches, and curses worked. With the aid of the ghost of 1940s detective Marshall Drummond, they had carved out a space to live, fought those who used magic to destroy others, and defeated the dreaded Hull family. Now, without...
Southern Craft by
Series: Max Porter, Book 8. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 60,700. Language: English. Originally Published: February 28, 2017 by Stuart Jaffe. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Supernatural
Old Relics, New Power Max and the gang are no strangers to battling ghosts, witches, and curses. But when they are hired to free a family of witches who have been locked in their mansion by magic, they find themselves on strange ground. After all, helping witches never was in the job description. But these witches are in trouble and that puts...
Southern Spirit by
Series: Max Porter, Book 9. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 67,660. Language: English. Originally Published: October 25, 2017 by Stuart Jaffe. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Horror » Occult
Old Power, New Corruption Max Porter has had his share of odd cases. That goes with the territory when one of your partners is the ghost of a 1940s detective. But the idea of being hired by a witch coven to save witches seems wrong from the start, and it only gets worse. Bad enough that Max can’t trust anything his clients say, but his own wife is being lured closer into becoming a real witch —...
Southern Flames by
Series: Max Porter, Book 10. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 65,830. Language: English. Originally Published: April 27, 2018 by Stuart Jaffe. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Horror » Occult
OLD LOVE, OLDER HATE When a boyfriend from Sandra's past hires the Porter Agency to investigate a haunted firehouse, Max and Drummond know there's going to be trouble. Yet nobody is prepared for the twisted path they embark on. A path that takes them into a harrowing murder, a botched curse, and the rumblings of a witch war. But after Sandra's life is placed in jeopardy, Max throws off the...
Southern Fury by
Series: Max Porter, Book 11. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 68,860. Language: English. Originally Published: February 26, 2019 by Stuart Jaffe. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical, Fiction » Horror » Occult
OLD RIVALS, NEW ENEMIES For many years, Max Porter and his team have been caught between Mother Hope and Grandma Mobley, two witches that hated each other for over a century. Both witches hold power and both are dangerous. But now, their hatred has finally boiled over, and that power is about to be unleashed. Now, Max finds himself the rope in a...
Southern Souls by
Series: Max Porter, Book 12. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 63,810. Language: English. Originally Published: October 29, 2019 by Stuart Jaffe. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Horror » Occult
OLD TRAGEDIES, NEW DANGERS For Max and Sandra Porter, building a family seemed unattainable. But since moving to Winston-Salem and starting a business with the ghost of a 1940s detective, the unattainable did not sound so far-fetched. Over time, they brought two homeless boys into their work and eventually to their home. But this ad hoc family has a lot of unknown histories. Dark secrets that...
Southern Blood by
Series: Max Porter, Book 13. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 64,350. Language: English. Originally Published: August 6, 2020 by Stuart Jaffe. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
OLD FAMILIES, NEW KIN The case is simple enough — spend the night in the famed Reynolda House to discover what's haunting the place. Then, take care of it. But for Max, Sandra, and Drummond, nothing is ever simple. Over the course of one long night, they will face numerous evil forces unleashed with careless abandon. They will endure attacks...
Southern Graves by
Series: Max Porter, Book 14. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 69,660. Language: English. Originally Published: March 9, 2021 by Stuart Jaffe. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Horror » Occult
Old Wars, New Battles Fighting ghosts, witches, and curses is nothing new for Max and Sandra Porter. But when a Civil War ghost gets tethered to their teenage son, J, everything is new. And terrifying. With the help of their partner and ghost, Marshall Drummond, the team will be up against serious and deadly problems -- dealing with the head witch of North Carolina, raising ancient bones from...
Southern Dead by
Series: Max Porter, Book 15. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 65,360. Language: English. Originally Published: December 29, 2021 by Stuart Jaffe. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Horror » Occult
Old Crimes, New Pains For Max and the gang, the idea that dead is not the end has become second nature. But the idea that a ghost who has moved on could be ripped back into the world? That is new. And terrifying. When a woman hires the Porter Agency to help with this very problem, she doesn't know half of what she's roping them into. Now, it is up to Max, Sandra, and Drummond to find who is...
Southern Hexes by
Series: Max Porter, Book 16. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 75,430. Language: English. Originally Published: March 28, 2023 by Stuart Jaffe. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Horror » Occult
When The Porter Agency takes on a case involving hex bags, magic stones, and a tragic train crash from the 1890s, the last thing Max Porter expects is to face changes in his family, too. For Max and his family, change is about to roll in hard.
Southern Hart by
Series: Max Porter, Book 17. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 75,500. Language: English. Originally Published: December 12, 2023 by Stuart Jaffe. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Horror » Ghost, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
OLD ANGER, NEW FOES When the most powerful witch in North Carolina, Madame Ti, is abducted, the Porter Agency is called upon to find her. With no leadership over magic in the state, many have come to fill the power void, and this appears to be the first overt move. Is it the Brotherhood — a group seeking to restore ancient magic that pre-dates witchcraft? Or Sister Sadie — the insane witch that...