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Frankie Bow

Biography

Frankie Bow teaches at a public university and writes two mystery series: The Professor Molly Mysteries, and licensed works in the Miss Fortune World.

Unlike Professor Molly, Frankie is
blessed with delightful students, sane colleagues, and a perfectly nice office chair. She thinks if life can’t be fair,
at least it can be entertaining.

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Series

Professor Molly Mysteries by
Professor Molly's Big Book of Murder Part One
Price: $9.99 USD.
Miss Fortune World: The Mary-Alice Files by
The Mary-Alice Files Books 5-8
Price: $9.99 USD.
The Mary-Alice Files Books 1-4
Price: $9.99 USD.
Mary-Alice Moves In
Price: $0.99 USD.
Bayou Busybody
Price: $2.99 USD.
The Vanishing Victim
Price: $2.99 USD.
Aloha, Y'all
Price: $2.99 USD.
Miss Fortune World: Supernatural Sinful by
Sinful Science
Price: $0.99 USD.
Miss Fortune World: Hair Extensions and Homicide by
Hair Extensions & Homicide / Supernatural Sinful Collection
Price: $9.99 USD.
Once Upon a Murder
Price: $2.99 USD.
Tabasco Fiasco
Price: $2.99 USD.
Schooled
Price: $2.99 USD.
Alice Mongoose and Alistair Rat by
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Alice Mongoose, Alistair Rat, and the Big Sign
Price: $4.99 USD.
The Alice Mongoose Omnibus
Price: $9.99 USD.
Alice Mongoose and Alistair Rat in Hawaii
Price: $4.99 USD.

Books

Professor Molly's Big Book of Murder Part One by
Series: Professor Molly Mysteries. Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 329,940. Language: English. Originally Published: May 24, 2023 by Hawaiian Heritage Press. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General, Fiction » Women's fiction » Feminist, Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Asian American, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
The first five Professor Molly mysteries, plus a bonus! After a brutal year on the academic job market, Professor Molly Barda is grateful to have a job. Even if it is at low-ranked Mahina State University ("Where Your Future Begins Tomorrow.") Where, for a town the size of Mahina, there seem to be a disconcerting number of murders.
The No-Tell Motel by
Series: Miss Fortune World: The Mary-Alice Files, Book 7. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 20,580. Language: English. Originally Published: August 18, 2018 by J&R Fan Fiction. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
When a young woman vanishes from a roadside motel, Mary-Alice and the gang leave Sinful and head across the border to find her. They soon find that the unprepossessing McCully Inn holds some Texas-sized secrets, which the influential McCully family would prefer to keep hidden. But with the missing woman's life at stake, the ladies decide to keep poking around the McCully family closet and let...
Sinful Science by
Series: Miss Fortune World: Supernatural Sinful, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 31,700. Language: English. Originally Published: August 16, 2018 by J&R Fan Fiction. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
"Anubis, the ancient Egyptian god of the underworld, was a man with a wolf's head. The Navajo skin walkers could turn into any animal they pleased. And let's not forget the Hồ tinh, Hanoi's nine-tailed fox. I was thinking I might write a story about the Hồ tinh." "Gertie, that's a great idea," Ally said. "Are you going to write children's books?" "Oh, my goodness, no. There's no money in...
Aloha, Y'all by
Series: Miss Fortune World: The Mary-Alice Files, Book 4. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 18,540. Language: English. Originally Published: August 18, 2018 by J&R Fan Fiction. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
CIA operative Fortune Redding crossed a ruthless arms dealer. Now she's hiding out in remote Sinful, Louisiana, with a fake identity, fake hair, and a real price on her head. But just as she thinks she's safe, her handler warns that Ahmad's men are getting close. She has less than 24 hours to clear out and make it to the safe house in Hawaii. What's more, they'll be looking for a woman...
The Vanishing Victim by
Series: Miss Fortune World: The Mary-Alice Files, Book 3. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 26,180. Language: English. Originally Published: August 18, 2018 by J&R Fan Fiction. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
Sinful's newest resident, Mary-Alice Arceneaux, is starting to catch on to the fact that the Sinful Ladies' Society does more than brew 100-proof cough syrup to sell at the church bazaar. So when Ida Belle gets into serious trouble, Mary-Alice wants to help the SLS in their quest for justice. But this means that the sweet-natured Mary-Alice will have to endure a visit to the Swamp Bar (where...
Bayou Busybody by
Series: Miss Fortune World: The Mary-Alice Files, Book 2. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 18,790. Language: English. Originally Published: August 18, 2018 by J&R Fan Fiction. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
Sinful's newest resident, Mary-Alice Arceneaux, is thrilled when Gertie introduces her to famous romance author Almira Galvez-Whitbread. But then Gertie and her friends have to leave town, and the very next day, Almira's husband disappears. With Gertie, Fortune, and Ida Belle gone, Mary-Alice finds that she's Almira's only friend...and that Almira's storybook marriage had been far less perfect...
Black Widow Valley by
Series: Miss Fortune World: The Mary-Alice Files, Book 6. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 25,810. Language: English. Originally Published: August 18, 2018 by J&R Fan Fiction. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
Young men have been disappearing in Black Valley, New York--which now has the misfortune of being known as "Black Widow Valley." As it happens, Mary-Alice Arceneaux has a personal connection with the tiny community, and is called in to help. Mary-Alice is thrilled to be a part of the investigation--but by the time she arrives at the forbidding Kilmer House where she will spend the night, she...
The Two-Body Problem by
Series: Miss Fortune World: The Mary-Alice Files, Book 5. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 20,040. Language: English. Originally Published: August 18, 2018 by J&R Fan Fiction. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
Professor Gwendolyn Jackson's husband sends her a voice mail from the road, telling her he'll be home soon. Just one problem...by the time the message was sent, he was already dead. When the police dismiss her concerns, Professor Jackson turns to her former student, Fortune Morrow, for help. Naturally, Fortune, Mary-Alice, and the rest of the Sinful gang are eager to solve the mystery...
Hair Extensions & Homicide / Supernatural Sinful Collection by
Series: Miss Fortune World: Hair Extensions and Homicide. Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 95,620. Language: English. Originally Published: August 18, 2019 by J&R Fan Fiction. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
This box set contains four licensed novellas in the Miss Fortune universe. Sinful Science: "Anubis, the ancient Egyptian god of the underworld, was a man with a wolf's head. The Navajo skin walkers could turn into any animal they pleased. And of course there's the Hồ tinh, Hanoi's nine-tailed fox. I was thinking I might write a story about the Hồ tinh." "Gertie, that's a great idea," Ally said...
Vampire Billionaire of the Bayou by
Series: Miss Fortune World: The Mary-Alice Files, Book 8. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 15,770. Language: English. Originally Published: August 18, 2018 by J&R Fan Fiction. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
The Sinful Ladies' Detective Agency has just scored a cushy gig: Doing surveillance for a businessman who claims business rivals are after his trade secrets. But just as Fortune, Gertie, Ida Belle, and Mary-Alice are deciding how to spend their easy money, the unthinkable happens. The Sinful Ladies find themselves teaming up with the bewildered Sheriff Robert E. Lee...only to find that what...
The Alice Mongoose Omnibus by &
Series: Alice Mongoose and Alistair Rat. Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 6,940. Language: English. Originally Published: April 7, 2021 by Hawaiian Heritage Press. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Animals » Frogs & toads, Fiction » Children’s books » Animals » Mammals, Fiction » Children’s books » Animals » Mice, rats, & other rodents, Fiction » Children’s books » Animals » Squirrels, Fiction » Children’s books » Animals » Baby animals
With the complete set of four Alice Mongoose and Alistair Rat stories in one volume, children of all ages can enjoy Alice and Alistair's adventures on Hawaii's Hamakua Coast. Follow Alice Mongoose as she travels across the ocean, befriends the gentle and dapper Alistair Rat, starts a new business, and learns valuable lessons about life and friendship in her new Hawaiian home. The Alice Mongoose...
Tabasco Fiasco by
Series: Miss Fortune World: Hair Extensions and Homicide, Book 2. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 21,660. Language: English. Originally Published: August 17, 2018 by J&R Fan Fiction. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
I found cooking to be something of a mystery. Fortunately, I had a strong stomach and what a fellow agent once enviously described as "taste buds of steel." Deputy Sheriff Carter LeBlanc has been seen around Sinful with a beautiful, blonde stranger. But Fortune is fine with it, really. It's not like she and Carter had a future together or anything. To show there are no hard feelings, Fortune...
Mary-Alice Moves In by
Series: Miss Fortune World: The Mary-Alice Files, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 15,190. Language: English. Originally Published: August 18, 2018 by J&R Fan Fiction. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
Mary-Alice Arceneaux has decided to make her home in Sinful! Mayor Celia's sweet-natured and curious cousin is eager to settle into small-town life after moving from the big city (Mudbug, Louisiana). But before Mary-Alice can even unpack her bags, a man of the cloth dies under mysterious circumstances, a device with strange powers turns up in the glove box of her Oldsmobile 88, and her new...
The Pajama Murder by
Series: Miss Fortune World: The Mary-Alice Files, Book 9. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 20,020. Language: English. Originally Published: August 18, 2018 by J&R Fan Fiction. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
Local businessman Buford Fontleroy Deale III is found shot dead in front of Harriet's Books in downtown Sinful. A blood-soaked pajama top is tied around his chest. And he's wearing only one shoe. The sheriff wants to talk to Harriet. Sinful's beloved bookseller was one of the last people to see Deale alive. Fortune, Ida Belle, Gertie, and Mary-Alice need to get to Harriet before the sheriff...
The Mary-Alice Files Books 1-4 by
Series: Miss Fortune World: The Mary-Alice Files. Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 78,890. Language: English. Originally Published: August 20, 2019 by Hawaiian Heritage Press. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
This box set contains four licensed novellas in the Miss Fortune universe. Mary-Alice Moves In Bayou Busybody The Vanishing Victim Aloha, Y'all Includes Recipes
Schooled by
Series: Miss Fortune World: Hair Extensions and Homicide, Book 3. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 17,720. Language: English. Originally Published: August 17, 2018 by J&R Fan Fiction. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
"What's Celia complaining about this time? Did I wash my car on a Tuesday? Wear off-white before Labor Day?" Sheriff Lee fidgeted and cleared his throat. "Celia Arceneaux is dead, Fortune." CIA operative Fortune Redding signs up for night classes, hoping to ease the boredom of her undercover assignment and update her computer skills. But an unfortunately-timed murder on the campus of Mudbug...
Once Upon a Murder by
Series: Miss Fortune World: Hair Extensions and Homicide, Book 1. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 27,860. Language: English. Originally Published: August 17, 2018 by J&R Fan Fiction. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
"It's been crazy," the desk clerk said. "We just had another big group stay here right before you guys, and they completely trashed the place. Shot out the security cameras with BB guns, pitched a couch off a seventeenth-floor balcony, and one room tried to flush a pillow down the toilet." "What kind of group was that?" I asked. "Doll collectors' convention." Gertie drags her best friends...
The Lost Weekend by
Series: Miss Fortune World: The Mary-Alice Files, Book 10. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 22,470. Language: English. Originally Published: August 18, 2018 by J&R Fan Fiction. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
Mary-Alice Arceneaux has started a new career at age 70 as the newest member of the Sinful Ladies' Detective Agency. She is happily learning the principles of detection from Ida Belle, Gertie, and Fortune--and of course, picking up tips from her beloved mystery novels. But Mary-Alice finds herself on the wrong side of the interrogation table when her cousin Celia accuses her of a shocking crime...
The Mary-Alice Files Books 5-8 by
Series: Miss Fortune World: The Mary-Alice Files. Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 79,240. Language: English. Originally Published: August 21, 2019 by J&R Fan Fiction. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
This box set contains four licensed novellas in the Miss Fortune universe. The Two-Body Problem Black Widow Valley The No-Tell Motel Vampire Billionaire of the Bayou

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