JJ Rey and Linda – The Writer's Grab-Bag

A Good Day for Shameless Self-Promotion(s)

Despite the trio’s prodding (nagging) re my providing a creative/fictional post piece as they did recently, I felt compelled to push them . . . as in promoting the Triple Threat Investigation Agency. JJ, Rey, and Linda have solved some challenging cases in the last while and it seemed a great time to share them again—thanks to Next Chapter! 😊

We have a few more landing pages, which help in the traffic to various marketplaces; given the gals so enjoy telling their tales, the more places, the better. 😉 If you have a minute or three, perhaps you might check them out? We’d welcome your feedback.

The Connecticut Corpse Caper, which had been posted about not long ago, details some sinister goings-on at a haunted mansion. Hidden rooms and secret passageways are dark and dank . . . and deadly. Donning amateur sleuth caps, the women soon determine that solving mysteries might make for an interesting career. Professional P.I.s anyone . . .?

https://www.nextchapter.pub/books/the-connecticut-corpse-caper

Can You Hula Like Hilo Hattie, Coco’s Nuts, and Forever Poi showcase three official P.I. jobs JJ, Rey and Linda readily [enthusiastically] accept. They have their work cut out for them. Every one provides trails and tribulations (and we won’t mention nutcases) not yet encountered. But learning is part of the process. And dealing with murderers that seem quite skilled at what they do, is tricky if not tough. Yes, they err a few times but, eventually, they figure things out . . . and rather successfully, too.

https://www.nextchapter.pub/books/can-you-hula-like-hilo-hattie

https://www.nextchapter.pub/books/cocos-nuts

https://www.nextchapter.pub/books/forever-poi

On a final note, Coco’s Nuts is being made into an audio book (narrated by Kathy Handrock)! Can you spell e-x-c-i-t-i-n-g? 😊

Missing Mynah No More

Hey, it’s Rey . . . and JJ . . . and Linda! We’re posting as a threesome today.

It took a while to decide what the topic would be, but I—Linda—thought it might be fun to backtrack a bit and update re a case or two. Over to you, Rey . . .

Hey again. Yeah, so we went with Murphie the mynah bird case. For those of you who missed this one, here’s a rundown. We were hired to find Mrs. Maynard’s prize bird when he was birdnapped back in August. The perp(s) had broken into her la-di-da Kahala condo and slipped out with Murphie and his gold-barred cage (yup, as in 24-karat). They wanted 5K for the feathered fellow.

So we had Linda serve as the go-between; she was to deliver the ransom at a designated place on Kuhio Beach. Unfortunately, the 5K was “Payment #1” and they didn’t leave the mynah. But we did luck in with locating one of the birdnappers: Plucko. Too bad he wouldn’t talk.

Yeah, that dude was more tightlipped than sour-faced Aunt Gertrude when confronted with something—or someone—of “a dubious nature”. Anyway, Murphie’s cage was found, but the bird wasn’t. Poor Mrs. Maynard; the dear ol’ gal was so upset.

And understandably so. Thanks Rey. It’s Linda again. We kept an eye on the area, hoping Murphie would return, but one mynah bird pretty much looks like another. Mind you, he did love hearing “Rockin’ Robin” regularly, so we’d sing that—a lot. Sadly, no luck.

Until—it’s JJ (in case you were wondering)—last week! We’d returned to the park (as we had off and on since September), sang Murphie’s song—and lo and behold, he landed on Rey’s shoulder! We always came prepared, and this time was no different; we got him into a little treat-filled cage and back to his “mom”. She was beyond ecstatic.

So were we. No one likes a happy ending—and a happy client—better’n us.

Tra-La-La-La-ing Along

… on the fourth day of the HA-HA-HA-HA 99-cent promo.

HA-HA-HA-HA, the fifth mystery in the Triple Threat Investigation Agency series, has private eyes JJ (Jill Jocasta Fonne), her melodramatic cousin Rey (Reynalda Fonne-Werde), and Rey’s best friend, Linda Royale, on a serial killer’s buddy list. When he’s not taunting them, he’s challenging them to “play the game”—by his rules.

The GrimReaperPeeper, as he introduced himself in a teasing text at the end of Forever Poi, proves to be as intelligent as he is devious and dangerous. GRP, as they prefer to call him, leaves calling cards—on windows, with a boy on the beach, in a neighbor’s foyer. And, unfortunately for the trio—but fortunately for him—DNA and fingerprints are never found. They add clever and cunning to the GRP description list.

Although it’s not an official [paying] case, GRP’s obsession with the three private eyes yanks them into the chaos. As they attempt to figure out who he is and why he leaves black roses with his tortured victims along streams and waterways, they take on a couple of other cases. A beautiful woman, Caprize Marquessa de Sade, is sure she is being stalked. Another woman, wealthy Hardena Antigua, is certain her young husband is seeing someone on the side.

Could it be that these two cases somehow intertwine with the killer/killings? There’s something afoot and it’s not one of Rey’s prized Choo shoes.

Who will prove the ultimate winner in this deadly game of taunts and perplexities? The calculating killer or the persevering private eyes?

If you’d like to discover how the trio fares, please check out HA-HA-HA-HA at:

https://www.amazon.ca/Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Tyler-Colins/dp/B094SZRSVN

HA-HA-HA-HA . . . the Joke’s On . . .

. . . no one. He-he. Hey, it’s Rey!

And JJ, hey-ho (gotcha, Cous)!

You’ve got Lindy-Loo, too!

It’s the first official day of the first HA-HA-HA-HA promo. We’re very excited. For a mere 99 cents, you can get a copy of our fifth book and fourth case.

For those not in the know, we’re private eyes from the Triple Threat Investigation Agency. It’s been fairly successful since we launched it on fabulous Oahu (a move we’ve never regretted).

A serial killer, who calls himself The GrimReaperPeeper—we refer to him as GRP for short—has taken a intensely serious interest in us . . . so much so, he’s challenged us to “play the game”, by his ever changing rules.

Our newfound friend likes to leave his victims near waterways, with black roses no less. Why? Do these people have something in common? What? And what’s the reason re leaving clues and messages? Simply to taunt? Does he want to be caught? Or is he merely showing us how brilliant he is? He’s certainly not stupid; he knows not to leave DNA at the scenes.

Confounded but [always] determined, we endeavor to discover who he might be and how we might stop him. Not an easy feat, given the lack of constructive evidence and cast of oddball characters. While we’re at it, we have a couple of other cases to solve: ascertaining whether a handsome hubby has a roving eye and figuring out who is stalking a young, beautiful woman. As clues are uncovered, so are coincidences. Could it be that these two cases are somehow connected?

A worrisome question on all three of our minds: who’s going to prove the winner in this deadly game of taunts and perplexities? GRP is clever and cunning . . . but we’re persevering and persistent.

Maybe you’d like to check us out? We’d love it [truly] if you did. And we’d really [!!] love it if you’d consider providing a review.

https://www.amazon.ca/Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Tyler-Colins/dp/B094SZRSVN

Aloha!

The Nothing Post

Rather like Bruce Harris’ The Nothing Book: Wanna Make Something of It?. A huge hit in the 70s, it was just that: a book about nothing. You made something of it by [creatively] utilizing the blank pages.

But we can’t have a blank post, can we now? So, JJ, Rey and I (Linda) put our heads together and . . . came up with . . . nothing. <LOL> We truly pulled blanks.

So, when wisps of nothingness flow through one’s noddle, aim for something frivolous yet fundamental. And that something we have in common: Hawaii. As such, we thought we’d simply let you come to the Islands and relax a wee bit.

Enjoy!

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