The Triple Threat Investigation Agency Series – Page 2

Hear We Go . . . Again

A short and sweet FYI post . . .

The P.I.s from the Triple Threat Investigation Agency are thrilled. HA-HA-HA-HA, their fourth official case, is being made into an audio book. Kathy Handrock, who narrated Coco’s Nuts and Forever Poi, is at the helm again.

A quick rundown . . .

HA-HA-HA-HA has JJ, Rey, and Linda on a serial killer’s buddy list. The GrimReaperPeeper, or GRP, has taken intense [obsessive] interest in the trio. When he’s not taunting and teasing them, he’s challenging the private eyes to “play the game”—by his rules.

His texts and calls are frequent and calling cards are never that far. He’s smart, scheming, and dangerous. And clever and cunning to boot because DNA and fingerprints are never found . . . not on the tortured bodies, not on the black roses he leaves pinned on his hapless victims, not by the waterways and streams where they’re found.

JJ, Rey, and Linda delve into the symbolism of flowers and water as they attempt to figure out what makes GRP tick. Maybe there’s something in this crazed serial killer’s past that has prompted him to kill in the manner he does? Finding facts and clues proves challenging, but they can be as relentless as their “admirer”. They’ll figure out who he is if it’s the last thing they do!

And it may well be . . .

Hear We Go . . .

The audiobook for Coco’s Nuts, the fourth book in the Oahu-based Triple Threat Investigation Agency series—featuring private eyes JJ, Rey, and Linda—is now available on Audible . . . and should now be live on Amazon and iTunes. 😊

Coco’s Nuts finds the three rookie private eyes entrenched in their second professional assignment: proving socialite-turned-trucker Buddy Feuer did not shoot her boss, infamous entrepreneur Jimmy Picolo.

Despite what the evidence suggests, JJ, Rey and Linda are certain that Buddy has been set up. In their quest for answers, JJ, Rey and Linda contend with a slew of suspects. Several persons hated Picolo enough to kill him but locating the one who pulled the trigger proves challenging, and the trio endeavors to uncover a killer amid another cast of curious and unconventional characters.

Their detecting travels lead them along a few detours, like the world of gambling and debt-collecting limb-breakers. Picolo’s daughter, Annia, owes thousands of dollars in Vegas and Oahu. Might this have motivated her to kill her father—so that she could collect a sizeable inheritance? What about Picolo’s son? Could Jimmy Junior have been [too] eager to take over his father’s multiple businesses? What of nutty Coco Peterson, a Picolo employee, who has been missing since his boss’ murder? The odd little fellow (pest, some call him), appears to be a central piece in this perplexing puzzler.

Perhaps you might be interested in checking out how the P.I.s fare? Here are the official Audible links:

US: https://www.audible.com/pd/B0B3541LKT/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-310244&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_310244_rh_us

UK: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0B356PR3S/?source_code=AUKFrDlWS02231890H6-BK-ACX0-310244&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_310244_rh_uk

Aloha!

A Short Lettin’-Ya-Know Post

Hey, it’s Rey! I thought I’d post for our Boss today. It’s super short and sweet. 😊

We’re all pumped . . . Forever Poi, our third official case as P.I.s from the Triple Threat Investigation Agency, is being made into an audio book. Kathy Handrock, who narrated Coco’s Nuts, the last one, is doing it again.

To give you a quick rundown, Poi has us—me Rey, my cousin JJ, and my BFF Linda—out to solve a double-arson and murder.

Just who torched two Chinatown art galleries and left two charcoal-broiled bodies in the ashes? Are the arsonist and killer the same person? We tend to think so—but the list of possible culprits gets pretty long pretty quickly.

The day before the fire, Carlos, one of the arson victims, had a nasty break-up with his partner, James-Henri. There were financial issues, too. Maybe James-Henri wanted to collect on the insurance and/or be rid of his lover? What about the second victim, Mary-Louise Crabtree? She was a former queenpin so, given her sketchy past, maybe an old rival decided to finally do her in? If that’s the case, was Carlos simply collateral damage?

We’re hired by a new friend, insurance adjuster Xavier Shillingford, to help in the investigation.

Yup, we have our work cut out for us but we love every minute of the challenge(s) and danger(s) . . . just as we’d love it if you checked out how we go about solving this crazy case. 😊

The Eagle has Landed

Not really, but it makes for a great dramatic heading/title. 😉

Actually, what’s landed is the landing page for . . . me. (Thanks once more, Next Chapter.)

https://www.nextchapter.pub/authors/tyler-colins

Per Next Chapter, this landing page receives considerable traffic via their marketing platform’s Facebook and Google Ads advertising campaigns, as well as book back links. The goal is to have appealing, easily navigated page(s).

Amazon, Apple, B&N, Kobo and Google Books and all major marketplaces can be found on the Buy Button.

Perhaps you might take a second and check out my landing page . . . and help out a fellow writer/blogger . . . and very hopeful gal? I’d truly welcome any and all feedback. 😊

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? 😊

Coco’s Nuts, Day Four, Just Two More

That’s it . . . just two more days to get Coco’s Nuts for 99 cents.

Coco’s Nuts is the third mystery in the Triple Threat Investigation Agency series. The three novice private eyes—JJ, Rey, and Linda—are out to prove that socialite-turned-trucker Buddy Feuer didn’t murder her boss, the infamous Jimmy Picolo, or her best friend, fellow trucker, Eb Stretta, or . . .

As the body count increases, so does the list of suspects and odd if not dangerous characters. But nothing will deter the persevering P.I.s from finding the culprit (and successfully solving their case).

“It seems a pretty sure thing that Coco’s chatting it up with Jimmy, Razor, and Stretta.”

“What makes you so sure?” I asked offhandedly.

“That was Denton. He and Jimmy Junior and Coco are close friends — have been since grade school, softball, and summer camp,” he elucidated. “Neither has heard from Coco like in two weeks.”

“Were they supposed to?” Linda asked.

“Coco has never missed Denton’s birthday, but he did this time.”

“Not a good sign, is it?” Rey asked with a crinkled brow. “Maybe strange little Coco met up with our gun-happy dude?”

Kent glowered and gulped back wine like a barfly trying to forget yesterday’s hangover.

“Should we add that to the tasks list?” Rey jested. “Find strange little colleague?”

Kent regarded us eagerly.

“We could look, if you like, but that’s a lot of turf to cover.” I wasn’t prepared to tell him the truth about Coco at the moment; revealing the truth would be the same as taking out a front page ad in the Honolulu Star Advertiser. Gerald Ives would not be pleased to have been one of the last to know.

He released a lengthy exhalation. “I’ll make a few calls and find out who saw him where and when. We can map a timeframe and take it from there.” He rose and grabbed the bottle of wine.

“Maybe you should start with his landlord,” Linda suggested, holding out her glass for him to top up.

Kent shrugged. “Coco once told me he never mingled with neighbors or the landlord. He had a run-in with Mr. Spamball about his pet rat, Willard. I doubt you’d get much help.”

“Spamball? Rat?” Rey asked, bemused. She found rodents as appealing and useful as reality shows featuring has-beens.

“The fat dude has skin the color of Spam,” Kent explained.

Rey’s expression wavered between distaste and disgust. “What happened to the rat?”

“Winkee, Mrs. Thomasino’s cat, happened. She was a retired meter maid, originally from Pasadena, who lived in the apartment above Coco.” He looked woeful. “When they found Willard, there was nothing left but a tail.”

We all looked woeful as we pushed away pizza and focused on wine.

If you’d like to see how they deal with threats and perils, please check them out at:

https://www.amazon.ca/Cocos-Nuts-Tyler-Colins/dp/1078374368

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