Author: Vernon
Company: Hewlett-Packard Company

Sample Chapter of “Murder In Studio City”
by Vernon B. Bushway Jr.
Chapter One: 
The New Client:
Caldwell Detective Agency Los Angeles California:
I was in my office, just off 3^rd Street and Broadway, in downtown Los Angeles California, looking out the 18^th story window, and observing the sun setting in the West over the Pacific Ocean. It was one of those great days in Los Angeles, a gentle breeze off the Ocean clearing out all the smog. You could see clearly the high-rise buildings that now dot Santa Monica off Wilshire Boulevard. 
When I was younger, much younger, there were no high-rise buildings in Santa Monica, only one and two story buildings. You could take the Street Car (Red Car) from almost anywhere in the Los Angeles area to the beach, but the politicians found a way to eliminate the streetcar, in favor of the smoking, Diesel Bus. 
My name is Jacob Caldwell, six feet two inches tall, with blond hair that is now turning grey, however, no one calls me Jacob anymore; my Mother does, but the rest of the world, its Jake. I am a Private Detective and spent the first four years of my Law Enforcement Career as an Air Force Military Police Officer in Vietnam and the last twenty-five years as a Los Angeles Police Officer. I decided to retired, took my pension, and opened the Caldwell Detective Agency in downtown Los Angeles, along with my former partner, at LAPD Ed O’Riley. 
As I reminisced about my younger years, my Secretary Joan entered and informed me a prospective client is waiting to see me about a problem. I said to Joan,
“What is our new prospects name?”  
“Her name is Frances Miller and she lives in Studio City California.”
“Okay send her in.”   
“Good morning Mrs. Miller, I am Jake Caldwell, how may I help you?”
“Mr. Caldwell my brother said you could help me with my dilemma.”
“And what is your dilemma?”
“My Husband, Frank Miller is missing and the Police refuse to do anything about 
it. They informed me, there is nothing to suggest there has been fowl play or some sort of mishap. He most likely decided to leave me and start a new life, but I know that is not true, he would never do such thing; we have a very happy marriage and two children.”
“Mrs. Miller the Police in these matters are usually correct. They have the facilities and where with all, to investigate and come up with the right answers. That has been my experience as a Detective for many years with the Department.”
“That may be so, but I am willing to pay, whatever it costs for you to find him one way or the other; Cost is not an issue.”
As I looked as Mrs. Miller, who was a tall willowy blond woman of about thirty-four years of age, dressed in a light brown Swede suit and wearing 6-inchbrown high heel shoes, which made her legs look very nice! She looked like money and I figured Mr. Miller wouldn’t take off on such a nice dish.
“Mrs. Miller, I will see if we can find him and see if he is actually missing or just wants out of his current situation. Our standard fee for investigation is $500 a day, plus expenses with a $1500 dollar deposit. By the way, what business was your husband in?”
“He is employed by Feinstein & Hurst as the Chief Financial Officer here in Los Angeles.”
She agreed to the financial conditions and I instructed her to meet with my Secretary and sign our Standard Investigation Contract and leave the deposit with Joan.
Murder In Studio City by Vernon b. Bushway Jr. may be purchased from Amazon in the E Book or Paper Back Formats
Other Novels by Vernon B. Bushway Jr. are:
Indian River Air: Hunt For A Killer: A Warriors Long Journey To China: