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|  | | Carso Reno Mystery Series - the early years
Books 4 thru 6 in the Carson Reno Mystery Series.
Revised with a new format and new illustrations, these are 3 early novels from Gerald Darnell's Carson Reno Mystery Series. 'Horse Tales' 'SUnset 4' and 'the Everglades' are offered as one complete book. Enjoy 511 pages of vintage Carson Reno as he and his usual characters take you across the US and to an occasional foreign country. Each novel is complete with many new color illustrations added for the reader's enjoyment. | |  | | Carson Reno Mystery Series - the beginning
The first three books from the Carson Reno Mystery Series
Revised with a new format and new illustrations, these are the first 3 novels from Gerald Darnell's Carson Reno Mystery Series. 'Murder in Humboldt', 'The Price of Beauty in Strawberry Land' and 'Killer Among Us' are offered as one complete book. Follow Carson from the beginning and the introduction of characters that continue through the entire series. Each novel is complete with many new color illustrations added for the reader's enjoyment. | |  | | Dead End
Book 13 in the Carson Reno Mystery Series
Is this the end of Carson Reno? Has he finally reached the end of the road - his ‘Dead End’? Is this Carson’s last adventure?
While trying to protect a client for Jack Logan, Carson finds himself in the middle of a family feud – a deadly feud with skeletons AND bodies hidden in all the family closets.
Murder, blackmail, infidelity, counterfeit money and, of course, the Mafia send Carson in search of a client that doesn’t want to be found. In fact, finding the client could turn out to be the worst solution for Carson Reno and his friends.
Join Carson as he follows clues and stumbles down a | |  | | Dead Men Don't Remember
The ninth book in the Carson Reno Mystery Series Collection
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p align="justify">It’s a New Year and it has gotten off to a very bad start for Carson.
p align="justify">Several prominent citizens and business leaders from Humboldt are dying in some strange and bizarre accidents. Carson becomes involved when an insurance company hires him to investigate.
p align="justify">What happens next is even more strange and bizarre for this little town in West Tenn | |  | | Deadly Decision
All Carson Reno Mystery Series Books are standalone novels. It is not necessary to read them in any particular order.
When a Tennessee Highway Patrolman is mysteriously murdered, the clues are nonexistent. Police have the name of a possible suspect, but he’s nowhere to be found. Carson gets involved at the request of the local sheriff, but when the best lead disappears; his assistance is no longer needed.
Things are not what they seem, and it appears the bad guys are winning this war of wits. Everyone has more questions than answers, and just when it seems the mystery has been solved, Carson discovers that it has only gotten worse.
Follow Carson in this strange circle of money, lies, murder and bad guys who have everyone chasing them and their ‘Deadly Decision’.
When a Tennessee Highway Patrolman is mysteriously murdered, the clues are nonexistent. Police have the name of a possible suspect, but he’s nowhere to be found. Carson gets involved at the request of the local sheriff, but when the best lead disappears; his assistance is no longer needed.
Things are not what they seem, and it appears the bad guys are winning this war of wits. Everyone has more questions than answers, and just when it seems the mystery has been solved, Carson discovers that it has only gotten worse.
Follow Carson in this strange circle of money, lies, murder and bad guys who | |  | | Don't Wake Me Until It's Time to Go
A collection of stories, events and humorous observations from the life of author Gerald Darnell.
A Florida native, Gerald grew up in the small town of Humboldt, Tennessee. He attended high school and was a graduate of HHS class of 64. Following graduation from the University of Tennessee, he spent time in Hopkinsville, KY, Memphis, TN and Newport, AR before moving back to Florida – where he now lives./b>
The stories and events included in the book span times from pre-high school to his now retirement in Longwood, FL – near Orlando. As an avid hunter and fisherman, many of the events involve activities and stories from his personal outdoor adventures. As | |  | | Fingerprint Murders
Carson Reno Mystery Series - Book #10
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p align="justify">Someone is brutally murdering people in Memphis, and for unknown reasons, the killer wants Carson involved.
p align="justify">They’re not just killing people, they’re removing the victim’s fingers and leaving strange clues everywhere. Carson becomes involved when the killer sends him severed thumbs - each wrapped in bloodstained paper con | |  | | Hello, my name is Carson Reno
'Life is cheap - make sure you buy enough."
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My private detective skills tell me that if you are reading these words, you have probably read one or more of my adventures. Or maybe you heard about my stories from a friend.
Or, perhaps, my author friend – Gerald Darnell, tricked you into reading this. He does stuff like that.
But I’m glad you’re here, regardless of the reason. Please allow me to use this opportunity to introduce myself, my characters and my myst | |  | | Horse Tales
One of Humboldt’s well-known horse breeders is brutally murdered, then left to burn in his barn along with his prized stallions. A Jack Logan client has been accused of the murder and Carson has been called in to investigate.
However, getting to the truth is proving to be a real challenge. It seems no one, not even the accused, is capable of telling the truth.
Greed, lust, infidelity, half-truths and the Memphis Mafia all seem to be involved – somehow. Sorting out the pieces and finding the real murderer, will be a monumental task.
Carson becomes involved in the web of lies and faces one of his biggest challenges, as he tries to solve the case of Horse Tales.
It was a disaster beyond most people’s comprehension.
There was nothing left standing of the barn – it had burned completely to the ground. Among the rubble and smoking wood, you could see the smoking corpses - which had once been some of the finest thoroughbred stallions in the Tennessee and Kentucky area.
Unnoticed, among these ruins, were the burned remains of Aaron Nunamaker, - owner of ‘Nunamaker Stables’ - and one of the best known horse breeders and stud farm owners in West Tennessee.
Killing a human being brings the wrath of the law and the accompan | |  | | Justifiable Homicide
Book 12 in the Carson Reno Mystery Series
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normal">span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">Carson’s client is suspected of two murders, and desperately needs his help. After a night of drinking she wakes up in a hotel room with a dead man, but claims no memory of the previous night’s events. However, a gun found in the hotel room was used for another murder – used to kill a lawyer at the local D | |  | | Killer Among Us
Carson’s closest friends are enjoying a Caribbean cruise vacation, when one of the cruise guests turns up missing. Missing is one of Humboldt’s well known and prominent attorneys, and foul play is suspected. Mary Ellen Maxwell might have unknowingly witnessed the crime and needs Carson’s protection.
Something is seriously wrong – the Mafia has become the target of an unknown adversary and they are scared. Bad guys are turning up dead and the missing attorney could be a part of it – after all, he was heavily involved in defending the Memphis Mafia.
To make matters worse, the Memphis Mafia’s kingpin is also seeking Carson’s protection from this unknown threat. The bad guys are killing each other, and by protecting a friend, Carson has put himself in the middle of an underworld war.
The witness protection program had simply not worked as promised. He and his wife had been relocated to a one horse hick town in West Tennessee, with a promise to start life over – on the right side of the law, this time.
His factory job lasted less than a year. A strike and major labor dispute had cost him his job - and his running around with other women had cost him his wife. He never intended for any of this to happen, but it seemed he was meeting failure at every turn. He had made that difficult move from the underworld to the real world with all good intentions of making i | |  | | Lack of Candor
Book 18 in the Carson Reno Mystery Series
It'sspring 1962 and a Sergeant with the Memphis Police Department is found dead only hours before his scheduled testimony before a grand jury.
Was it suicide or was it murder? What was he going to testify about?
A handwritten note left by the s\Sergeant and addressed to the District Attorney disappears. What was in the note? Was it a suicide note with information regarding his pending testimory or something else?
A woman claiming to have information related to his planned testimony comes forward and seeks protection.
Carson is hired to look | |  | | Leave the Dead Alone
Book 25 in the Carson Reno Mystery Series
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Book 23 in the Carson Reno Mystery Series
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/span>span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700 !important; font-style: italic !important;">When an old girlfriend finds herself | |  | | Murder and More
Book 14 in the Carson Reno Mystery Series
Carson’s feud with a local crime reporter continues, and then suddenly the husband of his client is brutally murdered - a husband he’s been hired to investigate. Mysterious characters weave a web of blackmail and suspense, while leaving Carson with more clients than he can handle. The Memphis police have warned Carson to back off, but an employee of a friend is missing from a murder scene and he’s determined to find her and the killer. Follow Carson to New Orleans, Humboldt, Memphis and Florida where he chases numerous suspects trying to track down a missing person and the | |  | | Murder in Humboldt
The year is 1962 and this small west Tennessee town has been turned upside down by a labor strike at its main manufacturing plant. It seems that, as result of the strike, some very serious underworld crime problems have surfaced in Humboldt. A small town sheriff and small town Chief of Police have their hands full dealing with the strike - when the worst happens – one of the principal figures surrounding the labor problems is murdered.
Carson Reno is very familiar with Humboldt – after all, he grew up and went to high school there. But Carson has a successful private investigation business in Memphis and no desire or reason to get involved. However, circumstances pull him into the turmoil and a situation that grows more dangerous everyday. By trying to not become involved, he becomes deeply involved and ultimately the prime suspect for the Murder in Humboldt.
Murder in Humboldt is the story of a small West Tennessee town caught up in a labor strike at it's largest employer. Unusal circumstances surrounding the labor issues uncover organized crime which involve some of the cities major citizens.
When one of these major figures is murdered, the plot becomes even more complicated.
The time period is 1962. The story geography centers around Humboldt, Memphis and surrounding areas as they were at that time. Our author grew up in this small town and in a similiar time period. The story is fiction and he calls the adaptation 'fic | |  | | Murder in the Groves
Carson Reno Mystery Series Book 27
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All Carson Reno Mystery Series Books are standalone novels. It is not necessary to read them in any particular order.
A famous author is murdered, Carson is at the scene of the crime and considered a prime suspect – but he doesn’t remember anything!
Missing manuscripts, a missing diary and strange stories from the past bring an unusual group of characters together in this tangled web of deceit, blackmail and murder. The mystery travels from Memphis to New Orleans, while Carson works to prove his innocence – without success.
Come along for the ride and follow the clues to a strange and unforgettable ending in the adventure called:
Murder My Darling
Book 17 in the Carson Reno Mystery Series
| |  | | Murder, Mystery and Mayhem
3 books in 1. 'the Crossing','the Illegals' and 'Dead Men Don't Remember
Murder, Mystery and Mayhem in the 1960's from the Carson Reno Mystery Series. 3 complete novels, revised with a new format and new illustrations. 'the Crossing' 'the Illegals' and 'Dead Men Don't Remember' are offered as one complete book. Enjoy over 650 pages of vintage Carson Reno as he and his usual characters take you across the US and to an occasional foreign country fighting crime and chasing 'the bad guys'. A great way to enjoy classic mysteries set in the 1960's. PG rated, each novel is complete, offering many new color illustrations added for the reader's enjoyment. | |  | | Please Don't Wake Me Until It's Time To Go
A collection of stories, events and humorous observations from the life of author Gerald Darnell.
A Florida native, Gerald grew up in the small town of Humboldt, Tennessee. He attended high school and was a graduate of HHS class of 64. Following graduation from the University of Tennessee, he spent time in Hopkinsville, KY, Memphis, TN and Newport, AR before moving back to Florida – where he now lives./b>
The stories and events included in the book span times from pre-high school to his now retirement in Longwood, FL – near Orlando. As an avid hunter and fisherman, many of the events involve activities and stories from his personal outdoor adven | |  | | Price of Beauty in Strawberry Land
The year is 1962 and Carson Reno, once again, gets himself into situations that would be better left alone. A Memphis client hires Carson to prove infidelity, but instead he finds corruption and murder going all the way to the top of Memphis politics. A Jack Logan client investigation takes him back to Humboldt looking into automobile fraud, which lands him smack in the middle of a murder. Not just any murder, but the murder of a local beauty queen – one who seemed to have too many enemies for a girl her age.
Beauty – real beauty is both a curious and interesting thing. There are varying degrees of beauty – depending upon the beholder. But what is beautiful to one is, more than likely, beautiful to all.
A beautiful woman will always retain her beauty. Regardless of age, wrinkles, even weight loss or gain – you can still see their magic and that thing we define as beauty. It’s unexplainable, but the things that made them beautiful still remain.
Age can alter how our eyes define this beauty, but it does not remove that under | |  | | Reckoning - one degree of separation
Book 22 in the Carson Reno Mystery Series
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Book 11 in the Carson Reno Mystery Series
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p align="justify">An ex-Memphis cop and a friend of Carson is in trouble – but what kind of trouble?
p align="justify">While trying to answer that question, Carson finds more questions - and all with no answers.
p align="justify">What Carson also finds is trouble coming from all directions. The Mafia, the Teamsters Union, an unhappy sheriff and | |  | | Shadows and Lies
Book 16 in the Carson Reno Mystery Series
What happens when a rich client, threee beautiful women, a shifty businessman, a gambler and a missing spouse are all suspected of murder? The results are a merry-go-round of shadows and lies in a house of cards with clues almost as old as Carson.
Greed, blackmail, murder, infidelity, serial killers and a twenty year old crime spin a tale that is practically unbelievable - with the truth maked behind a story that no one wants told. | |  | | Sin and Stilettos
Book 21 in the Carson Reno Mystery Series
When a nightclub stripper is brutally murdered, her boyfriend is quickly arrested and charged with the crime. Carson is hired by the accused man's twelve year old daughter to prove him innocent. Things quickly get out of hand. /b>
Bodies pile up and it appears that a serial killer might be at work, and perhaps his client's father could actually be quilty. /b>
The Memphis underworld of the 1960's is somehow involved and complicating the investigation. Then, when some crucial withnesses disappear - others come along to take their place. /b>
Join our cast | |  | | SUnset 4
The sixth story in the Carson Reno Mystery Series
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In 1962 the quiet, and seemingly innocent, activities at the Humboldt Motel in this small West Tennessee town went unnoticed and unchallenged. Besides, a little booze, a little gambling and maybe an occasional ‘lady of the evening’ never hurt anyone, right?
p align="justify">Then one fall night after a football game, things began to come apart. It seemed t | |  | | the Crossing
The fifth story in the Carson Reno Mystery Series
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p align="justify">The racial problems of 1962 have found their way to the small West Tennessee town of Humboldt. A white woman has been brutally murdered, and one of Carson’s childhood friends has been accused of the crime. Carson’s friend is a colored man who once worked for his grandfather, but the accusations and problems extend beyond the crime and to the heart o | |  | | The Disappearance of Robin Murat
The 19th book in the Carson Reno Mystery Series
All Carson Reno books are standalone novels. It is not necessary to read them in any order. Carson has been hired to locate a client’s missing brother, and it quickly gets complicated. Somehow the missing brother is linked to a gangster who has stolen thousands from the mafia, but that link isn’t clear. Carson’s search doesn’t turn up the brother, but it does turn up a body – the body of a gangster who was on a mission of murder. It seems that the Memphis Mafia and the Memphis Police are also searching for his client’s brother. Finding him first becomes a | |  | | the Everglades
The seventh book in the Carson Reno Mystery Series
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p align="justify">Their plans are working perfectly until an unfortunate boating accident puts the FBI back on their trail.
p align="justify">Carson’s friend, Elizabeth Teague, h | |  | | The Fourth Man
Book 26 in the Carson Reno Mystery Series
span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">A private detective in Memphis is murdered and leaves his failing business and unpaid employees for Carson to take care of – then the fun begins./span>
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Crime DOES pay – especially crime that has the support of our legal system.
Carson’s investigative work for Attorney Jack Logan runs smack into the path of the largest law firm in West Tennessee. Trying to stay out of their path only succeeds in putting Carson in the crosshairs of lawyers who want him out of the way.
Power struggles, infidelity, organized crime and eventually murder all appear to be somehow linked to this powerful law firm – McCabe, McCabe, Clark and Lewis.
This is a story of the small versus the large in a little West Tennessee community that has no idea of the crime and corruption that lay underneath their quiet daily lives.
Join Carson as he takes on the fight of his career when he challenges ‘the Illegals’.
font size="3" face="Garamond">font size="3" face="Garamond">he firm of McCabe, McCabe, Clark and Lewis is unquestionably the largest and most prestigious law firm in Gibson County, Tennessee. Their main office is located at #2 Court Square in Trenton, Tennessee - just yards from the County Courthouse. With satellite offices in most every town in the county, they offer a legal staff of over 50 attorneys, 75 paralegal and 3 private investigators working from 10 offices scattered across West Tennessee. Their client list consists of senators, governors, judges, business executives and prom | |  | | The Innocent Stranger
Book 20 in the Carson Reno Mystery Series
All Carson Reno Mystery Series Books are standalone novels. It is not necessary to read them in any particular order. A man has disappeared while duck hunting and things surrounding his disappearance are troubling. Carson has been hired by an insurance company to resolve a $1.5 million dollar life insurance claim, but things get quickly complicated. Bodies appear, and it seems that these deaths might be connected to the missing hunter – but how? Facts reveal that the missing man’s job as an independent truck driver is linked to his disappearance, and perhaps to the mysterious mu | |  | | The Undertaker's Wife
In 1955 a black Funeral Director in a small southern town was brutally murdered – a white policeman is suspected of committing the crime. However, despite a confession and lots of simple clues…nothing happens.
A book was written and a movie made about the murder, using fiction to dress the truth. Now you can finally read the actual story and facts surrounding the murder of an undertaker – a real
Murder in Humboldt.
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p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">span style="f | |  | | The Woman in Apartment 223
Book 24 in the Carson Reno Mystery Series
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Thriller for Carson Reno Mystery Series Author
span style="color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">It's 1958 in Miami - South Beach. An ex-cop with some serious character issues is trying to survive in a world where drugs are king and the value on life gets smaller everyday. His struggles, and the need for money put him on a dangerous path where the ending is almost inevitable - and its not a good one. Retired gangsters, a Russian hit-man and some very bad characters are on a mission, and unknowingly he is swept up in their undercurrent of crime. An und |
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 Forced to put the schooner Heimdall into dry-dock for repairs and modifications, the crew chooses to holiday in Southern Utah so they can rendezvous with the Professor, a brilliant confidant from Rabat. What he shares at the summit stuns the crew and |
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