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P.J. Fitzsimmons

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http://www.indefensiblepublishing.com

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Humor and Comedy, Mystery

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Wodehouse, Jerome, Christie, Chandler, Hammet...

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August 2020

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I’m a freelance ghost for mainstream genres but when I’m my own man I write strictly for the laughs. I dream of an alternative reality in which PG Wodehouse wrote locked room mysteries, and in which I’m PG Wodehouse.

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Average rating: 4.25 · 9,075 ratings · 1,285 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Case of the Canterfell Codicil (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 2,571 ratings — published 2020 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 1,582 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tale of the Tenpenny Tontine (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, #3) 4.32 avg rating — 1,089 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Carnaby Castle Curse (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries #4) 4.30 avg rating — 857 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reckoning at the Riviera Royale (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, #5) 4.25 avg rating — 663 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Case of Kilcladdich (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries #6) 4.39 avg rating — 522 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Foreboding Foretelling at Ficklehouse Felling (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, #7) 4.42 avg rating — 484 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mystery and Malice aboard RMS Ballast (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries #8) 4.38 avg rating — 413 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Reports to a Health Resort (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries #9) 4.38 avg rating — 283 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hardy Haul at Hardy Hall (Teddy Quillfeather Mysteries #1) 4.30 avg rating — 283 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Procrastination bibliography

Often in my imaginary future as a celebrity novelist I’m asked about my process, and how it is that I so tightly weave the complementary causes of research and procrastination. The answer is deceptively simple; quality source material. Reading better writers is never a bad idea (unless you’re Dickens — if you’re Dickens your options […]

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Anty Boisjoly Mysteries (9 books)
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P.J. Fitzsimmons wrote a new blog post Procrastination bibliography Often in my imaginary future as a celebrity novelist I’m asked about my process, and how it is that I so tightly weave the complementary causes of res Read more of this blog post »
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P.J. Fitzsimmons answered Eric Trabel's question: Hello! Your books are absolutely amazing! I am wondering if the cartoons I see on your Facebook page are available for purchase? I have a woodshop that I would love to hang some of those in if possible! Thank you Eric, that’s very kind. I did and somewhat still do have a vague and concretely infeasible plan to do a Christmas cartoon omnibus for charity but I’ve been assured that, like many of my ideas, it’s charmingly dimwitted. However, if you’d like See Full Answer
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P.J. Fitzsimmons made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Book assigned to wrong author [DONE] topic " Thank you again, as ever. "
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P.J. Fitzsimmons voted on a poll in the group English Mysteries Club Which golden age English mystery would you like to read with us during September? Please vote here! They voted for: Smallbone Deceased by Michael Gilbert Smallbone Deceased by Michael Gilbert ...more
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P.J. Fitzsimmons made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Book assigned to wrong author [DONE] topic " Thank you very much, as usual. "
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P.J. Fitzsimmons has read Sunset at Blandings (Blandings Castle, #12) by P.G. Wodehouse	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
On Valentine’s Day, 1975 at the age of 93, PG Wodehouse had the best of all possible ends. He passed away surrounded by the notes for what would be the last but was at the time his next Blandings novel. It was never completed, at least not in the trad ...more
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P.J. Fitzsimmons made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Book assigned to wrong author [DONE] topic " Hello. Frauds On Favourite (Frauds On Favourite) has been auto-migrated from Amazon, I think, and assigned to non-existent author PJ Fitzsimmons. Could ...more "
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P.J. Fitzsimmons made a comment on Newsletter news " Amy wrote: "This gives me an opportunity to ask if you have an eta for the audio version of Mystery and Malice aboard RMS Ballast?" I'm so sorry that I ...more "
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“Aunty Azalea was always the eccentric one in a family not widely famed for an extravagant excess of marbles.”
― P.J. Fitzsimmons, The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning

tags: 1920s, cozy-msytery, humor

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“You’ll probably want to jump straight to the punchline, in future, when recounting the discovery of a murder.”
― P.J. Fitzsimmons, The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning

tags: 1920s, cozy-mystery, humor

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“It’s very much its own reward, I find, spending other people’s money.”
― P.J. Fitzsimmons, The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning

tags: 1920s, cozy-mystery, humor

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