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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 · 9,693 ratings · 1,350 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Case of the Canterfell Codicil (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 2,649 ratings — published 2020	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) 4.24 avg rating — 1,622 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) 4.31 avg rating — 1,123 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) 4.29 avg rating — 886 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 — 695 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) 4.37 avg rating — 554 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) 4.41 avg rating — 514 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) 4.35 avg rating — 444 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) 4.32 avg rating — 334 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) 4.25 avg rating — 304 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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The next Anty Boisjoly is FREE

There’s a new old newsletter in the archives that I think you’ll want to have a look at. The buried lede is that there’ll shortly be a new Anty Boisjoly and it’s free to subscribers to the newsletter. If you were a subscriber you’d know that already and you’d also know that The Case of […]

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Anty Boisjoly Mysteries (11 books)
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Teddy Quillfeather Mysteries (3 books)
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P.J. Fitzsimmons wrote a new blog post The next Anty Boisjoly is FREE There’s a new old newsletter in the archives that I think you’ll want to have a look at. The buried lede is that there’ll shortly be a new Anty Boisjo Read more of this blog post »
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P.J. Fitzsimmons answered Natalie Kapuler's question: Hi! I love both series dearly! Just wondering, why don't you have "the case of accomplished accomplice" listed as one of your books? What a remarkably timely question, Natalie. The Case of the Accomplished Accomplice is free and exclusive to subscribers to the newsletter so it’s not automatically added to Goodreads. You’ve reminded me that I probably need to work out how to do that See Full Answer
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P.J. Fitzsimmons made a comment on P.J. is a friend of Kate " Hello Kate, I’m absolutely giddy that you reached out at all, thank you very much. There is some audio news, as it happens, and it’s going out in a news ...more "
Jul 05, 2026 09:59AM
P.J. Fitzsimmons made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Book assigned to wrong author topic " Hello. Massacre at Market Middling (Massacre at Market Middling) has been auto-migrated from Amazon, I think, and assigned to non-existent author PJ Fi ...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 again, as ever. "
Nov 22, 2025 04:46AM
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. "
Aug 06, 2025 04:00AM
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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“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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The Case of the Canterfell Codicil by P.J. Fitzsimmons

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