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Author Christopher G. Jones, Ph.D. goes under the pseudonym Topper Jones for his detective novels featuring surfing crime-fighter Thaddeus Hanlon and his sassy partner Bri de la Guerra. ALL THAT GLISTERS—book one in the series—released September 20, 2023, published by The Wild Rose Press in both print and e-book format. OCEANO BEACH BEDLAM, the second volume in the Hanlon & de la Guerra Mystery Series, released St. Patrick's Day—March 17, 2025—also from The Wild Rose Press. 

Before devoting himself full-time to writing, Jones worked in public accounting and higher education, where he taught accounting, computer information systems, and business writing. He is the co-author of four textbooks and over fifty professional journal articles. Other
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Average rating: 4.84 · 43 ratings · 35 reviews · 3 distinct worksSimilar authors
All that Glisters

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Oceano Beach Bedlam

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Pismo Beach Sniper

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Death by Coconut by Susie Black
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In this seventh installment of the Holly Swimsuit Mysteries, Mermaid Swimwear president Holly Schlivnik takes her amateur sleuthing skills on the road to the Miami Swimwear Trade Show, where business is hot, competition is cutthroat, and not everyone ...more
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SECRETS IN THE STEEL by Wendy Lou King
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If you crave high-stakes medical thrillers in the tradition of Robin Cook and Michael Crichton, you’re going to love Wendy Lou King’s “Secrets in the Steel.”

In her debut novel, King introduces Gwen Kingsman, a no-nonsense project manager known for de
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Oceano Beach Bedlam by Topper Jones
"Oceano Beach Bedlam is a fitting second novel for author Topper Jones.

Back in familiar their familiar territory of the Pismo Beach area, Thad Hanlon and Bri de la Guerra have set up shop as licensed private investigators. But business is slow and the" Read more of this review »
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Murder Comes Home by Craig Kingsman
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When newly retired Santa Barbara, California, detective Zane Grayson returns home to his family’s farm in rural Utah, he expects his life to be small-town simple. He’ll help with the milking, drive his mother to chemo appointments, and settle into th ...more
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When Mountains Crumble by Claudine DiScala
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I like my crime novels to ring true. So when I read Claudine DiScala’s bio and discovered she spent twenty years as a licensed private investigator, I knew I was in for a treat.

Faith Ansley, the protagonist of “When Mountains Crumble,” is—no surprise
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Murder at the Water Wheel by Ruben D Gonzales
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I love regional mysteries. And I have fond memories of the years I once lived in a small town in North Carolina. So when I got my hands on Murder at the Water Wheel set in the Blue Ridge Mountains, I knew I was in for a treat. Ruben Gonzales didn’t d ...more
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Oceano Beach Bedlam by Topper Jones
"In Oceano Beach Bedlam, Topper Jones throws us into a gritty, sun-soaked mystery set against California’s central coast. The story follows Thad Hanlon, a former forensic accountant turned private eye, and his fierce partner Bri de la Guerra, as they " Read more of this review »
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