Begotten

by Mike Befeler

Nature versus nurture, which has the greater pull? The grisley murders of rapists by a serial killer decade’s apart tests Detective Arlin Jamison’s perseverance. Through years of relentless pursuit, his efforts to track down the killer uncovers a dark secret in both their lives. He and the killer were begotten of murderous fathers. Now Arlin must face the question, can he be more than his heredity?

360 pages, Paperback

Published October 6, 2026

About the author

Mike Befeler writes the humorous Paul Jacobson "Geezer Lit" mystery series featuring an ocotgenarian protagonist with short-term memory loss. The series includes: Retirement Homes Are Murder, Living With Your Kids Is Murder, Senior Moments Are Murder, Cruising in Your Eighties Is Murder, Care Homes Are Murder and Nursing Homes Are Murder. His other books include Unstuff Your Stuff, Death of a Scam Artist, The Tesla Legacy, The Best Chicken Thief in All of Europe, Court Trouble, Murder on the Switzerland Trail, Mystery of the Dinner Playhouse, The V V Agency, The Back Wing, The Front Wing, Paradise Cort, Coronavirus Daze, and Old Detectives Home. Mike retired from the computer data storage industry to write full time. He's past president of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Mystery Writers of America.