The First Goodbye: A Dead Detective Mystery

by Katy Munger

A new dimension in detective stories…Once a promising cop with a bright future, Kevin Fahey’s self-destructive tendencies led him into alcoholism—destroying both his career and his marriage while ultimately contributing to his early death. Now a lost soul in limbo, Fahey is desperately trying to make amends so that he can escape the lonely world between heaven and earth that he finds himself trapped in. He sees assisting Maggie Gunn, the detective who replaced him, as the best way to start the process of his atonement and, perhaps, one day move on.

The Dead Detective series has been described as suspenseful but also deeply thoughtful and, ultimately, both inspiring and reassuring. It’s a perfect choice for readers who might enjoy unique police procedurals that are more intelligent than your average crime novel—as well as readers who want to explore both the mysteries of life and what may lie beyond.The First Goodbye is the first book in the Dead Detective series and was originally published as Desolate Angel under the author’s pen name, Chaz McGee. In The First Goodbye, Kevin Fahey is killed in a drug bust gone bad and forced to confront his past as a second-rate cop, mediocre husband and indifferent father. One day soon after his death, Fahey is approached by the ghost of a dead woman whose murder he thought he had solved. When this apparition leads him to the body of a new victim, Fahey realizes he imprisoned the wrong man for her murder—and that her true killer is still on the loose. Can he redeem himself by finally solving the case he failed to solve while he was still alive? Will doing so make up for the damage he so carelessly caused to others and allow him to move on? With no other choice, Fahey takes on the challenge. The trail of clues leads him to a nearby university and a murderer whose clever façade has fooled everyone for decades. But how can Fahey stop the killer when he’s trapped in a twilight world and unable to break through to the living? His fate, and those of future victims, depends on the dead detective finding a way, no matter what the cost may be.For more on the Dead Detective series and the author, please visit katymunger.com.

332 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 13, 2021

About the author

Katy Munger, a North Carolina-based mystery author, has published 17 novels, co-authored multiple books, and contributed short stories to numerous anthologies. She's most known for the humorous Casey Jones mystery series, the somber and thoughtful Dead Detective series (as Katy Munger and Chaz McGee), and the cozy Hubbert & Lil series (as Katy Munger and Gallagher Gray). Originally published by major houses like Bantam and HarperCollins, her books are now available on Amazon under her real name. Katy has also contributed as a book reviewer for the Washington Post and served as North Carolina’s 2016 Piedmont Laureate. Visit katymunger.com to learn more.