All About Mary: A Mick Hart Mystery

by Lawrence Christopher

In his debut novella, Lawrence Christopher answers the call of his online readers by penning All About Mary . It began as an online short story (on TimBookTu.com) as the "Kickin' It with Mary" short story series, now the rest of the story is being told in this fast-paced novella.
All About Mary is a romance mystery of the misguided life of Mary Jane Jenkins. Mary was a thick sistah who was described as "a cheeseburger away from two hundred pounds." She was a pretty, young single mother of two, who was abused, misused, and much loved. Oh for Mary, don't you weep. She's dead. Her fiancé Perry Rogers is arrested for killing her.

Perry's mother calls Private Investigator Mick Hart to prove her son is innocent of the charges. To support the charges against Perry, the police have a motive, opportunity, and the weapon with his prints on it. The police lack one thing, a confession. Mick interviews a long list of Mary's former lovers, who were not necessarily happy about her upcoming wedding. There is Mary's one time Sugar Daddy, there's one of her baby's daddies, there's a boss with whom she was having an affair and then there is a welfare pimp, all with whom Mary used to kick it.

Perry began kickin' it with Mary, soon kickin' it and screamin' with Mary, then kickin' it and carin' for Mary. It appears Perry has ended with him kickin' it and killin' Mary. But Perry tells Mick Hart all along, "I was in love with Mary Jane."

116 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2001

About the author

LAWRENCE CHRISTOPHER is the author of nine titles (books/novellas), including his Mick Hart Mysteries, the Tickle Fingers children's book series, Ghettoway Weekend, Later Days & Nights, and Out of the Barrel represents years of his work.

In each of his books, Christopher applies what he's coined as fact-based fiction to engage, enlighten, and entertain his many reading fans."