Tempest Michaels is about to have a bad week. When a newspaper ad typo sends all manner of daft paranormal enquiries his way, P.I. Tempest Michaels has no sense of the trouble and danger heading his way. In no time at all, he has multiple cases to investigate, but it’s all ridiculous nonsense like minor celebrity Richard Claythorn, who believes he is being stalked by a werewolf and a shopkeeper … werewolf and a shopkeeper in a nearby village with an invisible thief.
Solving these cases might be fun if his demanding mother (Why are there no grandchildren, Tempest?) didn’t insist on going with him, but the simple case of celebrity stalking might not be all it seems when he catches a man lurking behind the client’s property just in time to see him step into the moonlight and begin to transform.
All he wanted was a nice easy job where he got to be his own boss and could take his trusty Dachshunds to work. How much trouble can a typo cause?
The paranormal? It’s all nonsense, but proving it might get him killed.
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exmilitary, private-investigators, dachshunds, verbal-humor, situational-humor, laugh-out-loud, law-enforcement
What fun! Newly mustered out of the army and a couple of tours in Afghanistan, Temperance Michaels had just opened his very own private detective agency when it all hit the fan. First, the newspaper printed his ad as being a paranormal detective agency. Then his batty mother accompanied him to the first case. And THEN….. Let’s just say that the dachshunds are the sanest beings in the book! Loved it!
I laughed and chuckled listening to this story about P.I. Tempest Michaels getting multiple cases because of a typo in a newspaper ad. Tempest gets a lot of paranormal inquiries his way, P.I. Tempest Michaels has no sense of the trouble and danger heading his way.
Tempest starts with a ridiculous nonsense like minor celebrity Richard Claythorn, who believes he is being stalked by a werewolf and a shopkeeper in a nearby village with an invisible thief.
The simple case of celebrity stalking might not be all it seems when he catches a man lurking behind the client’s property just in time to see him step into the moonlight and begin to transform.
All Tempest wanted was a nice easy job where he got to be his own boss and could take his trusty Dachshunds to work but this typo causes more problems.
Gotta love the dogs.
This is a great prequel for a series. I’m looking forward to reading/listening to more of the shenanigans. For those that would like to know if it’s something I’d relisten to then yes, I do believe I will.
The narrator brought it to life.
This book was given to me for free at my request from the publisher or author or narrator and I provided this unbiased voluntary review.
And what a typo it was, changing private detective into paranormal detective is quite a big typo. Tempest is definitely adjusting to civilian life and has his hands full on the first day of being a PI. What he has to handle is somewhat crazy though. A werewolf, really? While he does not believe it, he is hired to catch the werewolf. Then again, is that worse than an invisible man, or ghost hunting? The dachshunds steal the show with their untimely antics, causing more mayhem. A really fun mystery that will have you laughing at what some people will do to get attention.
This is the first two cases for Blue Moon Investigations. A typo caused it to be listed as a paranormal investigations agency instead of a private investigation agency. Tempest wasn’t happy with this, but ran with it when he got two real cases. You know, the kind that proves to be a hoax, not real ghosts or in this case, werewolves. I love the plot, along with some great, sometimes downright goofy, characters and a lot of laughs. There is some cussing, but the dialogue is great and often hilarious. Since it all takes place in England, sometimes we Americans have to figure out what they’re saying, but it’s definitely worth it. I loved this book!
Retired Army Officer Tempest Michaels looks forward to opening his private investigation agency, but on his first day, he’s shocked to find a typographical mistake in his half-page newspaper advertisement lists him as a “paranormal investigator.” Like any sensible man, Tempest knows creatures like vampires, werewolves, Bigfoots, and ghosts don’t exist and feels certain his business is doomed, but while he’s arguing about corrections with the editor of Weald Word, his first client calls to request that he dispatch a werewolf, and Tempest realizes this blunder might not be so bad.
Which is how he finds himself at the home of a washed-up B actor who earned his fame as a celluloid werewolf and is now stalked by a deranged fan who can’t distinguish between cinema & real life. Then an anxious husband demands that Tempest kill the ghoul that has possessed his lovely wife (and provide photographic proof), and an elderly shopkeeper asks him to sort out the invisible poltergeist that shoplifts every night after closing. All cases are settled and everyone is pleased, but Tempest can’t help but recall that the werewolf looked awfully realistic …
Tempest is a man for our time — an experienced but modest retired soldier who loves his dachshunds, Bull and Dozer, without shame, and relies on his small but loyal group of friends who are always ready to help their pal solve a good mystery, especially if knocking stubborn heads or meeting pretty women are involved. And what modern single man lacks an interfering mother determined to marry him off to the nearest fertile female, even one pregnant with another man’s child? Within a few pages, Tempest becomes not just a narrator, but a friend, and following his adventures promises a phenomenal quest.