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Inspector Calamari Mysteries

Quirky investigations, sharp partners, and clues that never arrive by the front door.

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Inspector Calamari Mysteries #8

Hired Education

Inspector Calamari and Sergeant Treadwell face their most difficult professional and personal challenges yet.

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02
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Inspector Calamari Mystery

The Franklin Stein Mobster

A new Inspector Calamari case from Richard Vadim's mystery archive.

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Inspector Calamari Mystery

Dirty Blonde

After a male model is murdered with an artist's chisel, Calamari and Treadwell enter the trials and tribulations of the art world.

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Inspector Calamari Mystery

Truth Be Damned

Law enforcement officials, ex-marines and a female assassin thwart an assault on the justice system.

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Inspector Calamari Mystery #4

A Knight Before Christmas

A family Christmas party becomes a crime scene when four attendees are murdered.

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Inspector Calamari Mystery #3

Cape May Ghost

Big-city detectives investigate paranormal phenomena and a 30-year-old disappearance in a Cape May bed and breakfast.

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Inspector Calamari Mystery #2

Who Didn’t Do It?

A quirky detective and his astute partner investigate a shady businessman’s murder, while four people confess.

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Inspector Calamari Mystery

The House of 6 - 1/2 Gables

Calamari and Angel Treadwell solve a murder in the wealthy Gable family, where everyone is a suspect.

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