Every Sherlock needs his Watson, every Hercule Poirot his Captain Hastings. Who else could tell their stories that we might share in their adventures?

Meet Simon Fletcher, recently retired Marine, at present the facilities and security manager for Lake Tahoe's exclusive Bright Star Summer RV Residence. Enter Miiss BD Finch, who shortly embroils Simon Fletcher in mystery, mayhem, and . . . murder.

Life at Bright Star takes several left-hand turns when the diminutive and enigmatic Miss Finch, driving a restored classic panel wagon and towing a seventeen-foot travel trailer, attempts to check in. Indeed, it seems that Miss Finch herself, in addition to her nonexclusive and somewhat unusual "rig," is never what people expect. Those around her generally find themselves knocked off-kilter, including and especially those she's scrutinizing-because although our delightfully unpredictable Miss Finch has many talents, she is also an investigator. The private kind.

And when Miss Finch arrives on the south shore of Lake Tahoe for a summer of rest and recuperation? To put it bluntly, her R&R does not go as planned. Rather, "things" go oddly awry. Dangerously awry.

Prepare yourself for . . . The Tahoe Mysteries.

Book 1: Number 1 with a Bullet

Book 2: Be Quick or Be Dead, 2025

Book 3: Death on the Big Blue, 2026

Murder by Accident, A Miss Finch Prequel, 2025