Randall J. Funk

Years ago, Joe Davis, humor blogger and low-grade celebrity, fell in love with Lisa Cleary. The last thing he expected was that Lisa, now a nationally renowned investigative reporter, would come back into his life. Or that they would be chasing the story of a lifetime.When their high school friend Rick disappears right after claiming to have information on the U.S. Senator he works for, Joe and Lisa team up to both find Rick and discover the true nature of the information. The Senator, who is harboring presidential ambitions, and his ruthless campaign manager don't take kindly to the investigation. Soon, Joe and Lisa realize they may be in danger of disappearing themselves.The trail grows deadly as Joe and Lisa duck multiple attempts on their lives, all while trying to piece together disparate deadly events: the death of a small-time newspaper reporter, the death of a high-level staff member, the disappearance of their friend. How do these events tie together? Are they related to a long-dead assassin? Is there a cover up? To what lengths will those in power go to cover the truth?It's the story of a lifetime...if they live long enough to tell it.

A humor blogger teams up with an attractive contract killer to save her from being arrested for a crime she didn't commit.The investigation leads them down a path of corporate intrigue, malfeasance and skullduggery. The suspects include an ignored wife, a jealous friend, and an ambitious coworker.

Holy sleuthing How are they going to solve this one?Joe Davis, humor blogger and low-grade Twin Cities celebrity, and his friend, Mike, a comic book fanboy, get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet the cast of an old superhero TV show. Unfortunately, the experience doesn't go quite as they hoped. One of the stars of the show dies suddenly in the middle of a performance at a comic book convention. Things get worse when Mike is threatened by an attacker who believes he has evidence it was murder. Since the police don't believe anything Mike tells them, it's up to Joe to investigate.Turns out there is an all-star cast of suspects: an embittered alcoholic co-star, an angry ex-wife, and a combative producer. Joe and Mike must also battle mysterious attackers, nasty blackmailers, sleazy muckrakers and dubious cops. Can Joe discover the murderer before his faithful sidekick becomes the next victim? It may take a little of the old Bang Pow to get the job done.Stay tuned, dear reader. The best is yet to come

Joe Davis, humor blogger and minor Twin Cities celebrity, is very happy with his new girlfriend. Happy, that is, until a problem rears its ugly head: a call from the husband he didn't know she had. And the husband is much less happy with Joe's new relationship, as his many death threats will attest.The problem goes from bad to worse when the husband turns up dead under mysterious circumstances...and Joe is the prime suspect. Desperate to prove his innocence, Joe begins investigating the murder. As he does, sordid details of the husband's tangled professional and personal life come to light. And other suspects emerge: the husband's jealous brother, a pair of suspicious co-workers...and Joe's own girlfriend. Meantime, the real killer is still on the loose and has begun to come after Joe. With time running out, can Joe find the murderer before either being arrested or killed?The things we do...or maybe the people we kill...for love.

Joe Davis's comfortable life as a humor blogger and low-level Twin Cities celebrity gets shaken up by his ex-girlfriend, Tess, and her problems at the office. Tess asks Joe for a simple favor: escort her to a swanky corporate party and make sure a jealous co-worker doesn't fold, spindle or mutilate Tess' person. Hoping to score karma points for their ugly break-up, Joe agrees. However, the party takes an ugly turn when Tess' boss does an eight-story half-gainer through a buffet table. And Tess winds up as the main suspect.With no one else to turn to, Tess asks for Joe's help. Despite being unqualified to take on any investigation more complicated than a search for his car keys, Joe agrees to the job. Armed only with sarcasm and a gaggle of idiot friends, he manages to piece together a conspiracy involving murder, fraud, adultery and, worse, office politics. But as he gets closer to the truth, Joe is left to wonder: is Tess a victim of this conspiracy? Or its mastermind? And just who's winning this break-up?