William Behr Mueller

Denise Parker is a successful advertising executive. She has a Porsche, a stock portfolio and an apartment in one of the safe neighborhoods in San Francisco. If it weren't for a recurring nightmare she would look forward to an even better situation. The nightmare leads her to a past lives therapist, a cult leader, an ex-boyfriend and other characters who appear in her past lives. What it all means and who "Algapesh" is requires all of the novel to unravel this psychological Gordian knot.

Peter Dawes travels to Bodie to find out from Thaddeus Cooper why he thinks he's in danger. With a stopover in Virginia City, Dawes continues on the Bodie stage arriving at the Mining District at twilight. Finding out that Cooper was shot dead shocks Dawes and he puts his investigative knowledge to work to try to find the killer.Cooper's mine is shut because of a labor dispute that may have been caused by the Irishman from Virginia City, Sean O'Hare.Another death that prompts the circuit judge from Bridgeport to hold a second inquest results in a surprise for the superintendent of the Hart and Freeman Number One mine.Dawes continues to ask questions in pursuit of the answer to: "Who killed Thaddeus Cooper."Dawes' long time associate Maudie Simpson researches information for Dawes that leads to startling information about the mines and Thaddeus Cooper.With more twists than a mental pretzel Dawes finally concludes his investigation.

Arthur Tageman had few worldly worries: he was able to make the payments on his Mini Cooper, paid his rent on time and only had a touch of gray. His ex-wife wanted more alimony but that wasn't a must-do. Arthur worked for Charles Searcy at Megaworld, a studio that had produced blockbusters in the past but was going through a drought with concomitant downsizing. Arthur lost his secretary and his office and then had to plunge by himself into the research tasks that Searcy gave him. To compound the loss of his secretary, Charles now tasked Arthur with delivering parcels to various places in Los Angeles. The parcels appeared to be legitimate company business and Arthur wasn't nosy enough to find out what was in them. One of the parcels was slated for Julius and Sons in Studio City. Arthur left his warehouse office, drove out to the address on the parcel, but received no answer when he attempted to deliver it.Meanwhile, Arthur received strange letters that were postmarked Studio City. Strange because the letters only contained one word: Probe. He was at a loss to try to explain why he was getting such peculiar letters. The unraveling of the mystery of the letters as well as the death of one of the women Arthur was fond of put him on a descending spiral of detection and murder. How will be extract himself from this enigmatic mess? Reading the novel will answer that question.

Los Angeles and its nemesis, the San Andreas fault provide the setting for this sci-fi adventure.A probe lands in 2500 B.C. The alien occupant is trapped until the San Andreas fault rumbles to life.Angelinos wonder whether their usual way of life will be destroyed by the determined and dangerous alien. Only a desperate gamble can eliminate the threat.

What four men and two women had in common was The Antique Bazaar, a historic bar in Sacramento, California.Before the time of the story, Jack Higgins was wounded in Korea and taken to the 8088 MASH; James "Sailor" Fornoy was assigned to the 8088; Mark sat out the Korean War with a student deferment; and Rick was medically unfit for service in Korea.At the time of the story, Addie Booker and Mark were fired from the Welfare Department for striking. Lydia Prentiss continued working, opting not to strike.To get survival money, Jack, Sailor and Mark worked part-time at the ports of Sacramento and Stockton., while Rick had an inheritance that kept him in materials for his passion: welding and brazing. All of their wants and needs become the essence of the story.

Herlong, a wartime city in the high desert, had a diverse population that harboredbursts of temper, assignations that led to murderous plots, and past histories thatwere best left hidden. In the midst of the writhing psychologicalundercurrent the military authority offereda trip on the California Zephyr as a prize forthe crew with the highest tonnage tallied. Though a possible explosion was a risk that was well understood, nonetheless when itoccurred the place and time caught everyonetotally unprepared. Looking at the explosion as one of the risksof life, the men who won the the prize journey on the California Zephyr put the explosion behind them as they looked forwardto the trip. None was prepared for anotherdeadly surprise

What if a Teaching Assistant witnessed a murder in the university cafeteria?What if he were preparing the last session for a class in the Experimental College that dealt with shamans and witchcraft?What if the murderer read the same book the T.A. is going to use for his X-college class?What if the T.A. asked an art student to make an illustration of Astaroth, a demon from the book the T.A. was going to use during his final X-college class?What if the art student hanged himself in the venue the T.A. was going to use for his last X-college class?What if Astaroth's words became a refrain in the T.A.'s consciousness?

Eighteen stories to entertain and enlighten.Rider, a rousing tale of a two-wheeler in the dead of winter.The Princess and the Knight, marriage at its best.One Last Chance, a look at compulsive gambling.The Saga of Doggie Zimmerman, an old sea dog who doesn't give a damn.Heartbreaker, a mother has to give up her child.One for my Master, night shift on a rice ship.Casey's Fort Zinderneuf, life mimics art.Columbia Dig, solving an archeological mystery.The Ordeal of Jane Manning, survival at all costs.Raney, occult powers that reshape reality.Kirby, a vacuum cleaner salesman who makes a strange sale.Fighter, jealousy in a high-powered jet airplane.Force of Habit, an almost perfect murder.The Water, a space odyssey with a twist.Kenny's Jump, more courage than good sense.Coming White, conquering an unreasonable fear.The Deadbeat, a strange kind of revenge.Jack Be Quick, the peril of being a published writer.

An original Merry Widow doll, an illegal enterprise, a policewoman and two murders. Will all these threads come together to form a solution?