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Announcing Mike Befeler’s Latest Novel

May 8, 2013 By: Patricia

Mike Befeler’s latest humorous mystery novel, The V V Agency, was released by Oak Tree Press in April, 2013.

This paranormal urban fantasy follows Befeler’s other mysteries including Retirement Homes Are Murder, Living With Your Kids Is Murder, a finalist for the 2009 Lefty Award for best humorous mystery, Senior Moments Are Murder and Cruising in Your Eighties Is Murder, a finalist for The Lefty Award for best humorous mystery of 2012.

Imagine a dash of Philip Marlowe wrapped in an urban fantasy. The V V Agency is a paranormal mystery that spoofs the PI subgenre and introduces the transvictus—a unique shape shifter. Van and Vanna run a detective agency, but clients never see them together for a simple reason. A sexual encounter transforms one into the other, and nudity renders them invisible. This presents some interesting dilemmas for his and her love lives, but gives them a distinct advantage when doing detective work. Van and Vanna take the case of a woman suspected of killing her husband.

What others say about The V V Agency:

“A cheeky PI story with a fresh urban-fantasy twist. It’s a snub nose revolver loaded with intrigue and chuckles.”—Mario Acevedo, author of Werewolf Smackdown

“Befeler branches out into one of the most interesting paranormal mysteries I’ve ever read. Definitely not some of the same old, same old. Fun and compelling.”—Donnell Ann Bell, Author of The Past Came Hunting and Deadly Recall.

“Zany and clever, The V V Agency is written in a style reminiscent of detective novels of the ‘40s, but oh so much more original. The sleuth, when naked is invisible—but that’s not his only power, the second one is problematic to his sex life.”—F. M. Meredith, author of Dangerous Impulses

Mike Befeler retired from a career in high-tech marketing to write full time. He holds a Master’s degree from UCLA, a Bachelor’s degree from Stanford and resides in Boulder, Colorado, with his wife Wendy. He is president of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Mystery Writers of America.

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Comments

  1. LD Masterson says

    May 8, 2013 at 10:07 pm

    This sounds like a fun read. Thanks, Pat.

  2. Dean K Miller says

    May 8, 2013 at 1:19 pm

    What a twisted and great concept! Thanks Pat, for sharing.

  3. Julie Luek says

    May 8, 2013 at 9:08 am

    I love the concept of these books. So fun!

  4. Simon Hay Soul Healer says

    May 8, 2013 at 8:28 am

    Wow, what an interesting concept.
    Hi Pat 🙂 I haven’t visited in a while. As my career grew, time became scarce. Social media is a time drain. You remain on my I’d love to meet you one day list. I hope everything is wonderful with you and family.

  5. Margot Kinberg says

    May 8, 2013 at 6:12 am

    Pat – Oh, thanks for sharing this! I like Befeler’s Paul Jacobson series quite a lot, and this sounds as though he’s trying something new. Interesting!

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I read, I write, I blog, and sometimes I do the laundry and cook. My 2014 novel, Dead Wrong, was a finalist in the thriller category of the 2015 Colorado Book Awards. Wishing Caswell Dead (Five Star/Cengage, December 20, 2017) is a historical mystery set in 1830s Illinois in the fictitious Village of Sangamon. The novel was a finalist for the 2018 Colorado Book Awards for General Fiction. My most recent release, In Defense of Delia (Five Star/Cengage, November 2022), is available in hardcover and will soon be available in ebook and trade paperback. Read More…

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