Category: Issac Shepherd

The Accidental Detective Returns in 8 Days!

A psychopath stalks the Virginia Tidewater. The Accidental Detective is back on the case! "The Norfolk Murders" sets sail April 20, 2021! The new mystery thriller by Nathanael Miller! nathanaelmiller; #sparks1524; #accidentaldetective; #novel; #novelist; #isaacshepherd; #mystery; #murdermystery; #writing; #writer; #writerslife; #writerscraft

The Adventure Returns in 15 Days!

A psychopath stalks Hampton Roads. The Accidental Detective is back on the case! "The Norfolk Murders" sets sail April 20, 2021! The new mystery thriller by Nathanael Miller! #nathanaelmiller, #sparks1524, #accidentaldetective, #novel, #novelist, #isaacshepherd, #mystery, #murdermystery, #writing, #writer, #writerslife, #writerscraft

This is NOT an April Fool’s Joke; the Accidental Detective Returns in 20 Days!

A psychopath stalks Hampton Roads. The Accidental Detective is back on the case! "The Norfolk Murders" sets sail April 20, 2021! The new mystery thriller by Nathanael Miller! nathanaelmiller; #sparks1524; #accidentaldetective; #murdermystery; #mystery; #novel; #novelist; #isaacshepherd

26 Days…

Six murders. At least ten local victims. Seven months until retirement. The Accidental Detective is back on the case! "The Norfolk Murders" sets sail April 20, 2021! The new mystery thriller by Nathanael Miller! #nathanaelmiller; #sparks1524; #accidentaldetective; #murdermystery; #mystery; #novel; #novelist; #isaacshepherd

The Accidental Detective Returns in 29 Days!

Six murders in seven months! The Accidental Detective takes up the case in 29 days! The new mystery thriller by Nathanael Miller! Available on Amazon and other fine online retailers this April 20! #nathanaelmiller, #sparks1524, #accidentaldetective, #murdermystery, #mystery, #writer, #writerslife, #novel, #novelist

It is Finished

It is finished. The seven stories of The Norfolk Murders have been completed. This exercise in the creative process as performance art is over. I wrote seven novellas in nine months...while I was retiring from the Navy. March – November tracked the final active duty adventures of the Navy’s Accidental Detective, Isaac T. Shepherd. In … Continue reading It is Finished

The End is Nigh!

The end is nigh! The Murder Game has been concluded, and it’s the second story I consider to be one of my better-set plots. Granted this is a matter of opinion, but I love these type of locked-room, isolated set pieces where the murder, murderer, suspects, and detective are all confined to a small area. … Continue reading The End is Nigh!

Well, THAT Didn’t go as Planned…Again!

Well, THAT didn’t quite go as planned…again! The Hanged Man was a difficult story to write.  Partly because the plot painted me into a corner (I blame the plot, not myself), and partly because, although it was started and set in July, the sequence of events I’m living as I get near retiring from the … Continue reading Well, THAT Didn’t go as Planned…Again!

Stripping Down

No, not like that.  Get your minds out of the gutter! This is the one-year anniversary of Sparks1524.com here on WordPress, so that’s a milestone right there.  Yes, for my loyal followers (all two of you), I know I’m still behind on the fifth Isaac Shepherd mystery, The Hanged Man.  Work with me; I’ve been … Continue reading Stripping Down