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Peter MacAlister is a loner, 35 in ’85, which any Boomer knows was about ten minutes ago yesterday.

He’s a reporter by day, covers the grimy streets of his small city on New England’s South Coast. On the side he partners with his pal, oddball aging attorney Mory Wilbur, as they combine their unique talents to help folks with nowhere else to turn. Tag along with wise-cracking Peter as he takes on crisis cases all over New England in this somewhat dark, moody series with a decidedly noir tilt.

Peter’s adventures begin with “Edie, A Peter MacAlister Mystery.” Mysterious Edie seeks his help recovering a lost inheritance. Hop into Peter’s old once-white Volvo with him and Edie as they steer off into an adventure they never expected, toward a fate they couldn’t imagine. Trigger-happy, drug-peddling gang members, nouveau mobsters, and holed up society dropouts highlight the characters they contend with on their mission to find and claim what’s rightfully hers. And, of course, his piece of the pie. Maybe.

“Monique, A Peter MacAlister Mystery,” finds our protagonist heading north to Manchester, New Hampshire, where he has gone to the aid of a former flame to help in the search of her far-out hippie brother, Charlie, who has disappeared. A survivalist club, a biker gang and a kinky party crowd liven things up – as does a shocking murder.

Peter heads off to Manchester, Vermont, the setting of “Margo, A Peter MacAlister Mystery,” the third novel in the New England based series. Sets off to a place he’s never been, into a world the likes of which he’s never known. His mission – recover a million bucks from pushy real estate investors. Anything over that he gets to stick into his own pocket. At least, that’s the plan. But a monster enforcer, a brutal murder and powerful town elders stand in the way.

Read more about the Peter MacAlister Mysteries here. And find them on amazon.com.

They’re quirky. They’re queer. They’re vigilantes.

Lawless and political thugs are pushing poison on the street and corrupting City Hall. But a new force emerges when four fearless friends step up to save their city, proving that the whole can be far greater than the sum of its parts. Investigative reporters have been chasing down countless conspiracy theories. When they join forces with our superheroes, the united team closes in on the chaos.

THE LGBT SUPERHEROES! series is written to read like a fun, farcical movie on the page – full of action, drama, romance, humor, endearing main characters, a cool supporting cast, and engaging story lines. Diversity, acceptance and prejudice weave threads throughout, and the reader is taken on an exhilarating ride. This warm action-adventure is written for an accepting audience by an LGBTQ+ ally.

Click on our BOOKS tab to read all about each book in the series.

And get all the details about our favorite superheroes right here.