The Adventures of Lazarus Flynn — D.A. Dalessandro

It's the Depression and things are tough all over. Lazarus Flynn, a hard-bitten Army veteran with a sense of justice, takes on a series of cases with two things in common: a beautiful woman and an unusual problem to solve. Aided by his Girl Friday Tess Truhardt and a recurring cast of colorful characters, Flynn's adventures lead him from Hong Kong to Wyoming as he tangles with corrupt cops, deadly cabals, the Mob and just plain bad guys. EPISODE 1: THE CURSE OF THE GOLD SCARABTo avoid a gunrunning charge, Lazarus Flynn agrees to help the niece of a powerful Hong Kong tycoon find the legendary Gold Scarab and learns never to trust a beautiful woman. Again. EPISODE 2: THE VOODOO HOODOO MANAt the height of the Jim Crow era, a beautiful lounge singer with a dark secret convinces Lazarus Flynn to find her missing sister in Alabama and plunges him into a world of rural black culture.EPISODE 3: THE TRICERATOPS TANGOLazarus Flynn finds himself in Wyoming in a dangerous game involving the skull of a triceratops, the spoiled trophy wife of a Manhattan millionaire, angry Indians and Pinkerton detectives. EPISODE 4: LAZARUS FLYNN AND THE HORRIBLE MR. HYDE When an orphaned teenager befriended by Flynn is brutally murdered, he sets out to find her killer. With the help of a wisecracking reporter, Flynn uncovers a child pornography ring manipulated by the mysterious and vicious Mr. Hyde.