The Dust of Death — Joni Green

Angel of Light? Angel of Death? Or the Devil in disguise?

It's the Roaring Twenties. The Jazz Age. Flappers dance the Charleston. The Cupid/Archer Detective Agency is open for business, and murder is lurking in the strangest places.

A little girl's body is found in a shallow grave. It's a murder mystery right in the middle of the city's large park. Private investigators Florian Valentine Flix and Phalen Archer are at their wits end. A bungled investigation by the authorities may make it impossible to find the child's true killer.

Archer is itching for some real detective work, but the only paying case involves a hysterical socialite who is determined to dig up the dirt on her husband, the financial wizard, Henry Lime. But either Henry is a saint, or he covers his tracks perfectly.

Although it's the 1920s, World War 1 still haunts both men. Flix is still tormented by horrendous nightmares, and Archer doubts his faith. He turns to Father Tom Benjamin, only to find that the good Father may be hiding plenty of secrets of his own.

The Dust of Death is a detective mystery story that is the third in the Cupid/Archer Mystery Series a historical, fun series of murder mystery books set in the early 20th century. Follow private detective Florian Valentine Flix and his sidekick, Phalen Archer, in this fun whodunit mystery series.

• Mystery series.


• Historical mysteries.


• 1920s, flappers, Prohibition, and speakeasies.


• Murder mysteries.

Q & A with the Author

Q - Why did you decide to write the Cupid/Archer series?

A - World War 1 was such an interesting time in history. Nothing like the scale and technological inventions of war had been seen before. And it ended right on the heels of the Roaring 20s and the dawn of the Jazz Age. This was a time of great change, too. Not to mention the tremendous divisions caused by Prohibition. When the government made alcohol illegal, it opened the door for corruption. This was the era of the gangsters, like Al Capone. As a fiction author, this historical period was ripe. So many interesting things were happening. I wanted to capture some of this in my work. But I wanted my readers to have fun. The idea of a private investigator and his side kick solving a murder mystery seemed like a wonderful way to accomplish this.

Q - How do you feel when readers read your books?

A - I am honored. In this hectic world, time is such a valuable asset. To have folks reading my work, enjoying it, losing themselves in the different worlds I have created is something that I do not take lightly. Giving my readers a pleasurable experience makes me strive to make each novel better than the one before. It is humbling and amazing, all at the same time. I am grateful to every one of my readers who have downloaded each one of my books.

The Dust of Death Series eBook Categories:

- Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

- Mystery

- Historical

- Private Investigators

From the Author

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