New Release: Last of the Line

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New Release: Last of the Line

At the time of writing, September 16th, 2026, my newest book, Last of the line, the second volume of the Rahendo & Ryhunzo Mysteries, is live on Amazon, Kobo, B&N, Apple Books, Smashwords, and being published to several other vendors. You can find all download links on this page on my website.

So, what’s it about?

Spin-off

The Rahendo & Ryhunzo Mysteries are a spin-off series. The main series, Dark Tales of Randamor the Recluse, is far more sinister, while these books are almost-cozy mysteries. Almost, because terrible things are discussed and actually do happen. The first volume is called Dagger of Deception. If you’re interested, you can find more info on this page on my website.

Murder in broad daylight

Who would dare to kill someone in broad daylight in Lorseth, the residence of Prince Anaxantis, Warlord of Great Renuvia, and leave him lying on the road buck-naked?

Well, someone dared. Or three someones, as becomes clear when an eyewitness turns up. That still doesn’t explain who the killers were, and why they killed this young man. And who is he, by the way?

Rebellion?

The identity of the victim is soon established, but Tomar Parmingh, the Grand Steward, responsible for the peace and everything else in the prince's absence, wants the problem to go away. Literally. He wants the victim and his grieving family members back in their homelands, far away from Lorseth.

But it is also necessary to discover what precisely happened and why. Rumors of rebellion are growing more insistent, and Tomar doesn’t want to leave anything to chance.

Reluctant Sidekick

So, much against his better judgement he engages Rahendo and Ryhunzo to accompany the body and try to find out who murdered him and why. He asks, or blackmails, depending on how you look at it, an orphan of the gang who call themselves the Stray Boys, to go with them. Agneth can go places and speak to people young nobles can’t, according to Tomar. Agneth is not happy, but he complies.

“You’re going with them. I’m sure you’ll have a blast of a time, the three of you,” Tomar assures them.

And so the adventure starts…

You can find all download links on this page on my website.