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Hilliard & Calvo Mystery Thriller Series
Two sisters offering seances that benefit those wishing a solution to troubling marriages and other problems. But things go wrong when the spirits have the final say. Join Detective Hilliard and Lt. Calvo as they race against the clock to stop the body count.
Set in a crumbling mansion in the Garden District of New Orleans, this psychological thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat.
"Maybe some wives would just prefer to be widows."
Book Two in the
Hilliard & Calvo Series.
When Shadows Walk
The Broussard family goes back generations. They built three plantation homes surrounding their private lake and filled them with everything wealth could provide. Yet, in the wee morning hours, when lights are extinguished and all should be at rest, something is floating along the massive stairway and tapping at doors. The sound of rushing water and tortured screams fills the hallways of these monied mansions. In the vast gardens of the Broussard estate, a solitary candle floats among the Windemere roses and peers into the secret folly hidden in the shadows.
Before long, Lake Broussard will witness five murders. Before Detective Hilliard and Lieutenant Calvo can solve the myriad mysteries surrounding this family, they will have to suspend their disbelief in the paranormal. For it is with the ghostly appearances and clues that they will have their only chance of putting an end to the killings before someone else dies.
Book One in the Hilliard & Calvo Mystery Series.
Coming April 2026!
She tightened her robe about her as she stepped out onto the back patio. The early morning sun was just beginning to peer over the tall oaks. The sound of displaced water had awakened her. Something in the pool. Something that did not belong there.
The patio lights were on. She had asked her husband to turn them off after the backyard party last night. Now, the glaring light seemed to focus on the absurd vision before her.
There was a body floating face up in her pool. Her pool! A young woman in an ornate party dress. Not a guest from last night's benefit gala. Not a neighbor. Not anyone she had ever seen before. And the horror of it all...
The body was wearing her dress!
The Lady in the Pool.
Book 3 in the Hilliard & Calvo series.
Hilliard & Calvo Mystery Series Film Adaptations
Film & Television Rights Available
The Hilliard & Calvo mystery series is a character-driven crime franchise set in New Orleans, blending psychological suspense, atmospheric Southern Gothic, and episodic investigative storytelling.
The series is currently open for film and television adaptation, including:
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Limited series
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Ongoing episodic series
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Feature film adaptations
Each novel functions as both a stand-alone mystery and a serialized arc, making the property well-suited for prestige television development.
Rights status:
✔ Screen rights available
✔ Series bible in development
✔ Author available for consultation
Inquiries:
Now on sale in the Juvenile Fiction mystery genre.
T.J. Finnel &The Well of Ghosts
Book One in this Juvenile Anthology.
T.J. Finnel and the Well of Ghosts is an action-packed adventure novel for the 9-adult market. T.J. is an 11 year-old boy with a love of science and the stars. He and his family are living with his grandfather in a 110 year-old house that sits at the edge of the most-haunted woods in America...Harmon's Wood. With sightings of ghosts, eerie lights, and toad-like creatures roaming the forest, Harmon's Wood has caused the inhabitants of Coven Bay to lock their doors and windows at night for a hundred years; the time a mysterious well with secret symbols first appeared inside a cave deep within the trees.
When a Forest Witch named Morble comes through the well from another dimension in search of a Dark Orb and a powerful eye belonging to the Crone of the Spectre Lands, T.J's world is suddenly thrown into terror. If you loved Harry Potter or Fable Haven, you will find yourself lost in the world of T. J. Finnel and the Well of Ghosts.
Pick Your Poison!
Other Mystery/Thrillers
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The Diamond Peacock Club
The Puzzle Box
Scavenger Hunt
There is something about a haunted house, an unsolved mystery, or a crime scene that captivates us. The clues and darkened hallways await, shrouded in secrets. Join me as we peek through the keyhole at some of the most famous hauntings and true crime events from which nightmares are born.
Rebecca Pitman