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Neil Plakcy
It's the holiday season in Stewart's Crossing -- but a killer isn't taking a vacation!
In the sixth golden retriever mystery, Dog Have Mercy, Christmas approaches and reformed hacker Steve…
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The Gentleman and the Spy is an 83,000 word Victorian-era lord and valet romance with a country house party and a touch of espionage and international intrigue.
After his father's…
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Barrister's clerk Silas Warner has been a sexual butterfly, flitting from man to man in Victorian London. Until he meets boxer Ezra Curiel, who delivers a knockout punch to Silas's…
Silas Warner is a flighty sort of fellow, a butterfly in his attire and his jumps from one man to the next. But there's something about Ezra Curiel-first his incredible…
Neil S Plakcy
Steve's new job may be in jeopardy unless he and his canine companion can dig up the clues regarding a body found on the site.
Steve's employer Eastern College is in trouble! Can this detective duo save the day?
It's almost time for graduation, and Eastern College is in trouble. A prominent alumna is dead…
Family and international espionage mix in this exciting story.
"Every man is the smith of his own fortune." This Persian proverb sets the stage for a tale of lies, betrayal…
Steve and Rochester seek the truth about a neighbor's murder
There's a new dog in town - a golden retriever named Luke, in training to be a seeing-eye dog. He…
Ripped from the headlines-- Aidan and Liam protect a friend from human traffickers.
During a break in the pandemic, Aidan Greene gets a panicked message from an old college friend…
Steve Levitan and Lili Weinstock are on their way to the altar-but dognapping and murder get in the way.
The theft of the vice-mayor's dog unveils a widespread pattern of…
Rochester is developing an unfortunate habit -- finding dead bodies!
Reformed computer hacker Steve Levitan still gets a thrill from snooping into places online where he shouldn't be. When his…
When an old college friend reaches out for help, Steve Levitan finds himself entangled in a web of financial fraud, murder, and family secrets in this riveting new mystery novel…
In this captivating installment of the Golden Retriever Mystery series, Steve Levitan and his trusty golden retriever, Rochester, find themselves embroiled in a complex web of murder, long-buried secrets, and…
When Steve's old high school friend Peggy Doyle is accused of murdering her third husband, he can't help but come to her defense. The Peggy he remembers was a kind…
A Deadly Secret in a Gated Community
When his golden retriever Rochester discovers a body during their nightly walk, reformed computer hacker Steve Levitan is pulled into a web of…
Join amateur sleuth Steve Levitan and his lovable golden retriever Rochester as they sniff out clues and catch criminals in this charming collection of short mysteries.
From a suspicious death…
Two parents die and two families mourn, in very different ways.
Amateur sleuth Steve Levitan and his clue-sniffing golden retriever Rochester face two deaths in the 12th full-length novel in…
It doesn't take a clue-sniffing Golden Retriever's sense of smell to know something is up.
For semi-reformed computer hacker Steve Levitan, his long-time girlfriend, Lili, is acting out of character…
Stolen treasures, a cane-whacking elderly woman and a couple of dead bodies. Your favorite furry sleuth returns in a new adventure!
Steve Levitan and Rochester are back in the 16th…
Steve Levitan and his new bride Lili hoped for a relaxing autumn getaway in Vermont. But when Steve and his golden retriever Rochester stumble upon a murder victim, their leaf-peeping…
Two wounded men discover true love and a found family in Victorian England
In the opulent courts of Victorian England, John Seales, Lord Therkenwell, is a man of wealth and…
A twenty-something gay FBI agent tackles his first big case with heart and smarts.
Assigned to South Florida for his first posting, Angus Green is worlds away from his hardscrabble…
Someone has to look out for our gay elders-- and Angus Green nominates himself.
Special Agent Angus Green returns in this follow up to The Next One Will Kill You…
In "Brackish Water", the fourth thrilling installment of the Angus Green FBI series, Special Agent Angus Green finds himself caught between duty and compassion as he navigates a complex web…
Rochester goes to college-- but he's not sniffing out a degree!
When college adminstrator Steve Levitan and his loyal golden retriever Rochester discover the murdered body of the college's admissions…
What does family mean to a pair of gay men?
Bodyguards Aidan Green and Liam McCullough are waiting out a cold winter in the south of France when they receive…
In the sultry heat of 1968 Miami, private investigator George Clay finds himself entangled in a web of murder, smuggling, and forbidden desire. Fresh out of the Navy with an…
In 1968 Miami, gay PI George Clay must solve the murder of a teenage boy while falling for a handsome Cuban exile and uncovering a web of smuggling and corruption…
A Missing Mother and Son
A mother and her neurodiverse teen-aged son are missing in one of the parks surrounding Honolulu, and homicide detective Kimo Kanapa'aka must use his knowledge…
Two Dead Women. Will Kimo's Niece be Next?
The latest Honolulu homicides in the long-running Mahu Investigations series are perplexing, even to a seasoned detective like Kimo Kanapa'aka.
The two…
Reformed computer hacker Steve Levitan still gets a thrill from snooping into places online where he shouldn’t be. When his golden retriever Rochester discovers a human bone at the Friends…
Stop by for some comfortable visits to Stewart’s Crossing, where reformed computer hacker Steve Levitan and his crime-sniffing golden retriever Rochester are nose to the ground in this collection of…
Autumn has come to Bucks County, and Steve Levitan has a new job: develop a conference center for Eastern College at Friar Lake, a few miles from campus. But on…
In the sixth golden retriever mystery, Dog Have Mercy, Christmas approaches and reformed hacker Steve Levitan tries to help a fellow ex-con now working at the vet’s office in Stewart’s…
It’s almost time for graduation, and Eastern College is in trouble. A prominent alumna is dead, and a faulty computer program is jeopardizing student records and financial aid. It’s up…
An only child, Aidan has deep family feelings for his cousins. When one of them needs his help, he steps up, even if the case could be deadly.
Bodyguard partners…
A murder in Steve Levitan’s gated community is bad enough–but when someone puts out rat poison that innocent dogs could consume, he’s fired up to track down the villain and…
Aidan Greene and Liam McCullough feel like they've aged out of the bodyguard business--but a desperate call from former client Slava Vishinev draws them back. In a story ripped from…
Now that he's been forced out of the closet and moved to Monaco, retired Russian oligarch Slava Vishinev longs for a sexy new life. An assassination attempt forces him to…
When his college friend Doug moves to Stewart’s Crossing after an ugly divorce, reformed computer hacker Steve Levitan sees a way to pay forward the help he received under similar…
Rochester goes to college– but he’s not digging up a degree!
When his mentor, Joe Dagorian, director of admissions at prestigious Eastern College, is murdered during a fund-raising event, Steve…
Steve and Rochester seek the truth about a neighbor’s murder
There’s a new dog in town - a golden retriever named Luke, in training to be a seeing-eye dog. He…
THE START OF A BEAUTIFUL PARTNERSHIP– A DETECTIVE DUO WITH HEART AND FUR Steve’s ripe for a new relationship–divorced, over forty, and still dusting himself off from a lamentable sojourn…
A dog, a synagogue, and a deadly crime.
When a young man suffering from mental illness disrupts the blessing of the animals at Steve Levitan’s synagogue, he and his golden…
When his neighbor is accused of murder, reformed computer hacker Steve Levitan and his golden retriever Rochester are asked to sniff out clues to prove her innocence.
Who could have…
