Major Bummer Murders

Grab your Aqua Net, crack open a Tab, and jam some Bananarama on your boombox!

Major Bummer Murders is a clean & cozy mystery series set in the mega awesome 1980s! As the owner of the Putts & Stuff arcade and mini-golf complex in Wahoo Beach, Tiffany Sloan’s time is usually split between Donkey Kong, Skee-Ball, and creaky windmill obstacles. That is, until a weird series of totally gnarly events unfolds along the boardwalk. Join Tiffany, Officer Aviators, a punk kid named Zero, and a wide array of Wahoo Beach residents and visitors as they have a radically awesome time in 1986 while sleuthing out a series of grody mysteries in their beloved little seaside town.

I loved reading this book! The author did a fantastic job of transporting me back to the 1980’s. — Amazon review

Welcome to Wahoo Beach, where there is always plenty of sun, surf, sand… and murder! 

The year is 1986, and all Tiffany Sloan wants to do is listen to her favorite jams, catch some rays, and have a totally awesome opening weekend for her extreme new mini-golf course. But when a random dead dude is discovered nearby, Tiffany must put down her can of Aqua Net and pick up some clues to figure out what happened — and why — before her business is mega destroyed. Join Tiffany, her preppy ex-boyfriend, and a punk kid named Zero as they track down info across Wahoo Beach to solve the mystery before the killer can strike again.

Gag Me with a Spoon is Book 1 in the Major Bummer Murders series.

Hang Ten… or die? 

It’s 1986, and the Big Wave Open Surfing Championships have finally come to Wahoo Beach. Tiffany Sloan has her hands full enough running the Putts & Stuff arcade and mini-golf complex. But when a mega gnarly wipeout takes down the championship’s frontrunner and totally harshes the tournament vibes, Tiffany must grab a cold Tab and pound sand to determine if the death was a tragic accident or something more majorly sinister.

Mega Gnarly Wipeout is book 2 in the Major Bummer Murders series.

It’s 1986 and the Wahoo Beach Police Department has its sights set on some mega-sweet Apple IIGS computers. But when an art thief strikes the big fundraising event out at the Country Club, the town’s hopes for that cutting-edge technology are dashed.

Just as arcade owner Tiffany Sloan, officer Dylan Spencer, a punk kid named Zero, and a colorful cast of Wahoo Beach residents join forces to hunt down the stolen art, they find more than they bargained for. The art doesn’t turn up, but a dead body does. Can Tiffany and the gang hunt down the killer and the missing antiquities before tragedy strikes again?

Members Only Murder is book 3 in the Major Bummer Murders series.

Halloween, 1986. Wahoo Beach is overrun by zombies.

This year’s Haunted Wahoo Halloween extravaganza is a little out of control. The Zombie Apocalypse theme is obvious all over town, and so grossly executed that it’s hard to tell the fake living dead from the regular old just plain dead. When a roller derby promoter is found murdered in one of the Haunted Wahoo attractions, fingers and roller skates start pointing, with many of them aimed directly at local Roll & Rock rink owner Buster Jackson.

Arcade owner Tiffany Sloan, Officer Dylan Spencer, and a punk kid named Zero join forces with a cast of kooky Wahoo Beach characters to find out who committed the gnarly crime, both to clear Buster’s name and to keep Wahoo Beach safe from more true Halloween horrors.

Barf Me Out to the Max is book 4 in the Major Bummer Murders series.

It’s the week before Christmas 1986, and Milltown Mall is THE place to be in Wahoo Beach. From Teddy Ruxpin and Cabbage Patch Kids to the Show Your Face modeling competition, everyone is on the prowl for something. When a model is found murdered before the competition even begins, Tiffany, Dylan, and the gang must find out what at the mall might be worth killing for before someone else ends up pushing up holly.

Bag Your Face is book 5 in the Major Bummer Murders series.