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Paul Jacobson, who suffers from short-term memory loss, becomes an undercover nursing home resident to help the Honolulu police track down the perpetrator of a sexual assault. At first, no one appears suspicious ? and then the victim of the assault is found murdered. After another sexual assault occurs, someone attempts to smother Paul. But he persists, and ? interrupting a third attempted assault ? identifies the culprit.
About the Author
In the May, 2008, issue of the AARP Bulletin Mike Befeler was identified as one of four authors in a new emerging mystery sub-genre. Harlan Coben, president of Mystery Writers of America stated, "We've just scratched the surface on geezer-lit. It could be the next frontier in crime fiction." Mike turned his attention to fiction writing after a career in high technology marketing. Mike's published books include six book in the Paul Jacobson Geezer-lit Mystery Series:
- RETIREMENT HOMES ARE MURDER, January, 2007
- LIVING WITH YOUR KIDS IS MURDER, April, 2009 (nominated for the prestigious Lefty Award for the best humorous mystery novel of 2009)
- SENIOR MOMENTS ARE MURDER, August, 2011
- CRUISING IN YOUR EIGHTIES IS MURDER, December, 2012, (a finalist for The Lefty Award for best humorous mystery novel of 2012
- CARE HOMES ARE MURDER, June, 2013
- NURSING HOMES ARE MURDER, May, 2014
Other published books include:
- A paranormal private investigator mystery,THE V V AGENCY, April, 2013
- A paranormal geezer-lit mystery, THE BACK WING, August, 2013
- A theater mystery, MYSTERY OF THE DINNER PLAYHOUSE, January, 2015
- A non-fiction book, FOR LIBERTY: A WORLD WAR II SOLDIER'S INSPIRING LIFE STORY OF COURAGE, SACRIFICE, SURVIVAL AND RESILIENCE May, 2015
- A historical mystery, MURDER ON THE SWITZERLAND TRAIL, October, 2015
- COURT TROUBLE, A PLATFORM TENNIS MYSTERY August, 2016
- An international thriller, THE TESLA LEGACY, February, 2017
Mike holds a Master's degree from UCLA and a Bachelor's degree from Stanford. He grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, and now lives in Lakewood, California. Mike is past president of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Mystery Writers of America.
