HELP Wanted follows a private detective who takes on a variety of cases ranging from infidelities to murder, exploring the darker aspects of human nature. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story?

Numerous News stories about missing persons.

Your novelette focuses on the darker side of human nature and what people are capable of. What are some things that you find interesting about the human condition that you think make for great fiction?

When you worm your way back to most things human, it comes down to MORE, as in money.

I felt that HELP Wanted delivers the drama so well that it flirts with the grimdark genre. Was it your intention to give the story a darker tone?

When you hear about all the missing people who are never found, you begin to wonder where they ended up.

What is the next book that you are working on, and when will it be available?

PHOENIX GUM SHOE is two more episodes (massage and high stakes) of private detective, Max Baer.

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Original source: https://literarytitan.com/2024/02/18/missing-persons/