Books
Fiction
Paul Kingston Mysteries
Below are the five novels in the Paul Kingston series. Click the covers or links to view them on Amazon.
The Sweetest One
Bass guitarist Paul Kingston didn’t kill his old friend Billy Reno. But the cops say he did, and he’s got no alibi. He’s about to start the biggest recording gig he’s landed in years, and now he’s wanted by the law.
Hounded by an overzealous police detective, stalked by a crazy homeless girl who claims Billy sent her, and struggling to make the recording sessions that can pull his music career out of limbo, can Paul find the real killer before the cops haul him away?
Autumn Leaves
Who Killed Clive Peterson?
Bass guitarist Paul Kingston is happy to take a last-minute job playing with Milwaukee’s greatest jazz band. But when the band’s leader is shot dead in the street, his widow asks Paul to find out why.
The police say it was an accident, just another innocent bystander caught in gang war crossfire. But is that really what happened? Could it have been someone in the band? Even a member of the family?
The more Paul investigates, the more he finds that things aren’t as they seem. Can he find and stop the killer before more lives are lost, including his own?
Footprints in the Snow
Caution: Slippery Roads Ahead
For bassist Paul Kingston, there’s nothing like going on tour to liven up the crawling pace of a long winter. He gladly takes a gig traveling the Midwest with the Ames Family Bluegrass Band. But when Terry Ames, the band’s guitarist, is found dead after a fall from high in the stage rigging, things start to get strange. Was it suicide, a drunken accident, or something more sinister?
Things get worse when a mysterious attacker shoots at Orville, the mandolinist, and Lizzie, the young banjo virtuoso, goes missing. Did she run away or was she kidnapped? Is someone stalking the band? What’s going to go wrong next?
Footprints in the Snow is a fast-paced read jam-packed with music, mayhem, and mystery. Hop on the tour bus and enjoy the ride, but watch your step. The pavement is icy!
Home At Last
Bass guitarist Paul Kingston’s career is going nowhere fast, and a lousy wedding gig leaves him wondering if he’ll ever get another chance at the big time. He has no desire to run around finding missing people, but a request from his buddy Dante leaves him with another mystery to solve: what happened to Rufus Campbell, Dante’s sister’s boyfriend, reggae bass player and undocumented immigrant?
Paul questions the members of the missing player’s band, each of whom seems to have something to hide. Meanwhile, he tries to get his limping music career on a better footing. Is it time to leave his home town of Milwaukee behind and head for the glitter and promise of Nashville or Los Angeles? And what has happened to his ex-wife Susan? After things were just starting to warm up between them, she’s disappeared without a trace. On top of that, why is some dude in a silver Grand Am following him all over town?
Home at Last is the fourth Paul Kingston Mystery, as packed as ever with music and suspense. As Paul’s personal and professional lives start to spin out of control, will he be able to save either one—or himself?
Take it Easy
THE PRODIGAL EX-WIFE RETURNS Bass guitarist Paul Kingston hasn’t seen Susan—his ex-wife and newly rekindled old flame—for months, and he’s all but given up trying to reach her. But when he returns from a gig to find his apartment ransacked, he suspects she’s involved. Is someone after clues to her whereabouts? Or has Susan herself broken in? Or does it have something to do with all the groupies that are hanging around outside, waiting for a glimpse of Paul’s now famous tenants, Justin and Dale? Whatever the reason, the stakes are high. The near-fatal shooting of a new friend drives that truth home. From a high speed car chase, to a run-in with a couple of meat cleaver wielding thugs, to an unscheduled night in Milwaukee County Jail, Paul’s search for answers takes him on a journey he won’t soon forget, assuming he doesn’t get himself killed.
Nonfiction
How to Regulate Your Lever Harp, Book One: The Loveland Lever
In the How to Regulate Your Lever Harp series, master harp technician Steve Moss provides step by step instructions on how to service and maintain your lever harp to keep it sounding its best. This first volume of the series focuses on the Loveland lever, one of the most popular and widely used sharping levers on the market. In addition to clear descriptions of the regulation process, and lots of photographs and illustrations, this book provides information on common minor repairs, such as stripped screw holes, and also offers a section on basic music notation and theory information, making it useful for musicians as well as non-musicians. “I always thought someone should write a detailed follow up to Trouble Shooting Your Lever Harp. Steve has done it. A wonderful resource for novices of any background. Well done.”
–David Kolacny
President, International Society of Folk Harpers and Craftsmen Member: Lyon & Healy/Salvi Technician’s Guild