Rick Neumayer's debut novel, Journeyman, was published in September 2020 by Fleur de Lis Press. Hotwalker, his first novel in the Jim Guthrie Mystery series, was published in 2021 by Literary Wanderlust. Rick has also published short fiction in many literary magazines, and three of his full-length Broadway-style musical collaborations have been produced. A career teacher, he has had a wide variety of experiences, including working as a newspaper reporter, book reviewer, literary magazine editor, and singer in rock bands. He is a Louisville native and resident with degrees from Spalding University (MFA), University of Louisville (MA), and Western Kentucky University (BA).
The Little Green Men Murders
The Little Green Men Murders: Where Extraterrestrial Encounters Meet Down-Home Deceit
Jim Guthrie is back, and this time, the case is out of this world... literally.
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Louisville's favorite private eye finds himself embroiled in a tangled web of mystery at the annual "Little Green Men Festival" in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. A documentary filmmaker vanishes, a mysterious monolith appears overnight, and whispers of alien involvement fill the air.
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But beneath the quirky festival facade lies a sinister truth. A fifteen-year-old murder case resurfaces, tying directly to Guthrie's current client and the missing filmmaker. As he delves deeper, Guthrie uncovers a web of deceit, greed, and violence that stretches far beyond the reach of little green men.
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Can Guthrie navigate the bizarre world of UFO enthusiasts, untangle a cold case, and rescue the missing filmmaker before it's too late?
Hotwalker
A contemporary murder mystery debut in a classic vein: introducing private eye Jim Guthrie in this gripping first crime novel by Rick Neumayer. When a Guatemalan groom’s body is found on the backside after the Kentucky Derby, police are stymied by the distrust of immigrant workers. Then the victim’s son makes the sleuth an offer he can’t refuse, plunging Guthrie into an alien world of danger, violence, and beautiful women. Rick Neumayer is a fresh voice in American detective fiction and his Hotwalker novel is one you don’t want to miss.
