Gerald W. McFarland

Here it's April and "T.T. Mann, Ace Detective" is in production with Levellers Press of Amherst, Massachusetts. I'm proud to report that it's turned out to be a substantial novel, 244 pages divided into three parts, each dealing with one of T.T. Mann's major investigations: 1) Blondes Are Trouble; 2) The Angry Heiress; and 3) Mother's Way. Read More 

T.T. Mann is six feet tall and weighs twenty-two pounds. Three stories based on his 1955 cases in San Francisco have been collected in a book-length manuscript "T.T. Mann, Ace Detective." The manuscript went to the publishers last week. Expect more details soon!

November's big news is that I believe I've found an independent press that will publish "T.T. Mann, Ace Detective." More details on that later. Right now I'm preparing the mss. for submission.

This 80,000-word manuscript consists of three short stories: "Blondes Are Trouble," "The Angry Heiress," and "Mother's Way." Now to do proofreading and look for a publisher. See my September posting for a few more details.

T.T. Mann, Ace Detective, my current project, is almost done. It's a light-hearted take on the detective genre, set in S.F. in the 1950s and featuring a protagonist who is six feet tall and weighs only 22 pounds.

Late in June I felt okay and began to write again. My three short stories done as a light-hearted spoof on noir detective fiction now total nearly 70,000 words. Contact me for more information if you're curious.

This past weekend I finally got back to writing after nearly two months in "Sick Bay." Episodes of "T.T. Mann, Ace Detective" are coming readily, but I still need to slow down and take naps to keep from overdoing.

The month of May was a total washout due to my having to deal with pneumonia, which included an eleven-day hospital stay. I found that I could read, but despite all the time on my hands, I couldn't muster creative energy to write. I'm still not well, but I'm getting better.

I've completed "The Smith Case" in "The Thin Mann, Ace Detective" series and have started a second story, "The Angry Heiress." The gorgeous young heiress, Monica Van Dusen, wants out of her third marriage, but her S.O.B. husband is throwing up obstacles. Can T.T. and Rosie help?

Roaring ahead on my "T.T. Mann, Ace Detective" project about The Thin Mann and his brother Flat Mann, a detective story spoof set in S.F. in the 1950s. And wouldn't you know, the local crime boss, Biggie Fingers, has a brother named Tiny Fingers.