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On a Midnight Clear

an Adam Fraley Mystery

from Melange Books

Private investigator Adam Fraley happens upon a horrific Christmas Eve crime while traveling the Colorado foothills. At the heart of the story is the relationship between Fraley and Noelle Feldman, an enchanting young girl whose family life is shattered by the tragic event.

"...creates a powerful hold on readers' curiosity"
 ---Florida Weekly

Available: Amazon

The Veiled Lagoon

An Adam Fraley Mystery

from Martin Sisters Publishing

Following a tip from a prospective client, young private investigator Adam Fraley is soon on the trail of a killer cop, a top sheriff's detective who is about to get away with his wife's murder.

"...a carefully crafted mystery of the first order."
---Midwest Book Review

Bridge to Oblivion

Awarded Gold Medal (1st Place)
for Florida Fiction by Florida Publishers Association

An aspiring private investigator searches into the past of a beautiful young woman to unravel the mystery surrounding her death.

"...has an emotional charge that jolts like the lightning over Tampa Bay."
---Florida Weekly

"Exciting and dramatic"
    ---Midwest Book Review

Flaherty's Run

1st place winner of the
Southwest Writers Annual Award in Historical Fiction.

He's a wounded World War II vet turned bookmobile driver and he's about to embark on the ride of his life, all in an effort to prevent history from being turned on its head.
From Lachesis Publishing

Reviews:

Midwest Book Review
"...an intriguing thriller of espionage and war"

Drums Along the Jacks Fork

Soon after taking her first job as a public library director in a small town in the Missouri Ozarks, Billie Staley finds herself thrust in the middle of two upheavals----a computer rebellion and a militia movement. The first involves her struggle to deal with the dictum of the local government, acting at the behest of a large benefactor, that no computers be placed in the library in order to preserve the traditional card catalog. The second concerns the activities of the militia group and its attempts to use the library’s meeting room as a gathering place. To further complicate matters, Billie discovers the man with whom she is having a budding relationship represents an unexpected entanglement. Ultimately, the conflicts lead to a catastrophic event of mysterious origin, leaving the town in ruins and Billie playing detective, digging for an answer to how it all came to be.

Reviews:

Midwest Book Review
Five Stars
"...Very highly recommended reading, Drums Along The Jacks Fork is a polished work of considerable originality and clearly documents author Henry Hoffman as an able novelist whose readers will look eagerly forward to his next effort."

Harriet Klausner, barnesandnoble.com
Five Stars
"... an engaging slice of Americana as the locals skirmish over two diverse issues, that of automating the library services and welcoming the militia. The two subplots easily could have stood alone as each contains plenty to merit its own tale be told so both end up competing for top dog. Still Billie is a delightful protagonist who keeps the two themes focused so that the audience tastes small town life at a time when outsiders threaten everyone's lifestyle."

Pamela Johnson, multi-award winning Author of "Tides of Autumn"
"Intriguing & rare storytelling -  Hoffman draws you in, revealing layer after layer - quirky characters, a thick mystery, and an unexpected ending make this a great read."

Henry Berry, Book Reviewer, The Small Press Book Review
"Henry Hoffman makes use of his work as a former library director, in addition to being a newspaper editor, for this fiction about a reactionary militia group intent on using the library to advance its cause in a small Ozarks Mountain town in Missouri. Hoffman is from the area of the setting of his "Drums Along the Jacks Fork". Though fiction, this work convincingly portrays types of individuals and issues often covered in the media.