Semi-retired professor Ed Schumacher takes a job as an interim manager. Unfortunately, he is pursued by a werewolf, or is it... More > just a vicious dog? When a dead man is found with a silver bullet in his heart, the case becomes interesting. When werewolf hunters enter, it becomes serious. When he meets the animal face-to-face, he is not sure what to believe: is it man or beast or both? < Less

Four complete mystery novels set in a small town in Wisconsin.

A front-page story in the Jefferson County Daily Union said:... More > "Jim Rohrer, a part-time resident of Fort Atkinson and the author of three recently published mystery novels, draws his inspiration from everyday life ... even from this newspaper. In the headlines, the police reports and the community meeting listings, Rohrer has found sparks that set off "what-if" scenarios in his mind that eventually became the "Dead Man" mystery series." The reporter also wrote: "The books have a true sense of place, reflecting the issues, the culture and the language of a lot of small-town people from this area. An amusing combination of down-to-earth and ridiculous, they're full of funny regional observations, while still touching on real issues from more than one perspective." < Less

An airborne purse snatcher turns out to be someone Ed Schumacher knows. Ed investigates the robbery, insurance fraud, and... More > the death of a friend then decides to run for office. Now he has to solve his own murder. < Less

Professor Ed Schumacher intended to spend his summer break from his university position enjoying the wholesome atmosphere of... More > small town life in Wisconsin with his wife Betty. He did not expect to become embroiled in a murder practically on his own doorstep. Events take the bumbling professor on a zany romp that becomes steadily more deadly as each day goes by. Who is killing people around the condo, why are they doing it, and, most important, why do all clues point to him as the culprit? < Less

Ed Schumacher is feeling very lucky. He has just started a new career as a consulting ethicist, and all seems right with the... More > world in his little corner of rural Wisconsin. However, before long he finds himself entangled in a case where big money, lust, and death are confronting him at every turn. In a story about pharmaceutical companies and their university partners, Ed discovers that greed puts a spin on scientific truth. < Less

Ed is trying to make a new life for himself and his wife Betty in bucolic Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. Unfortunately, one of... More > the members of the Downsized Boomers Support Group dies under mysterious circumstances. Ed conducts his own investigation only to learn that darkness lurks under the idyllic surface of the village. < Less

The Feds force the medical school to bring Ed Schumacher back to investigate the death of a research subject. The problems... More > of people who live with serious and persistent mental illness confront and confuse him at every turn. Even time turns on its head before this investigation is over. < Less

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Semi-retired professor Ed Schumacher takes a job as an interim manager. Unfortunately, he is pursued by a werewolf, or is... More > just a vicious dog? When a dead man is found with a silver bullet in his heart, the case becomes interesting. When werewolf hunters enter, it becomes serious. When he meets the animal face-to-face, he is not sure what to believe: is it man or beast or both? This case is followed by others in which Ed must investigate the death of a friend, his own death, and an attempt to poison him. Contains Dead Man At Anchor, Dead Man Aloft and Dead Man's Ballast. < Less

The Feds force the medical school to bring Ed Schumacher back to investigate the death of a research subject. The problems... More > of people who live with serious and persistent mental illness confront and confuse him at every turn. Even time turns on its head before this investigation is over. < Less