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    The Girl Who Saved Dan Landis: Dan Landis Mystery Series
    The Girl Who Saved Dan Landis: Dan Landis Mystery Series
    The Girl Who Saved Dan Landis: Dan Landis Mystery Series
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    The Girl Who Saved Dan Landis: Dan Landis Mystery Series

    By Jay Mims

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    Dan Landis is a private investigator facing a harsh reality: no money, no work, and the ghost of his dead partner is haunting his dreams. Things turn strange when a friend introduces him to Ariel Jenkins, eight years old and missing her teddy bear Roger. Dan takes the case and plunges himself into a strange new world. Little does he know, this case will change Dan’s life forever.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJay Mims
    Release dateJul 29, 2016
    ISBN9780997245219
    The Girl Who Saved Dan Landis: Dan Landis Mystery Series
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    Jay Mims

    Jay Mims, better known as Mimsey, lives two miles past nowhere with The Mimsus. He also accidentally adopted his neighbor’s cat, Eartha Kitty, has a lizard named Bob hiding in his house, and tolerates a passive-aggressive Dalek roommate named Steve. When not writing cozy mysteries, Jay teaches and is learning knitting. Jay is currently working on knitting a cape. Capes are cool. 

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      The Girl Who Saved Dan Landis - Jay Mims

      The Girl Who Saved Dan Landis

      A Dan Landis mystery

      By Jay Mims

      Edited by Laurie Sibley

      Copyright © 2016 by Jay Mims

      All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof

      may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever

      without the express written permission of the publisher

      except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

      Printed in the United States of America

      First Edition, 2016

      ISBN 978-0-9972125-0-1

      www.jaymims.com

      Table of Contents

      Chapter One: The Unexpected Visitor

      Chapter Two: Going On A Bear Hunt

      Chapter Three: The Widow and Mr. Landis

      Chapter Four: The Game Is A Foot

      Chapter Five: Back In The Saddle

      Chapter Six: Mrs. Iselin And The Detective

      Chapter Seven: The Bear Returns

      Chapter Eight: An Early Christmas Present

      Chapter Nine: Travel Plans

      Chapter Ten: Making Amends

      Chapter One: The Unexpected Visitor

      The cold air embraced the sleeping detective like a cuddling blanket. While the electricity was still technically On, he currently could not afford even the barest wattage. Therefore, as the arctic winds of December blew outside, the HVAC system in the offices of O’Bryon & Associates Investigative Services remained dutifully unpowered. And Dan Landis, the sole proprietor, dozed in a troubled state. His hand twitched, a finger pulling an invisible trigger.

      The main office, cozily ensconced on the second floor of the Old Bailey Building, was a mere two blocks down from what was once a thriving middle-class neighborhood, now nearly abandoned. The Old Bailey Building had existed formerly as the Bailey Five and Dime, a catch-all general store that served its constituents well. Unfortunately, James Bailey, who lent his name and money to the building, had been too concerned with some of his customers more than others, and was shot in the midst of making a home delivery to one particularly buxom customer.

      It was this tradition which cemented the decision for Margaret Maggie O’Bryon to set-up shop at the Old Bailey Building. That and the reasonable rental rates. It was the ideal location for a private investigator, particularly one who specialized in infidelity cases. Privacy, unassuming façade, close enough to shops to give a pretense for stopping by. Everything you could want from a discreet investigative service. The now deceased Maggie O’Bryon sat at her work

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