The Dan’l Coffey Mysteries

 

Moon Over Squaw Creek

Dan’l Coffey, a former Rough Rider, is unemployed and searching for adventure when he overhears some men in a tavern discussing a chilling tale of murder and mystery. They said town was in need of a sheriff because the last one, and the one before him, had fallen prey to some legend involving a mysterious creature. Understandably, no one seemed interested in the job that is no one until Dan’l Coffey rode into town.

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Forbidden Fruit

In 1918, young John J. West was awarded the French Croix de Guerre for bravery in the trenches of France during the Great War; to the French, he was a hero. Back home in Illinois, after the war, he was just another Negro “boy”. His attraction to sexy Marie Holden, the daughter of a prominent white judge, resulted in a gruesome death—for both of them.

This is the story of Ida Mae West and private eye, Dan’l Coffey and their relationship that develops while they search to find out who was responsible for her son’s murder.

“Forbidden Fruit is a literary juggling act. Dan Zahn keeps all the elements of this tense drama in constant motion. And he never once drops a ball!”
— Jerald H. Thiel

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The Curse Of Damien Crain

When a nightclub singer hired private eye, Dan’l Coffey to find her son, he had no idea that his search would lead him to a double homicide that would send him after Damien Crain; a nineteen year old kid who believes he has been cursed. When he finds the kid in the company of a fortune teller, Coffey, a rationalist, learns that there are some things that just can’t be explained.

“Dan Zahn possesses a knack for allowing the reader to share space with well-drawn characters … Some tasty historical details keep the narrative honest and the character voices true.” —Mark Andel

“Zahn creates credible characters; I never get the feeling that any of them are fictional.” —Jerald H. Thiel

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Other Books By Daniel J. Zahn

 

THE BALLAD OF RANDALL REDD

Randall Redd’s image turns up on a wanted poster accusing him of a murder he did not commit. On his journey to find the actual killer, he encounters many obstacles along the way, among which is a tenacious bounty hunter and the U.S. Cavalry. The events that unfold lead to a tough kind of prairie justice.

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The Constant Fisherman

The Constant Fisherman is a collection of short stories presented in two parts.

Section 1 contains four stories that are complete fiction; tales of deceit, unconditional love, pure fantasy, and suspense.

Section 2 is made up of eight true stories taken from the author’s life, proving that sometimes truth can, indeed, be stranger than fiction. Here is where the author displays a wry sense of humor and, at the same time, unsparing honesty.

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