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  • Bibliography:
    19 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 2002
  • Latest Book:
    July 2024
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Full Series List in Order

A Caribbean Mystery

1 - Jamaica Blue (Oct-2002)
2 - Barbados Heat (Nov-2003)
3 - South Beach Shakedown (Oct-2006)
4 - St. Barts Breakdown (Mar-2008)
5 - Bahama Burnout (Mar-2009)

A Quentin Archer Mystery

1 - Casting Bones (Oct-2016)
2 - Thrill Kill (Jun-2017)
3 - No Second Chances (Mar-2018)

A Stuff Mystery

1 - Stuff to Die For (Oct-2007)
2 - Stuff Dreams Are Made Of (Sep-2008)
3 - Stuff to Spy For (Nov-2009)
4 - Don't Sweat the Small Stuff (Dec-2010)
5 - Too Much Stuff (Dec-2011)
6 - Hot Stuff (Nov-2012)
7 - Reel Stuff (Dec-2013)

Book List in Order: 19 titles



  • Under an intense, blue Jamaica sky, music journalist Mick Sever lands a front row seat to the Next Big Thing - a reggae/rap band known as Derek and The Laments. Derek Lyman, the band's charismatic Rastafarian singer has an unmistakable hold on the au...



  • Congressman Shapply, a former music insider who now leads the crusade against offensive lyrics in rap songs, is attacked and murdered in from of his Washington D.C. home. His son Nick is arrested and charged with murder. For veteran music journalist ...



  • CLAUDIA BISHOP AND DEAN JAMES invite you to dine in. There's murder on the menu... Main Course: Sixteen short stories Side Dishes: Sixteen all -- new recipes and author interviews Sink your teeth into these delicacies from today's masters of ...



  • USA Today best-selling authorSomeone is about to make a killing in the music industry. Why would songwriting legend Gideon Pike mysteriously disappear just when he is about to turn his 30-year career into a multi-million dollar profit? Music columnis...



  • USA Today best-selling authorBest friends James Lessor and Skip Moore are hardly on the fast track. While James works as a line cook at Cap'n Crab, Skip spends his days selling - or rather, attempting to sell - security systems to people who (a) have...



  • USA Today best-selling authorRock and roll journalist Mick Sever is back with a new assignment: interview music legend Danny Murtz. Murtz's walls are lined with platinum records, but his closet is full of skeletons. Known for producing an unbelievabl...



  • James Lessor, Skip Moore and their white box truck are back. And when Reverend Preston Cashdollar and his traveling tent revival come to town, James and Skip reinvent themselves -- as Holy Rollers. Rest assured: James and Skip aren't seeking salvati...



  • For rock and roll writer Mick Sever, another story, another deadly island paradise is all in a day' s work. This time, Mick heads to Nassau, Bahamas, home of the legendary Highland Studio.Known for pumping out hits that burn up the charts...



  • USA Today best-selling authorBest friends James Lessor and Skip Moore are still stuck in dead-end jobs, still living in their ratty apartment in Carol City, Florida, and still dreaming of hitting the big time. It seems those dreams are finally within...






  • It' s official: stumbling, bumbling James Lessor and Skip Moore are licensed private investigators. Now, that' s some scary stuff.It could take time to get More or Less Investigations off the ground, so James takes a job with ...



  • USA Today best-selling authorA 1935 hurricane in the Florida Keys destroyed the East Coast Railway, killed five-hundred people and blew away the town of Islamorada. Lost in that storm was Mathew Kriegel, a finance director for the railroad, and one a...



  • An attractive sous chef at the famous restaurant L' Elfe is murdered and half the employees are suspect.Lacking confidence in the police to solve the murder, Chef Jean Bouvier seeks a quicker solution. He hires private eyes James Lessor ...



  • Is it suicide or murder when Academy Award winning actor Jason Londell leaps to his death during the filming of a TV show in Miami?Londell' s actress girlfriend hires private investigators James Lessor and Skip Moore to investigate. They ...



  • Introducing New Orleans homicide detective Quentin Archer in the first of a brand-new mystery series. When a prominent New Orleans judge is brutally murdered, former Detroit cop Quentin Archer is handed the case. His enquiries will lead him into ...



  • Beneath the carefree atmosphere of Mardi Gras, something very sinister is going on in the intriguing new Quentin Archer mystery. Three murders so far. No apparent motive; no link between the victims; none of them have been robbed. One item ties t...



  • When a fellow cop is shot dead, homicide detective Quentin Archer suspects that there’s far more to this case than meets the eye. One of Quentin Archer’s fellow officers has been shot dead in broad daylight, in his own squad car. A random cop...



  • Featuring a new Jack Reacher story by Andrew Child!A dangerous drifter, a hired gun, a grisly corpse—you never know who you’ll run into at the Hotel California.Eight deliciously talented mystery authors have lent their skills of crafting ...



  • From Beat It to Billie Jean, the songs we know and love take on a brand-new, thrilling connotation in this anthology edited by Don Bruns.In this second collection in the Music and Murder Mystery series, nine award-winning, bestselling authors have wr...



  • Inspired by songs from AC/DC’s bestselling album, Back in Black, this anthology contains ten murder mysteries from ten bestselling writers—including a new Jack Reacher original by Andrew Child.The third in the collection of the Music and ...





Award-Winning Books by Don Bruns

Stuff to Die For
2007 IndieFab Award -- Mystery


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Don Bruns has published 19 books.

The next book by Don Bruns, Back in Black, will be published in July 2024.

The first book by Don Bruns, Jamaica Blue, was published in October 2002.

Yes. Don Bruns has 3 series.