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Fred W. Hunter
Full Series List in Order
A Jeremy Ransom/Emily Charters Mystery
1 - Presence of Mind (Jan-1994)2 - Ransom for an Angel (May-1995)
3 - Ransom for Our Sins (Aug-1996)
4 - Ransom for a Holiday (Dec-1997)
5 - Ransom for a Killing (Dec-1998)
6 - Ransom Unpaid (Oct-1999)
7 - Ransom at the Opera (Nov-2000)
8 - The Mummy's Ransom (Feb-2002)
9 - Ransom at Sea (Apr-2003)
Book List in Order: 11 titles
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Presence of Mind
- Jan-1994
- / Law Enforcement
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FINAL PERFORMANCE Chicago police detective Jeremy Ransom knew his case was headed for the unsolved files: the victim had no enemies, there were no clues, nor motives. In a big city there was always another violent death, and though the murder rate ...
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Ransom for an Angel
- May-1995
- / Law Enforcement
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IN THE CARDS She gave Chicago detective Jeremy Ransom all the details of an impending murder, including a description of the killer. She, Angela Stephens, would be killed by her husband. Despite his noted quirks, Ransom isn't one to probe the p...
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Ransom for Our Sins
- Aug-1996
- / Law Enforcement
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NO REST FOR THE WICKED The young man's body was found nude, the marks on his palms and feet revealing his grim fate: he had been crucified. The body is later identified as a parishioner of the Community of the Lord Church. As Chicago police detectiv...
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Ransom for a Holiday
- Dec-1997
- / Police Procedural
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While vacationing in a picturesque Michigan guest house, homicide detective Jeremy Ransom and his partner Emily Charters, just recovering from open-heart surgery, become involved in a dangerous murder mystery that has haunted the inn's owner for two ...
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Tis The Season For Murder
- Oct-1998
- / Mystery
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DEADLY NIGHT Fred Hunter's Chicago detective, Jeremy Ransom, and his unofficial partner, the seventy-something Emily Charters, discover a cozy bed-and-breakfast harbors an unsolved murder in 'Ransom for a Holiday.' The young proprietress captures the...
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Ransom for a Killing
- Dec-1998
- / Law Enforcement
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POUND OF FLESH Eight years ago, Ben Harvey was accused and convicted of raping Laura Shay, a high school classmate. Now DNA tests prove he is innocent, and suddenly Harvey is free. Like the rest of Chicago, police detective Jeremy Ransom is intrig...
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Ransom Unpaid
- Oct-1999
- / Police Procedural
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LOST YEARS Chicago detective Jeremy Ransom and his unofficial partner in crime, septuagenarian Emily Charters, arc facing a strange case of dark, desperate family secrets. Abigail Pearson has a weak heart, all the more worrisome since she fears...
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Homicide for the Holidays: A Perfect Time For Murder
- Oct-2000
- / Mystery
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Chicago detective Jeremy Ransom and his septuagenarian sleuthing partner, Emily Charters, unwrap a Yuletide murder in this clever short story specially written for this anthology. Who killed a college student and put his body under the Christmas tree...
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Ransom at the Opera
- Nov-2000
- / Police Procedural
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ARIA FOR MURDER A dazzling new production of Carmen is set to open in Chicago, an event destined to drag opera kicking and screaming into the twenty-first century. More "musical extravaganza" than magnum opus, it still retains classic opera's scan...
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The Mummy's Ransom
- Feb-2002
- / Police Procedural
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CURSE OF THE MODERN WORLD In a philanthropic push to sidestep his negative image as a destroyer of Chicago's famous landmarks, real estate mogul and Chilean expatriate Louie Dolores brings an exhibit of ancient Chinchorro mummies to his huge downt...
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Ransom at Sea
- Apr-2003
- / Law Enforcement
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A Chicago senior citizens group boards the stately Genessee for a four-day Lake Michigan cruise. Emily Charters, accompanied by her companion Lynn Francis, senses tension among the dozen or so passengers and crew. But even the sharp-eyed octogenarian...