Stairway to Murder — P.J. Conn

". . . a gumshoe you'd like to spend time with . . . a sweet love story and a good mystery with a satisfying ending." ~Pete Croisant, eBook Discovery Reviewer

VA Nurse Found Dead, Murderer At Large in Stairway to Murder by P.J. Conn

-- Los Angeles, California, Summer, 1947 --

World War II G.I. turned gumshoe, Joe Ezell is hunting a murderer. A Los Angeles VA hospital nurse has been found dead, and RN Mary McBride, the love of Joe's life, is next.


Has the Black Dahlia killer struck again or was it one of the VA hospital doctors trying to keep a malpractice case under wraps?


There are too many suspects, too few leads, and LAPD Detective Lynch is thwarting Joe's every move.


If Joe doesn't succeed, he'll never get the chance to slip a ring on Mary's finger.

Publisher Note: The Detective Joe Ezell Mystery Series is a "clean and wholesome" read with no sex or vulgar language and will be enjoyed by readers of cozy mysteries and classic detective "whodunit" mysteries in the spirit of Sam Spade and Humphrey Bogart. While not a true noir or hard-boiled mystery, this series captures the charm of film noir without the drugs, sex and beatings.

"This is a wonderful series. The period facts are correct, the plots interesting and the characters believable." ~Lori Biever Launder
The Detective Joe Ezell Mystery Series, in order

Murder Me Twice

Stairway to Murder

Murder on Ice

Murder on Stilettos
About the Author: Always a passionate lover of books, this New York Times bestselling author first answered a call to write in the 1980s and swiftly embarked on her own mythic journey. MURDER ON STILETTOS, the fourth book in her Joe Ezell Mystery series, written as P. J., is her forty-sixth release. With more than seven million copies in print of her historical, contemporary and futuristic books written under her own name as well as her pseudonyms, Cinnamon Burke, and P. J. Conn, she is as enthusiastic as ever about writing.


A native Californian, Phoebe attended the University of Arizona and California State University at Los Angeles where she earned a BA in Art History and an MA in Education. Her books have won Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Awards and a nomination for Storyteller of the Year. Her futuristic, STARFIRE RISING, won a RomCom award as best Futuristic Romance of the year. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, Novelists Inc. and Sisters in Crime.


She is the proud mother of two grown sons and two adorable grandchildren, who love to have her read to them.


Phoebe loves to hear from her readers and can be reached at [email protected].