The Matter of a Famine of Frogs
A Louisiana frog supplier suddenly finds hundreds of frogs missing from the swamps. What appears to be an impossible mystery leads Captain Heinz Noonan to uncover an unexpected feud where nature itself becomes the perfect accomplice.
The Matter of the Reverse Burglar
When expensive antiques mysteriously appear inside unlocked homes, Captain Heinz Noonan faces a case unlike any before. As impossible gifts pile up, he realizes the generous burglar isn’t giving valuables away—he’s preparing for the perfect robbery.
The Matter of the Privy Piracy
A missing set of portable toilets sounds ridiculous—until Captain Noonan realizes they’re connected to a much larger criminal plot. Another witty mystery packed with clever deductions and unexpected twists.
The Matter of the Pilfering Cephalopod
A casino octopus escapes nightly for gamblers’ bets, but when a $45,000 ring vanishes, Heinz Noonan smells a setup.
The Matter of the Peanut Rain
When peanuts mysteriously rain onto a remote California island, Heinz Noonan uncovers a strange environmental scheme tied to offshore wind farms, birds, and the politics of energy.
The Matter of the Poached Bananas
A string of petty banana thefts leads Heinz Noonan to uncover a surprising truth tied to storm damage, livestock survival, and a clever rural workaround no one expected.
The Matter of the Mislaid Anchovies
When 400 pounds of anchovies mysteriously disappear from a coastal warehouse, Captain Heinz Noonan follows the trail to an unexpected use for the missing containers.
The Matter of the Fortune Cookie Waterfall
A bizarre fortune cookie “waterfall” floods an Arizona art gallery, and Heinz Noonan discovers it may be the perfect cover for a quiet print theft.
The Matter of the Sandersonville Diamond Caper
A mysterious caller promises the diamond heist of the century, but Captain Heinz Noonan uncovers a diversion that leads to an unexpected sting operation.
The Matter of the Waterborne Chattel
A flooded foreign trade zone, seized cannabis contraband, and political smoke and mirrors push Captain Heinz Noonan into a fast-moving case before a 3 p.m. press conference.
The Matter of the Duct Tape Trash-Art
When stolen diamonds vanish into a traveling Russian art exhibit, Captain Heinz Noonan uncovers a clever smuggling scheme hidden inside duct tape masterpieces.
The Matter of the Bilateral Kidnapping
Two eccentric prospectors vanish in Kotzebue, each claiming to kidnap the other for a million dollars, until Captain Noonan answers with a perfectly legal prank.
The Matter of the Invisible Man
An impossible crime unfolds when diamonds vanish from a locked vault without a trace, forcing Captain Noonan to solve a case blamed on an invisible man.
The Matter of the Lost Monday
A woman asks detective Heinz Noonan to make Monday disappear. What follows is a clever, lawful solution that turns time, power of attorney, and justice on their heads.