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 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 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.