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.