The Johnny Blue Mystery Series
The Johnny Blue Mystery Series is a set of four books in which Johnny Blue, a mild mannered retired engineer and widower seeking peace and solitude in remote wilderness areas, finds himself stumbling across murder mysteries in the very places he seeks refuge. Johnny's passion for justice and empathy for those who have lost loved ones forces him out of his solitude to take on cases others have passed over. With each mystery solved, Johnny rekindles his passion for life and begins to rebuild his world around the new and old friends whose help he enlists in solving the mysteries.
Picacho Peak Mystery
The bodies of a young couple lie at the foot of the famous Picacho Peak in the Arizona desert. Johnny Blue, retired engineer and part time security guard, forces himself out of his search for solitude to solve the mystery behind the deaths. With his life in danger and a budding romance developing, Johnny methodically investigates the conflicts between land developers, cotton farmers, environmentalists, militia groups and smugglers to solve Picacho Peak Mystery. Read a Sample Chapter online. Author: Joseph A. Mootz, Paperback: 5.5" X 8.5", Pages: 182, ISBN 0-9742080-0-0, Retail Price: $14.95.
Johnny Blue's and Marcie's romantic get away to Black Canyon of the Gunnison in central Colorado is interrupted by a violent thunderstorm and the sudden appearance of a lost boy. Trapped by a flash flood, Johnny must enlist the aid of his fellow campers to help find the boy's missing father while working to solve Black Canyon Mystery. This book will tug at your heartstrings as you read of the young boy's fate and the people that band together to help him. Author: Joseph A. Mootz, Paperback: 5.5" X 8.5", Pages: 178 ISBN 0-9742080-2-7, Retail Price: $14.95. Buy Today!
The near drowning of a child near Glacier Park interrupts the Montana camping vacation of Johnny Blue and his new family. Reports of bizarre drowning incidents across the area has Johnny and family confronting massive glaciers, violent waterfalls, and giant grizzlies as they solve Melting Glaciers Mystery. Inspired by local headlines, the suspense of this story will give you chills. Author: Joseph A. Mootz, Paperback: 5.5" X 8.5", Pages: 227, ISBN 0-9742080-3-5, Retail Price: $16.95. Buy Today!
A man found dying of thirst disrupts the lives of Johnny Blue and family as they return home to find trouble brewing in the Arizona desert. As Marcie investigates the circumstances surrounding the dying man, Johnny and Tommy investigate the strange occurrences reported by an old hermit woman in the Ironwood Forest National Monument. The family must enlist the aid of an old friend to help investigate the connection between the dying man, a secretive military base, a ghost town, smuggling operations, and a massive housing development. Together they must solve Ironwood Forest Mystery. Author: Joseph A. Mootz, Paperback: 5.5" X 8.5", Pages: 278, ISBN 0-9742080-4-3, Retail Price: $18.95. Buy Today!
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NEW! Spooky Tree Forest: No Sense Nonsense
This wonderfully illustrated children’s picture book with a spiritual message follows the adventures of Johnny and Jenny as they travel through the Spooky Tree Forest and learn that their senses always want more. Will the children be trapped in a world controlled by their senses or will they leave before it is too late?
Your preschooler, first or second grader will enjoy reading this book with you as they learn about their senses and how they relate to their inner spirit. Older children will love the colorful illustrations and playful spiritual message of the text. Author: Joseph A. Mootz, Paperback: 8.5" X 8.5", Pages: 32, Full Color Illustrations, Retail Price: $14.95. For sale on createspace.com. Try it Online!
NEW! Owl Head Buttes Adventure
In this young adult adventure novel, Tommy Blue, a recently adopted orphan, sets out on a vision quest to find the meaning of happiness.
Exciting encounters with wildlife, harrowing hiking hazards, prophetic dreams and vivid visions of famous Native Americans and Western Pioneers, help point him on the path to true happiness.
Teenagers and older pre-teens will enjoy this desert adventure book filled with old west stories and spiritual lessons from desert animals. This young adult novel is a spin-off from the adult Johnny Blue Mystery Series and is fully illustrated with sketches of desert landscapes. Author: Joseph A. Mootz, Paperback: 5.5" X 8.5", Pages: 104, Black and White Illustrations, Retail Price: $9.95. For sale on createspace.com,
