Drag Shergi Mysteries
These stories all center around a detective named Drag Shergi. He can see ghosts, but almost no one else can. Even though he doesn't want to meddle, at first glance he can't always tell the difference between the living and the dead. Drag Shergi has learned to live with helping people on both sides of the veil, whether they have good or bad intentions. Read on and discover a world filled with mystery, adventure, and many times a supernatural twist.
There are thirteen books in the series: Living Dead Girl, Threnody in the Mausoleum, The Missing Paraclete, Storms on the Horizon, Ghosts in Smoky Visions, The Shriver of Cheney Town, The Man in the Petticoat, To Beat or Not to Beat, Wrath of the Scapegoat, Kings, Queens, and All Their Things, Dual Rondo on the Sharne Train, Persona of Persuasion, and Seeds of Blood.
The entire series is published through Lulu as single books, mini-collections of four books each, and the entire series in a thirteen book collection. These Aren't Angels (Books 1-4), There Are Walls Between Us (Books 5-8), This Isn't Home (Books 9-12), and Drag Shergi Mysteries: The Complete Collection.
- Fiction, Detective, Supernatural, Ghost Story, Mystery, Paranormal
Drag Shergi Mysteries:
The Complete Collection
This collection holds all thirteen of the Drag Shergi Mysteries. From the beginning we meet Drag, a private detective, in his first case trying to discover the identity of an amnesiac. It turns from a simple case to a complex one. The series swings in and out of the natural and supernatural realms as Drag can’t keep from being pulled into all sorts of messes. Such is the nature of each case as he goes from the beginning to the end where he tries to rescue a child from an unjust fate.
There are thirteen books in the series: Living Dead Girl, Threnody in the Mausoleum, The Missing Paraclete, Storms on the Horizon, Ghosts in Smoky Visions, The Shriver of Cheney Town, The Man in the Petticoat, To Beat or Not to Beat, Wrath of the Scapegoat, Kings, Queens, and All Their Things, Dual Rondo on the Sharne Train, Persona of Persuasion, and Seeds of Blood.
- Fiction, Detective, Supernatural, Ghost Story, Mystery, Paranormal
Each single book, mini-collection, and the complete collection is published through Lulu.
The individual books' descriptions are below:
Living Dead Girl:
Book 01
First Age, Year 942
The detective Drag Shergi is presented with a curious case. There is a young girl who is an amnesiac. The only thing she can remember is the name Mary Sukii. Who is this girl? The one she referred to is dead. They both look strangely similar too...
- Fiction, Detective, Mystery, Crime, Supernatural, Ghost Story
Threnody in the Mausoleum:
Book 02
First Age, Year 943
On his way out of a barbershop, Drag Shergi is lured to the graveyard. There he’s pulled into a situation where the past and present intermingle. Who is this person that he’s become? Why is there such pain every time he thinks about the name on the mausoleum? Who is Temenuzha?
- Fiction, Detective, Supernatural, Ghost Story, Mystery, Paranormal
The Missing Paraclete:
Book 03
First Age, Year 945
Drag Shergi stumbles across a toy. It holds more of a story than what it appears to be. A broken youth appears. Rather than being a protector, he himself needs to be protected. Even so, he refuses to give up on his quest. There is someone important the youth must find, even if it costs him his existence.
- Fiction, Detective, Supernatural, Ghost Story, Mystery, Paranormal
Storms on the Horizon:
Book 04
First Age, Year 946
Curious workings at a news station grab Drag Shergi’s attention. His queries are answered in a way he suspected. The weathergirl isn’t really there. She’s a ghost. But who could have wished this gentle soul harm? The answer came in the form of more ‘accidents’ at the TV station. Someone’s causing trouble, but why? Can Drag find out before more victims join Jeschi?
- Fiction, Detective, Supernatural, Mystery, Ghost Story
Ghosts in Smoky Visions:
Book 05
First Age, Year 947
This story follows Drag as he tries to get a vacation. The best thing he can do to get away is to be a bodyguard on a cruise ship. The person he guards has few visible enemies, so it goes well...that is until ghosts show up! A haunted ship sails in on a fog. Then the peaceful cruise turns into a ghost hunt. But, will they be the hunters or the hunted?
- Fiction, Detective, Supernatural, Ghost Story, Horror, Mystery, Paranormal
The Shriver of Cheney Town:
Book 06
First Age, Year 948
Drag Shergi finds the winter to be an unsettling time. In his wandering, he finds his way to a church. Seeking sanctuary, he ducks inside. There, he becomes pulled into a strange sort of thing within. Drag didn’t want to be involved, but they just wouldn’t leave him alone. What is dark and what is light? Inside, the private detective has to find his own way to illuminate the problems within.
- Fiction, Detective, Supernatural, Ghost Story, Mystery
The Man in the Petticoat:
Book 07
First Age, Year 950
One day you're going along minding your own business. The next day you're trying to figure out why a man with no enemies ended up nearly dead. The way he was treated could never have been mistaken as an accident. So into the theater to solve this mystery the private detective Drag Shergi goes. There lurking in the wings is a secret that could end with everyone dead! For some people fantasy and reality are too hard to distinguish from each other..
- Fiction, Detective, Supernatural, Ghost Story, Mystery, Performer
To Beat or Not To Beat:
Book 08
First Age, Year 952
While at a concert, Drag Shergi noticed a strange little girl in the crowd. It turns out she has a connection to the musicians of the Pinstripe Crew. But how is it that only the detective can see her? Why is she so adamant to get him involved with the others? Pushed into a world he doesn’t understand, Drag must walk the delicate balance between persistent and pestilent. One wrong move and more could be put into danger than just him.
- Fiction, Detective, Supernatural, Ghost Story, Mystery, Musician
Wrath of the Scapegoat:
Book 09
First Age, Year 953
Though Ron Masters is an excellent policeman, sometimes he gets on people’s nerves. A fight where he cannot win happens. Drag Shergi is shocked by his death. Nearly everyone believes that it is a tragedy, but not mysterious at all. With the appearance of his ghost, Drag learns there is more to the story. Can the former policeman keep his friends at the precinct while poking into the death of one of their own? Rumors of a haunting at the police station turn into undeniable reality. Can anyone stop the vengeful spirit before it claims another?
- Fiction, Detective, Supernatural, Ghost Story, Horror, Mystery, Paranormal
Kings, Queens, and All Their Things:
Book 10
First Age, Year 955
An invitation by an old friend brings Drag Shergi to the museum for a display of crown jewels. Though Everly was a country rather than a kingdom, the chieftains had their own wealth. The display is attacked though. Who did it? Why? Is it simply theft, or something more?
- Fiction, Detective, Supernatural, Crime, Ghost Story, Mystery, Paranormal
Dual Rondo on the Sharne Train:
Book 11
First Age, Year 960
It wasn't quite a vacation, but it wasn't work either. Drag Shergi ended up on a train going south through the country of Sharne. His intention was to try and find someone he might be related to. The west turned quite wild as bandits tried to take over the train. The train only goes one way though, so how do they plan to escape? How will the passengers escape? Drag has to think quickly when he becomes caught in the crossfire.
- Fiction, Detective, Mystery, Adventure, Ghost Story
Persona of Persuasion:
Book 12
First Age, Year 962
Detective Drag Shergi is out with Oswald for a birthday weekend. Though out in the boonies, the big city comes to visit. The two Shergi men are invited to a party. Like them, the politicians came out to relax. Neither set has their wish as a third person brings in violence. In the aftermath with the political climate as it is, heads will roll, but will Drag’s be next? He doesn’t have only himself to worry about, either. What will happen to the meddling detective and his cousin? Hopefully no rogue spirits will make an appearance...
- Fiction, Detective, Mystery, Adventure, Ghost Story
Seeds of Blood:
Book 13
First Age, Year 982
Drag Shergi has decided to go on vacation. He thought it would be a nice trip to a cheaper tourist spot in another country. Little did he know that it would turn out to be his most dangerous case yet. One would think a child would have no enemies. Sadly, age is no shelter against hatred. Drag has to keep the babe safe despite his failing body. The old man still has some tricks in him though. A stranger joins in and they flee the country in search of safety for the newborn.
- Fiction, Detective, Ghost Story, Mystery, Adventure
These Aren't Angels:
Books 01-04
This collection holds four of the Drag Shergi Mysteries: Living Dead Girl, Threnody in the Mausoleum, The Missing Paraclete, and Storms on the Horizon. Each holds a manner of mystery with a supernatural twist. Drag Shergi is a private detective. He sees things in an unusual way. Sometimes it’s good; sometimes it’s bad. Either way, justice will be done - even if it reaches out from beyond the grave!
- Fiction, Detective, Supernatural, Ghost Story, Mystery, Paranormal
There Are Walls Between Us:
Books 05-08
This collection holds four of the Drag Shergi Mysteries: Ghosts in Smoky Visions, The Shriver of Cheney Town, The Man in the Petticoat, and To Beat or Not to Beat. Each holds a mystery with a supernatural twist. Drag Shergi is a private detective who sees things in an unusual way. Sometimes it’s good; sometimes it’s bad. Either way, he finds a way to muddle through things to bring the light into the darkness to illuminate the truth.
- Fiction, Detective, Supernatural, Ghost Story, Mystery, Paranormal
This Isn't Home:
Books 09-12
This collection holds four of the Drag Shergi Mysteries: Wrath of the Scapegoat, Kings Queens and All Their Things, Dual Rondo on the Sharne Train, and Persona of Persuasion. Each holds a curious adventure with a supernatural twist. Drag Shergi is a private detective. It’s a little twisted with the way he acts at times; due to the unusual way he sees things. Sometimes it’s good; sometimes it’s bad. No matter what though, things will be set right, even if help comes from the most unlikely place - the dead.
- Fiction, Detective, Supernatural, Ghost Story, Mystery, Paranormal