Whodunit?
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NEW BOOK RELEASE: HOLY CRAP
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‘HOLY CRAP’ IS THE FIFTH DR. JASON LONGFELLOW, PI AND NURSE WIFE CHELSEA BOOK.
The private eye duo of Dr. Jason Longfellow and his nurse wife Chelsea, of the agency Chelsea Longfellow, PI and Associate, are a hilarious hot mess. He’s a dysfunctional PI, while she’s the real deal. In the first four books, this PI duo survived murder cases involving a strange drug side effect, a treacherous road trip, raging realtors, and horrific man-munching bass.
In HOLY CRAP, the Longfellow family seeks a safe place to live. They move to the suburbs of Intoxication Junction, a small, peaceful city nestled in the Blueridge Mountains. Chelsea sets up the PI office in the mother-in-law suite of their new home, so they’ll be there for the children. She even enrolls their daughters in a private Christian School. What could possibly go wrong?
A widow hires the PI duo to investigate the brutal murder of her husband, an accountant at the school. When the school headmaster threatens Chelsea’s oldest daughter, Chelsea stuffs him headfirst into his own trash can. Will mama bear Chelsea catch the killer? Will she strangle her husband? Why would anyone name a book HOLY CRAP? You’ll have to read the book to find out. Laughter is the best medicine, and you don’t need a doctor’s prescription to buy the book.
EARLY PRAISE FOR ‘HOLY CRAP’
PRESS RELEASE: ‘HOLY CRAP’ BOOK LAUNCH ON TOTALLYSTAUGUSTINE WEBSITE AT THIS LINK: (click on picture below)
THE AWARD WINNING: A FISHY TALE
THE MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW JUST PROVIDED A REVIEW OF A FISHY TALE. THEY RECOMMENDED IT FOR READERS OF BOTH HUMOR AND MYSTERY. GO TO A Fishy Tale TO READ THEIR REVIEW. THEY REALLY LIKED THE BOOK!!!
A FISHY TALE just won the 2024 FIREBIRD BOOK AWARD for Humor!!!
JOHN J JESSOP — HUMOR
Whodunit – John J Jessop, A FISHY TALE: He’s a bored doctor and inept private eye with a PI license he got online. Fortunately, his nurse wife is the real deal. Join the misadventures of Chelsea Longfellow, PI and Associate. Great mysteries. There’s four of them total. If you don’t laugh you need to check your pulse.
A WILDERNESS LAKE, THE FISH ARE GROWING AT AN ALARMING RATE, AND THE FISHERMEN ARE DISAPPEARING. SOMEONE NEEDS TO FIND THE KILLER, BE IT MAN, OR BEAST. CHELSEA LONGFELLOW, PI AND ASSOCIATE ARE ON THE CASE. Buy directly from IngramSpark: https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?qoxwqE6tNOpdpqZ6MwulpwoJAPRurIpVBR7kiKC9csA. Buy from bookstores: https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-fishy-tale-john-j-jessop/20914814?ean=9781735817873
THE PRIVATE EYES TRAVEL TO ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA TO BUY A VACATION CONDO. THE REALTORS ARE ANGRY, EVERY CONDO COMES WITH A DEAD BODY, THERE’S MURDER AND MAYHEM EVERYWHERE. WHO KNEW BUYING A CONDO COULD BE SO MUCH FUN. THIS IS ONE CLEVER KILLER. Buy directly from IngramSpark: https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?3HjdDoOm3XQqfGAv5QENMDWmTAGK7tiFSSoFZKLFj3Z Buy from bookstores: Indiebooks
DR. JASON LONGFELLOW, PI TRAVELS CROSS COUNTRY IN AN RV WITH HIS FAMILY FOR A JOB INTERVIEW WITH A DRUG COMPANY. THE TRIP BEGINS WITH A TOOTHACHE. DURING THE TRIP SOMEONE IS TRYING TO KILL HIM AND STEAL HIS TEETH. HIS NURSE WIFE CHELSEA HAS TO KEEP HIM ALIVE AND SOLVE THE CASE. IT’S BIOTECH GONE INSANE. To buy directly from IngramSpark: https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?A5iLPQIMkeKRCsAXPUH8Q2ZIupMUq7nbrZB8xQqvLR8 To buy from bookstores: https://bit.ly/2I95at8
DR. JASON LONGFELLOW, BORED DOCTOR, GETS HIS PI LICENSE. HIS FIRST CASE INVOLVES A SERIAL KILLER AND A DRUG SIDE EFFECT THAT WILL KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF, AND THEN KILL YOU. JASON IS AN INEPT INVESTIGATOR, BUT HIS NURSE WIFE, CHELSEA, TURNS OUT TO BE THE REAL DEAL. To buy directly from IngramSpark: https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?Muxo7Yb0rlpJEVvunsqElbSazRzJjxDR2h4zQp3d0hq To buy from bookstores: https://bit.ly/3JyBlwB
A FISHY TALE: New Book Launch
Whodunit – John J Jessop. The world has gone insane; war in the Middle East, violent antisemitic protests, the president fell off his bicycle. We could all use some laughs about now. No worries, my newest comedy murder mystery, A FISHY TALE is NOW AVAILABLE. I have always believed it is much healthier if you don’t take life too seriously, and I like comedy of the absurd the best. If you read this book without laughing, you probably need to check your pulse. Currently available on Amazon as ebook and paperback at https://amzn.to/40MVqsV Barnes&Noble at https://bit.ly/47Uo1Pe Indiebooks at https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-fishy-tale-john-j-jessop/20914814?ean=9781735817873
Dr. Jason Longfellow, PI, and nurse wife Chelsea inherit a fortune and move to the peace and quiet of a wilderness lake to escape their frenetic life in Northern Virginia. They set up their own PI agency, Chelsea Longfellow, PI, and Associate. It’s Chelsea’s inheritance. They become involved in a bizarre case in which someone, or something, is killing off local fishermen. Fishermen are not well liked, with their countless tournaments taking over the lake. Suspects include several local businessmen, an employee of a medical biotech firm, an incompetent home inspector, and giant man-eating bass. Is this even murder, or is nature taking back the lake from human intruders? Join Chelsea as she solves the case while trying to keep Jason focused, and alive. Whodunit – John J Jessop
EARLY PRAISE FOR A FISHY TALE:
A Fishy Tale is another triumph by John J Jessop. It is a laugh out loud story of the exploits of the private investigation firm run by Dr Jason Longfellow and his wife Chelsea as they try to solve a series of murders of prize-winning fishermen in rural Virginia. In addition to the swashbuckling action A Fishy Tale sparkles with the interactions between Dr. Longfellow and his nurse wife. The humorous comments and actions between these two are fun of love and very relatable to anyone that has been married. Rick Spees, Author, Capitol Gains
When a couple of brothers pull a ninety-pound fish out of a Virginia lake, they know that something strange is ‘goin’ on.’ Jason and Chelsea Longfellow, amateur PIs, dive into the mystery of what might connect the soggy body of a businessman, several missing fishermen, and a medical biotech company. John J Jessop propels ‘A Fishy Tale’ with the speed of a Nitro Z21 Bass Boat toward its shocking conclusion. Henry G. Brinton, author of the environmental mystery “Windows of the Heavens“
Whodunit – John J Jessop: PRESS RELEASE: St. Augustine Author Releases Fourth Comedy Murder Mystery
To See the Press Release go to https://totallystaugustine.com/st-augustine-florida-author-releases-fourth-comedy-murder-mystery-book
PLEASURIA: Take as Directed and Murder by Road Trip now only $0.99 on Amazon. For links to buy the books, click on the cover to the right or see below.
PLEASURIA: Take as Directed and Murder by Road Trip now only $0.99 on Amazon. For links to buy the books, click on the cover to the right or see below.
Now Available as eBook and paperback on Amazon, Barnes&Noble and Indiebooks.
AWARD WINNING THE REALTOR’S CURSE, a fun read and an intriguing medical mystery that captivates the reader with an ingenious plot. Lots of twists, turns, and laughs. This medical mystery is way better than a prescription for antidepressants. Dr. Jason Longfellow, the dysfunctional PI and nurse wife Chelsea try to buy a condo in Florida and all hell breaks loose. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll never vacation in Florida again. mystery fiction books, humorous novels, medical mysteries, mystery novels, science and scientist humor, mystery
THE REALTOR’S CURSE BOOK AWARDS
Dr. Jason Longfellow, bored FDA drug reviewer and part-time PI.
A MEDICAL BIOTECH MURDER MYSTERY:
Scientists play around with your DNA, cells, and immune system to make new medicines. What could possibly go wrong? Why Murder, of course.
First there was PLEASURIA, then MURDER BY ROAD TRIP, and now available:
“THE REALTOR’S CURSE“, by award winning author John J Jessop.
About the Book, THE REALTOR’S CURSE
Dr. Jason Longfellow, PI and wife Chelsea combine a vacation in Florida with a search for vacation property near the beach. They find their first body on the drive south. While condo hunting, a perky young realtor attacks Jason with a kitchen implement. Why are people in Florida so angry? Then, the bodies really start piling up, every condo comes with its own dead body.
In between house-hunting tours, Jason talks Chelsea into enjoying the many recreational opportunities that Florida has to offer, including boating, fishing, kiteboarding, a Harley rental…you get the idea. Jason becomes convinced Florida is trying to kill him. Our amateur sleuth has been at the scene of so many dead bodies, he begins to wonder if he might be the killer.
Jason figures out who the murderer is; Chelsea thinks it’s someone else. Throw in a hurricane, boat chase, alligators galore, and a very friendly manatee, and this makes for non-stop action. Will they ever catch the killer? Will Chelsea give Jason a concussion? What does this have to do with killer mosquitoes? It’s medical biotechnology run amok. Florida will never be the same! mystery fiction books, humorous novels, medical mysteries, mystery novels, science and scientist humor, mystery
Early Endorsements for THE REALTOR’S CURSE
“Alligators, snakes, sharks, amorous manatees, psychotic Florida realtors and bodies turning up everywhere. But never fear. Intrepid, neurotic US Food and Drug Administration functionary and part-time private investigator, the Walter Mitty-esque Dr. Jason Longfellow is on the case. If Miami humorist Dave Berry wrote a book about quixotic, goofball PI’s, it’d read like The Realtor’s Curse.” —Joe Palmer, Author, A Mariner’s Tale
“The search for a Florida condo becomes deadly in this fast-paced and funny novel by John J Jessop. Private investigator Jason Longfellow and his wife Chelsea return to action for the third time, bickering and butting heads as they try to solve a murder mystery and avoid becoming victims themselves. Dark comedy in the Sunshine State!” —Henry G. Brinton, Author, City of Peace
“In this zany who dunnit mystery/comedy Florida is the hot spot where everything that can go wrong does. Jessop brilliantly turns an innocent vacation into absurd comedy. The laughs keep coming until it hurts.” —Benjamin Berkley, Author, Against My Will and In Defense of Guilt
THE REALTOR’S CURSE, Whodunit – John J Jessop
MURDER BY ROAD TRIP
The amateur sleuth that makes Clouseau look like a genius. Just ask his wife:)
Click on the cover MURDER BY ROAD TRIP, buy the book (ebook or paperback) on Amazon (you know you want to) and figure out whodunit before our amateur PI, if you don’t die laughing first. Whodunit? John J Jessop
Also available at Barnes & Noble and Indie Book Stores
MURDER BY ROAD TRIP, Early Amazon review:
“Got it yesterday – read it today. Simply could *not* put it down, read it cover to cover in one sitting! Very funny – great escapism!”—Marianne O.
“Pleasant, cheerful and uplifting. Keeps you reading page after page.” –K.T. Barnett, Author, The Rose Not Taken
John J Jessop co-wrote the book MURDER BY ROAD TRIP with his daughter, Jackie. The story was inspired by a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country road trip they took together in 2016. The destinations may be real, but all events in MURDER BY ROAD TRIP are hilariously fictitious.
Hi. I’m Chrissy. Grandpa and Aunt Jackie wrote a funny book. I like to read it in the bathtub. It makes me laugh.
Hi. I’m Willow. Mommy rescued me from the shelter and she and Grandpa wrote this very funny book.
Hop in the RV and join Jason and family on a wild and comic cross-country road trip. From a monkey jewel thief, to attack by cuddly comfort animals, to a deadly windshield wiper, mad dentist, boosted libido, and the great cheese caper, this PI is a true crime magnet. Will Jason hang up his PI hat to take a lucrative job with a drug company, making his wife happy? More importantly, why is someone trying to steal his teeth? And, what, if anything, does this have to do with medical biotechnology?
EARLY AUTHOR ENDORSEMENTS
If you think that a cross-country family trek in an RV is the definition of insanity, you’ll love John and Jacqueline Jessop’s MURDER BY ROAD TRIP. On the way to a California job interview, private investigator Jason Longfellow experiences chronic dental problems, encounters a jewelry-stealing monkey, and enjoys an unexpected boost to his libido. Strangers seem to be obsessed with stealing his teeth, as he faces gunfire in an RV park and a kidnapping on a cabin cruiser. Hop in the RV and join Jason, his wife and daughters on this wild and comic ride!—Henry G. Brinton, author of the mystery novel City of Peace
John and Jacqueline Jessop add new meaning to the phrase “road trip” in their sequel to PLEASURIA. Adding just the right amount of laughter, they turn out the perfect recipe for fans of murder mysteries. Bravo!—Benjamin H Berkley, Author of Against My Will and In Defense of Guilt.
Future Father-Daughter Blog Posts About the Actual Cross-Country Trip
John co-wrote the book with daughter Jacqueline. In addition to buying the book (you know you want to, you like to laugh and everyone likes a good mystery), keep an eye out for a destination-specific blog series that will provide John and his daughter’s individual perspectives on their once-in-a-lifetime road trip. It should be fun, since we all know that twenty-something daughters always agree with dad:)
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PLEASURIA: TAKE AS DIRECTED
Order PLEASURIA at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other indie book sellers (ebook $0.99, softcover $8.00)
If you need a good laugh and enjoy a great murder mystery, PLEASURIA: TAKE AS DIRECTED is for you.
A comedy murder mystery with a unique plot, like nothing you’ve ever seen before. Dr. Jason Longfellow, FDA drug/biotech reviewer and wannabe detective in midlife crisis, with a jealous nurse wife, investigates serial murder in the biotech industry.
What it you found a pill, an antidepressant, with a side effect that would give you a sexual fantasy and/or happy ending, all mental; no need for a partner or any form of self-stimulation? Would you take it? What if the happy endings kept on going, and going, and going…like the energizer bunny. Sound even better? What if it eventually killed you…death by over-happy-ending? Kind of a bummer, huh?
In PLEASURIA: TAKE AS DIRECTED, P.I. Longfellow’s first case involves a killer who just might have discovered such a pill. (Please note that this is not an FDA approved medication, but you might want to talk to your doctor about it anyhow:)
Buy the book and help P.I. Longfellow solve this bizarre murder mystery with lots of twists and turns, and catch the killer. It’s a great mystery, and if you don’t laugh out loud, you’re probably dead.
Who doesn’t need a good antidepressant once in a while?:)
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Reviews Matter!
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