The Mysteries of Just Another John Smith Shorts

From the author of the Mysteries of Just Another John Smith novels comes a new short story series. This series follows eighteen year old John Smith, the youngest detective of the Noble Detective Agency (NDA). These stories are around 10,000 words or less, making for a shorter read. The cases he solves are equally important and engaging. He faces the challenges of solving puzzling cases, interacting with his fellow detectives who are significantly older than he is, and dealing with his own personal anxieties. All those who enjoy intriguing, entertaining young adult mysteries should read this series.


The Australian Shepherd Scheme; or The American Shepherd Scheme (The Mysteries of Just Another John Smith)

On a frosty morning in Little Rock, a young teen named Penny arrives at the steps of the Noble Detective Agency, seeking help to find her missing puppy, Pumpkin. What seems like a straightforward poster-and-social-media inquiry soon spirals into something more disturbing. When five more puppies from the same litter vanish without a trace—and the...

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The Cookie Kingdom Crumbles (The Mysteries of Just Another John Smith)

When the doors of Cookie Kingdom are set to open, every cinnamon roll and chocolate chip cookie promises to radiate perfection—yet someone is determined to see it all crumble. Minor mishaps—a negative rating, a man who may or may not be following her from a distance, a broken window, an anonymous letter offering to buy her business before it...

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Diamonds are simply not forever

When one of the’s world rarest gems vanishes from beneath triple-layered security, every clue points to an impossible crime. Eighteen-year-old Detective John Smith arrives on the scene of the Arkansas Blue Diamond’s disappearance, determined to crack a case that has baffled three top security firms. The display case was sealed, cameras monitored...

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Don’t Give a Dog a Bad Name

The Mysteries of Just Another John Smith

When a senior-living community’s beloved garden is vandalized overnight, teenage investigator John Smith is called in to restore order. A frustrated neighbor is convinced the culprit is a harmless-looking dachshund, and he’s dead set on blaming the pup’s distressed owner who is adamant that their dog would do no such thing. As John follows a...

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Bike for Your Life (The Mysteries of Just Another John Smith Shorts Book 5)

Eighteen-year-old private investigator John Smith has never seen rivalry as fierce as this. When two elite mountain-bike teams in Bentonville clash over a controversial sabotage that could potentially cost one crew the championship, John is called in as a neutral party to untangle the spokes of deception, ambition, and hidden grudges. However,...

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Reserved for Trouble (The Mysteries of Just Another John Smith Shorts Book 6)

The Monet Mystery

An Art Convention. A Hotel expecting many guests. A Temporary Hotel Detective. What could possibly go wrong?

Private Investigator John Smith is assigned to be a temporary hotel detective for the luxury hotel “The Midnight Diamond”. This renowned hotel is hosting a prestigious art covention in its adjacent convention center. At first it seems to...

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