Carterville Mysteries

Modern master of multiple genres, Robert J. McCarter captivates readers with stories featuring stunning settings, relatable characters, and propulsive plots.

Long-time chief of police Henry Carter cherishes his snow-globe-perfect mountain town of Carterville, Arizona with its towering pine trees, epic mountain views, and fresh, bracingly cold air. But on Christmas morning, the iron scent of blood shatters the peaceful mountain scene, leaving a trail of secrets in the red-stained snow.

Welcome to Robert J. McCarter’s Carterville, Arizona, an odd little mountain town with strange powers and stranger secrets, and an exhilarating Christmas murder mystery you will never forget.

When Winston “Smitty” Smith starts receiving bizarre threats, chief of police Henry Carter will put aside their long rivalry to solve this strange case that threatens the future of Carterville itself.

With not just Henry’s life on the line, but those he cares about the most, can Henry find a way out of the deadly trap set by an enemy too powerful to beat?

From Robert J. McCarter, long-time Arizona resident and the author of The Blood of Carterville, comes a Christmas murder mystery and a town you will never forget.

Just a sleepy former mining town turned tourist haven in the mountains of Northern Arizona until the “incident”—the meteorite that gave everyone in the town powers, but only while in or near Cartervilleface=Arial color=black>.

Some people think that the blood of Carterville bestows powers, but when a tourist stabs police Chief Henry Carter’s best friend, everything changes.

Henry will do the unthinkable to save his friend. But when the crime gets complicated, can Henry find the culprit and save his town, much less survive?

From Robert J. McCarter, long-time Arizona resident and the author of Shuffled Off: A Ghost’s Memoir, comes a mystery and a town you will never forget

After the events of The Blood of Carterville, Henry Carter can’t return to the town that bears his name, but that doesn’t mean mysteries don’t still find him.

When he travels to Pagosa, Springs Colorado to investigate a haunting, he’ll find more than he expects. In that sleepy mountain town, he’ll have to confront his past in unexpected and surprising ways and maybe, just maybe, gain a clue or two on how to do the impossible, return to Carterville.

From Robert J. McCarter, long-time Arizona resident and the author of The Blood of Carterville, comes a mystery you will never forget.

After the events of The Blood of Carterville, Henry Carter can’t return to the town that bears his name, not unless he can convince his enemy to release him from the promise that uses his own power against him and keeps him away.

But more than that, Henry must confront the Fortune Teller, who engineered Henry’s exile from his home and possesses the greatest gifts of all those with Carterville powers. The Fortune Teller sees the many futures and paid a great price to remove Henry from Carterville.

Despite this, Henry will try to return to Carterville, but to do so he’ll need some help. Can he and his friends find a way for him to return? Can they defeat the Fortune Teller? Can he do it in a way that he can live with?

From Robert J. McCarter, long-time Arizona resident and the author of Woody and June versus the Apocalypse, comes a mystery and a town you will never forget.