Private investigator and Arizona native Conner Bright tries to hide from his past with a b-movie quality Australian accent, alligator skin boots, and a bowie knife strapped to his side, but it always seems to catch up to him.

This collection contains four essential Conner Bright Mysteries:

• The Case of the Purple Unicorn

• Chupacabra

• Haunted by the Past

• The Devil You Know

While each story is stand-alone, together they comprise a larger novel-length story arc in which Conner wrestles with the demos of his past, tries to keep his addictions at bay, and does his best to do a little good along the way.

From Robert J. McCarter, the author of Out of a Christmas Sky: A Carterville Mystery, comes a private investigator and four cases like no other.

Private investigator and Arizona native Conner Bright tries to hide from his past with a b-movie quality Australian accent, alligator skin boots, and a bowie knife strapped to his side, but it always seems to catch up to him.

When a little girl swears she saw her great uncle murdered by a purple unicorn, Conner takes the case expecting to face nothing more than a little girl’s overactive imagination. But in this short story, Conner must confront his past and put his life on the line to protect his young client.

From Robert J. McCarter, the author of Unfinished Business, comes a private investigator and a case like no other.

Private investigator and Arizona native Conner Bright tries to hide from his past with a b-movie quality Australian accent, alligator skin boots, and a bowie knife strapped to his side, but it always seems to catch up to him.

When a bizarre murder in the desert gets blamed on the mythical blood-sucking Chupacabra, Conner gets called in to investigate. But nothing makes sense and when Conner uncovers the truth, he faces an impossible choice between what he cares the most about and his own life.

From Robert J. McCarter, the author of Out of a Christmas Sky: A Carterville Mystery, comes a private investigator and a case like no other.

Private investigator and Arizona native Conner Bright tries to hide from his past with a b-movie quality Australian accent, alligator skin boots, and a bowie knife strapped to his side, but it always seems to catch up to him.

Investigating an apparent haunting inside the deserted Metrocenter Mall, a place he loved in his youth, Conner will face much more than he bargained for in this creepy, abandoned building. When this bizarre case takes a personal turn, can Conner keep from falling into his old, bad habits? Can he survive?

From Robert J. McCarter, the author of Unfinished Business: The Cases of Walter Anchor, Ghost Detective, comes a private investigator and a case like no other.

Private investigator and Arizona native Conner Bright tries to hide from his past with a b-movie quality Australian accent, alligator skin boots, and a bowie knife strapped to his side, but it always seems to catch up to him.

When Conner investigates an apparent haunting at a Tempe bar called “The Devil You Know”, his past really catches up with him. One person already died after hearing a malevolent voice that no one else can hear. Can Conner get to the truth before anyone else dies? Can he confront his past and keep ahold of his tentative sobriety?

From Robert J. McCarter, the author of Out of a Christmas Sky: A Carterville Mystery, comes a private investigator and a case like no other.