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The Wicked Affair of the Golden Emperor A Charles Goodfoote Mystery

The Wicked Affair of the Golden Emperor A Charles Goodfoote Mystery

Charles Goodfoote, mixed-blood Pinkerton Operative, runs the labyrinth of San Francisco's Chinatown to solve a locked-room mystery in 1868.

2021

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Curated Newsletters

The Toughest Part of Learning a Foreign Language

Idioms

Feb 1

Young children playing among trees

Feb 1

It Didn’t Start with the Gas Chambers

It can happen here.

Jan 29

Holocaust survivors at Auschwitz death camp

Jan 29

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E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

Some Cops Called My Friend “Spooky”

A true story of the time Spooky surprised us all

Jan 7

shaded forest trail

Jan 7

The Predator Ring of a Grizzly Can Awaken Even Dull Senses

Lessons learned in Bush Alaska

Dec 23, 2024

Big grizzly bear in the woods

Dec 23, 2024

Published in
E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

That’s Not an Authentic Indian Arrowhead

What does genuine mean?

Dec 12, 2024

Two colorful Native American teepees near a road

Dec 12, 2024

Published in
E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

How the Infinitely Large Brought Me to the Infinitely Small

And my place right in between

Nov 30, 2024

photo of a night sky with stars

Nov 30, 2024

Published in
ILLUMINATION

Believe Me, I’m Not a Robot

And apparently, I write like a NYT columnist

Nov 19, 2024

Believe Me, I’m Not a Robot

Nov 19, 2024

The Nearing Hoofbeats of Our Modern Apocalypse

Greed, Fear, Apathy, and Stupidity in America has cast a dark shadow

Nov 9, 2024

A man standing wrapped in barbwire on a bleak landscape

Nov 9, 2024

Published in
Blue Insights

Fire at the Foot of the Mountain: Romancing the I Ching

When the time is right, the magic happens

Oct 29, 2024

Mountain peak rising above the clouds

Oct 29, 2024

Published in
Blue Insights

Using Research to Develop Believable Characters

Fully understanding your protagonists’ background, education, and experience will keep them consistent.

Oct 21, 2024

Using Research to Develop Believable Characters

Oct 21, 2024

Tom Hanratty

Tom Hanratty

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Scribbler of stories, lover of mysteries, retired Forensic Investigator and Tracker of critters. tomhanratty@substack.com

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