The Case of the Missing Bubble Gum Card: A Jarvis Mann Private Detective HardBoiled Mystery Short Story

Jarvis Mann is a private detective, whose business thrived on the mundane Paying the bills by shadowing cheating spouses Getting in the middle of messy divorces And working for the fat-cat insurance companies running down false claims On a Winter’s Sunday afternoon, a young man graces his office steps His words coaxing with the simple declaration of “Please” Convincing Jarvis to help find a valuable missing Ernie Banks rookie baseball card With a dry sense of humor, Jarvis tours the Denver neighborhood with the lad Door to door, friend to friend, until a clue leads to a surprising discovery A young man’s personal pain revealed Witnessing a friend’s act of self-sacrifice Both teenagers teaching Jarvis a life lesson That will shape him with new hope and resolve An 8400 word Short Story by Author R Weir Plus a preview of the first novel in the Jarvis Mann PI series: Tracking A Shadow