Jeff Talbot mystery series

JEFF TALBOT
ANTIQUE-LOVER'S MYSTERY SERIES

Here, you'll find news about the series as a whole,
more about each novel, and links to novel and character details

"...an exceptional mystery series
that's sure to please and tease
the treasure hunter in every reader."
--Publishers Weekly

"Deborah Morgan's witty debut is a deft blend of mystery, mayhem, and most terrifying of all, the antics of the antique world."
--Harlan Coben

"An engaging new hero in an unusual and convincing setting--the world of collectors and the extremes to which they'll go to get what they want."
--Sara Paretsky

"Deborah Morgan...
should give lessons on the correct way to write an amateur sleuth mystery."
--Oline Cogdill,
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

WHO
IS SHE?
MORGAN'S BIO

WHO
SAYS?
REVIEWS

WHERE
IS SHE?

Usually in her studio.
Or spending time with family. Or any number of places.
If those have to do with writing, they'll be listed here

{ WHO'S JEFF TALBOT? }

He's our protagonist, our hero, our knight in shining armor. He's a former FBI agent who drives a '48 Chevy woodie and collects antiques. Now, he's making a living as an antiques picker--someone who hunts down and purchases antiques at a bargain, then resells them for profit. The Chevy woodie is perfect for hauling loot.

Jeff Talbot was the first fictional character to become a member of the
National Woodie Club.

{ WHO ELSE IS IN THE SERIES? }

SHEILA
Jeff's wife, Sheila, is young and beautiful--but don't hold that against her. She's also likeable, intriguing, and fighting an illness that is sometimes hard for Jeff to understand. Sheila is a gourmet chef and a collector of antique inkwells, hotel stationery, and Victoriana. She says the Internet is her best friend. Find out why in DEATH IS A CABARET.

Sheila's recipes: CLICK

GREER
Greer is Jeff and Sheila Talbot's new-age butler.
He's young, gay, and fiercely loyal to his employers. Greer collects movies and art depicting his profession.
For web site purposes, Greer delivers the mail.
CLICK for the butler (Don't we wish it were that easy!)

BLANCHE APPLEBY
Blanche Appleby is a friend of the Talbots and owns
All Things Old, Seattle's largest antiques mecca.
For a description of Blanche's antiques store (and a bit about her): CLICK

GORDY EASTHOPE
Gordon (Gordy) Easthope is an FBI agent and a former co-worker of Jeff's. Now, they're fishing buddies. It's no surprise that Jeff's always on the lookout for angler collectibles on behalf of his friend.

{ E-BOOKS }

Crossroad Press published all five Jeff Talbot novels in e-book format.
They are available for:
Mobi (Kindle)
ePub (Sony / Nook / iPad / Kobo)
PDF (Adobe)
PRC (Mobipocket)

{ AUDIOBOOKS }

All five books in the Jeff Talbot antique-lover's mystery series are now available from
Books In Motion
in the following formats:
MP3 download, MP3 CDs, CDs.

{ WHEN JEFFREY MET DEBI }

How did Deborah Morgan and Jeff Talbot meet?
Their story appeared in the Spring 2002 issue of Mystery Readers Journal.
To read "Old Haunts," CLICK

WHAT
DOES SHE WRITE?

JEFF TALBOT
ANTIQUE-LOVER'S
MYSTERY SERIES

HISTORICAL WESTERNS

MARY SHELLEY
PRIVATE EYE SERIES

WHAT
ELSE IS ON HER
WEB SITE?

HER 1937 CADDY

GRAPHIC DESIGN

{ THE NOVELS }

THE MAJOLICA MURDERS
{ 5th in the series }

BERKLEY PRIME CRIME . APRIL 2006 . ISBN 0425209261
{ also available in audio (Books In Motion), British (Hale) and Large Print (Wheeler/Chivers) editions }

Jeff is working an antiques deal with fellow picker Lanny (The Weedless Widow), facing a birthday, and dodging Halloween goblins. When Lanny's arrested for murder, Jeff steps in to help his friend--and gets a lot more than he bargained for.

{ Independent Mystery Booksellers Association (IMBA)
April '06 Bestseller list for paperback originals }

"...incredible pacing and the book flows beautifully. Morgan is writing a very solid series which should not be missed." --Jon Jordan, crimespree magazine

excerpt: CLICK reviews: CLICK

FOUR ON THE FLOOR
{ 4th in the series }

BERKLEY PRIME CRIME . OCTOBER 2004 . ISBN 0425198863
{ also available in audio (Books In Motion), British (Hale) and Large Print (Wheeler/Chivers) editions }

Months after Jeff's beloved Chevy woodie is wrecked, it's finally restored. But, when he and Greer go to pick it up at the shop, they discover the asphyxiated bodies of four men. What first appears to be an accident is soon ruled a homicide. An envelope, found inside one of the woodie's doors during the restoration, connects the Talbot family to the murder--and leads Jeff to Los Angeles in search of a mysterious woman who may hold the key.

{ IMBA October '04 Bestseller list for paperback originals }

"Deborah Morgan is a true gift to mystery readers everywhere." --Jon Jordan, crimespree magazine

excerpt: CLICK reviews: CLICK

THE MARRIAGE CASKET
{ 3rd in the series }

BERKLEY PRIME CRIME . OCTOBER 2003 . ISBN 0425192830
{ also available in audio (Books In Motion), Large Print (Wheeler/Chivers) editions }

As the holidays approach, Jeff is about to make plenty of money on all the antiques he recently acquired from the estate of the deceased Verena Rose. What Jeff hadn't bargained for, however, was the bloodstain beneath one of the old packrat's priceless rugs, indicating that her death was no accident.

{ NUMBER ONE }
on the
{ IMBA October '03 Bestseller list for paperback originals }

"...readers are immediately drawn into
the life and world of Jeff Talbot."
--Deborah Hern, mystery reviewer for
Romance Readers Connection

excerpt: CLICK reviews: CLICK

THE WEEDLESS WIDOW
{ 2nd in the series }

BERKLEY PRIME CRIME . OCTOBER 2002 . ISBN 042518689X
{ also available in audio (Books In Motion), Large Print (Thorndike/Chivers) editions }

It's supposed to be a relaxing fishing trip to a Puget Sound island. But, when one of Jeff's fishing buddies is killed (apparently for his lure collection), Jeff's drawn into the investigation alongside a female sheriff who's battling cancer. But Jeff's uncanny knack for turning up the unexpected backfies when he gets too close to solving the crime--and his agoraphobic wife Sheila is put in danger.

{ A bestseller with IMBA for three of its first seven months in print }

"...a remarkable read." --Mystery News

excerpt: CLICK reviews: CLICK

DEATH IS A CABARET
{ 1st in the series }

BERKLEY PRIME CRIME . NOVEMBER 2001 . ISBN 0425182029
{ also available in audio (Books In Motion), Large Print (Thorndike/Chivers) editions }
{And now available in e-book format!}

Former FBI agent Jeff Talbot thinks he's found a more serene life as an antiques picker. But, when the search for a French cabaret set leads Jeff to the Annual Antiques Auction on Michigan's Mackinac Island, rival collectors start turning up dead, and Jeff finds himself polishing his old crime-solving skills.

{ Barry Award nominee }
Deadly Pleasures magazine

{ Reader's Choice Award }
Best First Mystery Novel
Love is Murder conference, 02 Feb 02

{ Bestseller Lists }

Top Ten, Book Sense Winter Mystery 76 list

One of only two paperback original mysteries to be noted in
Publishers Weekly's debut feature, "The Year in Books" (2001)

DEADLY PLEASURES list of Best Paperback Originals for 2001

Twice a bestseller with the IMBA

"...more exciting than "Antiques Roadshow!" --Romantic Times

excerpt: CLICK reviews: CLICK

{ JEFF TALBOT SHORT STORIES }

Jeff Talbot meets Sherlock Holmes
(well, sort of....)

The story, "The Mysterious Case of the Urn of ASH, or What Would Sherlock Do?" is Morgan's first short story to feature antiques picker/amateur sleuth Jeff Talbot. The story first appeared in THE PLATED SPOON AND OTHER TALES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, Oct 31, 2014.

When Jeff discovers memorabilia pertaining to Sherlock Holmes in an old trunk he's been given, he slips into the role of Holmes, while butler Greer is a veritable Dr. Watson.

Jeff Talbot goes camping...

Morgan's second Jeff Talbot short story, "Campaign For a Corpse," appears for the first time in JUNCTION, the collection of short stories from publisher Crossroad Press. "Campaign For a Corpse" finds Jeff helping his sister-in-law, itinerant photographer Karen Gray, when she suspects murder among glampers (glamorous campers) at a campground.

In addition to both Jeff Talbot short stories, JUNCTION will include three Mary Shelley P.I. stories, and seven westerns.

BACK TO HOME PAGE

Greer will be happy to help you contact the author. Just click the letter on the silver tray.
Who's Greer? CLICK