The Hank Reed Crime Mystery Box Set
Follow Hank Reed's Journey from Police Chief to Private Investigator as He Tackles His First Three Crime Cases
Book 1 - The Art of Murder
When romance columnist John Hunter is found dead, Hank Reed uncovers a secret room of compromising paintings featuring local women. As a second murder implicates his wife, Hank faces a town of suspects, a crumbling marriage, and a killer willing to do anything to keep their secrets.
Book 2 - Murder on the Rocks
Hank Reed is enlisted by Patrice Dubois to find her missing fiancé, Luke, a reporter entangled in a whistleblower case. As Hank's search uncovers Medicare fraud, betrayal, and mounting bodies, he realizes Luke is in grave danger, and now a ruthless killer has Hank in their sights.
Book 3 - The Edge of Murder
Former Detective Hank Reed's first PI case involves finding Elizabeth, who vanished after a night with Dr. Nick Ross, a psychologist recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital. As Hank digs deeper, he uncovers a web of lies, criminal ties, and a race against time to save—or condemn—Elizabeth.
Publisher's Note: A member of the Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers, Fred Lichtenberg is respected among his peers and readers alike as a master of earthy realism and vivid detail.
". . . a novel with bizarre twists and turns that keeps you turning pages. His smooth writing style and use of humor makes for a great read!"~Judy Lucas, author The Good Assassin
". . . tears apart small-town life on Long Island with murder and scandalous secrets that could destroy more than one resident. The shocking ending is anything but "small town"." ~Michael Haskins, author of Chasin’ the Wind and Free Range Institution
The Hank Reed Mystery Series
The Art of Murder
Murder on the Rocks
The Edge of Murder
The Bridge to Murder
Fred Lichtenberg
Fred Lichtenberg is a native New Yorker who lives with his wife in Jupiter, Florida. He has one son. After spending a career as a Field Agent with the IRS, Lichtenberg changed gears from crunching numbers to creating fictitious villains and heroes. The Art of Murder, the first book in the Hank Reed Series, begins with the murder of an outside celebrity living in a small community on Long Island. Panic reigns when dirty little secrets are about to be exposed in this psychological suspense thriller. Lichtenberg has just completed his second book in the Hank Reed Series. Murder on the Rocks takes Hank Reed (now a Suffolk County Detective) from Paris to Newport, Rhode Island, Boston, and New York City in search of a missing person presumably involved in a whistleblower investigation. The problem is it’s not Hank’s case, and the ramifications can be deadly.
Lichtenberg also wrote several stand-alone novels: Double Trouble — Mistaken identity grips this thriller when an identical twin separated at birth enters a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the mob. Deadly Heat at The Cottages: Sex, Murder, and Mayhem — Lichtenberg changed gears once more to write a humorous South Florida story with a wacky host of characters all living in a retirement community, where people are literally dying to move in. Murder 1040: The Final Audit is an action-packed suspense thriller that plunges readers into the complex realm of one of America’s most shrouded government agencies. The murder of an IRS agent in the West Palm Beach, Florida office triggers a desperate scramble to protect dark secrets within the agency. When those in power shut down the murder investigation, one man risks everything to find the killer and resolve his own mysterious past. Lichtenberg uses his insider knowledge from over thirty years with the IRS to craft a brilliant page-turner filled with love, sex, greed, and a whole lot more.
After three published murder mysteries, Lichtenberg turned his attention to retirement. During his research, he discovered many people approaching or in retirement don’t have a plan. Though humorous, Retired: Now What, addresses many serious issues.
In addition to writing mystery novels, Fred has written short stories and a one-act play titled The Second Time Around … Again, about finding love in a nursing home, performed at the Lake Worth Playhouse.
Fred is an active member of the Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers
