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The Eighth Appointment: The Black Friday Murders

By Charles Levin | November 27, 2025 |

Snow falls, and mysteries abound in this 8th episode of the Geier and Lark psychological mystery series… New York City glowed like a feverish constellation. Black Friday lights pulsed against the wet sidewalks, flickering across puddles like tiny portals to other lives. From Geier’s office window, the line of eager shoppers wrapped twice around the…

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The Seventh Appointment: A Labyrinth of Names

By Charles Levin | September 10, 2025 |

The 7th installment in the Geier and Lark Mystery Series… Snow drifted past the tall windows of Geier’s office, flakes spiraling like bits of ash in the gray light. He sat behind his desk, coat still on, sipping bitter coffee that had been reheated twice. The radiator clanked in protest. He didn’t light his pipe.…

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The First Appointment

By Charles Levin | December 25, 2024 |

A prequel to the Amazon #1 Bestseller—The Last Appointment Dr. Saul Geier adjusted the angle of his leather armchair to catch the morning light streaming through his tenth-floor office.  The floor-to-ceiling windows overlooked Central Park South. The city sprawled below, chaotic yet oddly comforting in its rhythm. At seventy-two, Geier had seen it all: the…

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The Notebook That Knew Too Much

By Charles Levin | November 28, 2024 |

The courtroom was chilly, the cold that crept under your skin and made the long day ahead feel even longer. Amelia Grant pulled her cardigan tighter around her shoulders as she glanced at the bustling set of Law and Order. The crew adjusted lights, cameras, and props, filling the air with sharp orders and the…

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The Last Candy Store in East Apple

By Charles Levin | March 27, 2023 |

Story by Diana Searby and Charles Levin | Written by Charles Levin [Reader’s Note: two weeks ago I invited readers to help me finish writing a short story I had half-written on a plane flight from San Francisco to New Jersey. Thanks to all those who contributed their very creative and fun ideas. I chose…

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Brain Games

By Charles Levin | August 29, 2022 |

[Note; today I’m pleased to share a guest post by Carol Bluestein, author of the Amazon #1 Bestselling SEDUCTION Series] Here’s Carol… Writing, for me, is a Brain Game. How to get from here to there, efficiently without leaving out the details, practically without over/under explaining, and safely so my reader is buckled in for…

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In the River

By Charles Levin | July 24, 2022 |

“As writers, it is in the art that we find ourselves.” So, I’m halfway through writing my sixth book STILL NOT GONE, the sequel to STILL NOT DEAD, but stuff keeps getting in the way. I accidentally (explanation here} started a publishing company last year, the Munn Avenue Press and it has taken off. I’ve…

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Books Unread

By Charles Levin | May 5, 2022 |

A personal essay about all the books I haven’t read and some I have.. How many books have you started reading but never finished? That’s a question I asked myself recently now that I have many more unread books than ones I’ve finished. And I read a lot. I won’t even talk much here about…

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The R Wing

By Charles Levin | September 9, 2021 |

[Note: Today enjoy a free excerpt from STILL NOT DEAD that both stands on its own and gives you a flavor for the bigger journey that I hope you will take.} My Mother Says… “Why don’t you send somebody from the local field office to interview Bultema?” Michelle asks. “We hop in the jet and…

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I See It All

By Charles Levin | April 18, 2021 |

[Note: Taken from a chapter in my soon-to-be-released thriller, Book 4 of the Sam Sunborn Series. Posting this as I just flew home to New Jersey from California like Monica in the following story/excerpt.] LGA At 9:45 PM, Monica struts through LaGuardia Terminal, roller bag in tow. LaGuardia Airport is as dingy and worn as…

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