Bubba Mabry

Series · 10 books · 1994-2012

By Catherine Dain, Steve Brewer, Linda Berry, and more

Books in series

Lonely Street

1994

Bubba Mabry may not be Albuquerque's most successful private investigator, operating as he does from the seedy Desert Breeze Motor Inn on Route 66, amid hookers and drug dealers. But when a man named Buddy, sporting pounds of gold jewelry, hires him to act as a bodyguard for a visiting celebrity, Bubba sees it as relatively easy money. "The Man" turns out to be none other than The King, Elvis himself, determined to keep a low profile. When the "fan" who is harassing Elvis, turns out to be a tabloid sleaze, and turns up dead in a hotel room, Bubba finds himself the main suspect. Unfortunately, two female tabloid reporters, a spunky brunette and a gorgeous blonde, have gotten wind of the King's existence and are hot on Bubba's heels as he tries to find his now-missing client and only alibi.

Baby Face

1995

Struggling with a lack of funds and a case involving kewpie dolls, Albuquerque P.I. Bubba Mabry is hired by local pimp Sultan Sweeney, whose teenage prostitutes have been the target of a serial killer.

Witchy Woman

1996

Third in the Bubba Mabry P.I. mystery series. First time in paperback! Private eye Bubba Mabry thinks he has it made when one of Albuquerque's wealthiest women hires him to locate her granddaughter, Margaret Ogletroop, who has become involved with a women-only commune near Taos, New Mexico. Unfortunately, along with the job comes an unwanted partner, a zealous cult deprogrammer named Purvis Reasons. When murder strikes at the women's compound, little does Bubba dream that he'll become the number one suspect and that it will take quick intervention on the part of his girlfriend Felicia Quattlebaum to keep him from being skewered by the angry women.

Shaky Ground

1997

His client list is at zero...so when a lovely young woman asks Albuquerque private eye Bubba Mabry to locate her missing husband, Bubba's all ears. But when Mabry finds the missing professor dead in the desert, his newest paying job turns very messy. With Bubba's nuptials a week away and several people angry at his poking around, his investigation threatens to make him a corpse before he's a groom!

Dirty Pool

A Bubba Mabry Mystery

1999

When a Texas millionaire offers $200,000 to find his missing son, Albuquerque P.I. Bubba Mabry finds himself teamed up with his loud-mouthed nemesis on the case, which gets even more complicated when the millionaire's long-lost father suddenly turns up. Reprint.

Crazy Love

2001

When private eye Bubba Mabry is hired by millionaire Melvin Haywood to find out who Haywood's deceased wife had been having an affair with, Mabry soon discovers how crazy jealousy can make a person. Reprint.

The Last Noel

2004

Four bestselling mystery authors contribute to this anthology of short novels in which the Christmas season brings the gift of murder. Includes Sanity Clause by Steve Brewer, Finding Charity by Catherine Dain, Deep and Crisp by Mat Coward, and The Three Wise Women by Linda Berry. Original.

Sanity Clause

2004

Hard-luck private eye Bubba Mabry is desperate for money at Christmastime, so he takes an onerous Keeping watch on the Santas at a local mall. When one of the Santas turns up murdered, Bubba and his wife, newspaper reporter Felicia Quattlebaum, must figure out who's been naughty.This novella, originally published as part of a Christmas mystery collection, is the "lost" Bubba Mabry story, in addition to the seven novels in the series.A hilarious take on Christmas, as only Bubba can bring it!

Monkey Man

2006

Bubba's back. Having coffee with a new client, things seem to be going well until the monkey with the gun shows up. Now Bubba's facing an uncooperative police force, a barrel full of suspects, and an intern that drives everyone bananas. He's got to figure out which of the animals at the Albuquerque zoo really belong behind bars.

Party Doll

2012

Bubba Mabry returns in a new novella guaranteed to thrill and amuse fans of the series featuring the Albuquerque, NM, private eye. Bubba bumbles back into action when he's hired to find a missing stripper who goes by the stage name Joy Forever. Joy's boss says business has been off since she disappeared, owing him money. He wants Bubba to find Joy and find her fast. But there's more here than meets the eye. A federal prosecutor is interested in Joy as well, and Bubba's wife, newspaper reporter Felicia Quattlebaum, is working on a crusade that seems to be entangled with the case. Laced with Steve Brewer's trademark humor, "Party Doll" is chock full of action and plot twists. "Bubba Mabry is thoroughly engaging and a very cool dude." — Edgar Award-winning author Harlan Coben "Every region claims its own resident jester-in-crime. Steve Brewer owns the Southwest." — National Book Award winner Pete Hautman "Steve Brewer proves you don't need 300 pages to write a solid PI mystery with this cool novella." — Jochem Steed, Sons of Spade blog "Steve Brewer is one of America's best mystery authors. If you haven't discovered Brewer's work, you're in for a treat." — Joseph Badal, Author of "Evil Deeds"

Authors

STEVE BREWER is the author of more than 30 books, including the recent crime novels UPSHOT and COLD CUTS. His first novel, LONELY STREET, was made into a 2009 independent Hollywood comedy starring Robert Patrick, Jay Mohr and Joe Mantegna. Under his pen name Max Austin, Brewer wrote three hard-boiled crime stories set in Albuquerque, NM. The first, DUKE CITY SPLIT, was published by Alibi/Random House in April 2014. DUKE CITY HIT followed in December 2014. DUKE CITY DESPERADO came out in June 2015. Brewer's short fiction has appeared in the several anthologies, and he's published articles in magazines such as Mystery Scene, Crimespree and Mystery Readers' Journal. Brewer has taught at the University of New Mexico, the Midwest Writers Workshop and the Tony Hillerman Writers Seminar. He regularly speaks at mystery conventions, and was toastmaster at Left Coast Crime in Santa Fe, NM, in 2011. He served two years on the national board of Mystery Writers of America, and twice served as an Edgar Awards judge. He's also a member of International Thriller Writers and SouthWest Writers. A graduate of the University of Arkansas-Little Rock, Brewer worked as a daily journalist for 22 years, then wrote a syndicated weekly column for another decade. The column, called The Home Front, produced the raw material for his humor book TROPHY HUSBAND. Married and the father of two adult sons, Brewer lives in Albuquerque, NM. More at www.stevebrewer.blogspot.com. BOOKS BY STEVE BREWER "Lonely Street," 1994, Pocket Books "Baby Face," 1995, Pocket Books "Witchy Woman," 1996, St. Martin's Press "Shaky Ground," 1997, St. Martin's Press "Dirty Pool," 1999, St. Martin's Press "End Run," 2000, Intrigue Press "Crazy Love," 2001, Intrigue Press "Cheap Shot," 2002, Intrigue Press "Trophy Husband," 2003, University of New Mexico Press "Bullets," 2003, Intrigue Press "Fool's Paradise," 2003, UNM Press "Boost," 2004, Speck Press "Sanity Clause," a novella, in "The Last Noel," 2004, Worldwide "Bank Job," 2005, Intrigue Press "Whipsaw," 2006, Intrigue Press "Monkey Man," 2006, Intrigue Press "Payoff," a short story in the anthology "Damn Near Dead," 2006, Busted Flush "Cutthroat," 2007, Bleak House "Limbo," a short story in the Mystery Writers of America anthology "Crimes by Moonlight," 2010, Berkley "Firepower," 2010, Amazon/Smashwords "1500 Rules for Successful Living," 2011, Amazon/Smashwords "Calabama," 2011, Amazon/Smashwords "The Big Wink," 2011, Amazon/Smashwords "Lost Vegas," 2011, Amazon/Smashwords "Party Doll," 2012, Amazon/Smashwords "A Box of Pandoras," 2012, Amazon/Smashwords "Showdown," a short story, 2012, Amazon/Smashwords "Found Money," a short story, 2012, Amazon/Smashwords "Yvonne's Gone," a short story, 2012, Amazon/Smashwords "Cemetery Plot," a short story, 2013, Amazon "Duke City Split," writing as Max Austin, Alibi, 2014 "Duke City Hit," writing as Max Austin, Alibi, 2014 "Duke City Desperado," writing as Max Austin, Alibi, 2015 "Shotgun Boogie," 2016, Amazon "Homesick Blues," 2016, Amazon "Side Eye," 2017, Amazon "Cold Cuts," 2018, Amazon "Upshot," 2020, Amazon

Linda Berry

Author · 1 books

Linda Berry's Trudy Roundtree novels are set in rural south Georgia, but Linda lives in Colorado, where she's a community arts activist and an insatiable theatregoer. Other published credits include poetry, plays, preschool currriculum, and a newspaper entertainment column. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.

Mat Coward

Author · 7 books