With only 30 days to find the real killer…
Rick and girlfriend Laura risk their lives tracking key suspects who had motives to kill…
The Zen Man: Semifinalist Best Indie Books 2012
“Move over Sam Spade, Nick and Nora; make room for a Denver who-dun-it, Colleen Collins’s The Zen Man. Brilliant and fast-paced writing. I couldn’t put it down.”
~ Donnell Ann Bell,
award-winning author of The Past Came Hunting
Until a horrific murder lands private eye Rick Levine in the slammer on first-degree charges…
Rick and girlfriend Laura risk their lives tracking key suspects who had motives to kill…
“I loved every word of The Zen Man.”
~ Delores Fossen, USA Today bestselling author
“Move over Sam Spade, Nick and Nora; make room for a Denver who-dun-it, Colleen Collins’s, The Zen Man. Brilliant and fast-paced writing. I couldn’t put it down.
~ Donnell Ann Bell, award-winning author of The Past Came Hunting
Sometimes at our detective agency my husband-PI-partner and I wrap up a strange process service and we say, “Never again.”
One reason we can say this, and even pretend we’re going to no longer accept process services, is because husband-PI-partner is now also a lawyer and, fortunately, his caseload is growing.
But we’re still running [...]
Continue Reading →Many people laugh when they hear the term “pet detective” probably because it conjures images of Ace Ventura, Pet Detective (a film series that starred funny man Jim Carrey). Actually, pet detection is a specialized investigative field. Like other investigators, pet detectives use a mix of profiling, search-and-rescue, surveillance, even grief counseling techniques.
At our [...]
Continue Reading →While driving home last night, I heard one of my favorite bands from a long-ago era: The Flying Burrito Brothers (for those unfamiliar with this band, they were a bunch of cosmic country dudes headed by Gram Parsons, the musician who also first discovered Emmylou Harris).
Flying burritos, the food not the [...]
Continue Reading →"A fantastic read from start to finish. Reminded me a great deal of the works of Robert Crais and Robert B Parker." ~MacKenzie Brown
December 6, 2011: Beth Groundwater's Blog: "When Writing a Whodunit, Think of Dear ol’ MOM (Motive, Opportunity and Means)"
December 18, 2011: The Thrilling Detective: "Props and Peeves! Private Eye Stories from a Real-Life Private Eye"
January 14, 2012: Interview w/ Colleen at Chatterrific
February 3, 2012: Coffee Time Romance: The Zen Man-Read It, Wear It
February 14, 2012 Terry's Place: Lust, Ethics, and the Private Eye
February 17, 2012 Savvy Authors: Tips from a PI-Tracking the Bad Guys in Stories
February 27, 2012 Elizabeth A White blog: Do Private Eyes Solve Murders?
February 28, 2012 Book Reviews by Elizabeth A White: The Zen Man
March 8, 2012: Coffee Time Romance: 13 Private Detective Couples in Books and Film
March 10, 2012 StoreyBook Reviews: Interview and Review
March 22, 2012 Minding Spot: Book Review
April 17, 2012 Fresh Fiction: 5 Hot Private Eye Heroes
April 24, 2012 Savvy Authors: Tips from a PI: Writing a Sleuth Who Finds Missing Persons
May 18, 2012 Novel Rocket: Top 5 Mistakes Writers Make at a Crime Scene
May 2012 Mrs. Mommy's Booknerd's Reviews: Book Review
June 18, 2012 Jersey Girl Book Reviews: Be Your Own Investigator: Four Free Online Resources
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