It's absolutely earth-shaking. The five books in the Rick Podowski and The Hefty Trio series are now available in paperback.
Each of the five books in the Hefty Trio series features information about seven wineries from the Santa Cruz Mountains in California. Included are food pairings with Rick's favorites from each of the wineries The books can be purchased for $5.99 from Amazon. The ebook format is still $2.99.
Death In the Science Classroom —When Rick Podowski, the head grievance representative for the teachers
' union enters the science lab and finds the body of a teacher hanging by a braided rope from the metal frame of the overhead florescent light fixture, he and the Hefty Trio are launched on an investigation which uncovers the dark secret behind a death.The Winning Certificate — After the death of her adopted mother, Sylvia develops an
insatiable desire to find her birth mother in the process of which she becomes a teenage gang member, trapped
i n a lifestyle of violence and hopelessness until Rick Podowski encourages her to become a poet and change her lifestyle in a way that results in her finding her birth mother and becoming an unwilling participant in a plot by her mother's two stepsons to have her killed. Rick Podowski and the Hefty Trio discover the plan and they help put the stepsons in jail. This book won the 2011 Global Ebook Award in the amateur sleuth category.The Fishy Chips — General Zhow in Beijing, knows that a simple assassination is often the easiest
way to eliminate problems. And there are big problems with his operation half a world away in Santa Clara, California where a group of students and college instructors have been recruited to steal the secret chip that is at the heart of the U.S. Military's anti-ballistic missile system. Rick is recruited by the FBI to pressure one of his students and eventually Rick and The Hefty Trio foil the plan and save the chip from getting into the enemy's hands.Murder Before the Bell — When the administration building at Central High School is set on fire to cover up the death of the principal and his successor is charged with the murder, Rick Podowski and
the Hefty Trio work to prove their friend's innocence. As the plot thickens, they discover their friend's involvement in illegal activities including prostitution and police corruption.Death of a Foster Child—The novel focuses on the failed placement of a teenage girl and the brutal murder that occurred after she left the home. Rick Podowski and The Hefty Trio work to find the
