He Blessed Souls for a Living. Now He Fights for Them.

Previously published as My Name's Johnny Pope © 2021 by J. A. Bouma

For decades, Johnny "Pope" Papadopoulos heard dark confessions, administered last rites, and sat with criminals before execution—weekly reminders the world ain't right.

Finally, he'd had enough. He left the priesthood and put out a private-eye shingle to bring a little light into a very dark world—seeking justice for the very souls he used to shepherd behind the clerical collar.

Johnny Pope's a P.I. for hire, but only taking the cases that put the world to rights. Sometimes the cases come for him, yanking him into the injustice of others but fighting just the same.

Johnny's the guy you want when life comes at you with a left hook that lays out on your backside. He's a former priest turned private investigator coming for injustices of all shapes and sizes.

Dive into five original private eye short story mysteries that will remind you there's at least one person trying to make things right in a very wrong world.