Carterville, AZ
Population: 286. People with powers: 198

Just a sleepy former mining town turned tourist haven in the mountains of Northern Arizona until the “incident.” The meteor that gave everyone in the town powers, but only while near Carterville.

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Out of a Christmas Sky

With a dead woman dressed as an elf found on Christmas morning in snow-globe-perfect Cartervile, it falls to police chief Henry Carter to solve the murder. But Henry knows the victim and his suspect list soon fills up with the people closest to him

With no allies and powers involved, Henry risks his life to solve the crime and to find some kind of justice for his friend.

From Robert J. McCarter, long-time Arizona resident and the author of The Blood of Carterville, comes a Christmas murder mystery and a town you will never forget.

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Destroyer of Carterville

When Winston “Smitty” Smith starts receiving bizarre threats, chief of police Henry Carter will put aside their long rivalry to solve this strange case that threatens the future of Carterville itself.

With not just Henry’s life on the line, but those he cares about the most, can Henry find a way out of the deadly trap set by an enemy too powerful to beat?

From Robert J. McCarter, long-time Arizona resident and the author of The Blood of Carterville, comes a Christmas murder mystery and a town you will never forget.

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The Blood of Carterville

Some people think that the blood of Carterville bestows powers, but when a tourist stabs police Chief Henry Carter’s best friend, everything changes. 

Henry will do the unthinkable to save his friend. But when the crime gets complicated, can Henry find the culprit and save his town, much less survive?

From Robert J. McCarter, long-time Arizona resident and the author of Shuffled Off: A Ghost’s Memoir, comes a mystery and a town you will never forget.

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Faces of Carterville

After the events of The Blood of Carterville, Henry Carter can’t return to the town that bears his name, but that doesn’t mean mysteries don’t still find him.
When he travels to Pagosa, Springs Colorado to investigate a haunting, he’ll find more than he expects. In that sleepy mountain town, he’ll have to confront his past in unexpected and surprising ways and maybe, just maybe, gain a clue or two on how to do the impossible, return to Carterville.
From Robert J. McCarter, long-time Arizona resident and the author of The Blood of Carterville, comes a mystery you will never forget.

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Robert J. McCarter is the author of more than fifteen novels and over one hundred and fifty short stories. He is a regular contributor to Pulphouse Fiction Magazine and his short fiction has also appeared in The Saturday Evening Post, Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, Everyday Fiction, and numerous anthologies.

Robert writes in a variety of genres from contemporary fantasy to science fiction and just about everything in between. His diverse background–including a career in software engineering, growing up on a ranch riding horses, and acting–colors the stories he tells.

He lives in the mountains of Arizona with his amazing wife and his ridiculously adorable dogs