Frank Tuttle

Can a haunted man help the dead find peace? Markhat is a Finder, charged with the post-war task of tracking down sons and fathers gone suddenly missing when an outbreak of peace left the army abandoned where they stood. But now it's ten years on after the war, and about all he's finding is trouble. This time, trouble comes in the form of a rich widow with a problem. Her dearly departed husband, Ebed Merlat, keeps ambling back from the grave for nocturnal visits. Markhat saw a lot during the wa... more info>>

A _Markhat_ story. Quiet, hard-working seamstresses aren't the kind that normally go missing, even in a tough town like Rannit. Martha Hoobin's disappearance, though, quickly draws Markhat into a deadly struggle between a halfdead blood cult and the infamous sorcerer known only as the Corpsemaster. A powerful magical artifact may be both his only hope of survival--and the source of his own inescapable damnation. Markat's search leads him to the one thing that's been missing in his life. But e... more info>>

No secret stays buried forever. A Markhat novel. When patron of the arts Lady Erlorne Werewilk hires Markhat to identify the parties who are stealthily mapping out the Lady's estate by moonlight, Markhat anticipates the usual--greedy relatives or rapacious neighbors plotting a land grab. After all, muses Rannit's most feckless Finder, the Lady runs a colony filled with young artists. Aside from snits over color and perspective, how dangerous could a squabble over a backwoods house possibly be?... more info>>

Ask not for whom the wedding bells toll? The Markhat Files, Book 6 There's no way Markhat can turn away his newest client. Who is he to refuse the woman he loves--especially when she bribes him with breakfast? This time it's Darla's friend Tamar Fields, whose fiancé vanished days before the wedding. His wealthy family insists Carris Lethway is simply away on urgent business. Tamar smells a lie, and she needs Rannit's most famous finder to figure out if the source of the suspicious aroma is a ... more info>>

Markhat's new client is already dead and buried--or is he? The Markhat Files, Book 4 Humans, Trolls and even the halfdead have all passed through Markhat's door--more than once--seeking his services as a finder of missing persons and lost loves. This is a first, though. This time, his client is a dead man. At least that's what Granny Knot claims. But as long as the coin is real, Markhat has no trouble working for a guilt-ridden ghost. Trouble is exactly what he finds, and soon he suspects his cl... more info>>

A troll's missing head could cause Markhat to lose his own. A Markhat story. All the finder Markhat wanted was a beer at Eddie's. Instead he gets a case that will bring him face to fang with crazed, blood-craving halfdead, a trio of vengeful Troll warriors, and Mama Hog's backstreet magic. Plus, the possible resurgence of the Troll War. All right in his own none-too-quiet neighborhood. Through the town of Rannit's narrow alleys and mean streets, Markhat tries to stay one step ahead of disast... more info>>