About this ebook
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.
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About the author
J. A. Bouma believes nobody should have to read bad religious fiction—whether it's cheesy plots with pat answers or misrepresentations of the Christian faith and the Bible. So he wants to do something about it by telling compelling, propulsive stories that thrill as much as inspire, while offering a dose of insight along the way.
When not putting fingers to keyboard, he loves vintage jazz vinyl, a glass of Malbec, and an epic read — preferably together. He lives in Grand Rapids with his wife, two kiddos, and rambunctious boxer-pug-terrier.
