I love stories where older characters aren’t merely life-savants who are sentenced to die by the end of the tale. The sequel, The Front Wing, will be published this month. Needless to say, I enjoy writing humor with quirky characters. They get older, move into retirement homes, lose their teeth, and gum people on the throat. And don’t believe the myth that vampires don’t age. Mike Befeler: Geezers and Shape-shifters and Mysteries, Oh, My Explore the world of quirky ideas and quirkier characters in geezer-lit and paranormal mysteries Thursday, OctoWhat Is Important in Life Over the last year I have had surgery three times on one knee. Then I decided to blend a paranormal mystery with older characters, and The Back Wing was born…Ī normal person ends up in the back wing of a retirement home with aging witches, vampires, werewolves, and shape-shifters. The result was The V V Agency, a paranormal private investigator mystery that introduced a new type of shape-shifter called a transvictus. I read several and decided I would give it a shot. A number of years ago, my agent suggested I consider writing a paranormal mystery. Most of my published books are geezer-lit mysteries, featuring older characters. Here he explains the ones he’s written that interlace the paranormal… Geezer-lit author Mike Befeler “Writing Paranormal Geezer-Lit Mysteries” by Mike Befeler In this post for Happiness Between Tails, Mike discussed geezer-lit.

Mike Befeler, Embarking on New Paths in the World of Metallacarboranes. Since then, he’s authored 17!!!! books, including mysteries, a thriller, and a biography of a World War II veteran! Batsford, Houghton Mifflin Reading: The Nations Choice: Back to School.

Anytime, especially n-o-w, is an excellent time to start something! In 2001, when Mike Befeler was 56, he set out to become a novelist.

The Back Wing by Mike Befeler