Christopher Dacey

A lifelong Rhode Islander, Chris began writing mystery novels at the age of 45 when he published his first book featuring hard-boiled private detective Nick Chambers in 2011. Since that time, he has published a total of nine hard-boiled detective mysteries. Chris holds a Master's Degree from the University of Rhode Island, and is an avid fan of pulp fiction and Film Noir. The Nicholas Chambers Mystery series is set in the 1940's during the Second World War. The Duke Jameson Mysteries are set in the 1970's Nick Chambers Mysteries: Book 1. Argentine Mist It’s October 1941. As a tropical storm hits the City of Providence, private investigator Nicholas Chambers finds himself caught up in the search for a missing woman and gets entangled with the Providence underworld and a secretive group operating along the Rhode Island coastline. A midnight trip to a secluded house along Warwick Neck ignites the case and plunges Chambers into a mystery that tests his abilities to the limit. Book 2. Long Winter’s Nap With only five days until Christmas 1942, Shepard's Department Store Vice President James Burkhart hires Private Investigator Nicholas Chambers to look into the murky past of his future son-in-law. The mystery deepens when an eccentric art collector hires Chambers to purchase a rare Austrian clock at auction. A beautiful French woman and a mysterious group operating on the outskirts of Providence draw Chambers deeper into the mystery, and open his eyes to an imminent threat facing his way of life. Book 3. Mystery at Oceancrest Private Detective Nicholas Chambers is summoned to oceanfront estate of retired millionaire Eugene Campbell, where he is hired to investigate the death of his daughter Vera five years earlier. Chambers reluctantly takes on the case, which leads him into a seedy Chinatown underworld and culminates at Oceancrest, where a web of deception and betrayal spanning the course of two decades is finally revealed. Book 4. The Secret of Isabella Meer Private Detective Nicholas Chambers arrives in the Port of Providence and reluctantly boards the SS Santa Rosa on a simple assignment; Sail to the Netherlands aboard a luxury liner, pick up a female passenger and accompany her back to the states. Soon an elderly woman is found dead in her cabin, another is missing, and a secret adversary aboard the ship is working against Chambers as he tries to uncover the secret of Isabella Meer. Book 5. An Unholy Murder Private Detective Nicholas Chambers receives a midnight telephone call and is summoned to St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church in Cranston, R.I. Greeted by his childhood friend Fr. Richard O’Rourke, he is taken to the church bell tower. What he is shown there plunges him into a decade old mystery, testing the limits of his detective skills, and opening his eyes to the forces of good and evil at work in the world. Book 6. Shadow Over Providence When Nick’s secretary is found brutally murdered in his office, he suddenly becomes the authority’s number one suspect. He pledges to find her killer, but must first prove his own innocence. Nothing is what it seems to be in this case, as Chambers faces his most formidable hidden adversary…. Duke Jameson Mysteries: Book 1. The Block Island Mystery Its October of 1970, and out of work police detective Duke Jameson is asked to look into the deaths of two male students at the State University. As Jameson starts his investigation, hidden forces soon begin to work against him. A missing professor, a corrupt sheriff, an eccentric millionaire, campus drug pushers, and more than one beautiful woman draw him into the Block Island Mystery. Book 2. Murder on Bellevue Walter Westbrook, a wealthy industrialist living in Newport hires Duke to look into his wife's possible infidelity. When Arianna Westbrook goes missing Duke finds himself at the center of a mystery involving a wealthy Newport heiress, a local college professor, and an Irish racketeer operating along the waterfront. This is the second Duke Jameson Mystery. Book 3 Death in Galway Duke travels to Galway Ireland to track down the missing brother of a local Gangster. When his guide is suddenly killed, he is left alone to investigate as the case draws him into Galway’s seedy underworld. The murder of a Chief Constable and the appearance of an old flame complicate matters, as Duke goes up against a secret organization operating within the City of Galway