The Teddy Burns Mysteries

Golden Age-style whodunits following Teddy Burns from the trading floors of 1920s Chicago to the drawing rooms of pre-war England.

Meet Teddy Burns

Harvard graduate.
Veteran of the Great War.
Reader of markets.
Detective.

Teddy Burns notices what others overlook. He has also never once given his name to a reporter.

Murder at the Chicago Board of Trade

A Teddy Burns novelette · Chicago, 1922

Where better to hide a clue than in plain sight?

1922, Chicago Board of Trade. A trader is dead in his locked office. Inspector Dearborn sees a crime scene. Teddy Burns sees a different picture. Can you solve it before Teddy Burns does?

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Book cover for “Murder at the Chicago Board of Trade” by Douglas Mullenix, depicting a historic Chicago building on a rainy night.

Murder at the Easterling Auction

A Teddy Burns novel · England, December 1939

When infamous art dealer Wilbur Easterling is murdered at his own auction party, it becomes clear that no one came simply to bid, and one guest came to silence the past for good.

The first full-length Teddy Burns novel. Subscribers hear first.

Person in a dark coat and hat facing a warmly lit grand mansion on a snowy winter night under a starry sky

Murder Before Curtain

In progress.

Here are the clues. Good luck.