★★★★★ STARS
“Lieutenant Baron Dunning is stranded on the road in Nigeria, naked as a jaybird, an unclad federal agent portending an extraordinary tale of international espionage. The suave lieutenant has the situation in hand, displaying his level-headedness. His globe-trotting investigation takes him to Wisconsin’s five-star Woebegone Dunes Resort. He matches his wits with a nefarious secret society as he uncovers the dark truths surrounding an abandoned research site where dead bodies have been piling up. Everything is in disarray and out of balance. The authors do it all with good humor, winking slyly at the genre of spy thrillers. The cast of curiously named characters, including scientist Adam Baum and the rogue priest Father Feely—call to mind Ian Flemings’s memorable flair for monikers. As do the frequent references to feminine pulchritude and the head-spinning plot twists.” —Helen Woodhams, Arizona Daily Star
★★★★★ STARS
"Caddywampus is a high stakes human drama. Competition for ownership of Woebegone Dunes Resort and Gravestone Castle results in a series of freakish deaths. Lieutenant Baron Dunning's sleuthing brings him into contact with a plethora of odd characters that are deep and rich, sexy, and amusing. It is a wildly entertaining and thought-provoking story of mystery and mayhem that is highly captivating. The plot has many twists and turns making it difficult to put the book down. Wisconsinites will especially love this highly entertaining story." —Robson Editorial, Quail Creek Crossing News
★★★★★ STARS
“Authors Erik and Judy Martin had a lot of fun with this one. I kept thinking of ‘Bourne movies’ throughout, with the caveat that maybe being at the center of international espionage isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. There’s plenty of intrigues, mystery, blood, and a few unmentionable moments. Kind of like James Bond meets Matt Helm meets Jack Reacher, with the occasional eye roll. The writing is breezy. The story is easy to follow with a hottie reporter named Crystal Glass, a bad Catholic Priest named Father Feely, and the ‘Curl up and Dye’ beauty salon.” —Dan Shearer, Green Valley News & Sun
★★★★★ STARS
"The story begins with an electrifying, breath-taking, fast-moving opening, exposing sharp and clever integration of contemporary geopolitical situations. The action is electric, the descriptions are detailed, and the pace is unabated. The settings are inspirational, and the character descriptions are deep. Caddywampus is a non-stop thriller with wry smiles unexpectedly popping up—Dr. Whet Faartz? Seriously? The adventure makes the coastal edge of northeastern Wisconsin a dramatic must-see landscape destination. This mystery novel is the first book I've read cover to cover in the last five years." —Ed Flaherty, Switzerland
★★★★★ STARS
"Caddywampus is a wildly entertaining and thought-provoking story of mystery and mayhem that is highly captivating. The cast of characters, including Lady Venessa, Crystal Glass, Bud Light, and Lieutenant Baron Dunning is deep and rich, sexy, and amusing. The story premise and characters, setting, and sequence of events are expository, descriptive, and persuasive. The plot has many twists and turns making it difficult to put the book down. Caddywampus is a well-written murder mystery with an enjoyable writing style and intriguing points of view that will undoubtedly endure." —Avid Reader, London, UK.
★★★★★ STARS
"Caddywampus is a mystery spell-binder and cauldron of instability that will keep you awake. It takes an insidious imagination to spin out a mind-blowing adventure with a hair-raising beginning and a heart-stopping end. Victims die in truly awful, messy, accidental ways as they hurtle into oblivion and the gut-wrenching science behind them. Protagonist Lieutenant Baron Dunning faces fiendish situations involving murder, mayhem, religion, and international money laundering. Unique individuals compete for ownership of Woebegone Dunes Resort and a religious hermitage at Gravestone Castle in northeast Wisconsin. The cast of characters is dynamic, intelligent, sexy, and thoroughly entertaining." —James Johnson, Bibliophile Book Worm.
★★★★★ STARS
"This is an extraordinarily riveting story that captivates and holds your attention. It is a creatively written detective mystery novel, and the suspense never lets up. I breathlessly turned the pages as the discovery process unfolded. Lieutenant Baron Dunning is bold and intelligent, but everything about the investigation is caddywampus—in disarray like a lopsided bicycle wheel. Deputy Sheriff Bud Light speaks as if he is chewing a wad of sticky toffee with loose dentures. Lady Vanessa is a seductive woman that would cause a bishop to spill his red wine and kick a hole in a stained-glass window. Antagonist Bo-Bo Bigelow is the world's largest exporter of stolen oil and rare earth minerals. Father Feely is a corrupt priest. Exposure of the Royal Enouement Society will greatly inspire patent holders and budding entrepreneurs." —Fraser Johnson, President of Psalm Entertainment
From the Author
"Nothing contributes more to the amusement of the reader than the tempo of significant life events and the vicissitudes of fortune, evolving circumstances that create the emotional ups and downs that we face each day." Erik Martin
“Lieutenant Baron Dunning is stranded on the road in Nigeria, naked as a jaybird, an unclad federal agent portending an extraordinary tale of international espionage. The suave lieutenant has the situation in hand, displaying his level-headedness. His globe-trotting investigation takes him to Wisconsin’s five-star Woebegone Dunes Resort. He matches his wits with a nefarious secret society as he uncovers the dark truths surrounding an abandoned research site where dead bodies have been piling up. Everything is in disarray and out of balance. The authors do it all with good humor, winking slyly at the genre of spy thrillers. The cast of curiously named characters, including scientist Adam Baum and the rogue priest Father Feely—call to mind Ian Flemings’s memorable flair for monikers. As do the frequent references to feminine pulchritude and the head-spinning plot twists.” —Helen Woodhams, Arizona Daily Star
★★★★★ STARS
"Caddywampus is a high stakes human drama. Competition for ownership of Woebegone Dunes Resort and Gravestone Castle results in a series of freakish deaths. Lieutenant Baron Dunning's sleuthing brings him into contact with a plethora of odd characters that are deep and rich, sexy, and amusing. It is a wildly entertaining and thought-provoking story of mystery and mayhem that is highly captivating. The plot has many twists and turns making it difficult to put the book down. Wisconsinites will especially love this highly entertaining story." —Robson Editorial, Quail Creek Crossing News
★★★★★ STARS
“Authors Erik and Judy Martin had a lot of fun with this one. I kept thinking of ‘Bourne movies’ throughout, with the caveat that maybe being at the center of international espionage isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. There’s plenty of intrigues, mystery, blood, and a few unmentionable moments. Kind of like James Bond meets Matt Helm meets Jack Reacher, with the occasional eye roll. The writing is breezy. The story is easy to follow with a hottie reporter named Crystal Glass, a bad Catholic Priest named Father Feely, and the ‘Curl up and Dye’ beauty salon.” —Dan Shearer, Green Valley News & Sun
★★★★★ STARS
"The story begins with an electrifying, breath-taking, fast-moving opening, exposing sharp and clever integration of contemporary geopolitical situations. The action is electric, the descriptions are detailed, and the pace is unabated. The settings are inspirational, and the character descriptions are deep. Caddywampus is a non-stop thriller with wry smiles unexpectedly popping up—Dr. Whet Faartz? Seriously? The adventure makes the coastal edge of northeastern Wisconsin a dramatic must-see landscape destination. This mystery novel is the first book I've read cover to cover in the last five years." —Ed Flaherty, Switzerland
★★★★★ STARS
"Caddywampus is a wildly entertaining and thought-provoking story of mystery and mayhem that is highly captivating. The cast of characters, including Lady Venessa, Crystal Glass, Bud Light, and Lieutenant Baron Dunning is deep and rich, sexy, and amusing. The story premise and characters, setting, and sequence of events are expository, descriptive, and persuasive. The plot has many twists and turns making it difficult to put the book down. Caddywampus is a well-written murder mystery with an enjoyable writing style and intriguing points of view that will undoubtedly endure." —Avid Reader, London, UK.
★★★★★ STARS
"Caddywampus is a mystery spell-binder and cauldron of instability that will keep you awake. It takes an insidious imagination to spin out a mind-blowing adventure with a hair-raising beginning and a heart-stopping end. Victims die in truly awful, messy, accidental ways as they hurtle into oblivion and the gut-wrenching science behind them. Protagonist Lieutenant Baron Dunning faces fiendish situations involving murder, mayhem, religion, and international money laundering. Unique individuals compete for ownership of Woebegone Dunes Resort and a religious hermitage at Gravestone Castle in northeast Wisconsin. The cast of characters is dynamic, intelligent, sexy, and thoroughly entertaining." —James Johnson, Bibliophile Book Worm.
★★★★★ STARS
"This is an extraordinarily riveting story that captivates and holds your attention. It is a creatively written detective mystery novel, and the suspense never lets up. I breathlessly turned the pages as the discovery process unfolded. Lieutenant Baron Dunning is bold and intelligent, but everything about the investigation is caddywampus—in disarray like a lopsided bicycle wheel. Deputy Sheriff Bud Light speaks as if he is chewing a wad of sticky toffee with loose dentures. Lady Vanessa is a seductive woman that would cause a bishop to spill his red wine and kick a hole in a stained-glass window. Antagonist Bo-Bo Bigelow is the world's largest exporter of stolen oil and rare earth minerals. Father Feely is a corrupt priest. Exposure of the Royal Enouement Society will greatly inspire patent holders and budding entrepreneurs." —Fraser Johnson, President of Psalm Entertainment
From the Author
"Nothing contributes more to the amusement of the reader than the tempo of significant life events and the vicissitudes of fortune, evolving circumstances that create the emotional ups and downs that we face each day." Erik Martin
