Bubba Mabry Books

In this first outing for private investigator Bubba Mabry, Bubba is hired to act as a bodyguard for a visiting celebrity. Well, the celebrity turns out to be none other than Elvis, the King himself, the "fan" who is harassing him is really a sleazy tabloid reporter, and Bubba knows he has his hands full.

Struggling with a lack of funds and a case involving kewpie dolls, Albuquerque P.I. Bubba Mabry is hired by local pimp Sultan Sweeney, whose teenage prostitutes have been the target of a serial killer.

Albuquerque private detective Bubba Mabry journeys to Taos to find the troubled granddaughter of a newspaper publisher, who has joined a sinister commune, only to have the girl turn up as the victim of a human sacrifice. By the author of Baby Face.

Hired to find a missing professor, P.I. Bubba Mabry has more on his mind than the case since he is soon to be married, but when Dr. Field turns up dead and someone takes a potshot at him, he begins to wonder if he will make it to the altar alive.

When a Texas millionaire offers $200,000 to find his missing son, Albuquerque P.I. Bubba Mabry finds himself teamed up with his loud-mouthed nemesis on the case, which gets even more complicated when the millionaire's long-lost father suddenly turns up. Reprint.

When private eye Bubba Mabry is hired by millionaire Melvin Haywood to find out who Haywood's deceased wife had been having an affair with, Mabry soon discovers how crazy jealousy can make a person. Reprint.

Having coffee with a new client, things seem to be going well until the monkey with the gun shows up. Now Bubba's facing an uncooperative police force, a barrel full of suspects, and an intern who drives everyone bananas. And he's got to figure out which of the animals at the Albuquerque zoo really belong behind bars--before another one winds up in the morgue.

Hard-luck private eye Bubba Mabry is desperate for money at Christmastime, so he takes an onerous job: Keeping watch on the Santas at a local mall. When one of the Santas turns up murdered, Bubba and his wife, newspaper reporter Felicia Quattlebaum, must figure out who's been naughty. This novella, originally published as part of a Christmas mystery collection, is the "lost" Bubba Mabry story, in addition to the seven novels in the series. A hilarious take on Christmas, as only Bubba can bring it!

Bubba Mabry returns in a new novella guaranteed to thrill and amuse fans of the series featuring the Albuquerque, NM, private eye. Bubba bumbles back into action when he's hired to find a missing stripper who goes by the stage name Joy Forever. Joy's boss says business has been off since she disappeared, owing him money. He wants Bubba to find Joy and find her fast. But there's more here than meets the eye. A federal prosecutor is interested in Joy as well, and Bubba's wife, newspaper reporter Felicia Quattlebaum, is working on a crusade that seems to be entangled with the case. Laced with Steve Brewer's trademark humor, "Party Doll" is chock full of action and plot twists. "Bubba Mabry is thoroughly engaging and a very cool dude." -- Edgar Award-winning author Harlan Coben "Every region claims its own resident jester-in-crime. Steve Brewer owns the Southwest." -- National Book Award winner Pete Hautman "Steve Brewer proves you don't need 300 pages to write a solid PI mystery with this cool novella." -- Jochem Steed, Sons of Spade blog "Steve Brewer is one of America's best mystery authors. If you haven't discovered Brewer's work, you're in for a treat." -- Joseph Badal, Author of "Evil Deeds"

Albuquerque, NM, private eye Bubba Mabry is back in action, with the usual hilarious results. In TROUBLE TOWN, his 10th outing, Bubba gets hired to be a security guard for a private poker game. When the game gets robbed, a local racketeer demands that Bubba track down the robbers and retrieve the stolen valuables. Meanwhile, Bubba's wife, newspaper reporter Felicia Quattlebaum, is investigating a crooked land deal, and it looks like some of the poker players may be involved. It's never good for Bubba when his bumbling investigations intersect with Felicia's reporting, but this time it could get him killed. Bubba Mabry has been delighting mystery audiences since he first appeared in LONELY STREET in 1994. LONELY STREET was made into a 2009 Hollywood comedy starring Jay Mohr, Robert Patrick and Joe Mantegna. "Every region claims its own resident jester-in-crime. Steve Brewer owns the Southwest." --National Book Award winner Pete Hautman