by Michael de Bethencourt | Sep 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
Dorothy Britt tells her story. Chapter Three Belle’s phone rang. She turned down the radio, caught the phone on the third ring, and answered sweetly as always. Tom heard her say thank you, then hang up. Her heels clicked across the heart pine floor. She leaned partway...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Sep 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
Dorothy’s Book — A Tom Cutchin Novel – Chapter 2 of 10 by Jefferson Weaver The walls were half dark stained pine, and half white plaster. Tom’s desk faced the room from the inside corner; he liked having his back to the wall, and he could see out the windows...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Sep 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
Daily Book Sell-Off – FILM NOIR by Silver and Ward – 391 page and 8 x 11 – Out the door for $5.97 We are trying to work out the science behind a mass book sell off. 200-plus books on guns, shooting, detective, and noir. While I’m trying to work...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Sep 11, 2026 | Blog
Our story so far … Tom Cutchin is a private investigator in a bustling Southern town, his family’s home for generations. He specializes in mundane things: missing persons, arson, insurance fraud, the occasional wayward spouse. It’s a typical practice in a...
by Michael de Bethencourt | Sep 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Intro: These are excerpts from Dorothy’s Book, the first in a series of stories about Private Detective Tom Cutchin, his assistant Belle, and their allies in the war on crime in 1930s Southeastern North Carolina. Dorothy Britt, a young widow, comes to Tom trying to...
