The One-Minute Mysteries of Inspector Gerard

The Ultimate Flatfoot

Ever noticed how "Two-Minute Mysteries" always contain the most inane, unlikely solutions? So did writer and musician Tyler James Cook, who grew weary of solutions like, "He couldn't have stolen it, because he can't put his left hand in his right pocket." Balderdash! In the spirit of those mysteries, Cook created Inspector Gerard, a grizzled, film noir detective from Aurora, Illinois. Gerard sees the clues no one else sees--including the reader. For the first time ever, here are collected all of Cook's classic tales, from the first pencil-and-paper drafts of a chubby high school junior, through the longer-form Gerard adventures Cook wrote as a student at the University of South Carolina. Gerard always solves the case--even his own murder. That's why he's the Ultimate Flatfoot. Did YOU figure it out?