Monkeewrench Mysteries

Tech-savvy Grace McBride and her Monkeewrench squad use their software tools and people smarts to help tough Minneapolis cops Leo Magozzi and Gino Rolseth solve crimes.

Seasoned Minneapolis detectives Leo Magozzi and Gino Rolseth have opposite personalities, but they work together like a well-oiled machine. When high-tech crime-solving calls for the help of Grace McBride and her team of software developers, the Monkeewrench squad, the detectives’ differences ratchet up the hilarity. Well-developed characters, up-to-the-minute techno-jargon, and down-to-earth dialogue make for outstanding listening. “These books have it all,” a listener proclaims. “Mystery, nail-biting excitement, humor, wonderful characters, and romance.”

Buck Schirner brings the clashing detectives and all the clever geeks fully to life, with humor and Midwestern authenticity. Casting Schirner to portray the wisecracking, macho Minneapolis detectives, Leo and Gino, is a bang-up combination. His dry, raspy performance is in perfect sync with the veteran cops. And he nails the Monkeewrench tech-speak.

P. J. Tracy, a pseudonym, started out as a Minnesota-based mother-daughter writing team. Daughter Traci Lambrecht is continuing the series since the death of her mother, Patricia Lambrecht, in 2016.