PANS, Medical Kidnap Files
PANS is a story about the failures of our brains, bodies, families, and trusted systems—and those who relentlessly fight for justice ...
Scars Written on the Skin: Zachary Goldman’s Trauma-Informed Private Investigator Journey
Explore Zachary Goldman’s trauma-informed private investigator mysteries, where survival, found family, and emotional resilience shape every case he solves ...
A Murder, a Silent Child, and a Private Investigator Who Understands Trauma
A brutal homicide. A child witness who cannot speak. Private investigator Zachary Goldman must solve the case in this trauma-informed psychological mystery ...
The Author’s Workshop: Best Obsidian Workspace Settings for Writers
Build an Obsidian writing workspace that supports drafting flow. Get practical tips for sidebars, split panes, CSS snippets, and mobile profiles ...
Bones of the Elbow
Bones surface in Griffith Woods, and jurisdiction collides with public pressure. Detective Margie Patenaude hunts the truth before it disappears ...
Ghosts in the Ground
A body in a Beaver Dam Flats pump house exposes buried history. Detective Margie Patenaude investigates a murder rooted in Calgary’s past ...
Silence on the Turf
At Shouldice Park, a game-night death ignites rumor and pressure. Detective Margie Patenaude must cut through the noise to find the truth ...
If You Love PI Mysteries, He Broke the Silence Is for You
When a home invasion leaves a family shattered, PI Zachary Goldman is pulled into a case full of buried secrets, pressure, and dangerous stakes. ...
Neurodivergent Detective Fiction: Beyond the Broken Detective Trope
Discover how the Zachary Goldman mysteries reframe the “broken detective” trope with nuanced, spoiler-safe portrayals of ADHD, PTSD, and neurodiversity ...
5 Surprising Reasons to Write Novels in Plain Text
I’ve published 130+ books, and I write them in Obsidian using plain text. Here are 5 practical reasons this workflow beats bulky word processors ...
Breaking Stereotypes: A Private Investigator Who Champions the Forgotten
Meet Zachary Goldman, a private investigator who fights for invisible victims in a trauma-informed, socially conscious crime fiction world ...
Private Investigator Mysteries
Welcome to the Private Investigator cornerstone — your go-to collection of in-depth blog posts, case files, and research on the craft of investigation and the world of Zachary Goldman. ...
Welcome to P.D. Workman’s Obsidian Hub
Using Obsidian as a writing studio: in-depth guides, experiments, and bite-sized tips. ...
Childhood Institutionalization: The Invisible Scars in Adulthood
How childhood institutional care can leave lasting, invisible scars on adult identity, relationships, and trust — five truths revealed through Zachary Goldman’s story ...
Three Steps and a Pivot — The Making of a Detective
How a small survival ritual turned into a detective’s edge. Read Zachary Goldman’s origin story — pacing, observation, and the quiet choices that shape a life of investigation ...
Zachary Goldman Private Investigator Cases 17-19
Looking for a gritty PI series without foul language and gore? Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling Author P.D. Workman brings you stories that delve into some of the darkest parts of society but leave you feeling good in the end ...
