A body in a Beaver Dam Flats pump house exposes buried history. Detective Margie Patenaude investigates a murder rooted in Calgary’s past ...

At Shouldice Park, a game-night death ignites rumor and pressure. Detective Margie Patenaude must cut through the noise to find the truth ...

When a home invasion leaves a family shattered, PI Zachary Goldman is pulled into a case full of buried secrets, pressure, and dangerous stakes. ...

Discover how the Zachary Goldman mysteries reframe the “broken detective” trope with nuanced, spoiler-safe portrayals of ADHD, PTSD, and neurodiversity ...

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 ...

Meet Zachary Goldman, a private investigator who fights for invisible victims in a trauma-informed, socially conscious crime fiction world ...

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.  ...

Using Obsidian as a writing studio: in-depth guides, experiments, and bite-sized tips. ...

How childhood institutional care can leave lasting, invisible scars on adult identity, relationships, and trust — five truths revealed through Zachary Goldman’s story ...

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 ...

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