As a writer, most of my published novels
have been mysteries. Even within this genre, I have pursued multiple sub-genres
including geezer-lit, paranormal, historical, theater and sports mysteries.
Why do this? I have many interests and become
intrigued by different stories. My six-book Paul Jacobson Geezer-lit Mystery
Series features an octogenarian protagonist with short-term memory loss who
becomes an amateur sleuth. I enjoy writing about older characters who can
display the wisdom they have accumulated over their years. I wanted to try
something different and then wrote two paranormal mysteries. My family has been
involved in theater, so I had to write a theater mystery. While hiking on what
was once the railroad bed of the Switzerland Trail railroad in Colorado, I was
inspired to set a historical mystery on this railroad. I love playing racquet
and paddle sports, so I wrote a mystery about platform tennis, one of the
sports I have played.
I also wrote a non-fiction book that was
the result of meeting a World War II veteran four years ago. His story just had
to be told.
My most recent book is an international
thriller, The Tesla Legacy. I have
always enjoyed reading thrillers and wanted to craft my own. I was inspired by
the fascinating historical figure, Nikola Tesla, and wondered what if he had
hidden plans for a destructive invention and the wrong types of people tried to
get their hands on this invention.
What’s next? Coming out later this year
is a new geezer-lit mystery with a different cast of characters. The
protagonist is a forty-something financial guy who takes over a struggling
retirement home to turn it around. He dislikes old people, animals and kids and
has a life transforming experience in the world of geezers and geezerettes when
a dead body turns up in the loading dock of the retirement home. Stay tuned.
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