Books by Paul H. Wagner
  
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     The novels by Paul Wagner are described on this page, along with some links to information regarding the author, his short stories, his web magazine AboutTeens, book reviews, and interviews.
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Always A Cop is a story of three retired detectives who team up to search for a missing child... and a reason to "keep on keeping on" in a changed world that has discarded them.

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The Stove Creek Butcher pits a beleaguered cop against a cunning serial killer in a religious cult. The psychopath's youthful victims are never missed―murder unsuspecteduntil a dismembered corpse is discovered. Police make all the wrong decisions as more deaths occur. How many must die? Who will be next?

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The Houseboat Murders blends a police procedural mystery with a slice-of-life story about an alcoholic ex-detective and his 17-year old son. They are plunged into the investigation of a triple homicide, and when the killer elects to avoid capture by masquerading as a high school student, the teenager and his friends become major players in the drama.
 
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Just One Mo captures the coming of age of four close friends in a small  Colorado town in the early 50s. Maureen "Mo" Justice and three boys deal with intolerance, heartbreak, social pressure, and suicide, as well as first love, school sports and more. Their challenges are daunting. Their spirit indomitable.
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All Rise: The Criminal Trial of 4 Teens-- Basketball teammates stand trial for a hate crime. One of them is innocent. But he has no alibi and the zealous prosecutor presents an air-tight case. Then things go from bad to worse! It's a boy's frightening introduction to an adult world he never expected to be part of.
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The A-Club Mystery-- A mentally disturbed teacher aims to prove one or more members of the school's lettermen's club guilty of robbing fast food restaurants, and/or murder! Are members of the A-Club involved? Which ones? It's a "Who's Doing It Whodunnit."

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    Jock Jokes and Other Stories includes more than 50 short stories. Each tale shares a "moment to remember" of a boy or girl whose life is shaped or shaken by the episode depicted.

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