Dick Snyder grew up in a small town (Taft, California), taught in a small university (U.W.-La Crosse, Wisconsin), and felt the personal dynamics that drove local politics, religion and law enforcement. Jonas Kirk is an estranged, educated young man, made wealthy by his parent’s accidental death. Fifteen short stories (Jonas Kirk Mysteries: The Collection), reveal Kirk’s idiosyncratic view of justice. His relationships with Lieutenant Chester Devlin and Sharon Cunningham form the core of two novellas, BINGO and PUMPKINFEST. This latest work, THE MARQUEE MURDERS, adds layers to their personalities and asks a question. Does film motivate, or accompany, a serial killer?