Who is Mitch?
Mitch O'Reilly is a Los Angeles private investigator with a knack for finding trouble and a soft spot for people the world has written off. Smart, sarcastic, and relentlessly curious, he navigates a city filled with secrets, chasing answers through the murky territory between right and wrong.
A Body in a Bathhouse
Revised editing coming late 2026
"A Body in a Bathhouse introduces readers to L.A. gumshoe Mitch O'Reilly, a classic yet wholly contemporary P.I., charmingly humorous, a little bit broken, a tad rusty around the edges, and struggling to make ends meet in a city that covers its tarnish with twice as much twinkle. Come for the murder, stay for the fun."
- Anthony Bidulka, Lambda Literary Award winner, and author of the Russell Quant Mysteries
Financially strapped and emotionally adrift, private investigator Mitch O'Reilly takes whatever work comes his way while running Eye Spy Supply, a struggling surveillance shop in a forgotten Los Angeles strip mall. A veteran of two tours in Afghanistan, Mitch's life revolves around his store, his free-spirited sister Josie, and keeping his head above water.
Everything changes when a beloved comedy writer is murdered in a bathhouse and Mitch is hired to prove the innocence of the club's custodian. Suddenly thrust from small-time investigations into a high-profile murder case, Mitch finds himself chasing leads from sprawling mansions to sketchy 'hoods. As the threats grow deadlier, Mitch realizes that solving the case may cost him everything he's worked to build.
"A Body in a Bathhouse is an accomplished work of LA noir---niftily plotted, atmospheric and sexy, often witty. I look forward to finding Mitch O'Reilly in further problematical venues."
- Richard Stevenson, author of the Don Strachey PI novels
A Body on the Hill
Revised editing coming late 2026
"Brad Shreve serves up a Chandler-esque Los Angeles full of show biz types and perverts, mansions and bad neighborhoods. At the center of it all is Mitch O'Reilly a deeply troubled detective with an attitude who can't find his way to the quiet life he craves."
- Marshall Thornton, three time Lambda Award winner and author of the Boystown, and Pinx Video series
Private investigator Mitch O'Reilly is hired by Hollywood director T.J. Mooney to keep an eye on his son, Austin, an aspiring actor determined to build a career without relying on his father's fame. Austin has changed his last name, moved into a rundown Koreatown apartment, and rejected the privileged life waiting for him in Bel Air.
To Mitch, it's just another surveillance job until a body is discovered below the Hollywood Sign.
The victim wasn't killed on the hill. Someone carried the body through the rugged terrain and left it there. Why go to such lengths unless the location meant something?
As Mitch digs deeper into the victim's life, he uncovers secrets hidden behind Hollywood glamour and family loyalty. If the killer left a message, deciphering it may be the key to solving the murder before someone else ends up dead.