Stephen A. Roddewig

The Opening Salvo

Dick Winchester Book 1

The chain-smoking private eye of noir is teleported to the 2020s.

One moment, Dick Winchester is delivering Pad Thai while his app-based delivery rivals take potshots at him in the street. The next, he’s onboard the Metro train when it’s hijacked by teenagers armed with Uzis.

All in a day’s work for Arlington, Virginia’s most-wanted small business owner as he works to build up his fledgling Winchester Delivery Services and sets his sights on the “Big Three” food delivery services.

Follow Dick as he fights for life, limb, and, most important of all, market share in this modern gangland comedy set just across the river from Washington, D.C. Along the way, Dick will expose conspiracies, compromise national security, and make out with a cop. All while making enemies out of the military-industrial complex and local bar owners alike.

The Counterattack

Dick Winchester Book 2

The 1940s private eye versus the winds of technological progress.

Having wiped app-based food delivery rival Foodhub off the chessboard, Dick Winchester and his underground delivery service are now pitted against his remaining two foes: Öber Eats and FloorDash.

However, in a battleground set just across the river from Washington, D.C., it proves impossible for Dick not to be drawn into political intrigue. Through new-found allies at the Pentagon, he learns of a new foe backing his rivals: the Deepest State.

Can’t get enough politics these days? Then follow along as Dick Winchester shoots the breeze with the Secretary of Defense, tracks down chief QAnon competitor K-Incog, visits the Watergate Hotel, and comes face to face with the King of America beneath a nondescript pizzeria.

Tired of politics? There’s romance, gunfire, witty banter, a parakeet, sponsorships, and a former Navy SEAL itching for one last mission. Even a lizardman or two.

A Bloody Business

A Thriller

History meets comedy meets hitman.

Join street-thug-turned-high-end-hitman Martin Williams as he must navigate the first half of the 20^th century, remaining unharmed no matter the history-making calamity he faces. All while ensuring his targets do not share in his good fortune.

Starting aboard a sinking RMS Titanic and concluding in the fire of the Korean War, follow this “James Bond but working for the underworld” as he eliminates greedy businessmen, war criminals, Communist agents, corrupt officials, and more on behalf of his criminal paymasters the Firm.