W.F. Ranew

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About W.F. Ranew

W.F. Ranew is the author of the Red Farlow Mysteries series published by Tirgearr Publishing.
Rich and Gone, #1
Blue Magnolia, #2
East Beach, #3 (releases Sept. 30, 2020)

Ranew is a former newspaper reporter, editor, and communication executive. He started his journalism career covering sports, police, and city council meetings at his hometown newspaper, The Quitman Free Press. He also worked as a reporter and editor for The Augusta Chronicle, The Florida Times-Union, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where he was a news editor.

Ranew has written two previous novels--Schoolhouse Man and Candyman's Sorrow, both available on Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, and other book sites. He lives in Atlanta and St. Simons Island, Ga.
Tirgearr author page: tirpub.com/wfranew
Website: wfranew.com
Blog: wfranew.wordpress.com

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East Beach: Red Farlow Mysteries: #3 Sep 30, 2020

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FBI Agent Joseph Trammell retires to a beachfront home on a Georgia island.

Six months later, PI Red Farlow finds him dying in a pool of blood. Someone shot him four times. Five shell casings litter the floor. Drops of blood lead out of the house and onto East Beach on St. Simons Island. Red sets out to find out who killed Joe Trammell and why.

Did the local drug and arms smuggler hire a hit? And who caught the fifth bullet?

Farlow wades into the murky water of intrigue, conflicting love affairs, and danger as he tracks down the killer. It’s not exactly a relaxing day at the beach.

Rich and Gone: Red Farlow Mysteries: #1 May 29, 2019

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PI Red Farlow is on the hunt to find $300 million a Florida insurance executive has bilked out of family and friends.

Woody Cunningham stashed the money in safe havens around the world before disappearing. Has he been done in by one of his enemies? Or did he skip town with his girlfriend to live off the ill-gotten wealth? If that’s the case, where is he?

Farlow must quickly learn how and why people hide their money in offshore accounts if he's to find out what happened to Cunningham.

When a tough guy from Farlow's past resurfaces, wanting to settle an old score, Farlow discovers he also has links to the missing man. Clues lead him across Georgia and Florida, and Europe, to find the answers.

Is Woody Cunningham dead, or just rich and gone?

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Blue Magnolia: Red Farlow Mysteries: #2 May 20, 2020

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PI Red Farlow dives headfirst into a hornets' nest of extremists. His new client, Hank Tillman, only wants to get a shot at country music stardom. While playing in a Georgia bar, Hank—known as Cowboy to his fans—stumbles into trouble. The kind that kills. PI Red Farlow steps in to help him.

Hank’s song, Redneck Devil, attracts the attention of a violent group called the Blue Magnolia. Its leaders want him to perform at their next hate rally. There's another, darker reason the Blue Magnolia wants Hank in its fold.

An elderly patient in a Florida insane asylum reveals a decades-long secret that devastates Hank. It’s the worst kind of fake news.

Can Farlow root out the truth? The PI has his own problems as he confronts a hired killer face-to-face.

Schoolhouse Man Apr 10, 2016

by W.F. Ranew

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Wrestling with midlife crisis and personal tragedy, Brooks Sheffield retreats into his past, to a time when life was simpler and happiness was assured. He moves back to his hometown into a schoolhouse he inherited from his father. As he settles into his new home, odd things begin to happen. There's a murder at the school, and suddenly Brooks, his newfound love and an old friend are drawn into the twisted world of Sam Warren -- sexual deviant, brothel owner, small-time drug lord and all round sinister man.

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Candyman's Sorrow (Brooks Sheffield Love & Crime Mystery Book 2) Mar 26, 2017

by W.F. Ranew

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Cowart Cheney shot and killed his sister and brother-in-law just before Christmas 1937. His motives remained as ambiguous years later as they did at the time, because soon after the shootings Cheney was committed to Georgia’s mental hospital. He died in the 1970s, never revealing why he killed the couple — until now. In 1990, a surprising new development for the town leads newspaper editor Brooks Sheffield to uncover Cheney's story, and he found more intrigue than he expected.

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Red Farlow Mysteries (3 Book Series)

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From Book 1: PI Red Farlow is on the hunt to find $300 million a Florida insurance executive has bilked out of family and friends.

Woody Cunningham stashed the money in safe havens around the world before disappearing. Has he been done in by one of his enemies? Or did he skip town with his girlfriend to live off the ill-gotten wealth? If that’s the case, where is he?

Farlow must quickly learn how and why people hide their money in offshore accounts if he's to find out what happened to Cunningham.

When a tough guy from Farlow's past resurfaces, wanting to settle an old score, Farlow discovers he also has links to the missing man. Clues lead him across Georgia and Florida, and Europe, to find the answers.

Is Woody Cunningham dead, or just rich and gone?

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