The Nick Files
Here you will find links to all things Nick Flebber, PI. Nick is a down-on-his-luck private eye who has developed an eclectic array of clients over the years. His origin story is "Lost Claus," a screenplay I wrote where he's hired by an elf to find a missing Santa. I wrote about that here. It's been re-written, pitched and optioned several times over the years. At one point, it was pitched as a TV series, where Nick was "spun off" into several scripts, as the lead, where we followed his adventures with new clients, all off-beat. This led to a series of novellas, adapting the stories to print. Then to radio adaptions, produced by different audio troupes, which inspired me to write new, original radio scripts for Nick Flebber. As they get produced and posted, I'll add them here.
Lost Claus
Leaping Yule logs! Santa Claus has gone missing! And it's almost Christmas! Where is he? It's a Christmas-tery!
What happens when Santa goes MIA? Well, Tweedle the elf decides they need to hire an amazing Private Eye to find him. Unfortunately, all they can afford is Nick Flebber.
Flebber's a private eye riding a dry patch, income-wise, looking to take any case that walks through his door. Sure, the elf's money looks legit, but how does he know this isn't the effects of some mind altering drugs? Then he remembers he can't afford any mind altering drugs. So, before you can say “pa rum pum pum pum,” Nick's off to the North Pole to track Big Red down. Bringing his old-school methods to Santa's workshop, Nick is soon grilling Santa's helpers to see if any of them were trying to help themselves. He's cross examining Mrs. Claus to make sure he wasn't dating on the side and soon discovers that the Clauses have an adopted daughter, which gets Nick's mistletoe all hot and bothered.
But where is the big man? And his sleigh? Not to mention the tiny reindeer? Nick follows the leads back to his old stomping grounds and discovers he's up against the underbelly of the holiday season. The clock is ticking; Can Nick get Santa home for the holidays?
It's a genre-bending comedy/fantasy that takes the holiday happenings and turns them on their head. A funny, NoeL-O-L book for kids and the kid inside everyone. Yule love it!
What happens when Santa goes MIA? Well, Tweedle the elf decides they need to hire an amazing Private Eye to find him. Unfortunately, all they can afford is Nick Flebber.
Flebber's a private eye riding a dry patch, income-wise, looking to take any case that walks through his door. Sure, the elf's money looks legit, but how does he know this isn't the effects of some mind altering drugs? Then he remembers he can't afford any mind altering drugs. So, before you can say “pa rum pum pum pum,” Nick's off to the North Pole to track Big Red down. Bringing his old-school methods to Santa's workshop, Nick is soon grilling Santa's helpers to see if any of them were trying to help themselves. He's cross examining Mrs. Claus to make sure he wasn't dating on the side and soon discovers that the Clauses have an adopted daughter, which gets Nick's mistletoe all hot and bothered.
But where is the big man? And his sleigh? Not to mention the tiny reindeer? Nick follows the leads back to his old stomping grounds and discovers he's up against the underbelly of the holiday season. The clock is ticking; Can Nick get Santa home for the holidays?
It's a genre-bending comedy/fantasy that takes the holiday happenings and turns them on their head. A funny, NoeL-O-L book for kids and the kid inside everyone. Yule love it!
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Our promo:
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A sample of Chapter One
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Now a word from our author...
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The radio adaptation of the story for radio. A real audience pleaser!
Here's another production of "Lost Claus" presented by the Florida Radio Project in St. Petersburg.
Cupid is as Cupid Does
Now Cupid's taken wing! When a lonely woman comes in asking Nick Flebber to help her find true love, she has to convince Nick that Cupid has gone missing and must be tracked down. With only a small golden arrow as evidence Nick has to cross paths with jilted boyfriends, oracles, computer dating services and slumping St. Valentine's Day sales to locate the missing cherub. It's the short story adventure included in the anthology "Love and Other Distractions," available at Amazon.
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The book promo
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Here's the radio adaptation!
An Award-winning radio script!
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Space Case
P.I. Nick Flebber is back on the case! This time he gets hired to tail a cheating husband and he finds himself dealing with corporate espionage, street crazies and some very illegal aliens. UFOs? More like LOL!
The book is available at Amazon.com
The book is available at Amazon.com
the book promos
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the radio adaptation
Author in the First
Nick Flebber is back on the case! And this time he brought a date! Where ever famed mystery author Jennifer Bates goes, she's leaves a trail of murder and mayhem. Now she wants Nick to prevent it from happening yet again. And he does, until a pesky corpse turns up at the house. Needless to say, everyone's a suspect.
Can Nick solve the case and save the publishing industry?
The book is available at Amazon!
Can Nick solve the case and save the publishing industry?
The book is available at Amazon!
The book promos!
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the radio adaptation
Here's the Florida Radio Project's production:
The Big Rabbit
A radio original! Nick Flebber is out to locate a missing person, who's best friend happens to be 6-foot Bunny. Nick has to maintain a pooka face to solve this mystery! (I almost called this Pooka-face, but didn't think anyone would get it, so I backed off, then the Peacock show comes out called Pokerface.)
Spell Check
Another original story for radio. There's something fishy going on at the old ball game and Nick is hired by some shady characters to see who's responsible for some foul play and foul balls!
The Greek Squad
An original radio tale; a variation on the "Cupid" story, only this time Nick is on the trail of the Godess of Love before the June wedding industry is destroyed!
Stay tuned for the further radio adventures of Nick Flebber on The Nick Files!
The Lakes Area Theater Radio has produced "Spoiler Alert" and "Never Say Never-Neverland Again." We're waiting for them to post the audio.
The Radio Theater Project in Florida has produced "The Leprechaun Job." We're waiting for them to post the audio.
The Lakes Area Theater Radio has produced "Spoiler Alert" and "Never Say Never-Neverland Again." We're waiting for them to post the audio.
The Radio Theater Project in Florida has produced "The Leprechaun Job." We're waiting for them to post the audio.
