He is a private investigator who solves seemingly inexplicable puzzles. He is a dichotomy of Victorian charm and progressive spirit. He has a keen intellect, is a master of disguise, is rather fond of whisky, and has a tendency to enter buildings illegally while working on a case. He uncovers secrets, but he also has many of his own. With every new adventure, you'll grow to understand this complex chap a little more.
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Dead on the Dolmen, the first novel featuring Oscar Tremont, will have you wondering whether the Ankou really is riding forth across the land of magic and mystery that is Brittany, or is it an elaborate and macabre joke to get the village of Greno in the mood for Halloween? Once Oscar Tremont is called onto the scene, it soon becomes clear to him that neither explanation is plausible. Why is someone dressing up as the Reaper himself and terrorising David Trevelyan, the reclusive author of Breton folklore and cultural history? Can you discover the identity of the Ankou before the investigator of the strange and inexplicable reveals it?
Dead on the Dolmen will be published on the 30th of January, 2026, but you can pre-order your Kindle copy today and pay just $1.99 instead of $3.99.
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Oscar Tremont, Investigator of the Strange and Inexplicable is the collection featuring the first four short mysteries. Order it from your local bookshop or find it online at Amazon (Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com.au, Amazon.ca) or Bookshop.org. The Kindle version is also available with Kindle Unlimited.
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The Hunt for the Stayne Fortune
The Witch at the Window
The Secret of the Severed Hand
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The Oscar Tremont Puzzles
The Case of the Ghost Slipper (in progress)
...and more are on the way
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What readers say about Oscar Tremont:
"BRISBANE'S MODERN-DAY SHERLOCK HOLMES is a mystery-solving maniac. These four short cases are entertaining, and unique. Trost makes the pages melt away with his tight writing style. Enjoyed this book."
- Stephen Ormsby, four-star Goodreads review
"AN UTTERLY ENJOYABLE SELECTION OF STORIES from the cases of fictional sleuth, Oscar Tremont. Each story is well crafted and engaging. I'd already read one of the stories, The Ghosts of Walhalla, in an anthology, but was quite happy to reread it, even though I knew the ending. I love that the stories are set in Australia, and even though I'm not overly familiar with Brisbane (only been there a couple of times), I feel I am there in these tales. Great rainy day reading - and I mean that in the best way possible."
- Karen Bayly, five-star Goodreads review
"We are all familiar with Sherlock Holmes and his unparalleled intellect and skills of deduction. But WHAT IF WE WERE TO TAKE HOLMES AND MAKE HIM MORE OF AN EVERYMAN? With a loving & exasperated wife, a home in the suburbs, and too much time on his hands? What would we get? Well, the end product would be Oscar Tremont, an investigator specializing in bizarre and random mysteries."
- Jack Wells, five-star Amazon review
"I found these stories to be easy reads with the right combination of fun and mystery. OSCAR TREMONT IS A CLEVER, CUNNING INVESTIGATOR who would rather solve an interesting mystery than get paid for a boring one, much to his wife's consternation. The characters and situations are fun, quirky, and will leave you clamoring for more. Oscar Tremont is a perfect addition to that club of literary super-sleuths that includes C. Auguste Dupin and Sherlock Holmes."
- Jim X Dodge, author of Theta House and The Bite
"This morning I started the day with The Second Black Beacon Book of Mystery and had the pleasure of reading Cameron Trost's The Impossible Theft. A CLEVER AND SEXY INTELLECTUAL GAME. HAS OSCAR TREMONT MET HIS IRENE ADLER? Highly recommended."
- Alexandra Thomas, Oscar Tremont fangirl
"Cameron Trost has created an interesting character in Oscar Tremont. This interesting fellow is a self-employed investigator of all things quirky. These four short stories held a fascination in that they sounded like they COULD ALMOST HAVE BEEN WRITTEN IN A DIFFERENT ERA, but they are replete with cars, cell phones, and computers of our modern times. Oscar seems to be A LITTLE BIT OF POIROT, A LITTLE BIT OF SHERLOCK, AND PERHAPS A PINCH OF SHAGGY FROM SCOOBY-DOO and I mean those things in the best of ways. These are light-hearted mysteries without gore, enjoyable and easily read in short order. The reader can't help but wonder what Oscar Tremont will find to occupy his curiosities with next."
- Bob, five-star Amazon review
1 comment:
Cameron, I am going into Amazon to see what I can see, as they say. Your descriptions intrigue me, and I know my mother may be interested in some of these also. Mom is a fan, too, of the stories about Sherlock and his wife Mary. Anyway, off I go, and thank you.
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