Ben Nelson was the happiest he had ever been in his life. He married the woman of his dreams, had a beautiful daughter, and was at the peak of his career as a writer with a successful run of a series of books titled The Adventures of Darcy Malone where Darcy Malone was a world renown private detective.
Now, fifteen years later and having faced a series of tragedies, Ben finds himself with his career behind him, widowed, and living alone. When he falls in his bedroom and can’t get up, he realizes that he is going to die alone on the floor. In spite of having complained about life as much as he has, he says out loud that he wants to live, but he knows he won’t be able to survive five more days until his housekeeper returns on Monday morning. When he believes that all hope is lost, he is surprised by a knock on his bedroom door. A middle aged lady comes in and saves his life. When he has recovered enough to ask her if he knows her, she replies “Of course, you know me. I’m Darcy Malone.”
Follow Ben on his journey from the darkest place imaginable. With Darcy’s help and guidance, will he be able to rebuild his life? If a fictional character makes the great effort to find him in the real world and save him, will she want something in return?
Ben Nelson and his wife Marjorie are writers who suffered the tragedy of losing their four-year-old daughter, Madeline, to a drunk driver. They ease their pain by resurrecting her as a fictional character where they can watch her grow up and experience the moments of joy in her life that were lost by this terrible event. Ben suggests to Marjorie that his prior fictional character, Darcy Malone, adopt her and raise her in the story.
In this new story Ben and Marjorie write, Darcy Malone has worked hard for twenty five years to build a reputation for being a fearless and determined private detective. Pursuing her career has left her little time to start a family. She fills that hole in her life by adopting a five-year old orphan named Maddie. The two of them become a ‘team’ and help people by solving their mysteries.
When a case brings Darcy to a life or death confrontation, she worries about leaving Maddie an orphan a second time, causing her to rethink her profession. Of course, Maddie, who is feisty and precocious, also has a talent for solving mysteries.
As Maddie and Darcy bond and work at solving mysteries filled with danger and intrigue together, they find the answers that people are seeking and help them change their lives for the better.