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Nuts and Dolts: A Silicon Valley Mystery Prequel Novella (Book 0) Kindle Edition

by Marc Jedel (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 289 ratings
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Will a mixture of pranks, revenge, and a global pandemic explode in danger or ignite hilarious, unexpected results?

Marty Golden wishes this prequel novella was his superhero origin story but alas, he’s merely a mild-mannered Silicon Valley geek whose skills of self-delusion, daydreaming, and attention to detail are put to the ultimate challenge—entertaining his nieces.

See Marty before he becomes the super-sleuthing, crime-busting hero of the Silicon Valley Mystery series. In this short read, you’ll meet the lovable hero, an amateur sleuth who constantly frustrates and astounds everyone around him.

Can Marty complete the retelling of a story without bumbling into—and solving—yet another mystery?

Nuts and Dolts is the humorous prequel novella in a refreshingly modern cozy mystery series set in Silicon Valley. This short story can be read as a standalone, but you will enjoy it even more after meeting the key characters in book 1 (Uncle and Ants). If you like quirky sleuths, wacky side characters, and laugh-out-loud moments, you’ll love this offbeat whodunit series.

Try Nuts and Dolts to log in to a great humorous murder mystery series today!

Try the full-length novels of the Silicon Valley Mystery series:
1. Uncle and Ants -- Only $0.99!
2. Chutes and Ladder
3. Serf and Turf
4. Hit and Mist
5. Huh? Why? and Punch

Also try Marc Jedel's other series, the Ozarks Lake Mystery series:
1. Fish Out of Water
2. Swimming with the Fishes
3. Hook, Line, and Sinker (releases summer 2022)
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Uncle and Ants (#1) Chutes and Ladder (#2) Serf and Turf (#3) Box Set: Books 1-3 Fish Out of Water (#1) Rivers and Creaks (#1)
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Synopsis Can a clueless uncle catch a tech-savvy killer before death strikes again? When a camping trip uncovers a murder, this amateur sleuth is stuck putting out the fire He’s afraid of losing his girlfriend. But maybe he should be more concerned about the dead body she’s crying over? Three books for less First in another humorous, clean cozy series by the author First in yet another humorous, clean cozy series. Think "Grumpy Old Men" meets "Schitt's Creek"
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★★★★★ "This prequel will whet your appetite for the complete series, where Marty continues to stumble into craziness." -- Kindle Customer

★★★★★ "If you like cozy mysteries that are clean, quirky, crazy, silly rollicking fun, you'll LOVE this series!" -- Kindle customer

★★★★★ "This is a quick, entertaining read and makes you want to read the next book and the next book and the next. A truly entertaining series that begins here." -- J

★★★★★ "Cute and a half! This was a really enjoyable introduction to the family and the craziness that comes with them!" -- Kindle Customer

★★★★★ "I loved this book. It is so funny, I had to laugh out loud at times. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading a good clean fun book." -- Sue

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Try the other books in the Silicon Valley Mystery series to follow the continuing adventures of Marty and his friends. The series begins with Uncle and Ants (Book 1). Join the mailing list on Marc's website to get free content, learn about new releases and receive special offers.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08C6G4QZT
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ BGM Press (June 30, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 30, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2099 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 90 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 289 ratings

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Marc Jedel

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Marc Jedel writes humorous murder mysteries. Years in Silicon Valley marketing leadership positions honed his sense of humor and writing skills. Crafting fiction on the job was simply called emails, ads, and marketing collateral.

The publication of Marc’s first novel, Uncle and Ants, gave him permission to claim “author” as his job. This leads to much more interesting conversations with people than answering, “marketing.”

Like his character, Andy, from the Redwoods Country Mystery series, Marc continues to grow older and would prefer not to run a bed-and-breakfast inn when he retires. Like his character, Marty, from the Silicon Valley Mystery series, Marc now lives in Silicon Valley, works in high-tech, and enjoys bad puns. Like his characters Jonas and Elizabeth from the Ozarks Lake Mystery series, he grew up in the South and spent plenty of time in and around Arkansas. Like all his protagonists, Marc too has a dog, although his is neurotic, sweet, and small, with little appreciation for Marc’s humor.

Visit his website (marcjedel .com) for free chapters of novels, special offers, and more.

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Top reviews from the United States

Kathleen Gordon
5.0 out of 5 stars The Trouble with Uncle Marty
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2023
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Prequel to Uncle and Ants a Silicone Valley series with the main character being Marty. A techy and uncle to two girls of his sister Laney.
Trouble from his youth was told in story form.
A good series that’s different than most.
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Ruby
3.0 out of 5 stars Not sure on this
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2020
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Kind of a mystery, an Uncle telling his niece a story about his past. The past parts where in present day first speaker. At first kind of confusing. However, it did kind of keep my interest. Glad if was short, don't think it would have held my interest for 15 chapters.
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Donna S
5.0 out of 5 stars Marty Golden-cool uncle/secret agent/superhero (in his mind)-THE PREQUEL
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2020
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This prequel to the delightful Silicon Valley Mystery series perfectly guides the reader to the inner workings of the mind of brilliant, bumbling Uncle Marty.
If you like cozy mysteries that are clean, quirky, crazy, silly rollicking fun, you’ll LOVE this series!
Marty Golden as a teenager-described by his mom as “smart enough to cause the zombie apocalypse and absent minded enough that he might actually do it”-gets himself into all kinds of trouble without even trying.
This prequel will whet your appetite for the complete series, where Marty continues to stumble into craziness. Each book is fine as a standalone, but SO MUCH more fun when read in order!
I loved this prequel and love the whole series, and recommend these books for everyone who loves quirky, eccentric characters and clean, crazy cozies.
As always, I eagerly await Mr. Jedel’s next book! Hurry, please! ;-)
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Kindle Customer MKH
5.0 out of 5 stars Marty the greatest Uncle ever
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2020
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Marty's sister Laney has just moved back to Silicon valley after her husband's death two years ago with their daughters Skye and Megan. Trying his best to keep them occupied while his sister unpacks, he decides to take them to the park. Only they fall in and Skye even loses a shoe. So it's back to the house after promising her he will take her shoe shopping since it's her favorite pair. Ugh! Then he decides to feed them PB&J's for lunch but has to substitute the J for C as in chips - uck. Then he starts telling them a story, after all he decides he will be the "Cool" Uncle. His story is quite fascinating. Would you like to know what happens in it? Read this great story by Marc Jedel to find out!
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Karen
3.0 out of 5 stars Cute But Short
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2020
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Cute story but fairly short. I sorta felt like I missed the climax of the plot.
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F.M.
2.0 out of 5 stars Boring.
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2020
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This is the prequel to a series. The story is about an uncle telling his nieces a story from his high school days involving a bully , a pandemic and an explosion. If this is an example of the authors imagination, I think I will skip the series.
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Donna Nissani
5.0 out of 5 stars Introducing Marty--super uncle and all around fun guy!
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2020
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A great preview to the continued tales of The Marty Golden Tales, his family and, later his friends! This short story is an introduction to Marty's world. If you have ever started your day innocently, and wound up far from where you thought you were headed, you will love and understand Marty. As it usually happens, these kinds of stories are even funnier in the telling! Throw in a mystery, and you have everything to keep you entertained for hours a
while you wind your way through the series. As you continue getting to know Marty and his gang, you'll laugh, you'll smile, and you'll make new friends along the way. Just like good stories should do!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Geared toward the young
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2020
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For a 'brilliant' individual, I wasn't impressed with the main character, though I could identify with the challenge of trying to keep kids interested. It wasn't 'hilarious', but it was mildly amusing... and a quick read. It wasn't bad just not my cup of tea
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Kim L.
4.0 out of 5 stars Geek or Cool Uncle
Reviewed in Canada on August 3, 2020
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When Lainey and her two daughters move to Silicon Valley to be near her brother Marty, Marty wants to be a cool Uncle. He decides to tell the girls a good story over having lunch with them. There is a lot of humor and lots of other things as well. I t was a good short story read and next I am going to read the first full length book of the series.
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