Owen Massakeller was a suave guy, a real ladies man, a good father and a friend to the community. 

Who would want him dead? Who would kill him?

Police Lt. John Clayborn Little wants to find out.

Readers can find out by reading Melvin Wakeley’s “Lieutenant John Clayton Little, Homicide Detective” series of books. The books include “Who Killed Owen Massakeller?” and “Love and Murder.”

Little is a character who is down on his luck, down on love, down on his life and down on a violent world. He deals with the tough breaks by trying to be devoid of feelings.

Little’s mantra, the words he repeats in each novel, are printed on the back cover of both books: “I was numb.”

Wakeley is a South Georgia author, a retired pharmacist of 30 years.

He began writing seriously during his retirement. 

He writes novels and poetry. He has published several books, which include “Lilly,” “Universal Story: Poems and Stories of Love and More Love,” “Don’t Do That Baby!” “Almost: Poetry and Stories About Life.”

The “Lieutenant John Clayton Little, Homicide Detective” series is written in a format that is similar to poetic stanzas. The books are quick reads. They are written in an easy-to-read style reminiscent of James Patterson’s Alex Cross suspense novels.

The books can be found on amazon.com.