Detective Fog and the Mission Pigeon Introduction

In 2015, starting November 1, I wrote a detective novel, and I never shared it with anybody.

Not even myself.

It was my project for National Novel Writing Month, and it was the first year that I ever won, writing 50,000 words in the month of November. It was also the first year I wrote as a planner, and not a panster, coming up with an outline and a clear idea of the novel's story before I ever wrote a single word of the prose.

I kept writing for the rest of the year and into 2016, and then I got stuck, right at the end. The mystery had been solved, but I didn't know how to tie up the final act of the novel. I put it away and forgot about it. For five years.

In those five years, I completely forgot everything I had written. All of the storylines (except the one central mystery), most of the characters, all of the hints Detective Fog follows to solve the mysteries. As I dove back in and read it again, I had no idea whether I had actually solved all of the mysteries introduced and whether any of the ideas I had put down and questions I had raised had been answered or solved.

As I read it this year, turning page after page that raises question after question, I couldn't believe what was unfolding before me. I couldn't remember having written this mystery novel. Yet, amazingly, by some magical luck, it turns out five years ago I wrote a detective novel — that actually comes together in the end. No one was more amazed than me. Picking it up for the first time this September, I couldn't believe I had this detective book stashed away all this time.

And now, it's ready to be shared with the amazing community of readers on Wattpad. The final act still needs to be written, but in the meantime, I have ... like ... a hundred chapters ready to share with you.

I hope you'll enjoy reading Detective Fog with me this Fall. Fall back to a perhaps simpler time, in an alternate reality, a version of San Francisco controlled by the mafia and filled with magic and unexpected heroes.

The first chapter was written November 1, 2015, and takes place on November 1, 2015. That's why it will be released, on, you guessed it, November 1, 2020. I hope everyone gets a chance to time travel with me on November 1 and remember a world of early smartphones, the origins of rideshares, back when we actually used Facebook and when TikToks were Vines and the world didn't (quite) feel like it was ending.

Constellation Series note

Detetive Fog is a standalone novel in the Constellation series. Please check it out and give it a read even if you haven't read any of the books. No prior knowledge of the series is needed. The characters are entirely new. The series was designed to be read in any order, with fun Easter Eggs for anyone who reads more than one of them. Each story intersects to explore different worlds and different characters' backstories and origins.

If you like this one, I highly recommend checking out Stars Rise, because they will be really fun to read in parallel.

To anyone who has been reading Constellations, it may surprise you as you read Detective Fog to find that it's part of the Constellations series. The connections are subtle in the early acts of the book. I hope you'll find the unique setting and new characters fun and lovable, and continue to form theories about the series as a whole! The intersections will come, I promise. Stick around and enjoy, fam!

Book I: Sunday Cast

Malyssa Alafoggianis AKA Detective Fog

Officer Dianthea Alafoggianis

Jimmy Lambetti, Private I.

Cassandra Aniston

Senator Athena Rex

Interim Mayor Zenobia King

Mena Sigler, Mob Boss

Sophia Iona, Mafia Underboss 

Thalia Zane

Inspector Leander Prince

Thank you for checking out the intro to Detective Fog and the Mission Pigeon! The book comes out on November 1, so get ready!!

In the meantime, there are two other books in the Constellations series, which can be read in any order. This book will have some fun Easter Eggs for anyone who checks out Stars Rise, or has read it already. I highly recommend reading a bit of Stars Rise to see how they intersect!

With that said, Detective Fog takes place in a totally different world, with a different set of characters. In fact, the world it takes place in is a San Francisco controlled by illegal magic and mafiosos. Thanks for coming along for the ride!