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Halloween-themed LGBTQ+ murder mystery by local author is set in Detroit

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Mystery lovers looking for spooky fall vibes should check in with local author Frank Anthony Polito. “Haunted to Death: A Domestic Partners in Crime Mystery,” is out now and set during the Halloween season.

“Domestic Partners in Crime” is a cozy mystery series about a queer, millennial couple who renovate old houses in metro Detroit on their hit reality TV show and continue to stumble onto dead bodies along the way.

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Book three in the series finds our heroes, JP and PJ, working on a house that, legend has it, is haunted by the ghost of a beautiful heiress who fell from the third-floor balcony on Halloween night 25 years ago. Seemingly supernatural encounters, locked rooms and secret passageways tease the question of whether the house is truly haunted, or whether the long-ago death was actually a murder.

Polito, a Lambda Literary Award winner, based the lead characters on himself and his partner, Craig. Like the protagonists, the two are also an author and actor who lived in New York City before appearing on HGTV’s “House Hunters,” where they bought a 1920s Craftsman house in a historic Detroit suburb and began renovating it themselves.

Polito says “Haunted” may be the last book in his series.

“The first book, ‘Renovated to Death,’ did really well,” he said. “There was a lot of publicity and a lot of push by the publisher to get it all over Instagram and send out review copies and set up interviews. And then the second book, ‘Rehearsed to Death,’ came out a year later and … not so much of a push for it.

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“When I recently got in touch with my editor to tell him that I had finished writing book four, he informed me that sales for book two were not as good as they hoped they would be, and that if the sales for book three did not increase comparatively, then they wouldn’t be able to offer me the contract. They’re not willing to take a chance.”

Polito says he’s now “in limbo” to see how “Haunted” performs.

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“It’s a little disheartening,” he confessed, “because (book four) is already written and I feel like I have these characters that I’ve been developing over the course of three books and I’m finally just really getting to know them, and getting to know the town, and coming up with all these other ideas for stories.”

Still, he says there are possibilities with other outlets.

“What’s really great about this cozy mystery community is that it’s very supportive,” he said. “I see messages and emails from other writers, wishing me luck and saying, ‘If it doesn’t end up getting published through Kensington, you should try this publisher or this editor because this has happened to other authors who were able to continue their series.”

“Haunted to Death” can be purchased at amazon.com and wherever books are sold. For more on Frank Anthony Polito, visit facebook.com/frankanthonypolito.



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(CBS DETROIT) – Fire crews and the U.S. Coast Guard are searching for a person in the Detroit River on Thursday morning. 

The Detroit Fire Department confirmed that multiple agencies are searching for a reported person in the water. DFD’s fire boat is headed to the location to switch shifts and continue the search. 

As of 9 a.m., the person had not been located. 

This is a developing story. Stay with CBS News Detroit for the latest. 

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The city of Detroit’s Blight to Beauty campaign continues with a new art alley in the old Redford neighborhood and is the first of nine alleys to be transformed.

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(CBS DETROIT) – Voting in person can be challenging for some voters who have difficulty finding transportation. Depending on where you are, there are some discounted and even free ways to get to the polls.

“It’s really about, you know, giving access to voters and removing barriers,” said Lolo Robison, the public information officer for the Capital Area Transit Authority (CATA). 

A 2021 study conducted by Harvard University found that access to a car dramatically increases the likelihood of a voter casting a ballot. Data shows that people with cars are more than twice as likely to vote as those without access. 

In Lansing, Robison says that’s particularly important. 

“Some are coming from single car households, or no car households, and being able to provide them the transportation they need to get to the polls is very important to us and not just to the polls but to ballot drop boxes, to clerk’s offices to get registered for early voting– you name it,” she said.

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Here’s a look at some of the organizations offering rides to the polls in Detroit:

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In Lansing, CATA is offering free rides on election day and for each day of early voting.

“You just get on the bus and let them know you’re here to vote and the trip is free– there’s no requirement for identification or proof of registration. That’s not for us to determine. The trip is free,” Robison said. 

More information on organizations offering rides to the polls is available online. 

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