John Carter Stell

Mother, May I Kiss the Corpse? John Carter Stell

Almost one year ago Jimmy "Mother" Pemberton sold his bar Mother's and has been living a life of leisure ever since. But that's about to change. Back into his life comes Tina Mallory, a woman with whom he's enjoyed a casual relationship over the last few years. She's also the single mother of 17-year-old daughter Julie, a smart but troubled young woman whose choices in men greatly worry her mother. Meanwhile Jimmy's younger brother Tommy, a detective with the Baltimore City Police Department, informs him of a brutal murder involving a nude male corpse covered in lipstick. As more victims killed in the same manner soon follow, Jimmy learns the horrifying truth that Julie is somehow connected to the crimes. Hoping to help Tina and her daughter, Jimmy digs deeper into Julie's past and learns a terrible secret that may hold the key to present events. Determined to find the truth before Julie's admirer makes her his next target, Jimmy puts his own life in danger, as the police desperately try to stop the murderer before he or she strikes again. Join Jimmy, Tina, and Julie as they work together to unmask the killer in this fast-paced debut entry of the Mother, May I... series.