The Speculative Detective Agency
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A Curious Collection of Mysterious Cases
Backers: 143
Average Pledge Per Backer: $94
Funded: $13,433 of $12,000
Dates: Sep 14th -> Oct 5th (21 days)
Project By: Matthew David Goodwin
Backers: 143
Average Pledge Per Backer: $94
Funded: $13,433 of $12,000
Dates: Sep 14th -> Oct 5th (21 days)
Project By: Matthew David Goodwin
$13,433
current pledge level
Last Updated: October 5 @ 02:04 -0400 GMT
111%
of goal
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Latest News
Goal Reached! 
October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much everyone! We've reached our goal of $12,000 and can pay the authors for their stories. The kickstarter ends on Saturday, so people can still pre-order the book or get rewards.One of the things I really like about Kickstarter is that... (Read More)
Author Highlight #8: Alex Hernandez
September 30th - via: kickstarter.com
4 Days and Counting! It's time to call a grandparent or great uncle! They can probably tell you a ghost story and then donate to the kickstarter! As my bisabuelo político says "When electricity came to Puerto Rico, the ghosts left." In Alex... (Read More)
The Knife's Edge
September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
One of the consequences of taking the strange and weird cases is that our detectives are always on the knife's edge, between believing and not believing, between solving the case and erasing its strangeness, between fear and recklessness. It is a... (Read More)
Author Highlight #6: Monique Laban!
September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Monique's one-of-a-kind story for the SDA is "Anomaly Fixed"! For people like Paulina who have trouble finding their place in the world, ghosts are a walk in the park, but a structural haunting, now that is a real challenge. Paulina has been... (Read More)
Author Highlight #5: Lincoln Michel!
September 26th - via: kickstarter.com
We're including Lincoln's fantastic story “Language Trouble" in the Speculative Detective Agency anthology! After his disastrous mishandling of the Case of the Malevolent Mirror, the SDA saddles Agent Retter with a C.H.A.D., Computerized Human... (Read More)
Author Highlight #4: Richie Narvaez
September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Richie Narvaez's "A Haunting on South Fourth Street" is a really cool story and we're happy to include it! Newly minted speculative detective Carmen Ruiz has been assigned an intern position with legendary detective Awilda Brunhilda Vasconcello... (Read More)
Author Highlight #3: Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos
September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Stephanie’s short story “The Silver Woman” has all the things that make a great speculative detective story, Faraday cages, remote viewing, aliens, Greek islands. So good! Detective Georgio has taken every kind of case at the Speculative... (Read More)
Author Hightlight #2: Karlo Yeager Rodríguez
September 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We're including Karlo's fantastic story "That Old Black Magic We Call Empire" in the Speculative Detective Agency.Three Sisters: the magical Clara, numinous manager of the family's botánica (also famous for that one commercial, you know which one... (Read More)
Author Highlight #1: Megan Chee
September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
We're very happy to include the story "Office Party" by the wonderful author Megan Chee! The life of a speculative detective can be a bit lonely at times, moving from one city to the next, one strange case to the next. So when Sara Tan returned... (Read More)
Artist Highlight! Cayetano Valenzuela
September 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Artist Highlight! Cayetano Valenzuela Cayetano created all the fantastic images for the Speculative Detective Agency. It's always a joy to work with Cayetano and we are grateful for the beauty he brings to the world! Cayetano Valenzuela is a... (Read More)
Kickstarter Recomendations
September 19th - via: kickstarter.com
The SDA anthology is full of beautiful stories written by authors from across the globe. One of the great things about being a speculative detective is that even when you're not working, and at the grocery store or the post office, people tell you... (Read More)
Help us get the word out!
September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone! Thank you for supporting the authors of the Speculative Detective Agency anthology! I know everyone is busy but if you could take five minutes today and let a friend know about this project we would really appreciate it. Thanks! And... (Read More)
Courage
September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, thank you for your support! When everything is normal and in it's place then the phones are silent and no one knocks on our door asking us to investigate their breakfast cereal. But when tentacles rise from the depths of your... (Read More)
Speculative Detective Training
September 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Everyone, we are 10% funded and we're on the way to 12K! Thank you for supporting the authors in this anthology and please continue to spread the word. Every so often during this campaign we'll give you a glimpse into what it takes to be a... (Read More)
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