Hidden Variables: A Shawn Ronin Mystery Book 1 (The Shawn Ronin Mysteries)

Disgraced physicist Shawn Ronin needs to keep solving problems.

After his ivory tower life came crashing down around him, Shawn’s compulsion to find hidden answers drove him to become a private investigator. Unfortunately, the career change doesn't end up straightening out his messy life or even net him much money. Instead, it just shines a light on how much more complicated human problems can be than anything found in a textbook.

Presented with the opportunity to help another professor avoid a similar fate to his own, Shawn finds himself unable walk away. Returning to the university that forsook him, he uncovers more than just misconduct lurking in the ego-driven, high-achiever world where he used to thrive. None of Shawn’s once Nobel Prize worthy papers can help him now.

Can a man used to solving some of humanity’s most complex problems learn to ask for help with his own?

Hidden Variables is a sharp-witted debut novel by Chris Racknor that brings the preppy university world back to down to earth. Because not everyone is as smart as they think they are, and we’re all human. Smart and funny dialogue plus unexpected twists adds up to a great read.

What readers are saying:

"Excellent. Very hard to put down before the ending." -Tim, on Kobo.com

"I liked this story and I liked Shawn as a character, at some points in the story it seemed like everything was going against him and I looked forward to seeing what would happen next and just how he would manage to figure things out. It was easy to read and I soon found myself caught up in the story, I am glad I read it." -Donna, on Goodreads.com

"Good solid read. Chris Racknor has created very cool character in Shawn... Lots of action, a touch of romance and a little bit of jazz in a club made for an enjoyable read." -Trinity, on Goodreads.com

"very well-written and funny to boot." -Erik, The Book Folks