sentences:  In 1961, the Grabhorn Press published the play in a volume entitled "Shakespeare in Bohemia".His career as a writer really began, however, when he made a bet with his wife that he could write a better mystery novel than the ones they were reading during a rainy family vacation.He drew on his professional experience as a CPA and wrote his first novel, "Death and Taxes", featuring San Francisco tax expert and reluctant detective James "Whit" Whitney.