In Oscar Wilde's Amethyst Tie-Pin, the 24-year-old Sherlock Holmes recounts how he untangled the web of blackmail and deceit surrounding the 'complex romantic endeavours' of the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, those of Lillie Langtry and her various suitors and the morass of 'scandal sheets' and libel cases surrounding the Prince's court ......
As the first book in the Jack Madson trilogy, A Man of Indeterminate Value introduces readers to ex-cop John 'Jack' Madson, a disgraced Wall Street take-over artist and Existential pilgrim. While on a personal mission to escape his demons after a treacherous divorce and failed suicide scam that leaves him the 'most wanted' man in New Jersey, the ......
Alex Marek's once idyllic life in southern Thailand is being shattered when the reclusive and sometimes violent offshore oil worker John Hunter tells him of his wild scheme to make money, lots of money, by looting an ancient temple hidden deep in the Thai jungle. And he needs a partner.
Gripping Thrillers, Detective Stories, and Crime Fiction Tales in the Mo
Venture into the unknown in this collection of mysterious short stories set in the mountains and lakes of the Adirondack Park. From cozy quilt mysteries to vengeful killers, backcountry whodunits, classic crime scenes and paranormal investigations, Adirondack Mysteries has something for everyone. Follow a sleuthing surgeon investigate a ......
Essington Holt, in his second adventure, finds himself caught up in the complexities of Balkan nationalist groups, the French police and the ASIO while investigating the murder of an old Yugoslav lady. His investigations take him from the south of France to Venice and the Australian outback. The second in the Essington Holt Mystery series dealing ......
Welcome to Blue Haven, the world's most lucrative condo corporation--so exclusive that only five lucky residents live in this lush, tropical paradise, housed in a top-secret location.Among them is twenty-five-year-old Aloe Malone, an introvert and former waitress who traded bussing tables for lengthy sleep-ins, ocean dips, Michelin-star ......
Bomb threats, an elusive poaching ring, and a rare blue wolf all lie in wait for Grady Service. Full of memorable characters, Blue Wolf in Green Fire is a masterpiece of suspense. This second book in the Woods Cop series is a fully satisfying journey into the natural world and beyond, into the terrifying extremes of human nature.
When the body of an ex-Harvard rower is found floating in the Charles River, Boston state trooper Sean Delaney is put on the case to determine whether the drowning is purely accidental. Is it really the result of a college prank gone wrong? Or are there other reasons to explain why the son of a preeminent Boston venture capitalist, on the verge of ......
