Historical crime and mysteries
Amazon Publishing On Good Authority: A Novel of Suspense
Book SynopsisRepressed desires, irresistible obsessions, and perception-twisting games. When lady’s maid Marian Osley and footman Valentine Hobbs assume their positions at the cliff-top estate of Valor Rise, they already share a history. Raised together as paupers in a London workhouse, they escaped through games of imaginary crimes and sublime punishment. Now they’ve been unexpectedly reunited—in subservience to the brooding Wythe Bornholdt and his frail wife, Diana. A master and mistress with their own dark secrets. In private, Marian and Valentine return to their playful and addictive games—now tinged with BDSM. But when lecherous Wythe sees something he desires in Marian, he turns the pair’s diversions violently against them. The line between servitude and bondage is drawn, and the dynamics of dominance and submission will shift in this sensually charged novel of Gothic suspense.Trade Review“Don’t stop ‘till you get enough…which you won’t.” —P. J. Vernon, award-nominated author of Bath Haus “McGuckin pens the kind of book that draws all attention and then ambushes with deadly secrets. Delicious, seductive, dangerous, On Good Authority keeps us bound tight to the page. Wouldn't have it any other way.” —Hailey Piper, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth “On Good Authority is a tantalizing tale of upstairs-downstairs, manor house intrigue that crackles with desire and dread. Readers will be hard-pressed to put it down once they're caught in its grip.” —Kelly J. Ford, author of Cottonmouths and Real Bad Things
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Amazon Publishing A Fire at the Exhibition
Book SynopsisMay 1912. After the previous year’s deadly heatwave, it’s been an uneventful spring in Littleton Cotterell. Though for Lady Hardcastle and her fiercely loyal lady’s maid Flo, at least there are the provincial delights of the village’s inaugural art exhibition—and bicycle race—to look forward to. But at the exhibition opening, there’s a panicked shout of ‘Fire!’ In the confusion, the main attraction—an extremely expensive book—is stolen from under everyone’s nose, as is a valuable painting lent by Sir Hector Farley-Stroud. Then the race, which starts as a charming day out, ends in a shocking death. And to top it all off, the Farley-Strouds reveal they’re in debt and might lose their house. The sleuthing duo soon find themselves torn between a murder investigation, an art theft mystery, and trying to help their pals. All with a suspicious figure from Flo’s past, a supercilious insurance investigator, and a pair of rather bizarre treasure hunters on the loose…
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Amazon Publishing An Assassination on the Agenda
Book SynopsisThey’re hoping this visit is a return journey—but it might be a one-way ticket to murder.July 1912. Lady Hardcastle and her tenacious lady’s maid, Florence Armstrong, are enjoying a convivial gathering at the home of their dear friends, the Farley-Strouds. The only fly in the idyllic ointment seems to be the lack of musical entertainment for the forthcoming summer party—until, that is, Lady Hardcastle’s brother Harry calls with news of a murder.Harry dispatches them to Bristol on behalf of the Secret Service Bureau, with instructions to prevent the local police from uncovering too much about the victim. It seems an intriguing mystery—all the more so when they find a connection between the killer and an impending visit from an Austrian trade delegation, set to feature a very important guest…Summoned to London to help with some very important security arrangements, the intrepid duo will have to navigate sceptical bu
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Amazon Publishing Echoes of Us
Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of Under a Gilded Moon comes the soaring story of an unlikely friendship of three men and one extraordinary woman and the legacy they built—if their own secrets don’t destroy it.In the midst of World War II, a Tennessee farm boy, a Jewish Cambridge student, and a German POW forge a connection that endures—against all odds.But now everything that Will Dobbins, Dov Silverberg, and Hans Hessler fought for is at risk as their descendants clash for control of the corporation they founded together. In an attempt to remake its tattered corporate image, the firm hires event planner Hadley Jacks and her sister Kitzie to organize a reunion for the families on St. Simons Island, Georgia, the place that changed all three men’s lives forever.As Hadley and her sister delve into the friends’ past, they uncover the life of the courageous young woman who links them all together…and the old wounds that
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Amazon Publishing Echoes of Us
Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of Under a Gilded Moon comes the soaring story of an unlikely friendship of three men and one extraordinary woman and the legacy they built—if their own secrets don’t destroy it.In the midst of World War II, a Tennessee farm boy, a Jewish Cambridge student, and a German POW forge a connection that endures—against all odds.But now everything that Will Dobbins, Dov Silverberg, and Hans Hessler fought for is at risk as their descendants clash for control of the corporation they founded together. In an attempt to remake its tattered corporate image, the firm hires event planner Hadley Jacks and her sister Kitzie to organize a reunion for the families on St. Simons Island, Georgia, the place that changed all three men’s lives forever.As Hadley and her sister delve into the friends’ past, they uncover the life of the courageous young woman who links them all together…and the old wounds that
£18.99
Amazon Publishing Lake County
Book SynopsisSet in the 1950s, this thriller by Edgar Award-winning author Lori Roy reimagines the life of Marilyn Monroe, tying her fate to a dreamy teenager whose boyfriend runs afoul of the mob.Desperate to break free of small-town Florida, Addie Anne Buckley dreams of following in the path of her glamorous aunt Jean—known to the world as Marilyn Monroe. When Aunt Jean plans a trip to Hollywood for Addie’s eighteenth birthday, Addie sees her chance to escape.One thing stands in her way: her boyfriend. Truitt Holt is Addie’s first and only love and will be joining her in California. But days before Addie’s due to leave, Truitt does an about-face and gives her a painful ultimatum: stay and marry him, or they’re through. Addie chooses her dream.Hurt and angry, Truitt unwittingly exposes the illegal bolita game he’s been running in mob territory. Now the Tampa Mafia is after him, and he has until midnight to cut a deal that will save
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Amazon Publishing Lake County
Book SynopsisSet in the 1950s, this thriller by Edgar Award-winning author Lori Roy reimagines the life of Marilyn Monroe, tying her fate to a dreamy teenager whose boyfriend runs afoul of the mob.Desperate to break free of small-town Florida, Addie Anne Buckley dreams of following in the path of her glamorous aunt Jean—known to the world as Marilyn Monroe. When Aunt Jean plans a trip to Hollywood for Addie’s eighteenth birthday, Addie sees her chance to escape.One thing stands in her way: her boyfriend. Truitt Holt is Addie’s first and only love and will be joining her in California. But days before Addie’s due to leave, Truitt does an about-face and gives her a painful ultimatum: stay and marry him, or they’re through. Addie chooses her dream.Hurt and angry, Truitt unwittingly exposes the illegal bolita game he’s been running in mob territory. Now the Tampa Mafia is after him, and he has until midnight to cut a deal that will save
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Amazon Publishing Bitter Passage
Book SynopsisA nineteenth-century Arctic expedition descends into a chilling nightmare in a gripping and epic historical novel of discovery, rescue, deliverance, and survival by any means.In May 1845, Sir John Franklin, commander of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, departed England to seek a navigable route across the top of the Americas. He and his 128 men never returned.Four years later, Royal Navy Lieutenant Frederick Robinson and Assistant Surgeon Edward Adams are determined to find the men missing in the Arctic. While they are united in purpose, they are divided in ambition. The pious and idealistic Adams strives to save his boyhood hero. Robinson hungers for promotion through the Admiralty ranks. Weathering a relationship as volatile as the icy, barren land upon which they trek, Robinson and Adams lead a team of seamen in search of the lost expedition. What awaits them is a struggle against not only the elements but each other as loneliness, starvation, and maddening isolation prove more chilling than the deadliest Arctic blast.A harrowing novel set against the background of true events, Bitter Passage explores two men?s driving need for redemption and the lengths to which a desperate soul will go to survive.
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Amazon Publishing The Beast of Littleton Woods
Book SynopsisThey're used to solving murders. But until now the killer has always been humanOctober 1912. The inhabitants of Littleton Cotterell emerge from their homes after a week of torrential storms to the gruesome news that one of Sid Hyde's prized sheep has been mauled to death. As rumours abound of a vicious beast stalking the Gloucestershire countryside in search of prey, Lady Hardcastle and her fearless lady's maid, Florence Armstrong, set out to find what is surely a rational explanation. Then Hyde himself is brutally killed in a similar attack, and the villagers go from curious to terrified. Littleton Cotterell isn't exactly unaccustomed to murderersbut a ferocious animal capable of tearing a man to shreds? That's entirely different. When another man dies and a third is injured, it's clear that whatever is behind the attacks needs to be caught, and fast. But are the villagers really seeing what they think they are? Is there actually a beast on the loose? Or is what's out there something more sinisterand much more human?
£8.54
Amazon Publishing The Moonflowers
Book SynopsisIn a powerful and poignant novel, an artist unravels her mysterious family history and its generations of women who depended on each other to survive.Tig Costello has arrived in Darren, Kentucky, commissioned to paint a portrait honoring her grandfather Benjamin. His contributions to the rural Appalachian town and his unimpeachable war service have made him a local hero. But to Tig, he’s a relative stranger. To find out more about him, Tig wants to talk to the person who knew her grandfather best: Eloise Price, the woman who murdered him fifty years ago.Still confined to a state institution, Eloise has a lifetime of stories to tell. She agrees to share them all—about herself, about Tig’s enigmatic grandmother, and about the other brave and desperate women who passed through Benjamin’s orbit. Most revealing of all is the truth about Whitmore Halls, the mansion on the hill that was home to triage, rescue, death, and one inevitable day that
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Black Eye Entertainment The New Radio Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Vol.
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£26.21
Blackstone Publishing Comrade Koba
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£18.71
Authorhouse The Antiquarian
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£23.70
Archway Publishing The Seraphim Enigma
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£30.56
Archway Publishing The Seraphim Enigma
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£21.56
Canelo Us Her Patriotic Duty
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£10.79
Canelo Us The Best of Our Spies
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£9.49
Canelo Us The Nightingale Gallery
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£8.99
Simon & Schuster Murder by Degrees: A Mystery
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£22.39
Atria Books The Widow Spy
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£25.19
Simon & Schuster Cahokia Jazz
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£22.40
Scribner Book Company Cahokia Jazz
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£16.20
S&s/Saga Press The Gentleman and His Vowsmith
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£15.99
Simon & Schuster Audio Dont Forget Me Little Bessie
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£33.74
Grand Central Publishing The Omega Factor
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£37.50
Grand Central Publishing The Last Kingdom
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£33.75
Grand Central Publishing The 9th Man
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£33.75
The New York Review of Books, Inc Sand
Book Synopsis"Set in the aftermath 1972 Munich Olympics massacre, this darkly sophisticated literary thriller by one of Germany''s most celebrated writers is now available in the US for the first time. North Africa, 1972. While the world is reeling from the massacre of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics, a series of mysterious events is playing out in the Sahara. Four people are murdered in a hippie commune, a suitcase full of money disappears, and a pair of unenthusiastic detectives are assigned to investigate.In the midst of it all, a man with no memory tries to evade his armed pursuers. Who are they? What do they want from him? If he could just recall his own identity he might have a chance of working it out. This is a darkly sophisticated literary thrillerfrom Wolfgang Herrndorf, a master storyteller and star of the German literary scene"--
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The New York Review of Books, Inc The Seventh Cross
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Turner Publishing Company The Jekyl Island Club: A John Le Brun Novel, Book
Book SynopsisLocated on the idyllic Georgia coast, Jekyl Island was the playground of the rich at the turn of the last century. Vanderbilts, Goulds, Rockefellers, and other members of elite society vacationed there, enjoying the finest aspects of Southern hospitality that money could buy and importing the rest from New York. Indeed, the money was good: the club's one hundred members controlled one sixth of the nation's wealth. When one of the club's members is shot to death on the island, his fellow captains of industry anxiously conclude it was as a hunting accident. Is the impending visit to the Jekyl Island Club by President McKinley the only reason? Could J. P. Morgan himself have been the one who pulled the trigger? Whose side is member and millionaire newspaperman Joseph Pulitzer on? The answer to whether or not the richest of the rich can literally get away with murder lies in the hands of local sheriff John Le Brun, a wily Civil War veteran who has his own agenda with the Yankees who bought Jekyl Island. This ingenious novel raises Brent Monahan to the first rank of contemporary entertainers. The real Jekyl Island Club, its members, and many real events from American history of the era are interwoven within a plot that could easily have happened. Cleverly plotted and delightfully told, The Jekyl Island Club is suspenseful storytelling at its finest.Trade Review"Historically accurate, sardonically observant.... Monahan keeps the pace brisk and Le Brun's wit up front as he weaves a clever and socially conscious yarn." - Providence Journal-Bulletin "Utterly satisfying.... A charming period mystery." - The Wall Street Journal "An old-fashioned page turner of the best sort." - Indianapolis Star & News "Monahan keeps a perfect feeling of the period...Altogether entertaining." - Gahan Wilson,Playboy "Monahan's rich attention to detail and his genuinely unique character, the quietly annoying and tenacious Le Brun, make this novel an interesting read." - Rapport "Combines a compelling mystery with fascinating characters from the very top levels of society in 1899 America. Readers will find themselves enjoying the rich period atmosphere at least as much as the crime solving. A first-class yarn." - Booklist "Vastly entertaining, with surprises and reverses at every turn." - Tampa Tribune Times "...a fascinating peek into the past.... A spirited hero, a clever killer, and rich period detail all add to the entertainment." - Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine " In his mystery debut, horror novelist Monahan offers a stalwart hero, an interesting tale, and generally efficient storytelling." -Kirkus Reviews "...a leisurely intertwining of historical figures and events with fictional characters in what proves to be an entertaining whodunit." - Chicago Sun-Times
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Turner Publishing Company The Sceptred Isle Club: A John Le Brun Novel,
Book SynopsisIn 1905, John Le Brun makes his first excursion to England to visit import broker Geoffrey Moore. Le Brun and Moore became friends six years earlier while Le Brun was Sheriff of Brunswick, Georgia and enmeshed in a perplexing murder case at the very exclusive Jekyl Island Club. Now retired, the self-taught Le Brun is fulfilling a long-standing dream of measuring himself against the greatest minds in the greatest city of the greatest empire of that era. Upon his arrival, Moore introduces Le Brun to the social world of the 'men's club' - hundreds of which exist in and about London, where men of similar backgrounds and often great power meet. Chief among Le Brun's new acquaintances is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author and inventor of the great fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes. While visiting the Sceptred Isle Club, where the ex-sheriff is scheduled to give a lecture, Le Brun and Doyle hear a series of muffled gunshots. A tandem investigation reveals that several prominent men have been murdered inside the gambling room, where the inner door was locked and the heavily-bolted outer door was inexplicably unlocked. There are no survivors, no suspects, and no signs of either the weapon used in the crime or the thousands of pounds being gambled. Le Brun is retained by the club to solve the murders and preserve its reputation. Moving as a stranger in this Edwardian world of elegance and privilege, John Le Brun must unravel a Byzantine crime whose purpose has wide-reaching implications for the entire British Empire.Trade Review"Brings a welcome Southern touch to the British historical...a well-crafted and entertaining tale." - Publishers Weekly "Monahan's engaging hero and meticulous attention to the history and style of the era makes The Sceptred Isle Club a delightful meander through another time and place." -St. Petersburg Times "The Sceptred Isle Club enchants with its understated humor, textured characterizations, and Monahan's detailed re-creations of Edwardian-era sights, both highbrow and lowbrow." - January Magazine "Admirable.... LeBrun solves the case and sees quite a bit of a fastidiously evoked period London in the bargain." - Chicago Tribune "...an Edwardian whodunit with many twists and turns. Entertaining fare." -Booklist "The Sceptred Isle Club paints a rich picture of the opulent decadence of Edwardian England. Locked-room plot fans will revel in this clever story." -Romantic Times "The plot is as complex as the parade of characters, and the finale is a real shocker. The suspenseful story is enhanced by a detailed broad view of England---its history, architecture, scenery, fascinating cities, villages and urban life." -Oklahoman "Monahan keeps the pace brisk and Le Brun's populist wit up front as he weaves a clever and socially conscious yarn." -Providence Journal Bulletin "I picked up this latest novel by Brent Monahan and fell hard for his tale of murder in the British upper class. ... John Le Brun is a wonderful character, and one of the pleasures in this novel is enjoying this very down to earth American as he navigates his way through the upper society of Edwardian England. Add to this a great sense of history and place (oh, and the mystery is pretty darn good to boot), and you have a first class novel guaranteed to entertain." -Favorite Choice/Mystery Bookshop of Los Angeles
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Turner Publishing Company The Manhattan Island Clubs: A John Le Brun Novel,
Book SynopsisIn the summer of 1906, a distinguished member of one of New York's most prestigious and powerful men's clubs - the Metropolitan Club - is found with his throat slashed, murdered within the club's walls. By all eyewitness accounts, the murder is another member - a man who, in actuality, wasn't there that night and, in fact, was across town in plain view of a hundred witnesses who can attest to his innocence. To J. P. Morgan, founding member of the Metropolitan Club, there is only one man to which he can trust with the swift and proper resolution of this impossible crime - his one-time nemesis, Sheriff John Le Brun of Jekyl Island, Georgia. Le Brun, a rough-hewn but brilliant man, is lured to turn of the century New York City by both his own curiosity about the city itself as well as the puzzle of the crime. Thrust in the midst of the cream of Manhattan society and intelligentsia, the elite and the powerful - including actor William Gillette, newspaperman Joseph Pulitzer, architect Stanford White, and financial colossal J. P. Morgan himself - Le Brun finds himself in a deadly struggle and race against time with an unseen foe, a mind perhaps as nimble as his own.Trade Review"Monahan stokes the story with authentic period detail...and pulls everything together in spectacular fashion." - Publishers Weekly "John Le Brun ... is a winner in a challenging struggle with an unseen enemy who tried to match wits with him." - Sunday Oklahoman "Facts, artifacts and personalities from another time are written into vivid life by Monahan's measured yet colorful prose." - San Antonio Express-News "Le Brun, rough-hewn but brilliant, is once again thrust into the midst of the elite and powerful...as he grapples with a mind perhaps as nimble as his own." -Mystery News "Rich in period detail....the appealing characters keep the pacing quick and keep you reading till the surprise ending." -RT Bookclub "In The Manhattan Island Clubs, Monahan has created a memorable character in colorful, clever Le Brun and captures the period in wonderfully written, lush detail." -MLB News
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Turner Publishing Company The St. Simons Island Club: A John Le Brun Novel,
Book Synopsis"Quietly annoying and tenacious" Sheriff John Le Brun has earned a reputation for solving wickedly complex crimes, from his home town of Brunswick, Georgia to London, England. Now retired, he finds himself mysteriously hired to solve the 1908 murder of the owner of a high-priced Manhattan brothel. The client's letterhead indicates J. P. Morgan. The Titan of Wall St. denies its validity but himself hires Le Brun to not only solve the crime but also expose the impostor. As John peels away layer upon layer of facts, he realizes that he is exploring the police-protected vice of prostitution, which is a source of livelihood for one out of every three hundred women in New York City. Le Brun discovers a connection on St. Simons Island, where he holds a membership to an exclusive club. The island was the locale of the last illegal U.S. importation of African slaves. Now history may be repeating itself, for the purpose of sex slavery.Trade Review"The book is meticulously structured and paced [...] The St. Simons Island Club, as in earlier volumes in the series, blends mystery with an important social issue of the time. It doesn’t take long to realize that there is more going on here than just another big-city murder. Like Donna Leon (Inspector Brunetti) and Cara Black (Detective Aimée LeDuc), Monahan takes us into realities we’d rather not know about – but should. Their books serve as social commentaries as well as being first-rate mysteries." - Historical Novel Society
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Turner Publishing Company The St. Simons Island Club: A John Le Brun Novel,
Book Synopsis"Quietly annoying and tenacious" Sheriff John Le Brun has earned a reputation for solving wickedly complex crimes, from his home town of Brunswick, Georgia to London, England. Now retired, he finds himself mysteriously hired to solve the 1908 murder of the owner of a high-priced Manhattan brothel. The client's letterhead indicates J. P. Morgan. The Titan of Wall St. denies its validity but himself hires Le Brun to not only solve the crime but also expose the impostor. As John peels away layer upon layer of facts, he realizes that he is exploring the police-protected vice of prostitution, which is a source of livelihood for one out of every three hundred women in New York City. Le Brun discovers a connection on St. Simons Island, where he holds a membership to an exclusive club. The island was the locale of the last illegal U.S. importation of African slaves. Now history may be repeating itself, for the purpose of sex slavery.Trade Review"The book is meticulously structured and paced [...] The St. Simons Island Club, as in earlier volumes in the series, blends mystery with an important social issue of the time. It doesn’t take long to realize that there is more going on here than just another big-city murder. Like Donna Leon (Inspector Brunetti) and Cara Black (Detective Aimée LeDuc), Monahan takes us into realities we’d rather not know about – but should. Their books serve as social commentaries as well as being first-rate mysteries." - Historical Novel Society
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Turner Publishing Company The St. Lucia Island Club: A John Le Brun Novel,
Book SynopsisWhen retired Southern sheriff-turned-New York City detective John Le Brun and his wife, Lordis, set sail in 1910 for a long-awaited honeymoon on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, they expect to find relaxation in paradise. However, they soon discover they’ve been lured to the island in part to tout its attributes as a burgeoning vacation retreat to wealthy investors back home. Instead of finding tranquility among the tropical isle’s quaint villages and sandy beaches, they encounter a land teeming with racial, social, and economic tension. The brutal murders of a local plantation owner’s family find John putting his renowned detective skills to use, with Lordis readily playing assistant. Once again, the shrewd detective must capitalize on his “outsider” status to stay several steps ahead of the locals, many of whom seem to harbor dark motives. Is the culprit one of the white landowners the exclusive St. Lucia Island Club counts among its membership; the descendants of former African slaves said to inhabit the island’s inland jungles; or someone else entirely? As the body count rises, John and Lordis race to uncover St. Lucia’s deepest mysteries, including secret identities, long-held rivalries, and who stands to profit most from the island’s future. The St. Lucia Island Club paints a vivid portrait of the Caribbean island’s scenic beauty and complicated history at the turn of the twentieth century.Trade ReviewAlong with an intriguing story line and well-rounded characters, Monahan’s fifth series outing (after The St. Simon’s Island Club) offers a fascinating look at the birth of Caribbean tourism, revealing how well-to-do investors trampled the rights of the area’s citizens. David Fulmer enthusiasts will enjoy this for its setting and history." - Library Journal "Set in 1910, Monahan’s thoroughly enjoyable fifth John Le Brun novel (after 2015’s The St. Simon’s Island Club) takes the erudite private detective and his brilliant and resourceful wife, Lordis, from Manhattan to the Caribbean island of St. Lucia for a belated honeymoon. Although St. Lucia is billed as an unspoiled paradise, it doesn’t take long for the couple to observe an undercurrent of tension on the island, where workers are treated as virtual slaves and a strict racial caste system is in place. When a mansion on one of the plantations is consumed by flames, killing all inside, John investigates. Surrounded by strangers, he can only trust Lordis. Together they uncover unsavory elements from the past and a desperate scheme to change the island’s fortunes. Monahan does a fine job evoking the period, when the clip-clop of horse-drawn carriages can still be heard amid the din of the newfangled automobiles. This is a mystery you read for the ambience, not for any rapid-fire action."—Publishers Weekly "Armchair travelers will enjoy the history and lyrical descriptions of St. Lucia."—Kirkus Reviews
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Turner Publishing Company The St. Lucia Island Club: A John Le Brun Novel,
Book SynopsisWhen retired Southern sheriff-turned-New York City detective John Le Brun and his wife, Lordis, set sail in 1910 for a long-awaited honeymoon on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, they expect to find relaxation in paradise. However, they soon discover they’ve been lured to the island in part to tout its attributes as a burgeoning vacation retreat to wealthy investors back home. Instead of finding tranquility among the tropical isle’s quaint villages and sandy beaches, they encounter a land teeming with racial, social, and economic tension. The brutal murders of a local plantation owner’s family find John putting his renowned detective skills to use, with Lordis readily playing assistant. Once again, the shrewd detective must capitalize on his “outsider” status to stay several steps ahead of the locals, many of whom seem to harbor dark motives. Is the culprit one of the white landowners the exclusive St. Lucia Island Club counts among its membership; the descendants of former African slaves said to inhabit the island’s inland jungles; or someone else entirely? As the body count rises, John and Lordis race to uncover St. Lucia’s deepest mysteries, including secret identities, long-held rivalries, and who stands to profit most from the island’s future. The St. Lucia Island Club paints a vivid portrait of the Caribbean island’s scenic beauty and complicated history at the turn of the twentieth century.Trade ReviewAlong with an intriguing story line and well-rounded characters, Monahan’s fifth series outing (after The St. Simon’s Island Club) offers a fascinating look at the birth of Caribbean tourism, revealing how well-to-do investors trampled the rights of the area’s citizens. David Fulmer enthusiasts will enjoy this for its setting and history." - Library Journal "Set in 1910, Monahan’s thoroughly enjoyable fifth John Le Brun novel (after 2015’s The St. Simon’s Island Club) takes the erudite private detective and his brilliant and resourceful wife, Lordis, from Manhattan to the Caribbean island of St. Lucia for a belated honeymoon. Although St. Lucia is billed as an unspoiled paradise, it doesn’t take long for the couple to observe an undercurrent of tension on the island, where workers are treated as virtual slaves and a strict racial caste system is in place. When a mansion on one of the plantations is consumed by flames, killing all inside, John investigates. Surrounded by strangers, he can only trust Lordis. Together they uncover unsavory elements from the past and a desperate scheme to change the island’s fortunes. Monahan does a fine job evoking the period, when the clip-clop of horse-drawn carriages can still be heard amid the din of the newfangled automobiles. This is a mystery you read for the ambience, not for any rapid-fire action."—Publishers Weekly "Armchair travelers will enjoy the history and lyrical descriptions of St. Lucia."—Kirkus Reviews
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Turner Publishing Company The Sceptred Isle Club: A John Le Brun Novel,
Book SynopsisIn 1905, John Le Brun makes his first excursion to England to visit import broker Geoffrey Moore. Le Brun and Moore became friends six years earlier while Le Brun was Sheriff of Brunswick, Georgia and enmeshed in a perplexing murder case at the very exclusive Jekyl Island Club. Now retired, the self-taught Le Brun is fulfilling a long-standing dream of measuring himself against the greatest minds in the greatest city of the greatest empire of that era. Upon his arrival, Moore introduces Le Brun to the social world of the 'men's club' - hundreds of which exist in and about London, where men of similar backgrounds and often great power meet. Chief among Le Brun's new acquaintances is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author and inventor of the great fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes. While visiting the Sceptred Isle Club, where the ex-sheriff is scheduled to give a lecture, Le Brun and Doyle hear a series of muffled gunshots. A tandem investigation reveals that several prominent men have been murdered inside the gambling room, where the inner door was locked and the heavily-bolted outer door was inexplicably unlocked. There are no survivors, no suspects, and no signs of either the weapon used in the crime or the thousands of pounds being gambled. Le Brun is retained by the club to solve the murders and preserve its reputation. Moving as a stranger in this Edwardian world of elegance and privilege, John Le Brun must unravel a Byzantine crime whose purpose has wide-reaching implications for the entire British Empire.Trade Review"Brings a welcome Southern touch to the British historical...a well-crafted and entertaining tale." - Publishers Weekly "Monahan's engaging hero and meticulous attention to the history and style of the era makes The Sceptred Isle Club a delightful meander through another time and place." -St. Petersburg Times "The Sceptred Isle Club enchants with its understated humor, textured characterizations, and Monahan's detailed re-creations of Edwardian-era sights, both highbrow and lowbrow." - January Magazine "Admirable.... LeBrun solves the case and sees quite a bit of a fastidiously evoked period London in the bargain." - Chicago Tribune "...an Edwardian whodunit with many twists and turns. Entertaining fare." -Booklist "The Sceptred Isle Club paints a rich picture of the opulent decadence of Edwardian England. Locked-room plot fans will revel in this clever story." -Romantic Times "The plot is as complex as the parade of characters, and the finale is a real shocker. The suspenseful story is enhanced by a detailed broad view of England---its history, architecture, scenery, fascinating cities, villages and urban life." -Oklahoman "Monahan keeps the pace brisk and Le Brun's populist wit up front as he weaves a clever and socially conscious yarn." -Providence Journal Bulletin "I picked up this latest novel by Brent Monahan and fell hard for his tale of murder in the British upper class. ... John Le Brun is a wonderful character, and one of the pleasures in this novel is enjoying this very down to earth American as he navigates his way through the upper society of Edwardian England. Add to this a great sense of history and place (oh, and the mystery is pretty darn good to boot), and you have a first class novel guaranteed to entertain." -Favorite Choice/Mystery Bookshop of Los Angeles
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Turner Publishing Company The Manhattan Island Clubs: A John Le Brun Novel,
Book SynopsisIn the summer of 1906, a distinguished member of one of New York's most prestigious and powerful men's clubs - the Metropolitan Club - is found with his throat slashed, murdered within the club's walls. By all eyewitness accounts, the murder is another member - a man who, in actuality, wasn't there that night and, in fact, was across town in plain view of a hundred witnesses who can attest to his innocence. To J. P. Morgan, founding member of the Metropolitan Club, there is only one man to which he can trust with the swift and proper resolution of this impossible crime - his one-time nemesis, Sheriff John Le Brun of Jekyl Island, Georgia. Le Brun, a rough-hewn but brilliant man, is lured to turn of the century New York City by both his own curiosity about the city itself as well as the puzzle of the crime. Thrust in the midst of the cream of Manhattan society and intelligentsia, the elite and the powerful - including actor William Gillette, newspaperman Joseph Pulitzer, architect Stanford White, and financial colossal J. P. Morgan himself - Le Brun finds himself in a deadly struggle and race against time with an unseen foe, a mind perhaps as nimble as his own.Trade Review"Monahan stokes the story with authentic period detail...and pulls everything together in spectacular fashion." - Publishers Weekly "John Le Brun ... is a winner in a challenging struggle with an unseen enemy who tried to match wits with him." - Sunday Oklahoman "Facts, artifacts and personalities from another time are written into vivid life by Monahan's measured yet colorful prose." - San Antonio Express-News "Le Brun, rough-hewn but brilliant, is once again thrust into the midst of the elite and powerful...as he grapples with a mind perhaps as nimble as his own." -Mystery News "Rich in period detail....the appealing characters keep the pacing quick and keep you reading till the surprise ending." -RT Bookclub "In The Manhattan Island Clubs, Monahan has created a memorable character in colorful, clever Le Brun and captures the period in wonderfully written, lush detail." -MLB News
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Turner Publishing Company The Jekyl Island Club: A John Le Brun Novel, Book
Book SynopsisLocated on the idyllic Georgia coast, Jekyl Island was the playground of the rich at the turn of the last century. Vanderbilts, Goulds, Rockefellers, and other members of elite society vacationed there, enjoying the finest aspects of Southern hospitality that money could buy and importing the rest from New York. Indeed, the money was good: the club's one hundred members controlled one sixth of the nation's wealth. When one of the club's members is shot to death on the island, his fellow captains of industry anxiously conclude it was as a hunting accident. Is the impending visit to the Jekyl Island Club by President McKinley the only reason? Could J. P. Morgan himself have been the one who pulled the trigger? Whose side is member and millionaire newspaperman Joseph Pulitzer on? The answer to whether or not the richest of the rich can literally get away with murder lies in the hands of local sheriff John Le Brun, a wily Civil War veteran who has his own agenda with the Yankees who bought Jekyl Island. This ingenious novel raises Brent Monahan to the first rank of contemporary entertainers. The real Jekyl Island Club, its members, and many real events from American history of the era are interwoven within a plot that could easily have happened. Cleverly plotted and delightfully told, The Jekyl Island Club is suspenseful storytelling at its finest.Trade Review"Historically accurate, sardonically observant.... Monahan keeps the pace brisk and Le Brun's wit up front as he weaves a clever and socially conscious yarn." - Providence Journal-Bulletin "Utterly satisfying.... A charming period mystery." - The Wall Street Journal "An old-fashioned page turner of the best sort." - Indianapolis Star & News "Monahan keeps a perfect feeling of the period...Altogether entertaining." - Gahan Wilson,Playboy "Monahan's rich attention to detail and his genuinely unique character, the quietly annoying and tenacious Le Brun, make this novel an interesting read." - Rapport "Combines a compelling mystery with fascinating characters from the very top levels of society in 1899 America. Readers will find themselves enjoying the rich period atmosphere at least as much as the crime solving. A first-class yarn." - Booklist "Vastly entertaining, with surprises and reverses at every turn." - Tampa Tribune Times "...a fascinating peek into the past.... A spirited hero, a clever killer, and rich period detail all add to the entertainment." - Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine " In his mystery debut, horror novelist Monahan offers a stalwart hero, an interesting tale, and generally efficient storytelling." -Kirkus Reviews "...a leisurely intertwining of historical figures and events with fictional characters in what proves to be an entertaining whodunit." - Chicago Sun-Times
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Turner Publishing Company The Magdalene Scrolls
Book SynopsisBarbara Wood's 1978 debut novel is now back in print in a new edition from Turner Publishing.When the first of the Magdalene Scrolls arrives, Professor Ben Messer is puzzled, intrigued, excited. What scholar of ancient languages wouldn’t be, when he held in his hands something even more astonishing than the Dead Sea Scrolls—a scroll just discovered to contain the life story and last confession of a man who had lived in Jerusalem just after the death of Christ. By the time the second scroll arrives, Ben’s interest has begun to be more than professional. For it seems that David, the writer of the ancient scrolls, is in many ways very much like Ben—and he seems to be speaking directly to Ben, across nearly 2,000 years of history. Before long, the terrifying transformation has begun, and there can be no turning back. What do the words of a Jew who lived 2,000 years ago have to do with today, and with Ben Messer, a man who had forsaken his Jewish identity years ago—or thought he had. And why does David’s life suddenly seem so much more real—and powerful—than Ben’s own? Why does Ben suddenly shut himself off from the beautiful woman he intends to marry and become involved with Judy Golden, a very different kind of woman? And what will happen if Ben surrenders completely to the power of the scrolls?Trade Review"The mystery, slowly unravelling, grips the reader." —Publishers Weekly "A man who has denied his own identity, two beautiful women, an ancient curse . . . a fast-paced novel of terror." —Los Angeles Times "Wood's historical reconstruction is textured and strong—" —Kirkus Reviews "Absorbing reading and a hard one to put down." —Hartford Current "Prepare yourself for a tour de force into ultimate mysteries. There are moments in this novel that cast light upon the shadows of the soul." —Houston Chronicle
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Turner Publishing Company The Magdalene Scrolls
Book SynopsisBarbara Wood's 1978 debut novel is now back in print in a new edition from Turner Publishing.When the first of the Magdalene Scrolls arrives, Professor Ben Messer is puzzled, intrigued, excited. What scholar of ancient languages wouldn’t be, when he held in his hands something even more astonishing than the Dead Sea Scrolls—a scroll just discovered to contain the life story and last confession of a man who had lived in Jerusalem just after the death of Christ. By the time the second scroll arrives, Ben’s interest has begun to be more than professional. For it seems that David, the writer of the ancient scrolls, is in many ways very much like Ben—and he seems to be speaking directly to Ben, across nearly 2,000 years of history. Before long, the terrifying transformation has begun, and there can be no turning back. What do the words of a Jew who lived 2,000 years ago have to do with today, and with Ben Messer, a man who had forsaken his Jewish identity years ago—or thought he had. And why does David’s life suddenly seem so much more real—and powerful—than Ben’s own? Why does Ben suddenly shut himself off from the beautiful woman he intends to marry and become involved with Judy Golden, a very different kind of woman? And what will happen if Ben surrenders completely to the power of the scrolls? Before long, the terrifying transformation has begun, and there can be no turning back . . .Trade Review"The mystery, slowly unravelling, grips the reader." —Publishers Weekly "A man who has denied his own identity, two beautiful women, an ancient curse . . . a fast-paced novel of terror." —Los Angeles Times "Wood's historical reconstruction is textured and strong—" —Kirkus Reviews "Absorbing reading and a hard one to put down." —Hartford Current "Prepare yourself for a tour de force into ultimate mysteries. There are moments in this novel that cast light upon the shadows of the soul." —Houston Chronicle
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Pegasus Crime Death Descends on Saturn Villa
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Pegasus Books A Twisted Vengeance
Book SynopsisAs the fourteenth century comes to a close, York seethes on the brink of civil war—and young widow Kate Clifford, struggling to keep her businesses afloat, realizes that her mother is harboring a dangerous secret…1399. York is preparing for civil war, teeming with knights and their armed retainers summoned for the city’s defense. Henry of Lancaster is rumored to have landed on the northeast coast of England, not so far from York, intent on reclaiming his inheritance—an inheritance which his cousin, King Richard, has declared forfeit. With the city unsettled and rife with rumors, Eleanor Clifford’s abrupt return to York upon the mysterious death of her husband in Strasbourg is met with suspicion in the city. Her daughter Kate is determined to keep her distance, but it will not be easy—Eleanor has settled next door with the intention of establishing a house of beguines, or poor sisters. When one of the beguines is set upon in th
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Diversion Books The Riddle of St. Leonard's: The Owen Archer
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Permuted Press The Legacy
Book SynopsisDoes the mystery behind a recently discovered medieval manuscript hold the secret to the survival of the Jewish people?Russell Woolfe, a faded TV producer, is struggling with his father’s death. Deeply uncomfortable with his own Jewish identity, he is torn between anger with his father—estranged over Russell’s marrying a non-Jewish woman – and grief over their failure to reconcile. At his father’s memorial Russell meets Joe Kuchinsky, a Polish survivor who unaccountably latches on to him. Kuchinsky claims to possess an ancient Hebrew manuscript that has been in his family for generations and which he wants to have translated before he dies. Kuchinsky believes fervently that the manuscript contains some important ancient wisdom—perhaps, even, the key to the survival of the Jewish people. Despite his doubts, Russell agrees to inspect the manuscript and tell Kuchinsky what it contains. Thus begins an international mystery that stretches a thousand years in the past, is wrapped in the tragedy of the Holocaust, and which comes to a startling conclusion that has dire personal consequences for everyone caught up in the saga. Filled with depth and pathos, The Legacy is destined to become one of the most important historical novels of the 21st century.Trade Review"The Legacy is a book of passionate intensity. Like its author it is erudite and intelligent, brave and forthright. It is both a detective story and a rites-of-passage journey, as one assimilated Jew finds, in spite of himself, his true soul." -- Maureen Lipman, actor, author, and activist
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Permuted Press The Sixth Conspirator
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Permuted Press A Hitman on Haight Street, Volume 2
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Turner Publishing Company My Mistress' Eyes are Raven Black
Book SynopsisWinner of the 2022 ThrillerFest Award for Best Original Paperback Novel"[An] impressive historical thriller." —Publishers WeeklyEllis Island, 1920.New York Harbor's immigration and public health authorities are slowly recovering from the war years when a young, pregnant Irish woman disappears from the Isolation Hospital on Ellis Island.Stephen Robbins, a specialist in finding missing persons, is assigned the case. Yet when he arrives at the isolation hospital, he discovers an inexplicable string of deaths and disappearances among immigrant patients...and a staff that seems to be hiding a chilling secret. Stephen finds an ally in Lucy Paul, an undercover nurse who is also investigating the mysterious incidents. Together, they begin to unearth a horrifying conspiracy masked beneath the hospital's charitable exterior. As Stephen and Lucy get closer to the truth and each other, they are swept directly into the danger haunting Ellis Island and become the next targets.Amidst growing racial tensions in the wake of World War I, My Mistress’ Eyes are Raven Black explores the disturbing lengths to which people will go to protect racial purity and condemn those they fear.Trade Review"[My Mistress' Eyes are Raven Black] is pure entertainment–think Raymond Chandler or, perhaps, an Appalachian James Lee Burke. At the same time, the book confronts the reader with important questions about American immigration policies and race. Set at Ellis Island in the early 1920s, it is nonetheless sharply relevant in today's America." —Wayne Caldwell, Author of Cataloochee "Terry Roberts has a knack for exploring the forgotten corners of American history—and then shining a light on the moral ambiguities he finds there. And he knows how to tell a story. This one has all the right ingredients: fascinating setting, winning characters, mystery, real suspense, and romance. I thoroughly enjoyed it." —Julia Franks, Author of Over the Plain Houses "Terry Roberts' new novel is a literary thriller of the highest order: lyrical and suspenseful, with characters you will long remember. This is a heart-pounding, timely, and completely immersive read. It's also Roberts' finest hour." —Silas House, author of Southernmost "In My Mistress’ Eyes Are Raven Black Terry Roberts expands his fictional world as never before, from the mountains of North Carolina to Ellis Island, the heart and soul of America. Roberts tells a story of mystery, intrigue, murder, bigotry, and romance. With homage to the masters of crime fiction, Cain, Thompson, Chandler, and the Hammett of The Thin Man, this novel has thrilling action, and humor, as it addresses both the racism and humanity in our culture, in 1920, and the present." —Robert Morgan, Author of Gap Creek and Chasing the North Star My Mistress’ Eyes Are Raven Black is a suspenseful and original historical novel—an amalgam of twisted psychologies and cloak-and-dagger nostalgia with a teasing, passionate romance." —Foreword Reviews (starred review) Creating a 'page-turner' has always seemed to me to require something beyond writing. An author may be an excellent wordsmith, have brilliant ideas, and yet never achieve the deep understanding of human psychology or the precise timing and rhythm that is needed to hook a reader. My Mistress’ Eyes Are Raven Black is a true page-turner." —The Southern Bookseller Review "[My Mistress' Eyes are Raven Black] illuminates stereotypes and assumptions about who deserved to immigrate to America during this dark chapter of history." —Booklist "[An] impressive historical thriller." —Publishers Weekly "In My Mistress’ Eyes Are Raven Black, Terry Roberts expertly blends the thriller and romance genres to tell a timely story about the terrifying extent to which some people will go to assuage their fear of 'the Other.' I couldn’t put this book down." —Washington Independent Review of Books “Part detective story, part romance, part social commentary, the book builds to a satisfying conclusion and leaves the reader to ponder the larger societal issues.” —Historical Novel Society
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