19 essays on Sherlock Holmes and most especially Doctor Watson, written with a doctor's appreciation. Included are:<P> Doctor Watson and the Weather<BR> The Anatomical Sherlock Holmes<BR> “Brain Fever” and Sherlock Holmes<BR> Curare and Sherlock Holmes<BR> Sherlock Holmes and the Portuguese Man-of-War<BR> Doctor Watson and Nervous Maladies<BR> Dogs and Sherlock Holmes<BR> The Botanical Doctor Watson<BR> The Surgical Doctor...
"The Empty House Mystery combines a real puzzle with the story of Ted Wilford’s strenuous efforts to get out the bi-weekly Town Crier while the editor is ill. Ted and his friend, Nelson, who have just graduated from high school, devote part of their pre-college summer to finding the thief of a set of plans for the new state thruway.<P> It all began for Ted one day in the office of The Town Crier when a man came in to advertise in the “Lost and Found” column for a missing folder with...
Love…or murder – all it takes is two…<P> "Bob Colby was more than just a 'one-hit wonder.' He wrote several other respected novels in the 1950s and '60s, including The Deadly Desire and The Secret of the Second Door (both Gold Medal, 1959) and dozens of short stories for Alfred Hitchcock and Mike Shayne… Do me a favor: hunt down one of his novels and give it a try." – Peter Enfantino <P> "He had a journalist's eye for his times. This was especially...
Stewart Sterling (1895-1976) was the pseudonym of Prentice Winchell, who also wrote under the names of Spencer Dean and Jay de Bekker. Winchell was born in Illinois and worked as a journalist. He preferred to write about non-typical investigative bodies; such as the Fire Brigade, for instance. He was also a screenwriter and writer of radio scripts, as well as many magazine stories. His series characters were Fire Marshal Ben Pedley and PI Gil Vine. Spencer Dean’s primary character was Don Cadee,...
The MacNair of MacNair, conman extraordinaire, pulled into a parallel universe by desperate revolutionaries … finds his life endangered by madmen of every stripe … desperately jumping from universe to universe and century to century, on the run from berserk Emperors, secret policemen, vengeful wives, and maddened doppelgangers, the supremely unruffled MacNair still finds time to save an empire, marry an heiress, and invent the two hallmarks of modern civilization, the indoor flush toilet and...
‘Highly recommend for any cozy mystery fans.’ – Holly (Goodreads)Looking for a new fun cozy crime series? Then spend some time at the coast with Vicky Simmons amateur sleuth!Coming home can be murderVicky Simmons is looking for the simple life. She’s ready to trade in London for a slower pace by opening a British Country Gift Shop in her old hometown on the coast of Maine. Little does she know a few old faces are back in Glen Cove, including unrequited teenage crush Michael Danning—having taken...
A darkly compelling psychological thriller, full of twists and turns, perfect for fans of Louise Jensen, Cass Green and Alex Lake.Secrets lie beneath the surface…Two men, seemingly unconnected, are discovered dead in a holiday boat on the Norfolk Broads, having apparently committed suicide together.Local journalist Alex Devlin, planning an article on the dangers of internet suicide forums, starts digging into their backgrounds.But Alex’s investigation soon leads her to a much darker mystery –...
A darkly compelling psychological thriller, full of twists and turns, perfect for fans of AFTER ANNA, HE SAID/SHE SAID and AFTER I’VE GONE.There are so many ways to fall…Catriona needs help. Her seventeen-year-old daughter Elena was found dead at the bottom of a cliff near her boarding school. The death has been ruled a suicide, but Catriona isn’t convinced.When her old friend, journalist Alex Devlin, arrives in Hallow’s Edge to investigate, she quickly finds that life at private boarding school...
‘Must read!’ Closer‘I love, love, LOVE Perfect Remains!’ Reader review‘A superb debut!’ Reader reviewOn a remote Highland mountain, the body of Elaine Buxton is burning. All that will be left to identify the respected lawyer are her teeth and a fragment of clothing.In the concealed back room of a house in Edinburgh, the real Elaine Buxton screams into the darkness…Detective Inspector Luc Callanach has barely set foot in his new office when Elaine’s missing persons case is escalated to a murder...