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London, 1924: When Alfie Barrington is stabbed to death outside his
club, suspicion quickly falls on his widow, the lovely Sarah - and
on her former beau, Enoch Hale. The American journalist has an
alibi, but he doesn't know her name and Scotland Yard can't find
her. Determined to solve this case without the help of his friend
Sherlock Holmes, Hale launches and investigation that brings him
into contact with Leonard and Virginia Woolf, bohemian writers and
publishers; P.G. Wodehouse, creator of Jeeves and Bertie Wooster;
Howard Carter, discoverer of King Tut's tomb; and one of the
greatest mystery writers of all time. A second murder sparks
journalistic speculation of a curse related to Alfie's time in
Egypt as a competitor of Carter and his patron, Lord Carnarvon.
Hale doesn't buy that, but he doesn't come up with a better
solution until it is almost too late. And in the end, it is once
again Sherlock Holmes who puts it all together. This exciting
historical mystery concludes the Enoch Hale - Sherlock Holmes
trilogy that began with The Amateur Executioner and continued with
The Poisoned Penman.
Some crimes are bigger than others, and the same is true of crime
stories. Rogues Gallery brings together for the first time a series
of shorter Sebastian McCabe - Jeff Cody mysteries - three novellas
and two short stories. The many fans of the McCabe - Cody novels
will be delighted to find that these tales are characterized by the
same dry humor, solid plotting, and adroit characterization that
distinguished the novel-length adventures. This case book includes:
Art in the Blood - An art show in downtown Erin, featuring the
works of Kate McCabe and other female artists, goes horribly awry
when murder stalks the gallery. The Revengers - Halloween finds
Jeff Cody and Lynda Teal dressed as John Steed and Emma Peel. But
before they get to the party, they find themselves in an
Avengers-like mystery. Santa Crime - Sebastian McCabe, dressed as
Santa Claus for a Christmas event at a local charity, finds himself
acting more like Sherlock Holmes to solve a holiday theft. A Cold
Case - House-hunting turns into a nightmare for the newly married
Jeff and Lynda when a body turns up in the freezer chest of a house
they'd like to call home. Dogs Don't Make Mistakes - Nobody would
blame Jeff and Mac's friend Ashley Crutcher for shooting her
estranged husband when he entered their home in the middle of the
night. But she insists she didn't do it.
London, 1922: Two years after helping Sherlock Holmes solve the
Hangman Murders, American journalist Enoch Hale becomes even more
intimately involved in another puzzling mystery. Langdale Pike,
veteran purveyor of gossip to the trash newspapers, is poisoned
while sipping tea with Hale - and apparently just as he is about to
spill a secret more important than social gossip. With the
unrequested aid of advertising copywriter Dorothy Sayers, Hale
pursues a number of leads based on notes in Pike's pocket diary -
including an interview with the formidable G.K. Chesterton. His
attempts to uncover the identity of one of Pike's fellow club
members bring Hale the unwanted attention of Mycroft Holmes, head
of His Majesty's Secret Service, and of his younger brother. Once
again Enoch Hale and the theoretically retired but far from
retiring Sherlock Holmes join forces to solve a crime that may have
international complications. And this time Hale himself almost
becomes a victim when he gets too close to the solution. This
fast-moving tale is sure to please the many fans of the first Enoch
Hale - Sherlock Holmes adventure, The Amateur Executioner.
London, 1920: Boston-bred Enoch Hale, working as a reporter for the
Central News Syndicate, arrives on the scene shortly after a music
hall escape artist is found hanging from the ceiling in his
dressing room. What at first appears to be a suicide turns out to
be murder ...the first of several using the same modus operandi.
What's the connecting factor among all the victims? Or isn't there
one? That's what the dogged journalist Hale aims to find out.
Covering the Hangman Murders brings him into contact with a diverse
cast of witnesses and interview subjects that include Winston
Churchill, William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, Alfred
Hitchcock, and Ezra Pound. Hale, whose best friend in London is the
chain-smoking poet and banker T.S. (Tom) Eliot even makes a
pilgrimage to the Sussex Downs to get an opinion on the case from
the great detective Sherlock Holmes. The trip is in vain, but he
eventually does meet Holmes in a most surprising encounter. Through
it all there is another mystery, which perhaps goes to the mystery
of the human heart. What is the lovely music hall singer Sadie
Briggs concealing from Hale - just her past or also her present?
Popular mystery writer Sebastian McCabe is about to conquer a new
world with his Sherlock Holmes play 1895. On opening night,
however, his Erin, Ohio theatrical debut as both playwright and
actor is upstaged by a murder in back of the newly renovated
theater.His brother-in-law, Jeff Cody, evicted from his long-time
apartment to make room for fiancee Lynda Teal's gun-toting father,
is busy trying to keep Lynda's gorgeous and famous mother from
hijacking their swiftly approaching wedding.Both men are pulled
into the murder investigation by the pleading of Sister Mary
Margaret Malone, Lynda's best friend and maid of honor. The dead
man was an old flame of the sister - and the chief suspect is a
troubled young man she is trying to save. Convinced of his
innocence, she wants Mac and Jeff to prove it. The many fans of the
first two mirthful mysteries starring McCabe and Cody will be
delighted to see how Jeff placates Lynda, pacifies her mother, gets
to know her father, keeps the wedding plans on track, and helps Mac
solve the mystery. But first he almost gets killed, as usual.
Writer-actor-director Peter Gerard's latest film was a smash hit,
but some fans of Sherlock Holmes were outraged. Why? Because 221 B
Bourbon Street portrayed the beloved detective as a goateed,
saxophone-playing southern American working in 1920s New Orleans!
Was it a disgruntled Sherlockian or someone else who hated Gerard
enough to kill him - twice? That's what mystery writer and college
professor Sebastian McCabe, assisted by brother-in-law Jeff Cody,
must find out before McCabe's own disgraceful involvement in the
affair comes to light. And it will take a little stage magic to do
it. Amidst this challenging mystery, Jeff's complicated
relationship with the lovely journalist Lynda Teal seems to be
reaching a definitive resolution just as Jeff approaches his
birthday. Readers who so enjoyed the best-selling No Police Like
Holmes will find this sequel packed with the same suspense,
surprises, and sharp humor that characterized the debut adventure
of Sebastian McCabe and Jeff Cody.
A diverse collection of Sherlock Holmes related writings including
several essays, short stories and two radio plays. Andriacco's
obsession with matters Sherlockian is obvious, and there is much
here for Sherlock Holmes fans to enjoy.
When popular mystery writer Sebastian McCabe agreed to take part in
a literary debate in London, he had no clue that he would wind up
as both investigator and suspect in the strangest case of his
amateur sleuthing career. Arthur James Phillimore, investment guru
to the stars and member of an elite Sherlock Holmes society, steps
back into his home to fetch an umbrella one rainy day and is never
seen alive again. The mystery is eerily evocative of one of Dr.
Watson's most famous untold tales, the disappearance of Mr. James
Phillimore. But this Phillimore soon reappears - dead. Jeff Cody
and Lynda Teal, also in London on the second leg of their
honeymoon, get swept up in the bizarre case as well. From the home
gym of a gorgeous movie star (the second Mrs. Phillimore) to the
flying office an airline entrepreneur, they help McCabe chase down
clues all over London. For the journalist Lynda, it's a big story.
For Jeff, it's a big distraction from the joys of married life.
Dogging them along the way is the shadow of Sherlock Holmes, the
one subject that several of the characters have in common. The
great detective is also a figure for whom Lynda - to Jeff's dismay
and consternation - evinces a growing fascination. Humor, romance,
and mystery once again combine in an engaging McCabe-Cody adventure
sure to delight the growing fan base of this series.
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