Thirty-eight year-old brewery owner Madison Darby has established herself as quite the entrepreneur. However, her last two capers have made her question whether this is the right path for her.
Don’t worry, she'll soon sort that out, for when the husband of a friend suddenly dies of a heart attack, Madison quickly discovers that there is more there than meets the eye. It's a traditional locked room mystery that only Madison Darby is capable of solving.
But along the way, she soon finds out she is being dogged by a sinister man who has the potential to become the Professor Moriarty to her Sherlock Holmes.
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The Angel of Death has a name: Azrael. He also has a purpose - to soothe the souls of the suffering into the peaceful passage of the afterlife. But in his twilight existence, Azrael himself has never known peace or pleasure... Until he meets Sara, the first mortal who can somehow see him in his Reaper form. Views: 56
### From Publishers Weekly
A stroke-impaired former PI, Steve Babe, struggles to solve a murder in Beres's muddled second thriller (after The President's Nemesis). Steve is recuperating in a Chicago rehab facility known to its patients as Hell in the Woods when an elderly fellow patient, Marjorie Gianetti, dies after apparently slipping and falling in a hallway late one evening. Suspecting foul play, Steve starts to investigate, despite his mental confusion. His efforts attract the attention of both the killer and a shadowy pair of intelligence agents who may be attempting to cover up an old political scandal. Predictable action sequences, including an abduction and numerous gun battles, follow. The revelation of the motive for the conspiracy, improbably centering on Jimmy Carter, may cause some unintended chuckles. A convoluted plot and awkward prose combine to undercut the author's sensitive portrait of his hero coping with his disability. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
### Review
"An engrossing story that blends violence with compassion, and an outcome that suggests hope is something worth clinging to." —David J. Walker, Edgar-nominated author of many novels, including the Wild Onion, Ltd. series
"Readers will appreciate this character-driven whodunit starring a unique paring of an amateur sleuth and a left brain stroke former cop." —Harriet Klausner, Gotta Write Network
"An unusual, exciting, and ultimately informative thriller. . . . Beres adeptly handles the conspiracy plot with characters the reader comes to cheer for." —Bob Connolly, Jabberwocky Books Views: 56
The Redemption of the Shrew, A Romance Book by Barbara Monajem Views: 56
No good deed goes unpunished.
When Martin Billings and Ugly Bill come across a yacht stuck hard on French Reef in the Caribbean, they lend a helping hand, rescuing Donna Devro, the young woman on board, and getting the boat safely into harbor.
Now the authorities have found the boat's owner dead in the cabin and Donna Devro has disappeared, leaving Martin and Bill to work out what sort of trouble she’s in (or up to), and find a way to keep from getting involved in whatever that trouble is. Fat chance.
Martin Billings left behind a shining career as an officer in the SEALs for this mess? All he wanted was a chance to make an honest living hauling cargo among the Caribbean islands on his freighter IRREPARABLE HARM.
Now, instead of hauling cargo, Martin and Bill are trawling for trouble, and Donna Devro isn't eager to simplify their lives — nor is her husband. Views: 56
He faces the gallows, and barely escapes with his life. Thrown into a fight for survival, he has to take drastic action to protect the woman who means so much to him; Hetty. It soon becomes evident that the only thing they can place their faith in is the love that lies between them, but will it be enough to keep them alive? Views: 56
Gladys, a spirited, beautiful girl raised in the heart of the Australian outback by her father, has married into British high society. Her husband Alfred, well meaning, kind and head-over-heels in love with her, unwittingly throws her into the lion's den that is the London summer season. Is her beauty enough to make up for her coarse ways and shocking behaviour? And will her new family ever recover from the shame of having such a wild member? Soon England promises to smooth her rough-edged vulgarity; but at what cost?This endearing exploration into the trials of being an animated, lively and vigorous young woman in late 1800's England is E. W. Hornung at his very best. It was first published in 1890. Views: 56
