The Silk Train Murder
Author : Sharon Rowse
Publisher : Three Cedars Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 47,23 MB
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0987923625
The Silk Train Murder
Author : Sharon Rowse
Publisher : Three Cedars Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,98 MB
Release : 2017-11-29
Category :
ISBN : 9781988037141
Book Description
It's 1899, and when his best friend is arrested for the murder of a notorious gangster, gentleman adventurer John Granville is determined to hunt down the real killer. To save his friend, Granville must dive into the seedy side of the city-the burlesque halls, gambling joints, and opium dens that line reeking mudflats. He finds allies along the way, including Emily Turner, the emancipated daughter of a very Victorian father. But with a fortune in Klondike gold and Chinese silk at stake, no-one is safe.Set on the Northwest Coast during the Klondike Era-when Vancouver, Seattle and San Francisco were gateways for Klondike gold and Chinese silk, The Silk Train Murder features strong characters and a well-researched and lively story.Finalist for the Arthur Ellis First Novel Award
Murders in Silk
Author : Asa Bordages
Publisher : Stark House Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,46 MB
Release : 2023-04-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
MURDERS IN SILK Tie Bixby spots the woman with the red hat getting on the train. But the guy she's trying not to be seen talking to is strictly a lug. After she comes out of the ladies' room and announces that there is a man with his throat cut inside-that same lug-Tie figures she's up to her neck in trouble. That night, while visiting Pa, there is an explosion next door-an inventor is burned to death in the fire-and Tie sees the woman in the red hat fleeing the scene. He could tell the cops about her, but he decides to not to. He decides to play it cagey for awhile, and help her out. There is definitely a mystery here. Why does the inventor's daughter hate him so much? And why is a gangster's lawyer hanging around the scene of the crime? And who is the guy who was murdered on the train? Most importantly of all, what does the woman with the red hat have to do with all of it?
The Lost Mine Murders: A John Granville & Emily Turner Historical Mystery
Author : Sharon Rowse
Publisher : Three Cedars Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 22,22 MB
Release :
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0986917117
Book Description
John Granville is offered a fortune to find a lost gold mine, one that legend says is protected by more than secrecy—and nearly turns it down. But the search for his partner's stolen niece has stalled until one of their leads comes through. They willl need travel funds to find the child––and to buy her freedom. Saving a child's life is worth whatever danger they might face. And how much trouble can a lost mine really be? Granville and his partner find themselves targeted by murderous claim jumpers who want the mine—if it even exists—for their own greedy purposes. Meanwhile Granville’s engagement to Emily Turner is bringing her too much attention, of the lethal kind. Can their quick thinking and quicker action can save them and those they care about? In this sequel to the critically acclaimed THE SILK TRAIN MURDER, gentleman-adventurer Granville and his fiancée—or is she?—the feisty Emily Turner get drawn into a search for a legendary lost gold mine. Fraud and double-dealing lead them ever deeper into trouble. THE LOST MINE MURDERS takes place in Vancouver and Denver in the winter of 1900, with a backstory the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898. This is the second book in the John Granville & Emily Turner Mystery series, though they can be read in any order.
Last Stop on the Murder Express
Author : C J Farrington
Publisher : Constable
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 44,61 MB
Release : 2023-11-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1472133218
Book Description
'Quirky and colourful' Times Crime Club 'An absolute delight' L C Tyler 'This intriguing but charming murder mystery is packed with psychological depth and wonderfully-drawn characters' Eleanor Ray Literary fame beckons for Olga Pushkin, Railway Engineer (Second Class), when her self-help manual for hard-working women is published at last. In the meantime, however, Olga still has a household to support, a hedgehog to feed, and railway tracks to maintain from her tiny Siberian village of Roslazny, which has just become the target for Russian Railways budget cuts. Worse still, her beloved sergeant of police, Vassily Marushkin, has reunited with his long-lost wife Rozalina. And soon Rozalina is forcing Vassily to consider moving away... Matters aren't helped when Olga's scheming superior, Boris Andreyev, forces her to babysit a special Romanov-themed murder mystery steam train doing the rounds of the local towns. Parked in a siding near Roslazny, the players deliver the first of several intended performances - only for a staged murder to become very real. Vassily starts a homicide investigation in conjunction with his boss, the mercurial Captain Zemsky, but both are baffled when another murder follows on the heels of the first. Old-school Zemsky bans Olga from joining the investigation - but she soon makes vital discoveries that point towards something deeper and more worrying than the murders alone. Further afield, a rival author emerges to steal Olga's crown, while back in Roslazny Olga begins to suspect that Vassily's wife Rozalina might be hiding secrets of her own. With chaos striking Roslazny, can Olga solve the murders, save her literary career, and settle Rozalina's identity before she loses Vassily forever? Praise for C J Farrington 'The book is an absolute delight, evocative equally of the frozen steppes, bad vodka and worse sausage, and full of larger than life characters. Olga Pushkin is an endearing protagonist, who is hopefully set for a series as long as the Trans Siberian Railway.' L C Tyler 'Written with a warmth that would thaw Siberia, this intriguing but charming murder mystery is packed with psychological depth and wonderfully-drawn characters. It also features the best hedgehog I've met in a novel.' Eleanor Ray
The Missing Heir Murders
Author : Sharon Rowse
Publisher : Three Cedars Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 28,2 MB
Release :
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0987923668
Book Description
When John Granville commits to finding young Rupert Weston, he and his fiancée Emily Turner face treachery on a scale they never imagined. Hired to find a remittance man who is suddenly heir to an Earldom, John Granville quickly learns the fellow hasn’t been seen in months. He can’t trust his client. He can’t trust the facts he’s been given. Digging deeper, Granville uncovers unsettling questions. Has the man taken his own life? Or is there something more sinister at play? And then the shooting starts. Racing to save Weston puts Granville’s honor and his very life at stake. Will he be in time? This is the third book in the John Granville & Emily Turner series, though they can be read in any order.
The Terminal City Murders
Author : Sharon Rowse
Publisher : Three Cedars Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,65 MB
Release :
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1988037018
Book Description
When a young Englishman is arrested for fraud, John Granville takes the case as a favor to a friend. The resulting scramble to extricate his client involves Granville in a break-in and two murders, drawing him—and his fiancée Emily Turner—ever deeper into the murky side of the local business world. With their client panicking and the witnesses dying, can they solve this one before another body turns up? The Terminal City Murders is a tale of fraud and murder in early twentieth century Vancouver, written with an eye for historical detail and a dry humor.
Murder on the Silk Road
Author : Stefanie Matteson
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 42,14 MB
Release : 2016-06-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1504037146
Book Description
Hollywood legend Charlotte Graham visits China to sample Buddhist sculpture, ancient art, and a thoroughly intellectual murder in this contemporary cozy mystery After four decades as a Hollywood and Broadway icon, Charlotte Graham is itching for a new adventure. So when a fortune-telling friend predicts that Charlotte is about to go on an exotic voyage—one which will challenge her as no trip ever has—and Charlotte’s stepdaughter invites her on an expedition to a remote oasis in northwest China, the legendary leading lady leaps at the chance to explore the unknown. But on reaching Dunhuang, Charlotte will be confronted with something she knows far too well: cold-blooded murder. Forbidding and mysterious, Dunhuang is a hotbed of academic research, where archaeologists, paleontologists, and scholars of all stripes rub elbows and butt heads. When a scientist is found dead just after making a historic find, Charlotte doesn’t need the I Ching to know it’s up to her to find the killer. Fans of Jessica Fletcher and Murder She Wrote will recognize Charlotte Graham as one of that special breed of amateur sleuth: a woman who wouldn’t dream of retirement and will never let a killer go free. Glamorous, elegant, and always entertaining, the Charlotte Graham series is truly one of a kind. Murder on the Silk Road is the 4th book in the Charlotte Graham Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Murder on the Silk Road
Author : Stefanie Matteson
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,85 MB
Release : 1992
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
The Cannery Row Murders
Author : Sharon Rowse
Publisher : Three Cedars Press
Page : pages
File Size : 22,32 MB
Release :
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1988037069
Book Description
When human bones are found in a vat of lye on Steveston’s notorious Cannery Row, John Granville is determined to find out why. In a time of frontier brawls and broken dreams, the fishing industry is vital to the survival of the young province and the people who live there. Tensions from a recent fishing strike abound, and Cannery Row is a tinderbox. Can Granville—with a little help from his fiancée, Emily Turner—identify the victim and find the killer in time to prevent all-out war? The Cannery Row Murders is a sharp-witted and engaging historical mystery, with strong characters set in a unique time and place. This is the fifth book in the John Granville and Emily Turner series. These books can be read in any order.
