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Politics and Poison at Princes Gardens – A New Lady Marmalade Mystery Novel

Frances is involved in her very first case as a young woman of 17. At the turn of the twentieth century, Mr. Chamberlain’s housekeeper, Mrs. Buckham, at his London home is charged and convicted of murdering his personal secretary, Mr. Sefton.

In her final year at St. Mary’s all girls school, Frances, with her best friend Florence, is reading The Observer at a tea room and learning about the miscarriage of justice and the lazy police work that led to Mrs. Buckham’s conviction.

Frances w...

Seventh Son – A New Anthony Carrick Hardboiled Murder Mystery

Anthony Carrick’s demons are starting to haunt him. With the urging of his love, Dr. Emily Stratham, he’s gone to see a psychiatrist.

Now the psychiatrist wants Anthony’s help in investigating the disappearance of the psychiatrist’s childhood friend.

In Corpus Christi, this friend, Phil Guston, who was a semi-pro surfer, has everything to seemingly live for. But a beautiful wife, a clutch of surf shops he’s opened with another childhood friend seem to paint a bucolic picture.

Diggin...

Sixth Sense – A New Anthony Carrick Murder Mystery

After visiting a fortune teller on the Pier in Santa Monica, Anthony Carrick get’s riled up about what she told him about the skeletons he carries around. Things get worse when she ends up dead in her tent. Thing is, the fortune teller’s sister left moments before.

A witchdoctor also ends up dead shortly after meeting Anthony Carrick. Now Anthony’s starting to take it personally. This witchdoctor was a friend of the fortune teller. The murders are similar. It looks like a crazy serial kil...

In Memoriam: Indiana Blacker 19 June 2001 – 27 June 2019

Indiana Blacker – 2 June 2019

Your beautiful spirit, though feisty and self-determining brought much joy during your 18 years. Your name is Indiana Blacker, a furry feline small in size with a larger than life personality. You were a treat, a real prize.

You brought your mother and me together. Your mathematical gymnastics made four from two and from four we became seven. Three in flesh, four in fur, a small taste of heaven.

I only knew you for fourteen years. Such a brief amount of time. A f...

Fifth Estate – The Latest Anthony Carrick Hardboiled Murder Mystery

[image error]Anthony Carrick is at it again. Sleuthing, boozing and bruising his way through another murder mystery

The Golf, Cheese and Chess Society – A New Lady Marmalade Mystery Novel

[image error]Greetings lovers of murder mysteries and the first half of the twentieth century. I’m pleased to announce that I’ve published the 7th Lady Marmalade novel for your reading pleasure. As the title says, it’s called The Golf, Cheese and Chess Society.

What is the The Golf, Cheese and Chess Society about? It’s about 3 murders that take place during World War 2. The first in the Lake District, the second near Bletchley Park, and the third in an expensive London apartment.

All 3 murders might be re...

Small Boy – A New Dystopian Sci-Fi Novel

I’ve just released my latest novel. This one is titled Small Boy. It’s sort of a dystopian/sci-fi novel with some wicked twists.

It was interesting the way the writing went with this novel. I originally sat down to write a book that was going to be very different.

I wanted to write a novel based on my father’s life. He’s lived an interesting and varied existence in his seventy-odd short years

Fourth Wall – The Newest Anthony Carrick Mystery

The latest Anthony Carrick mystery has just been released. It’s called Fourth Wall and it’s set in LA, Anthony Carrick’s home base.

Anthony Carrick is helping his old pal, Captain John Roberts from LAPD Homicide investigate the murder of a young starlet, found dead in her pool after a raucous party.

But then another starlet winds up dead, and then Hollywood’s most handsome hunk gets shot in the chest after speaking with Anthony Carrick and Capt. John Roberts. What’s going on? Is it just a dis...

Phantoms of the Pharaoh Research Materials

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Information And Research On Stephen Biko

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