In 1880 a young medical student named Arthur Conan Doyle embarked upon the "first real outstanding adventure" of his life, taking a berth as ship's surgeon on an Arctic whaler, the "Hope." The voyage took him to unknown regions, showered him with dramatic and unexpected experiences, and plunged him [...]
"It's history that reads like a race-against-the-clock thriller."--"Harlan Coben"Daniel Stashower, the two-time Edgar award-winning author of "The Beautiful Cigar Girl," uncovers the riveting true story of the "Baltimore Plot," an audacious conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln on the eve of the[...]
New York City in 1897 and young Harry Houdini is struggling to make it in the brutal entertainment business, when detectives call on him to attempt the most amazing feat of his fledgling career: solve the mystery of a toy tycoon murdered in his posh Fifth Avenue mansion. It's a challenge which Harry[...]
Struggling young performer Harry Houdini is working for the renowned Kellar "Dean of American Magicians" in turn-of the-century New York. When his master's astonishing illusion the Floating Lady goes horribly wrong, Houdini, along with his wife Bess and brother Dash, must solve the deadly conundrum [...]
The Great Harry Houdini is still struggling to make a name for himself in turn-of-the-century New York. He sees an opportunity for glory in exposing the tricks of the medium Lucius Craig - if only he can work out how the medium managed to conjure a "spirit" while tied to a chair by Houdini himself o[...]
When Harry Houdini is framed and jailed for espionage, Sherlock Holmes vows to clear his name, with the two joining forces to take on blackmailers who have targeted the Prince of Wales. Its a case that requires all of their skills both mental and physical. Can the daring duo solve what people are[...]
Featuring contributions from such renowned crime fiction writers as Anne Perry, Loren Estleman, Gillian Linscott, and Peter Tremayne, a magnificent collection of eleven new adventures of the most celebrated detective of all time, Sherlock Holmes, celebrates the sheer genius, analytical methods, and [...]