New Releases—

Opportunity Slips

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:09:54 -0400

Intrigue, impostors and ice cream—
A refreshingly cool mystery with a twist.

A missing Baltimore attorney, a handful of gangsters and a reclusive billionaire... What does any of this have to do with Ted Soulfield? That’s exactly what Ted would like to know. Throw in the stock of a dubious ice cream company, a dash of mistaken identities, and a pair of charming women whipping up a mess of lunacy, and Ted finds himself knee-deep in the sorbet.

A lovely new edition of Opportunity Slips. Includes a new preface.

Five Star Detour

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:51:08 -0400

A diverting mystery caper.

Freelance courier John Hathaway just wanted a weekend away: two days of wine, women and high stakes poker. Instead, he finds himself diverted to an English-style mansion in the backwoods of Maine—compelled to transport a priceless trinket at the bidding of his overbearing uncle. Once arrived he finds that half the residents are not who they say they are, and all of them want his package. It’s up to Hathaway to sort through the confusion, dodging cops, jewel thieves and his own bodyguard. In the process, he will meet the woman of his dreams and manage to deliver just the right amount of chaos into his host’s otherwise humdrum life.

A beautiful new edition of Five Star Detour.

Double Cover

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 18:34:09 -0400

When one is not enough.

Corporate tycoon Thomas Redding is dead, murdered by way of antique golf club during his firm’s company retreat. His bodyguard, Warren Kingsley, is certain the killer is gunning for him now. With a list of suspects as long as a corporate tax return, and a small town sheriff well over his head in the investigation, Warren knows he has only one option to keep from ending up like his late client: hire his own bodyguard.

Read Double Cover and learn how these two popular supporting characters from Five Star Detour got their start.

Fleeting Memory

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:24:27 -0400

Don’t know. Do care.
A comic adventure you won’t easily forget.

The answer lies with Keats… With these cryptic last words, the man sprawled out on the floor of the rustic cabin expires—murdered. What could he have meant? Why Keats? Which answer? (For that matter, what was the question?) All this and more passes through the mind of the young householder who discovers the body. If only he knew the guy’s name. Or anybody’s name. Including his own...

Enjoy this new mystery caper introducing Enescu Fleet, retired private detective and (according to some) the world’s most fascinating man. The murder in Memory revolves around a Deadly Allusions style puzzle. See if you can solve it before Fleet does!

Dead Men Do Tell Tales

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:07:50 -0500

A murder-filled crossword puzzle
without the squares.

Do the “Barroom Crawl,” in which a man walks into a bar—and doesn't walk out. Take a shot at “Billiard Blues” to discover murder right on cue, and “Hang On” to find a telemarketer permanently disconnected. These witty whodunits will challenge your knowledge of trivia with mysteries involving literature, art, music, history, baseball, and other pop-culture subjects. The collection features hints and solutions, along with suggestions for further reading. They’re fun. They’re educational. They have dead bodies in them. Enjoy!

All sixty Deadly Allusions puzzles in one lovely print edition from Dover Publications.