The summer holiday becomes a nightmare in this classic murder mystery, set during a heatwave.'Phoebe Atwood Taylor can get more fun into a detective story than any writer at present producing books of this sort' – New York TimesMeet Asey Mayo, Cape Cod’s answer to Sherlock Holmes, a Jack-of-all-trades who uses his worldly knowledge to solve the most puzzling crimes to strike the peninsula.A massive heatwave is scorching the...

The volume on a standard amp goes to 10. But, sometimes, that's just not high enough.Sometimes, you need to rock even harder than that-all the way to 11. Goes to 11books are short, opinionated introductions to the catalogs of major musical acts through 11 essential songs. Because going over the top is the only answer when it comes to good music.Since the release of her first album in 2006, Taylor Swift has taken the world by storm, breaking countl...

The sign said COME IN AND BROWSE—IT’S WARM INSIDE. Martin Jones made the mistake of his life when he joined the others inside the bookstore. One of them, Professor John North, would soon be dead. And Martin is going to be the prime suspect.Luckily for Martin the bookstore is owned by his friend Dot Peters, who knows he's innocent. Even with the able assistance of Leonidas Xenophon "Bill" Witherall, the retired headmaster of the Boston academy which Martin once attended, can she pro...

When a famous author turns up dead, it's up to Asey Mayo to find the killer. First in the series.

The summer holiday becomes a nightmare in this classic murder mystery, set during a heatwave.Meet Asey Mayo, Cape Cod’s answer to Sherlock Holmes, a Jack-of-all-trades who uses his worldly knowledge to solve the most puzzling crimes to strike the peninsula.A massive heatwave is scorching the coast. A journalist is found murdered in the cabin he’s rented for the season, and the summer holiday becomes a nightmare for the local police. They believe that belove...

Captain Sannie van Rensburg and safari guide Mia Greenaway are caught in the crossfires of a decades-old feud between five veterans of South Africa's apartheid-era Border War. Haunted by the deadly mission that shaped their lives forever, the ex-paratroopers must finally confront their demons, and each other, at the funeral of a comrade in the red dunes of the Kalahari Desert. But their scars run deep, and as the truth emerges, each man must ask himself: When serving your country, what mak...

Angels of the Battlefield - Medical Heroes on the Civil War Frontlines immerses readers in the heroic and often heart-wrenching tales of medical personnel who labored tirelessly during the American Civil War. This anthology showcases a spectrum of literary styles, from personal diaries and letters to reflective memoirs and historical accounts, encapsulating the immense hardship and resilience of those who were the unsung heroes of the battlefield. Stories unfold with unflinching honesty, r...

Ex-mercenary Sonja Kurtz is out for revenge after her daughter Emma is assaulted by an abalone poacher while on a beachside holiday near Cape Town. When the poacher is murdered, Sonja is targeted by a violent local gangster and must flee the country. As Sonja leaves a trail of destruction in her wake – from the threatened wilderness of Zimbabwe to the treacherous beaches of northern Mozambique – a concerned Emma must find the courage to rescue her mother. But is Sonja a cold-blooded killer...

Compassion under Fire: Heroes of Healing in the Civil War (A 10-Book Collection) is a profound literary exploration of resilience, compassion, and heroism amidst one of the most tumultuous times in American history. This anthology brings together a rich tapestry of personal narratives, letters, and memoirs that reflect the multifaceted experiences of those who provided care and comfort during the Civil War. From heart-wrenching accounts on the battlefields to the quiet persistence of medic...

"Buff" Orpington arrived in picturesque Quanomet to find the little Cape Cod town in ferment. A stupendous pageant of American history was being staged, and the inhabitants of Quanomet had time and thought for nothing else. But all was not as it should be in the small community. There had been more curious incidents than could be attributed to the usual petty jealousies and maneuverings for the best parts and positions. Quanomet was, in fact, in its modest way about to make history, and Bu...

The discovery by Asey Mayo and Doc Cummings of the bludgeoned body of Carolyn Barton Boone in an antique Pullman car of the Pochet and Back Shore Railroad marks the beginning of a wacky murder chase highlighted by the disappearance of the body until after the killer strikes a second time. All in all, it’s a typical Asey Mayo adventure full of sparkling wit and crisp dialogue.

Embodied Nostalgia is a collection of interlocking case studies that focus on how social dance in musical theatre brings forth the dancer on stage as a site of embodied history, cultural memory, and nostalgia, and asks what social dance is doing performatively, dramaturgically, and critically in musical theatre.The case studies in this volume are all Broadway musicals set during the Jazz Age (1910-1950), however, performed and produced after that time, creating a spectrum ...