The Missing Heir Murders

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.

An Earl's missing heir. A powerful heritage. An ancient mystery. In The Missing Heir Murders, John Lansdowne Granville is hired to find a missing Remittance Man, an Earl's heir, who 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 learns someone has been trying to kill the missing man. And then the shooting starts. Racing to save young Rupert Weston puts Granville's honor and his very life at stake. When Granville commits to finding your Rupert Weston, he must face treachery on a scale he never imagined.

John Granville and Emily Turner race to find a remittance man who is suddenly heir to an Earldom. Facing treachery on this scale puts their honor and their very lives at stake. Will they be in time?

When her late husband’s heir returns to claim his fortune, a young widow finds her home—and her heart—in jeopardy in this Regency romance. Since her husband’s death, Grace Forbush has dedicated herself to seeking justice for vulnerable women. But now it is Grace who finds herself vulnerable—when she discovers a buckskin-clad ruffian in her library. Adam Hawthorn is not what he seems. A gentleman by birth, he is also the true heir to the estate of Grace’s late husband. Presumed dead for years, he has now returned to claim what is rightfully his: a home, a fortune—and a bride!

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.

For the first time in one place, Roger M. Sobin has compiled a list of nominees and award winners of virtually every mystery award ever presented. He has also included many of the “best of” lists by more than fifty of the most important contributors to the genre.; Mr. Sobin spent more than two decades gathering the data and lists in this volume, much of that time he used to recheck the accuracy of the material he had collected. Several of the “best of” lists appear here for the first time in book form. Several others have been unavailable for a number of years.; Of special note, are Anthony Boucher’s “Best Picks for the Year.” Boucher, one of the major mystery reviewers of all time, reviewed for The San Francisco Chronicle, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and The New York Times. From these resources Mr. Sobin created “Boucher’s Best” and “Important Lists to Consider,” lists that provide insight into important writing in the field from 1942 through Boucher’s death in 1968.? This is a great resource for all mystery readers and collectors.; ; Winner of the 2008 Macavity Awards for Best Mystery Nonfiction.

HE'D RETURNED FROM THE DEAD TO COME FACE-TO-FACE WITH AN ANGEL Indeed, to Adam Hawthorne's eyes, Grace Forbush possessed an ethereal beauty, all the more intriguing when draped with the air of mystery she wore like an elegant evening wrap. But were the ton's whispers true? Could this heavenly creature who stirred him like no other have done murder most foul? The buckskin-clad savage in Grace Forbush's library wasn't all he seemed. Shockingly, he was more, for Adam Hawthorne was an English gentleman-and her late husband's true heir, come to claim what was rightfully his: her hearth, her home.