Mabel and Fred have been married for 50 years and Mabel has finally had enough, Fred's bad habits and sloppiness over the years has brought her to her boiling point and she decides, "e;That man has got to go"e; so she sets out to find ways of offing him and still making it look like an accident.
"e;A Grain of Truth, like every great crime novel, digs up more unsettling questions than it does answers; it also demonstrates the seemingly endless possibilities of the form itself to serve as smart social criticism.
"e;A gripping read that will appeal to all adventure lovers"e; - Booklist Starred ReviewIntroducing professional watcher and deep cover specialist Marc Portman in the first of this stunning new seriesHe's a professional shadow.
From the bestsellingauthor of the American in Paris mysteries featuring Julia Child's best friend, and the Phyllida Bright mysteries featuring Agatha Christie's fictional housekeeper, this captivating mystery stars resourceful Adam Quinn, President Lincoln's new aide, as warand murder--test his skills like never before .
Parked high on a side road on the flank of the second highest peak in the San Cristobal mountains, peacefully surveying what soon would no longer be his responsibility as a sheriff, almost-seventy Bill Gastner could think that the night would be without incident.
James Fraser is a resident of Hartlepool, who to satisfy his anger and rage turned his hand at boxing then street fighting unsuccessfully, so to make something of a life going nowhere joined the army using his natural ability to succeed as a champion in all subjects he partakes in like boxing, shooting and hand to hand combat.
