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Dead Man in Athens

Dead Man in Athens


by Michael Pearce

  • MYSTERY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

In 1913, a poisoned cat, an exiled sultan and a new vision of an ascendant Greece threaten the Balkans with utter chaos and war. British Special Branch officer Seymour is on the case, and must figure out who killed the cat, fast. (GRE391, $14.00)

Dead Man in Barcelona

Dead Man in Barcelona


by Michael Pearce

  • MYSTERY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

In 1912, a prominent Englishman is found dead in a Barcelona prison, and the British want an investigation by someone independent of the Spanish authorities. Special Branch officer Seymour is assigned to the case. (SPN394, $14.00)

Dead Man in Istanbul

Dead Man in Istanbul


by Michael Pearce

  • MYSTERY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A murder in Istanbul is entangled with international politics and deadly secrets when an embassy official is shot trying to swim the Dardanelles Straits. Special Branch officer Seymour's investigation ranges through Istanbul's graveyards, box shops and crowded coffee houses, leading to the heart of Topkapi Palace. (TKY199, $14.00)

Dead Man in Naples

Dead Man in Naples


by Michael Pearce

  • MYSTERY
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

After the British consul in Naples is stabbed while bicycling through the piazza of the Porta Carmine, officer Seymour of the Special Branch is dispatched to investigate. He must untangle a snarl of possible suspects, including a bicycle-racing rival, political foes and the powerful criminal society of the Camorra. (ITA76, $25.00)

Dead Man in Tangier

Dead Man in Tangier


by Michael Pearce

  • MYSTERY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

Officer Seymour of Scotland Yard is summoned to Morocco to investigate the death of a Frenchman. Normally this would be a matter for the local police, but in the run-up to World War I, everything is connected. (NAF71, $14.00)

Dead Man in Trieste

Dead Man in Trieste


by Michael Pearce

  • MYSTERY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

The churning politics of Trieste in 1906 provide the perfect backdrop for murder in the first in a series of embassy-themed mysteries by Michael Pearce. When the British consul goes missing, Special Branch officer Seymour must determine who is responsible. (ITA75, $14.00)

 

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