Gardner may prove to be the author who finally equals Conan Doyle.' The Omaha MetroThree dramatic historical mysteries from the perspective of Sherlock Holmes' greatest enemy — Professor Moriarty.London believed him dead. Sherlock Holmes thought the battle was over. They were wrong.From the shadows of Victorian London’s underworld rises Professor James Moriarty—the most brilliant, ruthless criminal mind of his age. Based on the supposedly lost secret journals of the Napoleon of Crime himself, this gripping series reveals the hidden truth behind the man Holmes feared above all others.As Moriarty rebuilds his shattered empire, he wages a covert war against the law, rival crime lords, and the relentless Inspector Angus McCready Crow. Assassins, anarchists, traitors, and kings of the European underworld converge as Moriarty extends his reach from London to Paris, Rome, and beyond — pulling the strings of crime, politics, and revolution with chilling precision.Told from the villain’s perspective, these dark, intelligent thrillers lift the curtain on the brutal machinery of organised crime at the turn of the twentieth century . . . and the dangerous brilliance of the man who controlled it all.This is the Sherlock Holmes world as you’ve never seen it before.Perfect for fans of Arthur Conan Doyle, Roger Riccard, David Marcum, Val Andrews, Andrew Lane, Nicholas Meyer and Bonnie MacBird.PRAISE FOR JOHN GARDNER:'Superb.' St. Louis Post-Dispatch'A tale to make The Godfather seem tame.' Charleston Evening Post'An excellent tale of the dark side of London during the time of Sherlock Holmes.' New York Herald Tribute????? ‘A captivating dive into the world of one of literature's most iconic villains.' ND????? ‘The book was so well written I lived in the times and enjoyed the trials and tribulations of the characters.' Trevor O.????? ‘I think this is a terrific read.' bluesmaddog????? ‘You know you've got a talented writer on your hands when you actually find yourself rooting for the villains!' Kindle Reader.

Murder, Mystery and a dog of distinctionBook 8 in the Heathcliff Lennox series.Major Heathcliff Lennox is called in, along with ex Detective Inspector Swift, to help the police investigate a macabre death. The dead man is Lord De Ruyter, a man inextricably linked to the notorious Birdcage Murders.Nothing is as it appears, witnesses to De Ruyter's murder are not the strangers they purport to be, everyone present had a reason to be there and it all relates to the Birdcage Murders.Major Heathcliff Lennox - ex WW1 war pilot, 6feet 3inch, tousled dark blond hair, age around 30 – named after the hero of Wuthering Heights by his romantically minded mother – much to his great annoyance.

When the predator becomes the prey… blood will run in the gutters of Tudor London.Myles Devereux rules the streets. A ruthless gangster in the lawless underbelly of Tudor London, he controls the brothels, the taverns, the enforcers — and everyone knows not to cross him.But someone just did.His bookkeeper turns up dead. His debtors are being picked off one by one. And now the sheriff’s men are at his door, accusing him of murder.Then the Queen’s emissary arrives with a more dangerous accusation: heresy — and death by fire.This is no random attack. It’s a carefully laid trap.Hunted by the law and betrayed from within, Devereux must uncover who is behind the killings before the hangman’s noose — or the flames — find him first.Step into the brutal world of Tudor London’s criminal empire, where deceit is currency, power is survival, and mercy is for the dead.Buy now and discover the dark heart of history in this gritty Tudor crime thriller.

On a trip to the New York Aquarium with her third-grade class, a teacher discovers a dead body: "One of the world's shrewdest and most amusing detectives" (The New York Times).  For the third graders at Jefferson School, a field trip is always a treat. But one day at the New York Aquarium, they get much more excitement than they bargained for. A pickpocket sprints past, stolen purse in hand, and is making his way to the exit when their teacher, the prim Hildegarde Withers, knocks him down with her umbrella. By the time the police and the security guards finish arguing about what to do with Chicago Lew, he has escaped, and Miss Withers has found something far more interesting: a murdered stockbroker floating in the penguin tank. With the help of Detective Oscar Piper, this no-nonsense spinster embarks on her first of many adventures. The mystery is baffling, the killer dangerous, but for a woman who can control a gaggle of noisy third graders, murder isn't frightening at all. The Penguin Pool Murder is part of the Hildegarde Withers Mysteries series, which also includes Murder on the Blackboard and Murder on Wheels.

A writer turns amateur sleuth when his former roommate is suspected of murder in this epistolary mystery from one of the acclaimed Queens of Crime.When a fungi expert is found dead after feasting on poisonous mushrooms, everyone assumes he died by suicide. Everyone, that is, except the man's son, Paul Harrison, who is certain his father would never make such a deadly mistake. Harrison's suspicions of foul play are heightened when he learns his young stepmother was having an affair. Despite her lover's airtight alibi, Harrison is determined to uncover the truth with the help of the man who used to share a flat with the suspected killer.Writer John Munting has his own suspicions about his one-time flatmate. Drawn into helping Harrison, the documents in the case are pulled together—a trail of letters that leads to one murderous conclusion. . . ."One of the greatest mystery writers of [the twentieth] century." —Los Angeles Times