A FICTION HOUSE PRESS FIRST EDITION BOOK: CRAIG KENNEDY'S INGENUITY TAXED ANEW BY CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ENDED CAREER OF LOVELY LOLA LANGHORNE! Who sealed the lips of the adventurous society girl of St. James, whose lifeless body was found on the sinking Gigolo off the North Shore of Long Island? Arthur B. Reeve, author of the famous Craig Kennedy detective mystery stories, brings together a most remarkable group of characters in this amazing tale of intrigue, of love and crime in subtle conflict. You will be thrilled and fascinated as the tale unfolds.

CRAIG KENNEDY'S INGENUITY TAXED ANEW BY CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ENDED CAREER OF LOVELY LOLA LANGHORNE! Who sealed the lips of the adventurous society girl of St. James, whose lifeless body was found on the sinking Gigolo off the North Shore of Long Island? Arthur B. Reeve, author of the famous Craig Kennedy detective mystery stories, brings together a most remarkable group of characters in this amazing tale of intrigue, of love and crime in subtle conflict. You will be thrilled and fascinated as the tale unfolds.

Includes an excerpt from Murder Gets a Makeover.

Ben Foster's true-life story explores the extravagance of old and new wealth in today's Britain and reveals how some of the super-rich relieve their boredom with multiple partners and kinky sex lives.

The intrigue began with a triple homicide in a luxury apartment building just steps from the Champs-Elyseés, in March 1887. A high-class prostitute and two others, one of them a child, had been stabbed to death—the latest in a string of unsolved murders targeting women of the Parisian demimonde. Newspapers eagerly reported the lurid details, and when the police arrested Enrico Pranzini, a charismatic and handsome Egyptian migrant, the story became an international sensation. As the case descended into scandal and papers fanned the flames of anti-immigrant politics, the investigation became thoroughly enmeshed with the crisis-driven political climate of the French Third Republic and the rise of xenophobic right-wing movements. Aaron Freundschuh's account of the "Pranzini Affair" recreates not just the intricacies of the investigation and the raucous courtroom trial, but also the jockeying for status among rival players—reporters, police detectives, doctors, and magistrates—who all stood to gain professional advantage and prestige. Freundschuh deftly weaves together the sensational details of the case with the social and political undercurrents of the time, arguing that the racially charged portrayal of Pranzini reflects a mounting anxiety about the colonial "Other" within France's own borders. Pranzini's case provides a window into a transformational decade for the history of immigration, nationalism, and empire in France.

Includes an excerpt from Murder Gets a Makeover.

Istanbul?s most fabulously flamboyant sleuth is back in her second hilarious adventure With its exotic Istanbul setting and racy peeks into the city?s nightlife, The Kiss Murder left readers eager for more of Mehmet Murat Somer?s charmingly original heroine. Software programmer by day and drag-queen club owner by night, our girl is back again, just jilted and feeling so blue she?s violet?until she meets the hunky, married lawyer, Haluk Perkedem. When their conversation is interrupted by a phone call delivering news that his brother-in-law has been arrested for the murder of a notorious gigolo, she decides to put her sleuthing instincts and Thai kickboxing skills to work unraveling the crime. Filled with witty banter and ominous intrigue, mystery fans of all persuasions will find The Gigolo Murder this season?s hottest read.