When a moneylender named William Weems is murdered, there is discreet rejoicing among those whose meager earnings he devoured. But the plot thickens when Inspector Pitt finds a list of London's distinguished gentlemen in Weems' office.
Charles Morwellan, eighth Earl of Meredith, knows he must marry, but he plans to do so on his own terms. So, after years of escaping the clutches of would-be wives, it is quite a shock when he is refused by the beautiful Sarah Conningham.
Charlotte Pitt's sister, Emily, has been accused of murdering her wayward but wealthy husband. Now Charlotte and police inspector Thomas Pitt must breach a formidable uppercrust barrier to prove Emily's innocence.
Two dead bodies have been discovered, both similarly mutilated. As Inspector Thomas Pitt examines one body, he recognizes the man from a previous case. With the help of his perceptive wife, Charlotte, Thomas intends to solve this gruesome crime.
Police investigator Lucas Davenport's life has changed in several crucial ways. He is now a special troubleshooter for the state, tackling sensitive cases other officers can't or shouldn't handle. He is also now a husband and new father. But Lucas' prosperity and contentment are marred when two bodies -- a black man and a white woman -- are found hanging in the northern Minnesota woods.
Reluctant teenage-spy Alex Rider, on a routine mission at the Wimbledon tennis championships, gets caught up in Chinese gangs, illegal nuclear weapons, and the suspect plans of his Russian host, General Sarov.
Joyce records the events of a single day, June 16, 1904, in Dublin, Ireland, with its three principal characters--Stephen Dedalus, Leopold Bloom, and his wife Molly.
A reporter-turned-private eye moves from muckraking to uncovering murder in a caper that mixes football players, politicians, and a very hungry crocodile.
