Murder Masks Miami: A Lt. Valcour Mystery
Murder Masks Miami: A Lt. Valcour Mystery

Author: Rufus King

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2015-04-01

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 1479404969

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Lt. Valcour did not object to interrupting his vacation in order to help Chief Goodfriend of the Miami detective force solve the oddly similar murders of two distinctly dissimilar women. For one thing, the cases, or case as Valcour felt it to be, interested him and he felt a distinct apprehension that unless somebody solved it there would be more deaths to come. And Goodfriend appeared in desperate need of assistance. Consequently Valcour felt as though he were conducting a demonstration course in detection when he set about finding all available information on the women... A tense mystery-thriller as only Rufus King could write it!

Profile of a Murder: A Lt. Valcour Mystery
Profile of a Murder: A Lt. Valcour Mystery

Author: Rufus King

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2015-05-06

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 1479404934

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The strangling of a wealthy woman at an opulent Andirondack estate brings Lt. Valcour to investigate. He knows immediately who committed the crime, but can he prove it? "Good yarn. Valcour has a hard time getting evidence against a peculiarly successful criminal, though he spots the guilty one at the start." -- Kirkus "Designedly transparent as mystery, but suspense keeps up to concert pitch all the way." -- The Saturday Review

The Case of the Constant God: A Lt. Valcour Mystery
The Case of the Constant God: A Lt. Valcour Mystery

Author: Rufus King

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2015-05-06

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 1479404942

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A blackmailer with religious mania and a decayed actor are murdered -- one by land and one by sea. Despite the challenges, Lt. Valcour is not daunted by his latest case! "The thrills and polished deducing are there in quantity." -- The Saturday Review.

Crime of Violence: A Lt. Valcour Mystery
Crime of Violence: A Lt. Valcour Mystery

Author: Rufus King

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2015-05-06

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13: 1479404950

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When a wealthy New Yorker with a young bride is shot in his Manhattan mansion, then a blackmailing valet perishes in Easthampton, only Lt. Valcour can unravel the mystery. "A clever solution...[the] tale has more than usual amount of chipper chatter." -- The Saturday Review

The Lesser Antilles Case: A Lt. Valcour Mystery #7
The Lesser Antilles Case: A Lt. Valcour Mystery #7

Author: Rufus King

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2015-04-21

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 1479404926

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Disaster at sea! When the yacht "Helsinor" strikes a reef in the Lesser Antilles, the passengers take to a lifeboat. Upon their return to the United States, accusations fly. Did one of the survivors drug the others and pitch the millionaire owner of the yacht, Lawrence Thacker, into shark-infested waters? Lt. Valcour begins an informal investigation. When one of the heirs to the Thacker millions is poisoned, Valcour's investigation becomes official. Of course, the logical thing to do is to gather the survivors aboard the "Helsinor II" and return to the scene of the original wreck... The Lesser Antilles Case is is the 7th Lt. Valcour novel.

Murder in the Willett Family
Murder in the Willett Family

Author: Rufus King

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2015-03-30

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 1479404896

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An extortionist's note, demanding $20,000 in cash and threatening the kidnapping of Kate Willett's two mentally unbalanced sons, sent Lieutenant Valcour rushing up to the Willetts' Adirondacks camp. There, death struck with slashing suddenness while Valcour was talking to young Arthur Willett, who was sprawled on a sofa smoking a cigarette. Listening to the crackling roar of flames in the fireplace, Valcour detected the odor of burning cloth. He glanced at Arthur to find the cigarette lying in Arthur's lap and Arthur's chin slumped on his chest. Valcour rushed to his side and in stunned amazement stared at the dark mark where a bullet had entered Arthur's skull! A fast-moving drama of multiple murder, featuring Lieutenant Valcour at top form!

Murder on the Yacht
Murder on the Yacht

Author: Rufus King

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2015-03-31

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 147940490X

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Rufus King returns to the maritime mystery genre with "Murder on the Yacht." A lawyer disappears from a taxi cab on the way to join a party aboard the giant luxury yacht "The Crusader." Where did he go and what happened to him? Lt. Valcour joins the cruise to find out, mixing with a varied bunch of eccentric guests and crewmen, including a psychic. But will she provide clues or a smokescreen for the culprits? Another thrilling Lt. Valcour mystery!

The Deadly Dove
The Deadly Dove

Author: Rufus King

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2015-04-01

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 1479405396

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With greedy anticipation, Alan Admont listened to gangster Joe Inbrun plan murder. The Deadly Dove, a ruthless killer, would be hired. The Dove worked quietly and swiftly. The result would be a fatal accident or illness. Alan had just married wealthy and eccentric Christine Belder, who was old enough to be his mother. It was a pleasant setup for Alan -- until Joe Inbrun saw in it a way to collect an old debt. Then suddenly Christine cut Alan out of her will and Alan now had to try desperately to keep her alive. But the Dove was at work. Not even Joe could stop him. Alan waited in terror for the deadly blow that would leave him penniless when, without warning, murder struck in the Belder mansion. But the victim was not Christine...

Murder by Latitude
Murder by Latitude

Author: Rufus King

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2015-02-19

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1479404888

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When the radio operator on a luxury cruise ship is murdered, Lt. Valcour takes charge. While investigating the crew and the passengers, especially a lovely but lethal man-eater, the killer strikes again -- and it's up to Valcour to solve the crimes before anyone else falls victim! Rufus King (1893-1966) was an American author of Whodunit crime novels. He created four series of detective stories: the most famous being Lieutenant Valcour. Modern critics are rediscovering Rufus King's work. Mike Grost, on Golden Age Detective, features a long writeup of King, stating: "King had a vivid writing style, with colorful characters, events, and images. He was clearly a born writer."