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.
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.
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.
It's homicide on the funny side as freelance writer and long-time Ben & Jerry's addict Jaine Austen battles crime (and cellulite) on the mean streets of Beverly Hills! Freelance writer Jaine Austen's life is suddenly full of romance. For one thing, she's reconnected with her ex--though her cat, Prozac, isn't happy about it. And Jaine's also got a new ghostwriting gig, working on a steamy novel called Fifty Shades of Turquoise... Daisy Kincaid is in her sixties and heiress to a fortune. Now she wants to make a name for herself as a romance author...with a little help from Jaine, that is. As Jaine labors away on love scenes, she gets to know the wealthy woman's gentleman friend, her household staff, and her social circle--every one of whom is horrified when Daisy falls under the spell of a much younger stud named Tommy, a rude, crude lothario who's made himself a fixture in Daisy's Bel Air mansion. After Tommy and Daisy shock everyone by announcing their engagement, it doesn't take long for someone to stab him in the neck--with the solid gold Swiss Army knife that Daisy gave him as a gift. But to narrow down the list of suspects, Jaine will have to put a bookmark in that love story--and focus all her creative talent into untangling a tale of money and murder...
This is a true story that took place in Austin, Texas, in the eighties and early nineties. It is about an average man that ended up living the life that every male has had dreams about. The story has the romance that women spend their lives looking for. It is full of sex, romance, and broken hearts. This is about a man that became a gigolo, some of the women he met, and some surprises that happened along the way. Over the eight years of his career as a gigolo, he achieved way more than he could ever dream possible.
Three notorious players--Carter, a gigolo who has found the perfect woman; Vernon, who is having an affair with his wife's best friend; and Rick, who wants to make it out of the game--must make some tough choices when they discover that love is more important than sex. Reprint.
He's gorgeous, cool and slick. Small wonder those wealthy American dames are falling over themselves to taste his flirtatious skills, just where it counts. Seduction is the name of his game, and he knows how to keep a secret. Trouble is, our Gigolo is also a mischief maker, a man with a mission - to make a killing. So he's got a secret of his own. But, can he keep it that way? Deliciously sensual and a touch macabre, this collection of tales, I'm a Gigolo contains ten startlingly original and provocative short stories you'll need to be brave to read at bedtime. 5 Stars from Lisa Hall USA Book reviewer Witty, clever, saucy, seductive and naughty in equal measure - what's not to like? Leading with a story about a self-confessed and, some might say, self-obsessed, Gigolo, this collection of ten short stories is highly entertaining and diverse. The Gigolo story is blush-worthy and provocative, told with sprinkling of arrogance and peppered with humour throughout. I anticipated the following short stories to be just as saucy and was pleasantly surprised by their diverse content. All of the stories had a fabulously wicked side to them and I wonder if this is the author's naughty side shining through. I think the old couple was probably my second favourite of the tales (with the Gigolo in first place, of course) it was deliciously dark and hugely entertaining. Overall a fun collection of short stories with something for everyone.
Four gripping police procedurals set in Bruges, starring “a brusque cop with every bad habit you can think of” (Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review). Featuring the bad-tempered, libidinous, alcoholic but skilled police investigator Deputy Commissioner Pieter Van In, these four gritty crime novels from a #1 international bestselling author reveal the darker side of the beautiful Belgian city of Bruges. The Square of Revenge: The perpetrators who broke into an elite jewelry store in Bruges stole nothing, but dissolved a fortune in priceless gems in jars of powerful acid—a perplexing crime that entangles Deputy Commissioner Pieter Van In and his beautiful colleague, assistant district attorney Hannelore Martens, in a wealthy family’s darkest, deadliest secrets. The Midas Murders: Two suspicious deaths and an explosion at a popular tourist site lead Van In and Martens into the heart of a terrorist nightmare that could leave their beloved Bruges in ruins. From Bruges with Love: The discovery of a thirty-year-old skeleton during the restoration of a farmhouse pits Van In against high-level Belgian officials determined to prevent the detective from digging too deeply into the house’s sordid and terrible past. The Fourth Figure: In this novel, nominated for a Hercule Poirot Award, Deputy Commissioner Van In’s investigation of a young woman’s bizarre death is a prelude to a massacre, and it places him in the rifle sights of a sinister satanic cult. In the vein of Georges Simenon’s Inspector Maigret, “Aspe’s writing is crisp and his characters memorable” (Booklist).
Blackmail, Nazism, Mafia, blackmail, revenge, cults, missing booty - this book has it all. In March 2009, Swiss 'businessman' and alleged gigolo Helg Sgarbi was sentenced to 6 years in prison for trying to extort 7 million euros from his ex-lover Susanne Klatten, one of the richest and most powerful women in the world, and heiress to the Germany BMW fortune. But the real story is so much more than just a sordid blackmail attempt of one media-shy wealthy woman. This is a complicated and intriguing tale.
