MURDER AT THE CAROUSEL CLUB Like a magical carousel ride full of whimsical animals,
enchanting music, and beautiful colors, the Carousel Club is the most
exciting and popular night spot in the District of Columbia until the
owner’s playboy brother is murdered by a well-placed bullet to
his head as he sat inside his opulent SUV in the parking lot of the club. The
MURDER AT THE CAROUSEL CLUB challenges Detective Lieutenant Matthew Alexander
to build a rock solid case against a suspect who, rather than fleeing
from the scene of the crime, is found unconscious just feet from the
murdered man with no sign of the murder weapon in his possession and
no witnesses to the murder. Similar to the spinning of a Carousel,
Lieutenant Alexander has to work harder than ever to avoid running in
circles with a suspect who threatened to kill the murder victim, was
known to carry a semi-automatic revolver, and who had laid-in-wait for
the victim outside the Carousel Club. What happens next leads Lieutenant
Matthew Alexander and his partner Sergeant Jake Jackson on a merry-go-round
of a homicide case as the Lieutenant solves the crime in the latest installment
of the Matthew Alexander Mystery Series, the MURDER AT THE CAROUSEL CLUB. |
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MURDER ON
THE GOLD COAST A
murdered millionaire, several wealthy prime suspects prepared to
defend themselves at any cost, a homicide commander determined not
to ruffle any important feathers, and a chief of police with a history
of appeasing the power elite in the District of Columbia all make
Murder On The Gold Coast a wonderful read. Readers of mystery fiction
are usually comforted by the notion that crime doesn’t pay; that the good are rewarded for their virtue; and that
the bad are punished for their wickedness. However, Barbara Fleming’s
second offering in the Matthew Alexander Mystery Series questions readers’
beliefs about good and evil, crime and punishment, and who pays the piper
when the final account is taken. Her smart, strong-willed, fearless young
hero, Lieutenant Matthew Alexander, takes the reader on a marvelous journey
as he solves the Murder On The Gold Coast in his usual brash, in-your-face
style. His investigative skills are truly tested as he tries to solve
the homicide of one of the District of Columbia’s richest real estate
developers in the home of the detective’s former girlfriend. |
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A SUMMER REMEMBERED
“A DELIGHTFUL, CHARMING, COMING-OF-AGE MEMOIR” A
rare publishing event, A Summer Remembered will be enjoyed by both
young people and adults alike. A Summer Remembered tells the charming
story of an African-American childhood in the Appalachian region
of Western North Carolina. A delightful coming-of-age memoir, A Summer
Remembered is the true story of the summer of 1956 when the author
turned twelve years old, and his first-cousin Ike, who is already
twelve, comes to visit for the whole summer. Ike is sent to Morganton,
away from his hometown of Durham, North Carolina, because during
the school year he came under the influence of a gang of tough boys.
He is sent to spend the summer with his grandfather, DePapa, who
is strict, morally upright, and church going. Ike’s parents also
hope that he will benefit from the good behavior of his cousin Johnny,
the author. As the story reveals, it’s not clear who has influenced
whom by the time the summer is over. A Summer Remembered also tells the
story of the African-American community that has lived in the Appalachian
region of Western North Carolina since slavery. It recounts how one African-American
family in this community, the Flemings, emerged from slavery to build
a strong family line that still survives. |
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HOT
STONES * COLD DEATH In
HOT STONES * COLD DEATH, the motives for a double homicide turn out
to be far more complicated than the devious personalities that cross
detective Lieutenant Matthew Alexander's path in this debut offering
of a sure fire mystery winner. In HOT STONES * COLD DEATH, the action
swirls around the theft of a dazzling and priceless emerald necklace
from the Smithsonian Institution's fabulous gem collection in the
dead of night. The same night as the theft, two young African-American
intruders are savagely murdered and both of their bodies are strangely "staged" in
an African village diorama where they are found by hysterical tourists
the next morning By the time the DCPD arrives at the Museum of Natural
history on the Mall, the victims have been dead at least twelve hours.
The case is assigned to Detective Lieutenant Matthew Alexander, a
young man on his way up in the DCPD who has an impressive hit rate
in solving difficult homicide cases The bizarre nature of the murders
creates a media frenzy in the District which intensifies the pressures
to solve the crimes. HOT STONES * COLD DEATH follows Matt Alexander
as he tackles the intriguing case of a double murder under tight
security, a major jewel heist from a theft proof display case, and
numerous hostile witnesses with all the thrilling twists and turns
of a breath-taking roller coaster ride toward a totally unexpected
conclusion. |
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