num_pages: 524
description: Five historical mysteries including Out of the Blue The Dark Farewell This Rough Magic Slay Ride and Murder Between the Pages.Out of the Blue  France 1916. Grieving over the death of his lover British flying ace Bat Bryant accidentally kills the man threatening him with exposure. Unfortunately theres a witness: the big rough American they call Cowboyand Cowboy has his own price for silence.The Dark Farewell  Little Egypt 1922. Its the Roaring Twenties and Prohibition has hit Little Egypt where newspaper man David Flynn has come to do a follow-up story on the Herrin Massacre. But the massacre isnt the only news in town. Spiritualist Medium Julian Devereux claims to speak to the deadand he charges a pretty penny for it. Flynn is convinced Devereux is as fake as a cigar store Indian but when Julian begins to see bloodstained visions of a serial killer the only person he can turn to for help is the cynical Mr. Flynn.This Rough Magic  San Francisco 1935. Wealthy playboy Brett Sheridan thinks he knows the score when he hires tough guy private eye Neil Patrick Rafferty to find a priceless stolen folio of Shakespeares The Tempest before his marriage to a society heiress is jeopardized. What Brett doesnt count on is the instant and powerful attraction that flares between him and Rafferty.Slay Ride - 1943 Montana. Returning home to Montana after being wounded in the Pacific Police Chief Robert Garrett was hoping for a little much needed Peace on Earth and Goodwill Toward Man. Instead he finds himself chasing after a cold-blooded killer on Christmas Day aidedwhether he likes it or notby eager young reporter Jamie Jameson.Murder Between the Pages  1948 Massachusetts. Felix Day author of the Constantine Sphinx mysteries and Leonard Fuller author of the Inspector Fez mysteries are bitter rivals and the best of enemies. Both happen to be present when a notorious author of roman  clef is shot by an invisible assailant during a signing at historic Marlborough Bookstore.
language: English
title: Shadows Left Behind: An Historical Mysteries Box Set
publisher: JustJoshin Publishing