“It is ingenious,” he admitted, even while noting that half the water sloshed from the bucket to the stone floor below during the process. “My father was an engineer,” Dorinda said a bit breathlessly, struggling with one of the ropes. “He had no sons and taught me and my sister how to contrive ...
All you must do is get to know the focus of your investigation – be they the victim or the suspect – well enough to understand how they spent their days. The time they customarily rose from their beds, what they ate for breakfast, the route they took to work. For we humans are rit...
The first slight came in the fact that their “welcoming dinner” was in fact an annual event whose true intent was to celebrate the summer solstice. The details had been planned long before they arrived, and the presence of the Queen of England and Alix would be but one small facet of the celebra...
Cecil rounded a corner and, to his relief, saw Georgy resting on a barrel on the opposite side of the street. “Morning, Guv’ner,” Georgy greeted him. “Found ‘ol Micha.” “Good work. I knew I could count on you.” “Tis Mary who can count on me, no offense to you, mate. Right this way.” The two...
PROLOGUE Paris April 12, 1889 6:24 AM When he first noticed her on the bank of the Seine, he thought that she was sleeping. This was not uncommon. Paris served as a beacon for any number of young runaways from the country, boys and girls alike drawn there by what they imagined to be the ...