The Big Push and Legend of Sir Morleans’ Lost Pearls
When a distinguished London barrister confides in private detective Henry von Stray about the family secrets and legends of a Baroness-revered for her service as a spy on behalf of the Crown during the Great War-von Stray and his trusted companion Professor John Dilpate are forced to leave their comfortable Berkeley Street lodgings and take on what promises to be their most baffling and intriguing case yet.
The Case of the Illustrious Banker
An ingenious adversary has private detective Henry von Stray and his able collaborator in the detection of crime Professor John Dilpate, up against a nippy bit of work when Inspector Renyalds of Scotland Yard enlists them to unravel the puzzling mystery behind the locked-room murder of a notorious bank president.
A Little Birdie Tells Von Stray
When a beautiful young heiress of a high-ranking British official is found brutally murdered in a locked wine cellar, clutching a mysterious dying clue, private detective Henry von Stray and his trusted companion Professor John Dilpate must solve one impossible puzzle after another before they can execute von Stray’s brilliant ruse to catch the ruthless killer.
Von Stray and the Five-Fingered Fraudster
A perchance encounter with a Special Agent of His Majesty’s Customs Service results in private detective Henry von Stray and his colleague Professor John Dilpate suddenly finding themselves thrust into a race against time as they attempt to thwart the nefarious scheme of a criminal master-mind determined to outfox the Crown.
About the author
Andrew Mc Aleer is the author of the 101 Habits of Highly Successful Novelists, Mystery Writing in a Nutshell (with Edgar winner John Mc Aleer), and co-editor of the Coast-to-Coast mystery series and Edgar & Shamus Go Golden. Short stories edited by him won the Derringer and Ma Cavity, appeared in the Best American Mystery Stories, and received multiple Agatha, Shamus, and Anthony Award nominations. He taught classic crime fiction at Boston College and served in Afghanistan as a U.S. Army Historian before returning to public service in the criminal justice system. He is a member of the Private Eye Writers of America, The Speckled Band of Boston, and The Friends of Irene Adler.
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