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The Coverley Pines Affair

By: Edward Michel-Bird

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Randolph Scott is rejected by Diane, an attractive socialite half his age. He never forgives nor forgets the humiliation mooted in the tabloids. Years later, he gives a jobless old friend a lift to pick up his son, Alex, at the jailhouse. Dazzled by the youth's resemblance to her husband, the Greek scholar writes, "I have found my Zeus." The pastime of Zeus, the most seductive of all the Gods, was to transform himself into the likeness of others in order to seduce their wives or lovers. "Like Zeus," he adds, "my young Alex will seduce Diane and knock her off her pristine pedestal." He grooms his young Zeus and sends him to university. He meets Diane. The attraction is mutual. Wise old Aunt Madge (a.k.a. Dame Coverley) tries to stop him from making Diane and Alex his sacrificial lambs. Dame Coverley's large and sophisticated 95th birthday party ushers in startling revelations.

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1412029899

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9781412029896

An Honour Betrayed

By: Edward Michel-Bird

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An Honour Betrayed

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A beleaguered soldier steals his dead buddy's life, and property, by switching identity tags. The imposter tries to live out the lie on his buddy's estate in the Scottish Highlands.

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1412069483

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9781412069489

Other Voices, Other Climes

Ten Unique Stories

By: Edward Michel-Bird

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Other Voices, Other Climes

Ten Unique Stories

By: Edward Michel-Bird

No.1 - Mischief on Campus (Dieppe revisited): The word "Dieppe" recalls the horror of that disaster - 900 killed and 1500 taken prisoner - and makes us think of the effect that carnage had on those who came back to tell the story. Many, such as Dylan Magee returned to university or entered as a freshman. The challenge was daunting; the sudden change from uniform to civies, from guns to books, did not heal all wounds. No. 2 - Pamela's Potted Ferns: This lighter piece, tells of a young, naïve volunteer's introduction to the world of volunteerism. He offers to serve lunch to the elderly and the poor. He listens to their stories but gets carried away by their clever little follies. No. 3 - The Little Eagle, (the Aiglon), a member of the French Résistance, and a national hero, becomes a hit-man in disguise, when the government fails to grant him the Légion d'honneur for his outstanding war-time services. A specialist in plastic explosives, he makes a contract with Anatole, a wealthy young scion, to "wipe his family slate clean" by eliminating his late father's mistress and her bastard child. No. 4 - David and Goliath: Here we meet a big bully in a Paris High School who gets his comeuppance. The bully is brought down by a smaller, younger boy, who applies certain basic elements of pugilistic science - and becomes the school hero. No. 5 - A Dazzling Discovery: Paul, a young architect, seeks a restful escape after a great personal tragedy. He goes to the U.K. on a quiet package tour. No sooner is he settled in his hotel room when he finds himself in the crossfire of a criminal investigation dating back ten years. He learns that Sebastian, one of a group of diamond thieves - involved in a £3,000,000 diamond heist - is trying to take over his hotel room. Chief Inspector Spencer places a guard in the hall for Paul's protection. Thanks to a series of insights, Paul finds the diamonds, but tells no one. He decides to disappear into the shady enclaves of the black market, hoping to emerge a wealthy man. No. 6 - Birth of a Portrait: A sensitive young artist prepares his charcoal sketch for a portrait to be entered in an international contest. His subject is a strikingly handsome boy with remarkable features. Since the boy is a pianist, the artist takes his time to find the right pose at the piano. He emphasizes the boy's hands as well as his strong, handsome face. Will he be able to capture on canvas the youthful beauty of his subject and win the prize? No. 7 - An Angel's Touch: A terrible car accident takes place in New York. The driver dies in the emergency ward. Three other passengers are spared. Suddenly they are all spirited away in a passing taxi before the police or the ambulance arrives. The police are baffled. No trace of the victims can be found in the hospital or in their wrecked, rental car. The case is written off as thw work of the Mafia. Years later, John Steele (one of the survivors) receives a midnight phone call from the hospital asking him to visit Charles Fleming, a missionary whose death he had witnessed forty years ago! No. 8 - Mint-Fresh Canadian: An amusing and disturbing contrast between the thoughts and attitudes of a brand-new Canadian and a regular Canadian who takes his citizenship for granted. No. 9 - A Naughty Affair: The scene is Paris. A sudden and unexpected flirtation evolves between a struggling young artist and a wealthy widow twice his age. An excellent dinner, preceded by too many apéritifs and followed by too many glasses of champagne, sets the stage for this encounter - prolonged beyond measure - by his warm, eager, and passionate entreaty to paint her portrait. No. 10 - Phantom Lake: The story takes place in Flin Flon, Manitoba, a small mining town. Young love teaches the elders a leasson when family strife, money, and myste

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155395579X

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9781553955795

Echoes from the Past

By: Edward Michel-Bird

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Echoes from the Past

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Gordon, respected young mathematics' professor, receives information casting doubt on his paternity. Shocked yet pragmatic, he decides to investigate since a fortune is attached to the outcome - and total secrecy has been promised. His quest in Europe is centred in London, Paris, and the French Riviera. His search for the identity of his true father reveals more about his past than he'd ever dreamed of. His life is threatened. Almost against his will, he finds himself involved in a life-changing love affair; he is tricked into an apparent car theft, and a diamond heist. - Interpol follows his every move! They watch and wait. These ramifications pursue him back to his home base in Canada. The risks are high. Undeterred, the young professor co-operates with the authorities, but keeps his cards close to his chest. He firmly believes that a given mathematical formula must yield a given result. He hopes to emerge from it all with a beautiful wife, a fortune, a mansion, a priceless car, and a certain professional distinction, if not the notoriety at his home university.

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1412009855

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9781412009850

A Crime Too Perfect

By: Edward Michel-Bird

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A Crime Too Perfect

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Inspector Clive Channing, a young forensic crime investigator, becomes obsessed with the brutal murder of Loretta Taylor, a famous actress... A case that had gone cold for ten years, and described in the Press as the perfect crime- an assessment that Clive Channing totally rejects. His liaison with attractive Jenny Beauchemin and Aunt Maggie opens doors... He studies the case file every night before bedtime (as a private personal project) searching for the needle in the haystack that might reopen the case. His first great challenge is to break the murderer's alibi: "I've never set foot in that house or in her bedroom!" "We shall see," Clive whispers to himself.

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1412050413

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The Coverley Pines Affair

The Coverley Pines Affair

An Honour Betrayed

An Honour Betrayed

Other Voices, Other Climes

Other Voices, Other Climes

Echoes from the Past

Echoes from the Past

A Crime Too Perfect

A Crime Too Perfect

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