Jeremiah Cuthbert Shelby (JC), an ex navy man who suffers from congenital sea sickness, goes back to college in a small town in Iowa after one enlistment tour to get his degree in criminal Justice. With a part time job in the college library he is in an ideal position to put his academic plans to premature use when the body of a young library assistant is discovered in a vault in the Special Collections stacks. Romance enters the picture when he is ably assisted in his sleuthing by Susan, a part time library employee. There turns out to be more than one murder which makes the case too much for the local Chief of Police, the professors, or the leading citizens of Avon, Iowa.
A serial killer is loose. The President is dead in the locked Oval Office. Others die and no one has ever seen the killer or knows how many he has killed. Henry Morris is a peculiar psychopath – hard to remember and never noticed as he comes and goes. He was like the Astronomer’s concept of Dark Matter, 95% of the known Universe, unseen but with a profound influence on how the galaxies move and the stars take their positions. San Diego and the surrounding area are the principal venues for the pursuit of this madman. It takes a mild-mannered Washington bureaucrat, unschooled in police work, to come up with the right stuff. Even then Henry manages a few unexpected tricks. This tale will have you wondering whether that person you never noticed at the mall or in the supermarket has changed your life forever. Maybe tomorrow you should give a prayer of thanks that you survived that unnoticed meeting.
This is the second murder mystery starring Jeremiah Cuthbert (JC) Shelby and Susan, his wife, a latter day detective pair reminiscent of Nick and Nora Charles. While on their honeymoon in London, relaxing after solving the grisly murders at their college in Iowa, the body of the cook at the small hotel near Paddington Station where they are staying starts them off on another puzzling and dangerous adventure. Their investigation, or meddling, takes them far afield - to Ukraine, Russia, and Pakistan. Before the crime is solved four different police agencies of the British and who knows how many spy agencies of Ukraine, Russia, Pakistan and India are involved.
Our young detective couple, JC and Susan Shelby, embarks in Chicago on a small ship tour of the Great Lakes, the Erie Canal, Hudson River, and Manhattan. What should have been a much deserved rest from their arduous immediately past adventures turns into a nightmare experience with death at Niagara Falls among other places along their colorful tour route. A large group of fellow passengers, a family of seven from North Dakota celebrating an inheritance with a hopefully pleasant vacation, begin to have some very bad luck death strikes in a mysterious fashion. JCs rank as a Navy Lieutenant in Intel service of the US Navy and the Shelbys past success in solving murder crimes results in their being put on the case by the FBI where they struggle with a series of disappearing suspects. The case finally ends, not in Rhode Island at the end of the cruise where everyone was sure it would, but in Arizona and New York City.
Jeremiah Cuthbert (JC) and Susan, the Shelby amateur sleuth couple, are at it again in the high mountains of Colorado. JC, mustered back into the Navy and given a commission, along with his very talented and charming wife, have been sent there as they journey back from their hair-raising adventures in Fiji by JC's boss, the four-star admiral in Hawaii. Only they haven't been told exactly what the problem is. But the opportunity to take up skiing in the spring of the year at what must be the most beautiful location on earth is irresistible. They are urged, nay, ordered to take a vacation at a new small ski resort near Aspen, Colorado, being run by an old colleague of the admiral's. There is a mystery surrounding an old abandoned mining camp that goes by the name of Molly high above the tree line near the Ruby Mountains. To add to the mystery there is a dangerous man-made scar on the mountain, named for very good reasons, the Crack O'Doom, that has left this camp in isolation for nearly a century. Susan has been warned to stay away from the area from in her inevitable explorations of the mountain while JC is being briefed in Washington, DC. JC finds in his briefing at the highest levels of government that this ski resort and the old camp of Molly are embroiled in an international tangle that threatens the very security of the United States. As expected Susan finds trouble on the mountain and eventually finds the key that untangles Molly's mysterious puzzle.
I am writing this book "The Life as a Minister" to share with the Christian faith and leaders my lasting excitement while serving in a leadership capacity as a minister. No other area of intellectual work has gotten my attention that overlaps so many fields of knowledge. I looked at how science and humanities offer such varied insight into troubling questions of our time. I believe any one who use this text will come to an understanding that ministry starts by serving, which is the door for the blessings to flow. As a minister, I found that the way ministry is conducted has a social change as well. The church is affected by how we live and respond to our surroundings. This is also found in my introduction as well. The inspiration by the Holy Spirit to put in writing the uniqueness of how God deals with His highest creation (man). In this book you will find some richness that will guide you on your road to victory. I believe without fail that in great specifics throughout the book that you will come to an understanding of how the Life as a Minister really is. There is no glamour by far in the position as a minister however I was compelled to share my walk with you. I believe that while you are experiencing the particularly chosen words demonstrating some characteristics that will cause you to look at your walk. God will be in your mist and will quicken your spirit illuminating His word to you. Also I want you to understand your walk may not be like mine but if you achieve the elevation to this position you would have some closer insight on what could possibly be awaiting you. Within these pages hold some dear events that have molded my character and way of life. Surely there will be times of mourning but when God is for you then who in the world can be against you. Enjoy the richness.
This is the second murder mystery starring Jeremiah Cuthbert (JC) Shelby and Susan, his wife, a latter day detective pair reminiscent of Nick and Nora Charles. While on their honeymoon in London, relaxing after solving the grisly murders at their college in Iowa, the body of the cook at the small hotel near Paddington Station where they are staying starts them off on another puzzling and dangerous adventure. Their investigation, or meddling, takes them far afield - to Ukraine, Russia, and Pakistan. Before the crime is solved four different police agencies of the British and who knows how many spy agencies of Ukraine, Russia, Pakistan and India are involved.
A serial killer is loose. The President is dead in the locked Oval Office. Others die and no one has ever seen the killer or knows how many he has killed. Henry Morris is a peculiar psychopath – hard to remember and never noticed as he comes and goes. He was like the Astronomer’s concept of Dark Matter, 95% of the known Universe, unseen but with a profound influence on how the galaxies move and the stars take their positions. San Diego and the surrounding area are the principal venues for the pursuit of this madman. It takes a mild-mannered Washington bureaucrat, unschooled in police work, to come up with the right stuff. Even then Henry manages a few unexpected tricks. This tale will have you wondering whether that person you never noticed at the mall or in the supermarket has changed your life forever. Maybe tomorrow you should give a prayer of thanks that you survived that unnoticed meeting.
Jeremiah Cuthbert Shelby (JC) and his wife Susan have been mustered back into the Navy to help solve a grisly murder on the grounds of the Admiral's residence at Pearl Harbor Hawaii. News of their success solving the brutal murders at the college library in Iowa and with the mysterious deaths associated with the B&B in London has spurred the Commander of the Pacific Fleet to seek their help. Their adventures in the islands take them into the dangerous lava tubes of the Big Island and far afield to Japan, the home grounds of the dreaded Japanese yakuza, the criminal residue of the ancient samurai warriors.
This book is a collection of tales about the adventures of Elves (and a little girl) in Southern Colorado, a macabre tale of a Caribbean cruise (you wouldn''''t want to take), the hilarious (and sometimes sad) misadventures of Mr. Throttlebottom and his hapless wife Emma told in four short stories, and a longer alternate future Novella about how Mr. Howard Hughes managed to establish a very unique hotel using his recently purchased Queen Mary moved to a new location a little further South than Long Beach. Each story recalls vividly a real place in this curious and interesting world or some real event in history.
Jeremiah Cuthbert Shelby (JC), an ex navy man who suffers from congenital sea sickness, goes back to college in a small town in Iowa after one enlistment tour to get his degree in criminal Justice. With a part time job in the college library he is in an ideal position to put his academic plans to premature use when the body of a young library assistant is discovered in a vault in the Special Collections stacks. Romance enters the picture when he is ably assisted in his sleuthing by Susan, a part time library employee. There turns out to be more than one murder which makes the case too much for the local Chief of Police, the professors, or the leading citizens of Avon, Iowa.
While in Hawaii Our young Navy Lieutenant, JC Shelby and his wife Susan, are urged by their boss, the Fleet Admiral at Pearl Harbor, to assist an old cold war adversary, the captain of a Russian passenger ship now on a Circle of Fire cruise, in solving the murder of one of the ships officers. The case turns out to be far more complex than a simple act of violence. Money and unrequited love play a role. The Russian skipper, retired from the Navy, risks a peaceful retirement to a clime warmer than Siberia where he had spent his Navy career. The adventure carries them from Hawaii to the Galapagos, Ecuador, Papeete, and finally New Zealand
Joe Gage was a drifter who'd never had a regular job until, in Dearman, Colorado, he found steady work and met a pretty girl. But he also fell foul of the feared Hunsen clan, a family of mad, murderous renegades who decided he was their enemy. Joe had two choices: give up his future, or fight.
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