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Sometimes death is not the end.
From acclaimed author Robert Brighton comes a sweeping saga of mystery, love, and intrigue in an epic in miniature. This achingly beautiful story with compelling clues and buried secrets will prove irresistible to uncover.
Smuggler King George Eberly faces a dilemma-his shipments of whiskey, opium, and French photographs are being intercepted somewhere near the sprawling Forest Lawn Cemetery. And neither he nor his most trusted henchmen can devise a solution.
Until, that is, young Mary Carkriff arrives from Canada, eager to seek her fortune in the big city. George is immediately drawn to Mary-and to her expertise with codes and ciphers-and the new arrival soon becomes his indispensable First Mate.
Meanwhile, heiress Georgia Moffatt and her devoted right-hand man Christian Schamber watch powerlessly as the land that was once the Moffatt Orchards is slowly eaten up, an acre at a time, by progress-and profit.
Before long, a much bigger problem confronts both couples, when a band of resurrectionists-men who disinter freshly buried corpses to sell to medical schools-sets up operations in Forest Lawn. And they will stop at nothing, including murder, to achieve their unholy aim.
Soon nothing is safe in Forest Lawn-not even its dead-and these four unlikely friends are set on a collision course with ghouls for whom nothing is sacred.
The Phantom of Forest Lawn will keep you guessing until its final and unforgettable twist in this eternal story of mystery, romance, and a bit of humor that is in a league of its own.
Get your copy today! Perfect for book clubs and gifts, too.
Sometimes death is not the end.
From acclaimed author Robert Brighton comes a sweeping saga of mystery, love, and intrigue in an epic in miniature. This achingly beautiful story with compelling clues and buried secrets will prove irresistible to uncover.
Smuggler King George Eberly faces a dilemma-his shipments of whiskey, opium, and French photographs are being intercepted somewhere near the sprawling Forest Lawn Cemetery. And neither he nor his most trusted henchmen can devise a solution.
Until, that is, young Mary Carkriff arrives from Canada, eager to seek her fortune in the big city. George is immediately drawn to Mary-and to her expertise with codes and ciphers-and the new arrival soon becomes his indispensable First Mate.
Meanwhile, heiress Georgia Moffatt and her devoted right-hand man Christian Schamber watch powerlessly as the land that was once the Moffatt Orchards is slowly eaten up, an acre at a time, by progress-and profit.
Before long, a much bigger problem confronts both couples, when a band of resurrectionists-men who disinter freshly buried corpses to sell to medical schools-sets up operations in Forest Lawn. And they will stop at nothing, including murder, to achieve their unholy aim.
Soon nothing is safe in Forest Lawn-not even its dead-and these four unlikely friends are set on a collision course with ghouls for whom nothing is sacred.
The Phantom of Forest Lawn will keep you guessing until its final and unforgettable twist in this eternal story of mystery, romance, and a bit of humor that is in a league of its own.
Get your copy today! Perfect for book clubs and gifts, too.
Has Jack the Ripper returned?
Summer 1901, and the great Pan-American Exposition welcomes the world to Buffalo, New York-Queen of the Lakes . . . the Electric City. Eight million visitors throng the bustling boomtown-all of them looking for a good time.
While the Pan-American blazes bright, in its shadow lies a zone of darker pleasures: the Tenderloin District, a rabbit's warren of saloons, brothels, and ask-no-questions hotels. In this sprawling vice quarter, fully as large as the Exposition itself, fairgoers can indulge their less innocent appetites.
As heat and swarming crowds choke the city, the bodies of prostitutes begin turning up, slashed and mutilated by a pitiless hand-their flesh carved with strange symbols. Their gruesome murders are a final indignity worked on once-hopeful young women.
Some say the killings are the work of the Devil himself. Others hint that the Whitechapel Murderer, Jack the Ripper, has crossed the Atlantic to resume his bloody career. Yet the city's power brokers-afraid of any publicity that would harm the Exposition-turn a blind eye to the victims.
As the bloody summer wears on, only one thing is clear: it'll be up to the working girls themselves to stop the carnage. And in The Buffalo Butcher, five of them will stand together to confront the killer . . . and to reclaim their humanity.
An important new novel by Robert Brighton, acclaimed author of the Avenging Angel Detective Agency(TM) Mysteries.
This highly anticipated debut novel by Robert Brighton is inspired by a true crime 'murder
of the century' and transports us to Buffalo, New York, set against the backdrop of Gilded
Age splendor and excess...
Named BookLife Editor's Pick - ... Written with grace and power ...
Love, Lust, and Murder in the Gilded Age
Buffalo, New York, 1901 ... a muscular, young city, Queen of the Lakes ... The Electric City ...
where the money spent to build Newport mansions and Park Avenue townhouses is made, plays
host to the world's greatest fair, the Pan-American Exposition and its 8,000,000 guests.
Less than a mile from the great spectacle, a web of love, lust, and intrigue is forming among the elite
Ashwood Set. But life is never fast enough, or high enough, for the Ashwood Set, who plunge
headlong into a deadly whirlpool of official corruption, financial deceit, and infidelity that can only
end in disaster.
The Unsealing is a gripping, psychological tale of forbidden pleasures and fathomless pain.
Named BookLife Reviews Editor's Pick - Setting this series apart from other historical mysteries is Brighton's deft hand at capturing the dishy lives of long ago ... has the feel of a great cocktail party... the tangled mysteries compel ... a polished, rewarding page-turner ...
Unforgettable female leads power this stellar historical mystery(BookLife Reviews) by Robert Brighton, told with writing that is on par with the cunning of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and David Morell (Manhattan Book Review).
A swirling tale of industrial espionage, love, and betrayal, Current of Darkness follows aspiring sleuth Sarah Payne behind the sleek, honeymoon façade of Gilded Age Niagara Falls and into a shadowy demimonde of ruthless union bosses, saboteurs, and tycoons-including the powerful, handsome, and mysterious Charles Kendall, whose intentions toward Sarah are unclear.
Meanwhile, sultry widow Alicia Miller is set on taking charge of her murdered husband's company-only to find herself pitted against the new majority owner, who has his own ideas about women in the world of men. But cunning and captivating Alicia has ideas, too-and will stop at nothing to come out on top.
Both women will have to find the courage and resourcefulness-and set aside their own simmering feud-to survive in this winning story of action, sabotage, cutthroat business dealings, and women daring to be something new at the dawn of the American century (BookLife Reviews).
A captivating, page-turning, and immersive tale of industrial espionage, love, and betrayal - set against the backdrop of the glittering Gilded Age. Current of Darkness will draw readers in, and hold them under, until its final, explosive pages.
This highly anticipated debut novel by Robert Brighton is inspired by a true crime 'murder
of the century' and transports us to Buffalo, New York, set against the backdrop of Gilded
Age splendor and excess...
Named BookLife Editor's Pick - ... Written with grace and power ...
Love, Lust, and Murder in the Gilded Age
Buffalo, New York, 1901 ... a muscular, young city, Queen of the Lakes ... The Electric City ...
where the money spent to build Newport mansions and Park Avenue townhouses is made, plays
host to the world's greatest fair, the Pan-American Exposition and its 8,000,000 guests.
Less than a mile from the great spectacle, a web of love, lust, and intrigue is forming among the elite
Ashwood Set. But life is never fast enough, or high enough, for the Ashwood Set, who plunge
headlong into a deadly whirlpool of official corruption, financial deceit, and infidelity that can only
end in disaster.
The Unsealing is a gripping, psychological tale of forbidden pleasures and fathomless pain.
Named BookLife Reviews Editor's Pick - Setting this series apart from other historical mysteries is Brighton's deft hand at capturing the dishy lives of long ago ... has the feel of a great cocktail party... the tangled mysteries compel ... a polished, rewarding page-turner ...
Has Jack the Ripper returned?
Summer 1901, and the great Pan-American Exposition welcomes the world to Buffalo, New York-Queen of the Lakes . . . the Electric City. Eight million visitors throng the bustling boomtown-all of them looking for a good time.
While the Pan-American blazes bright, in its shadow lies a zone of darker pleasures: the Tenderloin District, a rabbit's warren of saloons, brothels, and ask-no-questions hotels. In this sprawling vice quarter, fully as large as the Exposition itself, fairgoers can indulge their less innocent appetites.
As heat and swarming crowds choke the city, the bodies of prostitutes begin turning up, slashed and mutilated by a pitiless hand-their flesh carved with strange symbols. Their gruesome murders are a final indignity worked on once-hopeful young women.
Some say the killings are the work of the Devil himself. Others hint that the Whitechapel Murderer, Jack the Ripper, has crossed the Atlantic to resume his bloody career. Yet the city's power brokers-afraid of any publicity that would harm the Exposition-turn a blind eye to the victims.
As the bloody summer wears on, only one thing is clear: it'll be up to the working girls themselves to stop the carnage. And in The Buffalo Butcher, five of them will stand together to confront the killer . . . and to reclaim their humanity.
An important new novel by Robert Brighton, acclaimed author of the Avenging Angel Detective Agency(TM) Mysteries.
Unforgettable female leads power this stellar historical mystery(BookLife Reviews) by Robert Brighton, told with writing that is on par with the cunning of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and David Morell (Manhattan Book Review).
A swirling tale of industrial espionage, love, and betrayal, Current of Darkness follows aspiring sleuth Sarah Payne behind the sleek, honeymoon façade of Gilded Age Niagara Falls and into a shadowy demimonde of ruthless union bosses, saboteurs, and tycoons-including the powerful, handsome, and mysterious Charles Kendall, whose intentions toward Sarah are unclear.
Meanwhile, sultry widow Alicia Miller is set on taking charge of her murdered husband's company-only to find herself pitted against the new majority owner, who has his own ideas about women in the world of men. But cunning and captivating Alicia has ideas, too-and will stop at nothing to come out on top.
Both women will have to find the courage and resourcefulness-and set aside their own simmering feud-to survive in this winning story of action, sabotage, cutthroat business dealings, and women daring to be something new at the dawn of the American century (BookLife Reviews).
A captivating, page-turning, and immersive tale of industrial espionage, love, and betrayal - set against the backdrop of the glittering Gilded Age. Current of Darkness will draw readers in, and hold them under, until its final, explosive pages.