Download or read book A Jan Kokk Mystery written by Roy F. Sullivan and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-02-11 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his latest exploit, larger-than-life Curacao private investigator Jan Kokk is hired to unravel a 126-year-old mystery. Who killed Van Gogh, the famous Dutch painter? At the time, popular rumor insisted van Gogh shot himself while painting in the picturesque village of Auvers-sur-Oise near Paris. With passing time, the rumor became legend. Kokk’s job was to find the truth. As usual, Kokk teamed with an attractive, talented young lady for help as interpreter and assistant sleuth. As usual, teamwork turned tender. Once the strange case ended, Kokk found himself alone without the young lady. Had Kokk’s famed charm with the ladies failed, or was there yet another mystery?
Download or read book Murder by the Dozen written by R.F. Sullivan and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-06-11 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jan Kokk, Curacaos brawny answer to Belgiums impeccable Hercule Poirot, is kidnapped by the scheming security officer--attractive female, of course--of an oil tanker plying the Caribbean. Kathlee hopes Kokk will discover who is murdering the ships twelve-man crew, one by one. Which of the crew is the murderer and why is he killing all his mates? The motive remains a mystery until the ship--minus crew--reaches Nicaraguas isolated Little Corn Island in the Caribbean. Kokks sleuthing fails to deter his interest in the lovely security officer, who just happens to be the daughter of the shipping companys president. Come aboard for another test of Jan Kokks skills, both detecting and doting.
Download or read book The Curacao Connection written by R. F. Sullivan and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-06-21 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American college girl, Jean Scott, mysteriously disappears from the luxury hotel, shared with her fiance on the Caribbean island of Curacao, once a Dutch colony. The distraught fiance hires private investigator Jan Kokk to find his missing bride-to-be. In his inimical larger-than-life manner, robust, corsair Kokk finds the missing girl. He also discovers a drug trafficking connection between Curacao and Miami, intensified by two related murders, unheard of on lovely, idyllic Curacao.
Download or read book Gambol in Vegas written by R.F. Sullivan and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-10-02 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GAMBOL IN VEGAS Formidable, lady-loving Jan Kokk, private investigator from Curacao, is at it again. This time Kokk finds himself babysitting a delegation of Curacaoan officials in Las Vegas there to win the lucrative Twin City title. The agreement would establish formal commercial and tourism links between Curacaos capital, Willemstad, and Fabulous Las Vegas. What Happens Here, Stays Here, is the Vegas credo. In Kokks case What Happens Here includes the murder of one of his delegation, three attempts on the life of a beautiful casino executive--whom Kokk promptly shelters--plus an attempt on Kokks own life. Solving crimes, safeguarding the Curacao delegation and--oh, yes--loving the beautiful lady--keeps our six foot four investigator on a Las Vegas-style roll. Viva Las Vegas!
Download or read book Crises in Kerrville written by Roy F. Sullivan and published by Author House. This book was released on 2014-12-11 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jan Kokk, famous investigator from Curacao, finally comes to Texas. Not by design, the visit is caused by the emergency landing of his California flight in Texas. Once landed in Kerrville, Kokk is the star witness to a bomb threat during the flight. If that isn't enough, a wealthy Hollywood magnate is found dead in the plane's rest room. While assisting the FBI, Homeland Security, Texas Rangers and the local sheriff, Kokk falls in love with a flight attendant. Will Kokk, the famous, scrupulous investigator, allow love to interfere with--even override--the law?
Download or read book Crises in Kerrville written by Roy F. Sullivan and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-12-11 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jan Kokk, famous investigator from Curacao, finally comes to Texas. Not by design, the visit is caused by the emergency landing of his California flight in Texas. Once landed in Kerrville, Kokk is the star witness to a bomb threat during the flight. If that isnt enough, a wealthy Hollywood magnate is found dead in the planes rest room. While assisting the FBI, Homeland Security, Texas Rangers and the local sheriff, Kokk falls in love with a flight attendant. Will Kokk, the famous, scrupulous investigator, allow love to interfere with--even override--the law?
Download or read book Mayaguez and the Murder Ship Two Tales of Maritime Heroism written by Roy F. Sullivan and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-05-23 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Mayaguez and the Murder Ship” trace the marine exploits of First Mate, later Captain, Casey Flynn. Aboard the container ship Mayaguez, he was First Mate during the surprise capture of that vessel and crew by Cambodian communists in 1975. During the four days between their capture and release to the U.S. Navy, Flynn acted as calm intermediary with his crew’s communist captors. The Americans were fearful of being summarily shot, ransomed or tried before a Cambodian court, then imprisoned. Once U.S. aircraft appeared overhead firing and bombing, their captors became hysterical and unpredictable, making Flynn’s protection of his crew even more difficult. Promoted to captain for his performance on the Mayaguez, Flynn’s trials had just begun. His first command, an old oil tanker, was beset with problems: a dispirited crew, several of whom mysteriously and regularly disappeared. The anxious, short-handed, double-dutied crew labeled their vessel the “Murder Ship.” To help him solve the mysterious disappearances or murders, an inexperienced Security Officer (who happened to be the transport lines owner’s beautiful daughter) was added to assist Flynn in this his new command. What could possible go wrong on Casey’s maiden voyage of the “Murder Ship”?
Download or read book Kia Killed in the Alamo written by Roy Sullivan and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “KIA: Killed In the Alamo” highlights the struggle of three Alamo Colonels (Travis, Bowie and Crockett) to organize, sustain and lead the stubborn defenders of the Alamo who gave their lives fighting for an independent Texas. On March 6, 1836, Mexican General, (and President) Santa Ana directed his powerful army to not only assault the old Alamo and its Texas defenders, he ordered the immediate execution of any survivors. The defenders of the Alamo, mostly volunteers, came from eastern and southern United States, Ireland, England, Scotland, Germany, and Denmark as well as well as Texas. Sadly, the birthplaces of 48 of the 212 slain defenders are unknown. To honor their heroism and bravery, a roster of their names is at Chapter 14. Perhaps the highest accolade for these heroic defenders is that inscribed on the Cenotaph in San Antonio, Texas, next to the Alamo: “IN MEMORY OF THE HEROES WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES AT THE ALAMO MARCH 6, 1836, IN THE DEFENSE OF TEXAS. THEY CHOSE NEVER TO SURRENDER NOR RETREAT; THESE BRAVE HEARTS, WITH FLAG STILL WAVING, PERISHED IN THE FLAMES OF NOBILITY THAT THEIR HIGH SACRIFICE MIGHT LEAD TO THE FOUNDING OF TEXAS.”
Download or read book Murder at the Best Little Library in Texas written by Roy Sullivan and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2019-01-11 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think public libraries are staid and quiet? Then welcome to the “Best Little Library in Texas” where restroom fires/accidents, a surprise birth upstairs, angry female demonstrators at the front door, even a study group pledged to kill people because of their DNA (and a subsequent murder) are almost routine. How do six committed librarians and one lonely Texas cowboy survive these dangers? Credit their high quotient of humor, affection for one another, teamwork and community service. The “Best Little Library” proves it’s not the quality of the book collections, it’s the individuals of the staff who make the library exceptional.
Download or read book Killing Fannin written by Roy Sullivan and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2018-08-20 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remember Goliad! was as famous a rallying cry during the Texas Revolution as Remember the Alamo! Despite the disparity in casualties (Goliads were over twice those of the Alamo), relatively little is remembered about the grisly massacre of an estimated 490 Texan and American prisoners of war by order of Santa Anna on Palm Sunday, March 27, 1865. Killing Fannin is not only about the execution of the Texas commander at Goliad. It is a recounting of the decisions leading to his defeat by a superior Mexican army. Overriding Fannins death is the tragic, cruel massacre of his men, most of them volunteers from the US who cared enough for Texan independence that they fought and lost their lives for it. Remember Goliad!
Download or read book Killing Davy Crockett written by Roy Sullivan and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2017-02-24 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Killing Davy Crockett attempts to answer basic questions concerning the death of the famous hunter, trapper, soldier, and politician. Crockettseveral times a member of the US Congress and foe of President Andrew Jacksonwas ultimately defeated for reelection to Congress and chose to throw his famous coonskin cap into the struggle for Texas independence. Killing Davy Crockett encompasses this homespun Tennessee heros early years, military, then political experiences, and his trip to beaconing Texes, as he called it. Davy entered the Alamo, an old Spanish mission turned into a makeshift fort, with a small group of marksman volunteers. They dedicated and lost their lives when the small garrison at the Alamo was besiegedthen assaultedby Mexican president and general-in-chief Antonio Lopez de Santa Annas large Mexican army. Did Davy lose his life in combat, or was he executed by the Mexicans? This work attempts to answer that question, which has long been debated among eminent Texas historians.
Download or read book Kit Carson at the First Battle of Adobe Walls written by Roy F. Sullivan and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-10-09 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ruins of Adobe Walls, one-time saloon, fort, and trading post with the Plains Indians was the 1864 site of the largest battle between the Indian and the U.S. Army. Some three hundred army troops, mostly cavalry, were led by famous western explorer, Indian agent, fighter and trapper Christopher (Kit) Carson. Not only was it the largest battle between the Indian and U.S. Army, it was the only time the army was forced to withdraw. Why withdraw? Because Carson and his New Mexico and California volunteers were outnumbered ten to one by their combined Kiowa, Comanche, and Arapaho enemy. Had it not been for Carson's command ability, a greater massacre than the Little Big Horn would have occurred.
Download or read book Murder in Mallow written by Roy F. Sullivan and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Father Murphy, an Irish priest in the city of Mallow, Cork, is the rector of Saint Timothys Church contending with much more than the normal pastoral headaches. There is a murder in his church, a recalcitrant vestry that prefers meeting in the local bar, assorted criminals, a wealthy matriarch with her own church agenda, plus an attractive young church administrator who wants Father Murphy married offto her! Murphy also contends with a police inspector whod like the priest confined to the church confessional instead of solving crimes.
Download or read book The Red Bra and Panties Murders written by Roy F. Sullivan and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abbie Brown calls her old high school flame, Bruno, to help her brief a rich client on Abbie’s extensive design and decoration project for the client’s already elegant home. The client is Lois, Abbie’s close friend and former college roommate. Before Abbie and Bruno arrive in Canyon Lake to conduct their briefing, Lois’ husband, Hugh, goes missing. Lois insists Abbie and Bruno stay at her home and find her husband. Abbie’s design and decoration project is on hold until Hugh is found. Meanwhile, a red bikini and bra-clad female is found dead on a nearby beach. Local newspaper dubs the dead girl ‘The Lady in Red.’ Police Chief Rogers of Canyon Lake can’t identify the girl, so focuses his investigation on her, rather than the missing Hugh Grimes. Wealthy Hugh Grimes is best known for his speeding around town in his bright red sports car. A fire on the north shore of the lake, a burned male corpse found in that fire and a third murder--a well-known female who recently dyed her hair fiery red--is linked to the previous two ‘red’ deaths. Chief Rogers is unable to solve either case. Can Abbie and Bruno--increasingly interested rekindling their old relationship--restore peace and quiet to this rural Texas Hill Country community, despite the three murders?
Download or read book Murder Cruises the Antilles written by R. F. Sullivan and published by . This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A luxury cruise through the Antilles hosts a large political forum involving most of its vacationing passengers. Soon the political forum becomes fractious due to acrimony over restoring relations with Cuba. When a dissenting delegate is found stabbed in the back near the forum rostrum, two detectives--one a petite blonde from the cruise line, the other the inimitable Jan Kokk--begin hunting the killer among the now terrorized passengers. By the time the cruise ship reaches Curacao, Kokk's home, a second passenger has been murdered and a female almost thrown overboard by the murderer. The two detectives succeed in identifying the killer but not until the fetching lady detective teaches Kokk a lesson in sleuthing--and romancing.
Download or read book Murder Cruises the Antilles written by R. F. Sullivan and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-02-08 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A luxury cruise through the Antilles hosts a large political forum involving most of its vacationing passengers. Soon the political forum becomes fractious due to acrimony over restoring relations with Cuba. When a dissenting delegate is found stabbed in the back near the forum rostrum, two detectives--one a petite blonde from the cruise line, the other the inimitable Jan Kokk--begin hunting the killer among the now terrorized passengers. By the time the cruise ship reaches Curacao, Kokks home, a second passenger has been murdered and a female almost thrown overboard by the murderer. The two detectives succeed in identifying the killer but not until the fetching lady detective teaches Kokk a lesson in sleuthing--and romancing.
Download or read book Timothy of the Cay written by Theodore Taylor and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A companion to Taylor's bestselling modern classic "The Cay," this prequel-sequel tells the rest of the story of Phillip, a young white boy, and Timothy, an old black man, who become stranded on a small sandy cay in the Caribbean.
