Download or read book Beacon Hill Confidential written by William F McLaughlin and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-10-31 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boston, 1951. Quixotic private eye, Francis Fallon is hired by an attractive Beacon Hill socialite, Martha Prendergast to find out with whom she’s sharing her admiral husband, Roger. Fallon and his cynical new protege, Julie soon find Roger’s mistress is one Helen Romescu, an ambitious Scollay Square bar girl. But the case is hardly closed when three days later she turns up dead with a bullet to the temple. Her roommate, Milly, a chorus girl at the Old Howard, believes it’s murder not suicide, and convinces Fallon to continue the investigation. Martha herself becomes the prime suspect when Fallon finds her diary hidden in the victim’s apartment, which describes Martha’s bizarre secret sex life, giving Fallon possible blackmail as motive for murder. Espionage becomes part of the mix when a spy camera is also found in the apartment! To warn Fallon off the case, the killer blows up his Studebaker, kills his cat, Izzy, and kidnaps Milly. The police, mafia and FBI also want him off the case, but Fallon’s roller coaster is beyond the point-of-no-return, and he pursues it to its explosive conclusion in the crowded ballroom of the Imperial Hotel where the hunter becomes the prey.
Download or read book Most Secret and Confidential written by Steven E Maffeo and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2012-09-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's world of satellites and electronic eavesdropping it is hard to appreciate the difficulties involved two centuries ago in collecting and disseminating secret intelligence in time of war. This book treats readers to a close-up look at the ingenious methods used to obtain and analyze secret material and deliver it to operational forces at sea. It brings together information from a variety of sources to provide the first concise analysis of the use and development of intelligence in the days of fighting sail. The British experience from 1793 to 1815 is the book's main focus, but it also includes French and American activity. In addition the book examines how commanders used the information to develop strategy and tactics and win--or sometime lose--battles. A naval intelligence officer himself, author Steven Maffeo illustrates the role of this ""dark craft"" by concentrating on the experiences of Lord Nelson and his contemporaries. A profoundly complex figure, Nelson epitomized the active acquisition of intelligence and the bold execution of decisions based on an understanding of the material, and Maffeo offers fresh and illuminating information that supports the admiral's high regard for intelligence work. Reading at times like a cloak-and-dagger mystery, the story is filled with examples of how Nelson and his associates dealt with intelligence obstacles and how the outcomes affected their own futures, and, in some cases, the history of the modern world. Maffeo's anecdotes give marvelous insight into the thoughts of the era's important figures, Bonaparte, Pitt, Spencer, and Cochrane--not to mention C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower and Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey and Maturin. The author's winning combination of vibrant narrative and zeal for accuracy assures this book a place in the libraries of military and intelligence professionals, historians, and Forester and O'Brian aficionados.
Download or read book Polly s Secret written by Harriet A. Nash and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a very busy evening, a traveler arrives at the inn Polly's father owns. He is alone and sick, but believes he will die, and confides in Polly that he wants her to keep important papers safe from his nephews and deliver them to his son. The man dies and soon his nephews come to retrieve his belongings.
Download or read book Secrets on Beacon Hill CC written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Esther Hill s secret written by Georgiana Marion Craik and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Esther Hill s Secret written by Georgiana M. Craik and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Crazy Old Lady s Secret written by Kathleen Valentine and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-07-24 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beacon Hill Chronicles: Volume 4 - Return to Boston's Beacon Hill where the Thorndike mansion--the scene of imprisonment, murder, and hauntings--has been sold. Mattie and Stan are happy in their Cape Cod home. Viv and Joe have a new little daughter and their life in Boston's North End is good. Joe has a publishing contract to write a series of books on famous Boston crimes. Viv is actively involved in the city's art world. For awhile everything is bliss. But as Joe gets caught up in researching the 19th century murder of a prominent Beacon Hill physician, mansions on the Hill are being broken into and people die mystriously. At the opening of a posh new gallery, Viv and Joe meet the owner who seems to know more than anyone about a beautiful local artist who made scandalous paintings that shocked the Brahmins, but who died under mysterious circumstances. Then there is the new owner of GrammyLou's townhouse, an art dealer from Paris. Ramin Aria is devastatingly handsome, extremely wealthy, and completely mesmerized by Viv. With the help of the old historian, Doctor Anteus Roosevelt Jones, the feisty knitting shop owner, Calista Defarge, and defrocked monk, Brother Maksim Gromeyko, Viv and Joe get caught up in mysteries from long ago when they discover the crazy old lady's secret. Bonus Material: The book contains a gallery of images and descriptions of locations mentioned in the story.
Download or read book Polly s Secret written by Harriet A. Nash and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Death of Colonel Mann written by Cynthia Peale and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Beacon Hill mystery.
Download or read book The Secret of Beacon Hill written by Rosaleen Myers and published by . This book was released on 2012-05-19 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Secret of Beacon Hill byRosaleen Rooney MyersIt's 1976. Bluff Island. Twelve miles out in the ocean, only accessible by ferry or small plane. John and Eileen Hastings, with the help of their buddy Spider McGee and their genius dog, Skippy solve a mystery that has been hidden for over fifty years. They encounter Nazis, a secret tunnel, and a skeleton in a hidden cave. With no cell phones to call for help in dangerous situations, and no Internet to look for clues, they use their brains, wits and nerve to solve the mystery.The homes on Beacon Hill, the highest point of Bluff Island, have been in the Hastings family for over 100 years. It is an historic site. Turret House was used during the Revolutionary War as a lookout for British Ships. The Bunker House was commandeered by the United States Navy to search for Nazi submarines during WWIIThis summer the renters of the Bunker House arrive at midnight in a big black Jeep. When John, who is reading on the porch, offers to help the big, bald buy says, with a German accent, "Just beat it, kid and tell that stupid dog to shut up." He and Eileen spy on them as they unload heavy tools from the Jeep. As Eileen says, "They hate Skippy. Who could hate Skippy!!"When Mom and Dad go off island to work, sixteen year old John and fourteen year old Eileen begin snooping around. They enlist the help of John's buddy, Spider McGee, who has unusual talents requiring physical dexterity. When John and Spider follow the renters to a mysterious yacht docked off Gull Point and Eileen sneaks into the Bunker House they find more questions then answers and are determined to solve the mystery of the renters.John, a history buff who loves to read, finds clues in the "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich," the extensive history of WW II. Eileen seeks the aid of the town librarian, Mrs. Brown, who was living on the island during the war, and Spider hangs upside in trees and eavesdrops for clues. Skippy's dog sense both keeps them safe and also leads them into trouble!The action moves quickly from the time the ferry docks on Saturday till the exciting conclusion on Thursday morning.
Download or read book Murder at 221 Beacon Hill written by D. Howard Armstrong and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-11-09 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maggie Matheson, an advertising executive in New York City, is forced to put her career on hold when she discovers her fiancé has been brutally murdered in his Long Island mansion on Christmas night. What was supposed to be a romantic weekend turned into a hideous nightmare for Maggie as she sets out to vindicate his untimely death.She vows to make sure whoever killed her beloved Edward was brought to justice, even if it meant soliciting the help of a former Secret Service agent
Download or read book State Listing of Major War Supply Contracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book State Listing of Major War Supply Contracts Active as of June 30 1945 written by United States. War Production Board and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Discovery Practice 9th Edition written by Herr, Haydock and published by Wolters Kluwer. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 1196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discovery Practice, Ninth Edition gives you hard-nosed, trial-tested guidance through all the intricacies of what to do, whether to do it, and how to do it -- at every stage of the discovery process. Turn to this trusted guide for thorough, up-to-date clarification of: Insurance discoverability Discovery abuse -- its penalties and sanctions Confidentiality and discovery of trade secrets Use of experts Use of investigation files Use of witness statements Protective orders Invoking Rule 29 powers Tapes and telephones depositions Using the Manual for Complex Litigation Foreign discovery Discovery in administrative hearings Discovery in arbitration. Plus detailed coverage of such cutting edge areas as e-mail depositions and FOIA proceedings. Appendices include ready to adapt sample forms. Now, with all the practice tips and valuable strategies packed into Discovery Practice, you can Facilitate early and thorough disclosure of information Quickly determine a core of undisputed facts Intensively promote and pursue a negotiated settlement. Discovery Practice, Ninth Edition gives you hard-nosed, trial-tested guidance through all the intricacies of what to do, whet
Download or read book Alphabetical Listing of Major War Supply Contracts Active as of September 30 1944 written by United States. War Production Board and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book What Would You Do written by Charles L. Bosk and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-12 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emergence of professional bioethicists raises questions about how they reach their decisions, whose interests they serve, how bioethics has evolved into a legitimate speciality and when it is necessary. Bosk looks at these areas, and at the dilemas his ethnographic research among surgeons and genetic counselors has raised.
Download or read book Computerworld written by and published by . This book was released on 1977-05-02 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 40 years, Computerworld has been the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide. Computerworld's award-winning Web site (Computerworld.com), twice-monthly publication, focused conference series and custom research form the hub of the world's largest global IT media network.
