Bøger af Carter Brown

THE TIGRESSIn which Lieutenant Al Wheeler is called upon to unravel the mystery of -the murdered secretary found in the coffin of her grieving boss's wife-the insolent maid and the questionable "club" she works for-the dead wife's nympho best friend and her wildcat-taming loverTHE EXOTICIn which Lieutenant Al Wheeler is confronted by-a corpse delivered to the front door of Sheriff Lavers' by a clueless cabbie-the two wily thugs who put the man in the taxi-the dead man's daughter, who sheds not a tear for her departed dad ANGEL!In which Lieutenant Al Wheeler investigates -the sudden death of a stunt flyer when his plane explodes in midair-the rest of the flyers and the man for whom the bomb was really intended-their sexy mascot, Angel, the good luck charm with the heart of ice

Four preteens face magical dangers and dastardly plots in this action-packed fantasy. (Kirkus Reviews)Michael, the prince of Livingstone, is in training to become a magician. Eager to be respected for his own talents, he doesn't share his parentage with his first new friend, Lee. When the two of them get trapped in a strange land by the machinations of Michael's uncle, the wicked professor Barclay, they must team up with a pair of girl magicians, Joan and Azashema, to survive and save the lives of people cursed by the evil goddess Azamerie, who's in league with Barclay. Michael and Lee tumble from one action sequence to the next, constantly fighting monstrous creatures or solving magical conundrums. Joan and Azashema have magical powers, but despite their abilities, they rely on Michael for leadership. Michael manages to survive the initial attacks, but Barclay's dastardly plot has just begun.KIRKUS REVIEWSAn adventure full of fantastic monsters, daring escapes and magical explosions

KIRKUS REVIEWS Dr. Carter Brown's thriller explores the turbulent life of a man whose only constant is his unwavering love for his mother. Mothers are indescribably wonderful. They have loved us unconditionally, from the very day we entered their womb, and love us even more the first day they set their eyes on us and carry us in their arms. No other women will ever take their place in our hearts. The story follows a single mother who has worked tirelessly to educate her only child Solomon and provide him with everything he needed. Solomon is now in college and doing well. But each night he watch his mother enduring sleepless nights with threatening letters from banks and bill collectors pile up, frightens Solomon. In trying to provide for his mom, 23-year-old Solomon decides to quit college to pursue a lucrative job in Manhattan, his mother is furious. Undaunted, Solomon follows through on his plans, not only for himself, but also to support his beloved mother. His job involves fencing the stolen contents of trucking containers, which makes him rich-but when he delves into auto theft, he's ultimately caught and put in jail. After his release, Solomon endures a short-lived marriage and eventually finds legitimate employment as a taxi driver. However, an ill-fated trip with a group of bank robbers leaves Solomon with a case full of money and sensitive bank documents, which both the robbers and the FBI are desperate to recover. While dodging murder attempts, torture and prison, Solomon relies on the love and trust of his mother to stay alive.

While Kollie is on vacation, his parents are kidnapped and held hostage by Dr. James Barclay, Kollie's uncle. He claims the throne of Livingstone was stolen from him by Kollie's father. Barclay's planned coronation as king cannot commence, however, without cracking a secret code that was carefully prepared to empower the ruler of Livingstone. As a tradition, only Kollie harbors this personal secret code and enjoys the protection of mighty witches and sorcerers. With a changed identity, Barclay will use the resources at his disposal to wrench the code from Kollie and set forth on a cold-blooded attempt to kill him and his father.

THE TEMPTRESSIn which Lieutenant Al Wheeler must solve the murder of the private detective-who was tailing the rich woman's daughter and her jazzed-up boyfriend-who might have been involved in a shady blackmail racket-who certainly had something to do with the kinky uncleLAMENT FOR A LOUSY LOVERIn which Lieutenant Al Wheeler is paired with sexy Mavis Seidlitz to solve-the murder of the TV western actor who gets in the way of a real bullet-the mystery of the producer's missing diamond ring-the dilemma of the doomsaying astrologer who has been set up to take the fallTHE STRIPPERIn which Lieutenant Al Wheeler fails to prevent a high-rise suicide that leads him to-a suspicious lonely hearts club run by a couple right out of an ancient daguerreotype-a shy florist with a penchant for loud showgirls -and the star of the show, the voluptuous stripper known as Deadpan Doris

The first three Lt. Al Wheeler mysteries, originally published in Australia, then revised for the U.S. market starting in 1958 with The Body. This marks their first return to the U.S. market in over 30 years. The Wench is Wicked and Delilah Was Deadly have never been published in the U.S. before.

THE WANTONIn which Lieutenant Al Wheeler must figure out-who killed the youngest member of the Randall family by hanging her from a tree-what the mysterious "W" brand on her neck signifies-who''s next as the Randalls are each threatened with a similar fateTHE DAMEIn which Lieutenant Al Wheeler is called upon to -discover who murdered the secretary of famous actress, Judy Manners-find out who is lying about the signed contracts which the producer claims are legit-maneuver his way around Camille, the mistress of Judy''s philandering husbandTHE DESIREDIn which Lieutenant Al Wheeler finds himself in the midst of murder-when he almost collides with a car with a dead body in its trunk-involving a beautiful, spoiled vixen who had been driving the car-with a prime patsy for the killing in the form of the vixen''s labor boss father  

THE LOVERIn which Lieutenant Al Wheeler is given--36 hours to solve the murder of the slain sun-worshipper-a second murder to solve when the victim''s boyfriend is also stabbed to death-a bevy of beautiful suspects who all seem to revere the mysterious cult-leader known as The ProphetTHE MISTRESSIn which Lieutenant Al Wheeler must find--the murderer of Sheriff Laver''s niece -the missing $70,000 that the Syndicate would like back-a new job if he doesn''t arrest Lavers'' favorite suspect, a Las Vegas gangster who just moved to townTHE PASSIONATEIn which Lieutenant Al Wheeler has to solve--the mystery of the corpse that appears in a coffin on a local TV horror show-the dilemma of the mysterious caller who keeps offering warnings and clues-the confusion caused by two beautiful twins who both married the wrong men

NO LAW AGAINST ANGELS In which Lt. Al Wheeler investigates the murder of two young ladies--both of whom worked at the Haven of Rest mortuary-both of whom had a tattoo on their upper shoulder in the shape of a dollar sign which turns into a snake-and both of whom worked as part-time call-girls for the mysterious fellow known as Snake Lannigan, a man no one has ever seen. DOLL FOR THE BIG HOUSE In which Lt. Al Wheeler is reassigned to the Eight Precinct under Captain Bligh in order to--find Lili Hertz, whose sister has reported her missing-track her to the Big House of Absolem Kirch, despotic owner of a newspaper empire and the man behind a lot of dirty politics-and crack the kidnapping ring that provides Kirch with the young girls he keeps in his mansion against their will. CHORINE MAKES A KILLING In which Lt. Al Wheeler turns in his badge to become a private investigator for a lawyer's firm in order to--investigate an open-and-shut murder case involving Walter Byrne, friend of the lawyer and now married to the lawyer's ex-wife-determine just who really did kill the chorus girl, who was also Byrne's mistress-figure out who is trying to kill Byrne's wife, Myra, while fending off the advances of the man's sexy daughter. .

NO HARP FOR MY ANGEL While in Florida on vacation, Lt. Al Wheeler tangles with--a redhead with green eyes who is "Nobody's girl but my own!"-her club-owning gangster boyfriend, who is involved in some very shady business…-and his gorilla henchman, who is seven feet of muscle and bone, just waiting for the chance to crush him to a pulp when Al becomes the decoy sent in to bring their racket down. BOOTY FOR A BABE When Lt Al Wheeler tries to solve a murder at a science fiction convention--he discovers a professor who wants to stop time by tricking the elusive Delfs…-meets an intellectual gangster who wants to get his hands on the professor's latest invention…-is frustrated by the generously proportioned convention organizer, who somehow manages to keep one step ahead of Al's wolfish designs. EVE, IT'S EXTORTION Which finds Lt. Al Wheeler trying to solve a hit-and-run murder involving--the victim's wife, who is all too glad to have lost her lush of a husband…-the beautiful skip-tracer who tracked down the victim right before he met his untimely end…-and her dubious boyfriend who may not be as innocent as he professes, but is certainly up to no good.