Bøger af Watcyn Lewis

College professor Hank Hinkley and his assistant, Elrod Elmo, embark on a peaceful vacation on the picturesque island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. Convening at the lovely Up-Island Inn, they settle in for a relaxing, upscale getaway. While the inn is chock-full of colorful personalities, one guest in particular catches Hinkley's attention: a man tied to a twenty-year-old, unsolved Boston bank robbery. Apparently, someone else also takes an interest in this mysterious guest because he's soon mortally wounded in a nearby cemetery. As he dies, he whispers a cryptic message. Are his last words a clue to the identity of his murderer? Or is he simply referencing the Boston bank robbery? Hinkley and Elmo are determined to find the murderer, but they'll soon discover that the other guests aren't visiting the Up-Island Inn for its lovely view or gourmet breakfast. Three million dollars is still missing from the bank robbery, and most of the guests appear to be amateur treasure hunters. Soon the inn's patrons begin dropping like flies as the race to uncover the murderer and the money becomes dangerous. It's up to Hinkley and Elmo to solve the mystery before anyone else ends up unconscious, missing, or dead.

Set in the idyllic Tanglewood, the real-life summer home of the Boston Symphony, Murder at the Symphony is a classic who-done-it in the vein of Agatha Christie. The book continues the adventures of Hank Hinkley, a professor at a private New England college and his student boarder sidekick, Elrod Elmo. In this adventure, the two detectives find themselves in the middle of the murder of a famous violinist appearing with the symphony. Complicating the murder is the theft of maestro's Stradivarius violin. Visiting the Berkshires for a weekend of concerts, Hinkley is commissioned to find the killer and thief. In the process of his investigation, he discovers that the victim had amassed a lifetime of enemies, all of whom prove tantalizing suspects. These suspects include rival musicians, an egotistical music critic, a manipulative and ungrateful student, and hard-nosed record company executives. He finds himself vying with the police to unravel the crime. Meanwhile, his boss, the University President, is second-guessing him all the way.The book will appeal to anyone with a taste for classic mysteries. Its engaging mix of humor, an intriguing plot, and a surprise conclusion will delight any mystery reader. Watcyn Lewis is the author of several of the Professor Hank Hinkley mysteries. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University and an MBA with Honors from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business. He lives in Connecticut.