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Waters of Doubt, third tale in the DiPaolo trilogy, a novella. Theodore Roosevelt has invited Martino DiPaolo to an exciting vacation in the Brazilian rain forest. The trip nearly proves the last of both men, as well as the rest of the expedition. They have chosen to follow the course of an unmapped river, the River de Duvidas, River of Doubt. But DiPaolo is shown an ancient, secret world.Meanwhile at home, DiPaolo's arch enemy Kwanyin Luk is hatching his own plans. He has created the greatest confidence game of his career: the di Paolo estate con. He is making millions of dollars and can't be touched. Then he decides to go after DiPaolo himself, with a gun.

Sometimes finding the truth can reveal more than you want to know. Dana Reynolds came to Nevada after losing his job in San Francisco. Now he's a newspaper reporter assigned to investigate this so-called Indian prophet, Wovoka. Along the way, he learns some things about corrupt Indian agents. That knowledge earns him a beating, and makes him mad. Now he's more determined than ever to find out if Wovoka is another swindler, or a prophet. And he wants to know the connection between him and the white men robbing Indians. Wovoka is teaching his tribe some dangerous ideas - Don't lie, cheat or steal, and try to get along with the Whites. He will become Dana's instructor without Dana knowing it. Dana knows only that if he can not arrive at the truth and tell it, he must return to the kind of life he no longer wants. His search will lead him to a vision of ultimate horror. Now travel to a time past, which haunts us yet today.

Hyram and Lisbeth have been living in San Francisco since it was called Yerba Buena. They have been here long enough to meet some strange and sometimes desperate folks. Hyram likes telling their stories. He hopes you will like reading them. The tales are short enough to read while waiting for your horse-drawn streetcar. The first one is about a starving boy who turned up one morning looking for work.

San Francisco, 1880. Jeremy Fantom dislikes his job as reporter for The Bulletin. He dreams of joining a circus or going to sea. That all changes when he meets Worrell the inventor. Worrell has a machine that will run forever without fuel. Or so he claims. Jeremy soon finds himself involved in city politics, crime, swindling and riots. Then the inventor's daughter is kidnapped. Jeremy embarks on a mission to rescue her and see justice done. Miss Hollyhock is Worrell's daughter. Devoted to her father, she befriends Jeremy and reveals some of Worrell's secrets to him. She hints that powerful circles in New York are intent on suppressing her father's inventions. Jeremy Fantom writes articles for his paper about some of the wonders he has witnessed. Then he begins to have doubts, until Hollyhock disappears. He soon learns that the line between truth and humbug is not always clear cut.

Here it is, my newest tale, The Driver. It concerns a streetcar driver by name of Georg Vintner. Georg was born in Norway, came to the U.S. at a young age and went to sea. Somehow he washed ashore in San Francisco in 1877. He has given up the sea and now drives a tram. These days most streetcars are pulled by horses. Georg's job is not an easy one. He works a 16 hour shift, six days a week. The horses don't have it much better, though they only work four or five hours a day. They last about five years on the job. That's bad enough, but now a man is murdered on Georg's car, in the middle of a riot. Georg is suspected of the killing, for lack of anyone else to blame it on. Now he finds himself with the job of trying to solve the murder. I think this book is my first murder mystery, though I'm not sure about that. With most other mysteries, the detective actually solves the crime. Read the tale, and you decide.

Sometimes the only path to sanity is through madness. San Francisco, 1859. Joshua Norton, desperate to survive, sees madness overtaking America. He has lost his fortune and believes the country is losing its mind. In a flash of insight, he finds the answer to both problems. He will become Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico. He will issue proclamations to make things right.Now imagine young Marina. She wants only to sing. Because she allows Joshua into her theater she allows him into her life. Soon she is caught up into the madness of Civil War, a conflict making no sense. In a world turned upside down, the insanity of Emperor Norton becomes her only anchor to Reason. And in defiance of death, there is new life.Read the book and travel to a time past, which haunts us yet today.

The only path to safety is through the most dangerous place in this world. Men pursue Benjamin for his wild talent, which he doesn't understand. His path will lead him to imprisonment, to a gay biker chick, a gypsy, and a certified lunatic. Among his allies is a woman from another world. His enemy wants his lunch money. Now come on a journey to the Chapel Perilous.

Nathaniel had his reasons for making his journey to Rhyolite. Rhyolite was the greatest boom town in the west, with a population of ten thousand and growing fast. Nathaniel hoped to find what had been taken from him-taken by the snallygaster, that old legend from the back hills of Maryland. Snallygaster was that four legged flying snake that would snatch away whatever you most valued when you turned your back. It took away Annabelle, the love of his life. At least, that was the way he felt. Now he was here in Rhyolite, to make his fortune, to find Annabelle-and to look up the man he had murdered back in Baltimore.

Sometimes real sanity is found only in a mad house.San Francisco, 1879. Georg Vintner, A.K.A the Driver, has returned after two years at sea only to discover that the woman he loves is still confined to a lunatic asylum. Only by rescuing her, can he discover if he wants a life with her. Only then can he learn the truth.Wealthy investor, Nathan Foster Casco, must keep that woman locked away. She is Genevieve Sutliff, confessed murderer, and if she gets loose she will interfere with his schemes - or so he believes.Driver finds himself deep in the middle of plot and intrigue, trying to unravel Casco's tangled web of lies, save the woman he loves, and gain true justice for Murphy - the slain stagecoach teamster. If he fails, everyone will lose.And then there's the matter of the teamster's ghost...You may read the tale now.

Sometimes a magic lute is more than a magic lute. Minions of an evil ogre have stolen Rymer the troubadour's lute. The lute's name is Ariella. Rymer needs her for his livelihood. He thinks of Ariella as Her, not It. In fact he believes his lute is his wife. He sets off to find the ogre and recover Ariella. He will encounter Swine Girl, who will help him. But he first must pass by the Black Duke and Castle Grey, where Swine Girl's brother is held captive. How will he get past the castle and find his ogre? The Black Duke stands in Rymer's way. No one knows where he came from, or the source of his power. He has taken Castle Grey for his own, and drained all color from it. He throws Rymer in the deepest dungeon, next to Swine Girl's brother. The troubadour has only a single dragon's scale to help him escape. Where is he to find an army to overthrow the Duke? If Rymer should fail in his mission he will not see Ariella again, and Castle Grey shall be buried in gloom forever. Now travel to an imaginary time past, which haunts us yet today.

"You are the only one who saw a president assassinated. That makes you the expert."¿Having failed to protect McKinley, Martino DiPaolo, hesitates to accept the assignment to safeguard his successor. Elsewhere, John Flammang Schrank believes that McKinley's ghost urged him to kill Roosevelt. That sworn commitment of a madman persuades DiPaolo to once again risk his own life to lead a president's security detail.Meanwhile, DiPaolo is haunted by consequences of the sinking of the Rio di Janeiro. A friend turned enemy is out to kill the protector. Will DiPaolo succeed in keeping Roosevelt and himself safe?¿¿¿Spanning the first decade of the 20th century and the events leading up to the attempt to assassinate Theodore Roosevelt, DiPaolo and the Colonel is the captivating sequel to Requiem for the Rio and the second novel in the historical trilogy about former Pinkerton agent Martino DiPaolo.In this psychological thriller, Steve Bartholomew gives insightful glimpses of a disturbed mind while masterfully weaving together historical events into a credible and very human story. Book length: 51000 words.

They say Bradshaw's crazy just because he talks to his cat and eats roadkill. They say that's why he was kicked out of MIT. He knows better, but he's not saying. Now he's come across a Government secret, a super weapon. Who can he trust to share it with? There are all these agents running around looking for it. To make matters worse a beautiful woman turns up seeking revenge. Now even the Sheriff is worried and there are rumors the President himself might be coming to calm the hysteria. This whole thing could be embarrassing. Take a look inside these pages and see what a tangled web we weave!

December, 1906. For the third time, McRae finds himself conversing with a disembodied spirit. The first time, before the San Francisco Quake, it was a dead Italian soldier. The second, A.Q. (After Quake), she was a live woman lying in a coma thousands of miles distant. Now McRae, reporter for the San Francisco Call, gets sent to cover a story not Quake related. There has been a mining disaster in Bakersfield. Five men are dead, one still living, but trapped underground. Can he be rescued? A great human interest report, dramatic and easy to write, what could go wrong? Until McRae finds himself talking to an actual demon. Or is it a god? Its name is Yama, and it says it wants Justice. Then Crazy Mollie shows up to help.