An English translator suddenly goes missing from Helsinki. A dissident Russian author defects with an important manuscript the KGB are determind to suppress. Is there a connection between the two? Can Inspector George Mason of Scotland Yard's Special Branch solve a mystery against the fascinating backcloth of Finland in winter, complete with sauna baths, cross-country skiing and preparations for Christmas? (Available for approx. $18 from barnesandnoble.com or Xlibris.com Bookstore)
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Without more ado, they set off down the slipway onto the frozen sea. The surface, however, was not so smooth as Mason had anticipated. it had frozen in ripples and wavelets that jarred against the skis and threatened to send them off at a tangent. Slowly, he got the hang of it. it was simple enough, just a matter of keeping one's balance while propelling oneself forward with arms and legs....A stiff breeze sprang up, blowing the surface snow like fine powder into eyes, nostrils and mouth, causing his cheeks to ache with cold. Bending almost double, he let his fur-clad skull take the brunt of the constant buffeting...
Yolanda Carter dreams of owning her own bakery. Employed at a cat shelter, she stumbles across a scheme that threatens to close it down. Will her delicious brownies save them?
Jerry Lowenstein, an octogenarian and a nice guy, has written a fantastic mystery/ suspense novel that takes place just after WW2 on and near Bikini Atoll. He actually witnessed an atomic bomb test. Can you imagine that?
