
Book Review: “Human Nature” by Eileen Wilks
FBI Agent Lily Yu’s birthday celebration was interrupted by murder. That of an old friend of Rule’s. And another friend is being railroaded by the chief of police.
FBI Agent Lily Yu’s birthday celebration was interrupted by murder. That of an old friend of Rule’s. And another friend is being railroaded by the chief of police.
It was an ecstasy that ended in death after Cara Quayne drank the ritual wine. Discovering how the fatal cyanide got into the bizarre group’s wine is but one of the perplexing riddles that confronts Scotland Yard’s Inspector Roderick Alleyn.
The beautiful stage actress Nur-el-Din has London captivated but there is a mystery about her. It is enhanced when a dead body is found connected to her and the Chief of the British Secret Service feels it warrants investigation, something he puts on the still young agent Okewood.
When Britain’s Home Secretary complained of abdominal pains, it seemed like a simple case of appendicitis. But minutes after his operation, the ill-fated politician lay dead on the table. When Chief Detective-Inspector Roderick Alleyn arrives to dissect the situation, he finds many a likely suspect, including a vengeful surgeon, a lovelorn nurse, an unhappy wife, and political foes.
Four short stories of suspense that revolve around a most unique high school principal, who has a vision for Travis High School and won’t let much get in the way.
When necronite Jesse Sullivan is murdered and becomes the sole suspect in a federal investigation, more than her freedom and sanity are at stake. She must catch the killer herself—or die trying.