Michael Kurland is celebrated for his novels featuring Professor Moriarty and has authored extensive non-fiction across a wide range of subjects. His writing demonstrates a profound depth of insight and breadth of scope, offering readers engaging and informative experiences. Kurland's works, twice recognized with Edgar Award finalist nods, highlight his mastery of narrative and his skill in captivating audiences with intricate plots and compelling characters.
The journey of business ownership demands resilience, adaptability, and self-awareness. It emphasizes the importance of acknowledging mistakes and fostering empathy towards others. This book highlights the personal growth necessary for success in entrepreneurship, guiding readers to explore their identities and develop the essential qualities needed to navigate the challenges of running a business.
Counter-intelligence agent Jacob Welker is on a special mission to find a group of scientists who could change the course of World War II in this smartly written historical espionage thriller. September 1939. Germany has declared war on Poland, and in German Pomerania, Professor Josef Brun is on the run from the SS, carrying secret documents that could change the course of the war. If he can make it to France or Britain. If he can survive . . . In America, counter-intelligence agent Captain Jacob Welker is handed a special assignment from President Roosevelt. Einstein believes the Nazis are aware of a new super weapon made possible by advances in atomic science, and only a small group of scientists can stop them winning the race to develop it. Enlisting the help of his British friends, Lord Geoffrey and Patricia Saboy, Welker must find the scientists and get them out of Germany from under the Nazi's noses. As a dangerous new world of physics gathers pace, can Welker prevent the war taking a catastrophic new turn?
March, 1938. Jacob Welker, President Roosevelt's own covert counter-intelligence agent, is brought in to investigate a Nazi threat - two men posing as FBI agents have attacked and beaten a man to death. The only witness, a homeless man, claims they were speaking German. Who exactly are these men, what is their target and when will they strike?
In a tangled web of mystery, Two-Headed Mary, a philanthropic panhandler with multiple identities, has vanished alongside the missing Billie Trask from a Broadway show. Their disappearance coincides with the murder of Lydia Laurent, a performer found dead in Central Park. As the police struggle to solve the case, New York World columnist Alexander Brass and his optimistic partner Morgan DeWitt take on the investigation, uncovering a complex narrative filled with deception and hidden identities in 1935 New York City.
A shocking revelation unfolds as the original U.S. Constitution is replaced with a nearly identical document signed by Aaron Burr, challenging historical truths. This intriguing twist invites readers to explore themes of authenticity, historical revisionism, and the implications of such a discovery. The narrative delves into the consequences of this substitution, raising questions about the nature of history and the power of documents that shape a nation’s identity.
A witty and atmospheric 1930s New York mystery series, following the adventures of Morgan DeWitt and his mentor, columnist extraordinaire, Alexander Brass Nefarious doings among movers and shakers in Depression-era New York City animate a lively chase for a story-and a murderer-for newspaper nightclub columnist Alexander Brass. It all begins when a furtive tipster promises an explosive story and gives Brass an envelope filled with photographs of several powerful people caught in compromising sexual positions. Intrigued, Brass sends a newspaper stringer to follow the mystery man. When the stringer is murdered, Brass and his team resolve to find the killer, running the gauntlet of blackmailing Nazis, accommodating nymphomaniacs and US senators on the way.
Moriarty is awaiting trial for murder when Queen Victoria's grandson mysteriously disappears. In exchange for his release and the murder charges (of which he's innocent) being dropped, the so-called Napoleon of Crime must track down the missing prince and find out who is behind his disappearance and the brutal murders left in his wake.
Blue blood is flowing in London as a killer slits the throats of the cream of England's aristocracy. Naturally Scotland Yard enlists the great Sherlock Holmes himself. Only when this ultimate weapon of the law failed to stem the deaths are they forced to play a last desperate card - Professor James Moriarty, the Napoleon of Crime.
When American journalist Benjamin Barrett is sent to Constantinople to report on the sea trials of a new submarine, the assignment soon becomes more eventful than he had predicted, particularly after rescuing a certain professor from an attack...
Benjamin Barnett and his wife, the former Cecily Perrine are travelling in Europe when they realize that they have become objects of scrutiny from persons unknown. Using his contacts, friends, and the not-so-desired help of his often nemesis Sherlock Holmes, Moriarty must save his friends and outwit his most cunning opponent.