George Szanto Books

Exploring the profound relationship between nature and creativity, this memoir captures George Szanto's life on a bog that inspires his writing. Structured in twelve chapters, each representing a month, the narrative reflects on how seasonal changes influence his creative process. Szanto intertwines personal milestones—such as his family's escape from Vienna, his education in Germany, and his adventures in Mexico—highlighting the deep connections between his experiences and the natural world around him. The book celebrates the beauty of rural life and the significance of home.

Andy Duncan has shamelessly told flat-out made-up stories for twenty years, and this book right here is the evidence!

Sandro Vasiliadis, a nurse at the Whidbey Island General Hospital, has died of an apparent heroin overdose. When his grieving mother bends over to kiss her sons corpse at the viewing, a startling discovery is made. Thats not Sandro! she shrieks. Convinced that her son must still be alive, Maria Vasiliadis hires Islands Investigations International and Kyra Rachel and Noel Franklin to solve the mystery. With questions of foul play continuing to swirl around the death, the detectives inquiries lead them deeper into Sandros life and to a medical clinic that specializes in transgendering. The plot thickens as hints of Sandros other life begin to surface. Kyra and Noels investigation takes them from the rush of Seattle to the seeming peace of the San Juan Islands in this thrilling page-turner. Its only once the detectives come to understand Sandro in life, that they unlock the secret to his death.

Rose Gill Marchand, a paraplegic, brilliant botanist and co-owner, with her husband, of Eaglenest Gallery on Gabriola Island, finds the body of Roy Dempster, their gardener, sprawled dead on the gallery grounds. An RCMP investigation ensues, without immediate success. Upset by a suggestive gossipy article about the murder in the local paper, Roses husband, Artemus, calls on Noel Franklin, an ex-investigative reporter living in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, and asks him to find evidence that will eliminate the spreading rumours. Noel agrees to start looking into it and asks his long-time friend Kyra Rachel an insurance investigator from Bellingham, Washington, to assist him. As Noel and Kyras inquiry proceeds, they discover that islands like Gabriola hide secrets far more mysterious than murder, far more dangerous than gossip, as each investigator falls prey to the depravity of those they need to trust. Never Sleep With a Suspect on Gabriola Island is the first novel in George Szanto and Sandy Frances Duncans Islands Investigations International detective novel series.