Stephen Marlowe, born Milton Lesser, was a prolific author whose extensive body of work includes over fifty novels. He gained particular acclaim for his series of detective stories featuring the globe-trotting private investigator Chester Drum. Marlowe's protagonist stood apart from typical detectives with his jet-setting lifestyle, which transported him to exotic locales worldwide. His narratives often incorporated the suspense of espionage, and after the Drum series, Marlowe explored other genres, including historical fiction.
In a thrilling tale of deception and intrigue, a young woman becomes entangled in a web of espionage and betrayal. Set against a backdrop of international espionage, she must navigate a dangerous world filled with double agents and hidden agendas. As she uncovers secrets that could change the course of her life, the line between friend and foe blurs. The story explores themes of identity, trust, and the moral complexities of survival in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse.
A PI heads from DC to Saudi Arabia to save the life of a client targeted by a hit man. Nothing will stop the beautiful Fawzia Totah and her lover, US Army colonel Lyman Tyler, from boarding a plane for the Middle East to make their pilgrimage to Mecca. So Fawzia hires Washington PI Chester Drum to serve as bodyguard until she's safely out of the country.But Lyman's wealthy mother, Davisa, doesn't want Fawzia to go anywhere safely. The violently bigoted, socially connected woman comes from old Virginia money, and she's not about to let this former dancer from Jordan risk her precious Southern reputation. Not only is her son prepared to convert to Islam for the woman he loves, he's also already married. When Davisa hires a hit man to track down Fawzia and take her out, Drum has no choice but to follow. However, Davisa's motives aren't as simple as they first seem--and the road to Mecca has a sudden turn no one will see coming.This is a twisting, fast-paced mystery in the vintage series that "combined elements of the hard-boiled detective story and the international espionage thriller" by a recipient of the Private Eye Writers of America's lifetime achievement award (The New York Times).Mecca for Murder is the 2nd book in the Chester Drum Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
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Autobiographie fictive dans laquelle Colomb raconte l'histoire de sa vie, jette un regard critique sur ses exploits et ses contemporains. En particulier, l'explorateur, qui parle "depuis un outre-tombe où il voit tout" "pourfend sans ménagement les générations de biographes qui ont forgé sa légende" (Irène Frain). Autant de verve que d'humour. De bonnes pages sur l'Inquisition, ses méthodes et ses "fêtes".
