The Birth of M.E. Meegs (Emmie Reese Mysteries, Story #1) by Robert Bruce Stewart (Street Car Mysteries) (62 Reviews)    Price verified 13 hours ago

Set in Brooklyn at the turn of the 20th century, this short story follows Emmie Reese, an aspiring journalist with a peculiar outlook on life and a poor understanding of currency exchange rates. Our heroine becomes involved with a death in the English county of Lancashire when one of her stories is found in the dead man's pocket. Over several months -- while pursuing her career, visiting a literary sweat shop, and doing some unusual freelance work at the racetrack -- she solves the case through transatlantic correspondence with ...

Genre: Literary Fiction

Five Days in September: The Invasion of England 1940 by P R Burrell (RoadRunner Publications) (1 Review)    Price verified 13 hours ago

Five Days in September (Second Edition) September 1940, the Battle of Britain is over, the Luftwaffe has air superiority over England and the invasion of England has been set in motion. Jimmy Webb and his two lifelong friends, Penny Packard and Harry Hughes, who live in the southeast of England, in a clifftop village between Dover and Folkestone, are all involved in the defence of Britain, despite being only 17 years old. Jimmy is in the resistance, a member of an Auxiliary Patrol, Harry is a member of the Home Guard whilst Penny ...

Genre: Literary Fiction