Books with author F. X. Gallagher

A WITTY, URBANE TEAM OF SAVVY, SOPHISTICATED SENIOR SLEUTHS TAKE MANHATTAN BY STORM! “Gray has the rare talent of being able to combine humor with sensitivity, and high comedy with realistic portrayals of genuine people.” —The Virginian-Pilot “With a fond eye for the eccentric, Gray gives the streets of Hell's Kitchen the air of a gritty English village.” —Publishers Weekly To know Aunt Lil is to love her. Everybody’s favorite senior amateur sleuth is eighty-four years young, with a taste for Bloody Marys at any time of day, a fine-tuned appreciation of life’s other pleasures, and a world class talent for detecting. Her nephew, Theodore Hubbert—T.S. for short—is her witty, beleaguered sidekick in a quartet of wild adventures that careen from the staid Wall Street bank where T.S. spent thirty years, through Hell’s Kitchen and Manhattan’s fashion world, with a grand finale at the ballet.The dynamic partners in crime reveal an impressive array of smarts, street savvy, and moxie, mixed with a poignant compassion for those embroiled in the professional jealousies, chilling family secrets, and sexual predation they uncover. They’re a thoroughly endearing odd couple—T.S. with his perfectly groomed appearance and impeccably ordered existence (overseen by his imperious felines, Brenda and Eddie) is the perfect counterpoint to the captivating force of nature that is Auntie Lil. Fans of Miss Marple, Miss Silver, Miss Seeton, Mrs. Pollifax, Jessica Fletcher, Agatha Raisin, Henrie O, Hercule Poirot, and their many distinguished silver-haired colleagues, will be thoroughly delighted. Aficionados of cozy authors like Dorothy Cannell, Carolyn Hart, M.C. Beaton, Joanne Fluke, Jana DeLeon, and Alexander McCall Smith will be equally charmed!PARTNERS IN CRIME (Hubbert & Lil Cozy Mystery Series Book 1)SENIOR SLEUTHS, BLOODY MARYS, AND BOTH KINDS OF FAT CATS…Before he’s even had his first post-retirement cup of coffee, a murder in the stuffy Wall Street bank from which T.S. retired hours earlier launches his second act. With partners dropping like flies, his flamboyant Auntie Lil steps in to facilitate his career change from personnel manager to amateur sleuth.CAST OF KILLERS (Hubbert & Lil Cozy Mystery Series Book 2) A MYSTERIOUS GROUP OF ELDERLY ACTRESSES—WITH SECRETS TO KILL FOR…Auntie Lil has “volun-told” T.S. into serving lunch at a Manhattan soup kitchen when suddenly a little old lady jumps up, clutching at her throat… and drops dead. The soup kitchen regulars, a crew of snooty failed actresses from the Eisenhower era, appear so grief-stricken that Auntie Lil (once again) offers up her nephew’s services, this time to sort out the woman’s real identity. After all, T.S. muses, it’s not like she was murdered.Famous last words.DEATH OF A DREAM MAKER (Hubbert & Lil Cozy Mystery Series Book 3) THE SECRET LOVES OF SENIOR SLEUTHS--AND A MOST UNTIMELY MURDER!As we should expect, the brilliantly vital Auntie Lil has a colorful past—which includes a larger-than-life love affair with a fabled multimillionaire. But when the gentleman suddenly asks to see her after twenty years and then is killed in a car bomb explosion in Manhattan, Auntie Lil sets out—with trusty T.S. by her side—to solve the puzzling crime and clear Max’s name of suspicions of mob-entanglement.A MOTIVE FOR MURDER ((Hubbert & Lil Cozy Mystery Series Book 4)THE DANCE OF THE DANGLING CORPSE: MURDER AT THE BALLETWhen a body is discovered swinging from the curtain at The Nutcracker, the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy takes on a whole new meaning. As the ballet board’s latest member, Auntie Lil is a natural to investigate the murder. She even takes her first ballet lesson—stay tuned for hilarity!

No brawler or bully had ever beaten the sturdy high school senior. Yet his karate instructor warns, "No matter how tough you are, there's always someone tougher." Jake has one compelling question, "Where in the world is this man?" He reckons to find him in this coming of age memoir. Jake embarks upon his quest, aided by his two best friends, me and Eddie Caretti.Jake's search can only succeed by getting beaten as we encounter violence, mayhem and a police station. Eddie is short but bold and brazen. I'm wary and cautious, hoping to become a psychologist to understand my neurotic family. Tangling with a hired killer, Jake seeks advice. His guidance counselor claims he has delusions, but Jake swears he wouldn't dream of it. Trouble strikes at home when my alcoholic father is arrested. Plans for college crash as I fail classes, need food stamps for family groceries, and pursue love from the smart and sizeable Jennifer. She wisely evades me, but I'm appreciated when the only gay student in our school expresses sincere interest. Push comes to punch in Jake's search and my face collects scars. The quest explodes and the meaning of manhood unfolds. I learn of loyalty and judgment and my father's words, "The place for a man to be tough is with other men, not with his family." Scroll up and check it out and read how to bump the wind!

A MYSTERIOUS GROUP OF ELDERLY ACTRESSES—WITH SECRETS TO KILL FOR… In Gallagher Gray’s SECOND cozy Hubbert and Lil mystery, stalwart amateur sleuth Theodore Hubbert and his trusty sidekick Aunt Lil take on a scrappy should-be-retired troupe of ex-actresses, who—surprise, surprise—aren’t at all what they seem…. “With a fond eye for the eccentric, Gray gives the streets of Hell's Kitchen the air of a gritty English village.”—Publishers WeeklyQuirky investigator Theodore Hubbert—T.S. for short—is awakened out of his regular afternoon revelry (watching his favorite soap opera) by a phone call from none other than his Aunt Lil, whose penchant for interrupting… well, really anything T.S. is interested in, is uncanny. As per usual, Aunt Lil is calling to ask for a tiny little favor—a helping hand at a Manhattan soup kitchen. Naturally, T.S. wasn’t listening to her beggar’s soliloquy and unwittingly agrees to work that afternoon’s shift. But T.S.’s afternoon turns out to have more in store than ladling soup. Because no good deed goes unpunished—especially when Aunt Lil is involved. In the middle of lunch—an inventive chili recipe Lil proudly boosted from a real life cowboy in Santa Fe—a little old lady suddenly jumps up, clutching at her throat… and drops dead. New York’s Finest couldn’t care less about the demise of an elderly woman who presumably had a heart attack. But a group of soup kitchen regulars—a crew of snooty failed actresses from the Eisenhower era—appear shaken. Turns out they knew the deceased. And their woeful reactions are dramatic, to say the least. But are they just acting?Ever unable to keep her mouth shut, Aunt Lil offers up the shocked and (seemingly) grief-stricken actresses her nephew’s private investigator services to investigate the woman’s real identity. Reluctantly, T.S. agrees to help. After all, he dryly muses, it’s not like she was murdered. Famous last words.Throughout this irresistibly cozy mystery, Aunt Lil’s tall tales sprinkle about as comic relief to a thoroughly engaging murder mystery. And true to form, she remains a nosey pest—who happens to be utterly adorable. And T.S.’s antics, reminiscent of Columbo or Agatha Christie’s finicky Hercule Poirot, will delight the fervent mystery fans.

Part two of the Anunnaki trilogy and with the dying words of her father still fresh in her memory Sienna Lenore goes in search of a route to Ireland and duly finds Trevor Greene, an Irish sailor whom she convinces to take her to Ireland to find her half brother, Kirby Carson.Kirby Carson watches as his best friends turn against him, the war with Nibiru is deepening, the body count is rising rapidly and the mystery surrounding both his family and the Anunnaki deepens as he watches the humans form an alliance with Nibiru.Desperate to save his friends, Kirby is forced to ask himself the question, do they want to be saved?

Trevor Larson is a Navy brat. He’s used to moving every few years, and thanks to social media, he can stay in touch with the friends he leaves behind. But shortly after he leaves Okinawa, his best friend, Brad Gray, cuts off contact and disappears. Four years and two bases later, Brad resurfaces—and announces his family is coming to Trevor’s base in Spain. But a lot’s changed in four years, and Trevor is stunned to find out Brad is now Shannon. Their reunion isn’t quite what either of them had hoped for, but they quickly find their footing, both relieved to have each other back.Except nothing is ever all sunshine and roses. The military is a small world, and there’s no keeping Shannon’s transition a secret. Parents warn their kids away from her. She can’t attend school on-base for fear of harassment or worse. And although her parents try to hide it, being ostracized by their only social circle while they’re thousands of miles from home is taking a toll on them too.More and more, Shannon leans on Trevor. But she’s also drawn to him, and he’s drawn right back to her, feeling things he’s never felt for anyone before.Trevor’s scared, though. Not of dating a trans girl. Not of damaging his chaplain father’s career or reputation. After finally getting his friend back, does he dare take things further and risk losing Shannon a second time?

The King's Indian is one of the most exciting defences in chess and is favoured by ambitious and aggressive players. At the highest level it has been a major weapon for World Champions Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. In this easy-to-read guide, Grandmaster Joe Gallagher goes back to the basics of the King's Indian, studying the key principles of its many variations. Throughout the book there are an abundance of notes, tips, warnings and exercises to help the improving player, while important strategies, ideas and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated.

Charlie Chaos is forced to spend the entire summer at his Grandparents house in County Kerry, Ireland. Cut off from his friends Charlie soon realises that the old house where his mother spent her childhood is more than it seems. A mysterious grandfather clock becomes an obsession for Charlie until it pulls him away from his home and into Timbukthree, a world of magic and mayhem.

In Ancient Egypt a young, orphaned, Egyptian called Neb discovers a secret race of extraterrestrials called the Anunnaki and is plunged in to a world of secrets and murder as he discovers that he is destined to be King and rule over Egypt.In present day Ireland, Kirby Carson and his best friend Jason are two ordinary teenagers until Kirby discovers the Anunnaki and starts to learn that everything he has been taught is a lie. When Kirby and Jason’s world comes under attack by an unknown and unstoppable enemy as a race of aliens called Nibiru come looking to settle a score with the Anunnaki and soon their loyalties are stretched to breaking point as they find themselves on opposite sides of a world war that neither one of them wanted. As the world falls apart around them Kirby must figure out how to stop Nibiru as he faces the ultimate choice of becoming a monster in order to stop one.

Naomi. You’ll love her or hate her, but most likely both. She’s not the kind of girl to please the teacher; she’s not the kind of girl to clean her room; and she certainly doesn’t care what anybody thinks. You might not choose Naomi as your best friend, but you’ve definitely met someone like her, and you’ll never forget what it’s like to be inside her head. She’ll take you on an adventure, that’ll have you laughing, crying and asking lots of questions, like: is this girl telling me the truth? - is she telling herself the truth?An award winning story (Best Crossover Novel 2004) that’ll be loved by children and adults alike. Be one of the first to meet Naomi as this city girl wakes up in the country and doesn't know why. Join her as she tries to figure it out, ignoring all danger to herself in order to find out the truth.