Books with author H.C. Bailey

A light flew in front of Frank’s face, but not long enough to get a good look at before it zigzagged away. Its shape had been almost human. Frank looked at Lucas for a long time before asking, “Please tell me that was a firefly.”“That would make it the biggest, fastest damn firefly I’ve ever seen.” Lucas replied. Neither of them wanted to say the word “fairy.”Power outages are effecting much of the country. Computers, cell phones and radios are erratically unreliable. The scientific community is at a loss to explain any of it.When Frank and Lucas stumble on a man claiming to be an ancient wizard, they are told that the world of science is a construction of a magical spell which has now been damaged. That is why technology is faltering. Now they must choose how to handle this knowledge – if they even believe it – while the wizard tries to repair the spell.

In the suburbs of London, a remarkable detective fights for the underdog When father is away, Reggie Fortune is left in charge of his quiet country medical practice. A young doctor with a sluggish work ethic and a passion for sweets, Fortune is at his happiest when tending to an old man’s illness or curing a poor boy’s broken leg. When a call comes in alerting Fortune that the archduke has been found unconscious in the road, he hurries no more than he would for a regular patient. But as he discovers when he inspects the lord, this is a most irregular case. The archduke lives—but another man has been murdered in his name. This collection of six puzzling stories introduced the world to Reggie Fortune, a remarkable detective whose rotund frame conceals a razor-sharp mind and a fighting spirit. A true champion of the oppressed, Fortune will never let a murderer escape justice—whether his victim was royalty or the lowest of the low. Ths ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.

As a doctor, "Reggie" is a delightful fellow. As an efficient assistant to Scotland Yard he is deadly. The thrills along one's spine when "Reggie" flicks into the beyond a quite superfluous criminal are the evidence that these are among the best of detective stories.These short stories featuring Reggie Fortune are diverting and amusing enough that one wishes more were available here. Fortune is more than a bit of a wag, but the puzzles are good and the solutions reasonable.

As a doctor, "Reggie" is a delightful fellow. As an efficient assistant to Scotland Yard he is deadly. The thrills along one's spine when "Reggie" flicks into the beyond a quite superfluous criminal are the evidence that these are among the best of detective stories.These short stories featuring Reggie Fortune are diverting and amusing enough that one wishes more were available here. Fortune is more than a bit of a wag, but the puzzles are good and the solutions reasonable.

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While blacks have played an important role―as explorers, scouts, Indian consorts, soldiers, cowboys, farmers―in the exploration, conquest, and settlement of the American West, they have received scant attention from the chroniclers of the pageant of western development. Few of rodeo’s early heroes matched the achievements of the black cowboy Bill Pickett, and his story is recounted here for the first time in book form. Pickett grew up in Texas in the 1880’s, the child of former slaves, to become nationally famous as the star of the 101 Ranch Wild West Show. Pickett was associated with such western figures as Tom Mix, Will Rogers, Milt Hinkle, and Lucille Mulhall, and earned a reputation as an all around cowboy of legendary abilities. His greatest claim to fame is as the originator of steer wrestling, the only rodeo event to the traced to one individual. Audiences all over the United States, South America, Canada, and England were amazed to see the “Dusky Demon” fell on thousand-pound steers and bring them down bite-‘em style with his teeth. In spite of a life of incredible physical daring―afoot and unarmed he once took on an enraged fighting bull in a Mexico City arena―he lived to age sixty, to die with his boots on in a professional career had been with the 101 Ranch, and his funeral was on the ranch’s last great events. In recognition of his many achievements Pickett was elected to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1971, the first black cowboy to be so honored. The author brings together all that is known about Pickett, sorting out the facts and legends, and un telling the story sheds new light on early-day rodeo and 101 Ranch life.

As a doctor, "Reggie" is a delightful fellow. As an efficient assistant to Scotland Yard he is deadly. The thrills along one's spine when "Reggie" flicks into the beyond a quite superfluous criminal are the evidence that these are among the best of detective stories. "Is she really?" Sir Lawson laughed. "Is she, though? How surprising!'' "She is surprising, sir." "What? What? Be careful, my boy. Handsome creature, isn't she?" "Yes, sir." Reggie declined to be amused. "The Archduke Leopold is staying with them." "Leopold. He's the dandy entomologist. He's tame enough. Well, he's the head of the house after this fellow. Better tell him." He blinked at Reggie. "You have nurses you can trust? Well, we'll stay in the room till one comes, my boy. Our friend of the hatpin won't miss a chance. These Royal families they're a criss-cross of criminal tendencies. Hohenzollerns, Hapsburgs, Pragas, Wittelsbachs - look at the heredity." "There was another running-down case here tonight. The man was killed - fractured skull. He was left on the road too. And another queer thing - he was much the same build as the Archduke Maurice."