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The Last Hero

Peter Forbath

Hardcover (Simon & Schuster, Sept. 1, 1988)

The last hero is Henry Morton Stanley, the world's most celebrated explorer, summoned one final time into the service of the British Empire, now in the twilight of its imperial power. His mission: to rescue the mysterious Emin Pasha, the empire's valued ally, from the savage, dervish legions that have recently defeated England at Khartoum.

The Last Hero

Peter Forbath

Paperback (Grand Central Pub, Aug. 1, 1990)

Henry Morton Stanley, the famous explorer, is sent on a secret mission to rescue the mysterious Emin Pasha, a British ally, from the dervish armies that defeated the British army at Khartoum

The Last Hero

Peter Forbath

Paperback (Mandarin, Jan. 11, 1990)

In this novel the author takes up the life of the African explorer, H.M.Stanley, and creates an epic novel based on his last dangerous mission into the African interior to rescue the Emin Pasha, the only man holding back the enemy in the outreaches of the British Empire.

Snakehead

Peter May, Peter Forbes

Audio CD (Blackstone Pub, Jan. 8, 2019)

SUFFOCATEDA vehicle crammed with dozens of dead Chinese immigrants is found in southern Texas. Forensic pathologist Margaret Campbell must put aside her horror and find out why. SUMMONEDDetective Li Yan--an even more unwelcome memory for Campbell--has arrived stateside to investigate a link in the case to a lucrative trade in illegal laborers. SNAKEHEADLi and Campbell will soon find that the crime scene hides another secret: a biological time bomb linking traffickers, politicians, and migrants in Beijing, Washington, and Texas--posing multiple countries one very singular threat.

The Firemaker

Peter May, Peter Forbes

Audio CD (Blackstone Pub, April 3, 2018)

A grotesquely burned corpse found in a city park is a troubling mystery for Beijing detective Li Yan. Yan, devoted to his career as a means of restoring the respect his family lost during the Cultural Revolution, needs outside help if he is to break the case.The unidentified cadaver in turn provides a welcome distraction for forensic pathologist Margaret Campbell. Campbell, married to her work and having left America and her broken past behind, throws herself into the investigation and before long uncovers a bizarre anomaly.An unlikely partnership develops between Li and Campbell as they follow the resulting lead. A fiery and volatile chemistry ignites, exposing not only their individual demons, but an even greater evila conspiracy that threatens their lives, as well as those of millions of others.