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The Good Life: A powerful crime thriller about a deadly love
by Martina ColeEverything comes at a price... Hard-hitting and uncompromising, THE GOOD LIFE by the 'undisputed queen of crime writing' (Guardian) and Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Martina Cole is a chilling thriller about power and protection, and what life is really like on the inside. When Cain Moran is sentenced to life in prison, he rules the inside with the same determination as he did the London underworld. He must protect his family, at whatever cost.Jenny Riley has never wanted anyone but Cain, and she will do everything she can to keep their relationship alive.But plenty of people think Cain and Jenny have been living the good life for too long. And they're about to make them pay...For more compelling novels about life on the inside, be sure to read Martina Cole's FACELESS, TWO WOMEN and THE JUMP
The Good Life: A powerful crime thriller about a deadly love
by Martina ColeTHE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE NEVER FREE.Cain Moran wanted Jenny Riley more than he had ever wanted anyone or anything before in his life. But loving Jenny Riley was the easy part; it was telling his wife he wanted a divorce that was going to be the killer...Jenny is not just any girl. She cares nothing for Cain's hard-man reputation - she just wants to be with him.But Cain is not a free man. And he's about to find out that when his wife Caroline said 'til death us do part, she meant it.When Cain is sentenced to life in prison it seems that Caroline might have got her wish. All Cain and Jenny know is that if their love can survive such separation, then one day they will have a chance at the Good Life together again.But there are greater trials ahead than either can foresee. They're about to learn the hardest lesson of all:LIVE THE GOOD LIFE. PAY THE PRICE.(P)2014 Headline Digital
The Good Life
by Gordon Merrick Charles G. HulseWhen marriage gets in the way of attraction, something&’s got to givePerry Langham grew up an outsider looking in. He wanted to join Manhattan high society, be invited to those parties, wear those clothes, and drive those cars. He is a man with only one endowment, and he pledges to use it to achieve his dream by any means necessary. He finally gets the opportunity he has always wanted when he is swept into the world of millionaire Billy Vernon—a place where anything seems possible. In order to keep the fun going, Perry marries Billy&’s beautiful young daughter Bettina. And that&’s when the wheels fall off. Billy can&’t reconcile his attraction to young men with his new marriage, and he goes down a dark path from which there may be no return. Based on the true story of a high-society murder case that drew international attention to its story of shocking crime and outrageous sex, The Good Life is Gordon Merrick&’s posthumous final novel, cowritten with his partner, Charles G. Hulse—a fitting cap to an illustrious career.
The Good Life
by Sarah K. StephensA shocking crime during a Costa Rican vacation exposes the secrets of a wealthy, troubled couple in this gripping novel by the author of It Was Always You . . . Kate and Calvin are on the trip of their dreams in Costa Rica, hoping to heal their marriage after years of difficulty and loss. When they meet a young newlywed couple at their resort, an attraction develops between the two couples that threatens to disrupt both marriages. After a life-threatening shark encounter, with emotions and adrenaline running high, the couples act on these simmering feelings—and the morning after, Kate awakens to find herself covered in blood, her husband missing, and the young couple dead. As she goes on the run and furiously tries to unravel the mystery of what happened in that hotel room, Kate uncovers connections leading back to her life in New York and the secrets she&’s hidden for years. Traveling deeper into the Costa Rican jungle, will Kate find her husband and the answers she seeks—or will her sanity be tested to its limits?
A Good-Looking Corpse: A Tom Tanner Mystery
by Jeff KlimaTom Tanner, the crime-scene-cleaning virtuoso of L.A. Rotten--hailed by Dianne Emley as "eloquent, profound, hilarious, and redemptive"--is going Hollywood. Because a psychopathic movie producer is planning a bloody blockbuster . . . with Tom in a starring role. Tom Tanner has a dark past but he's no murderer. Unfortunately, Mikey Echo--the spoiled son of the most powerful man in Hollywood--seems to think otherwise. After a young actor suffers an untimely demise out a thirty-fourth-floor window, handsome ex-con Tom is summoned to scrub the splatter below. At the scene, he learns that producer Mikey has an indecent proposal to make--and for Tom, that means signing a deal with the devil. The rotten part is, things had finally been going Tom's way. He's got good steady work, a feisty woman to come home to, even a little notoriety for solving a string of grisly motel murders. Now Tom just wants this mad prince of Tinseltown to leave him alone. But the fatalist within braces for the inevitable: To get Mikey Echo off his back, someone must die. Praise for Jeff Klima's L.A. Rotten "A really impressive debut . . . The book's black humor reminded me a little of Donald E. Westlake, while the setting and dialogue could have come from Elmore Leonard. Those are two crime-writing legends whose names I don't evoke lightly. Hopefully, L.A. Rotten is just the start for Jeff Klima."--Crime Fiction Lover "Eloquent, profound, hilarious, and redemptive, L.A. Rotten has a heart of gold."--Dianne Emley, bestselling author of the Nan Vining mysteries "A must-read novel for those who enjoy raw, 'pulpy' mysteries . . . Engrossing and satisfying, L.A. Rotten is a hard-boiled thriller that readers will be unable to put down."--Gina Fava, author of The Sculptor
A Good Man: An intoxicating psychological crime thriller
by P.J. McIlvaineDecades after a brutal childhood trauma, a famous novelist finds his life shattered once again, in this unsettling psychological mystery thriller. After years of turmoil, Brooks Anderson is sober and has a stable life with his wife and two kids. He should enjoying life, but the persistent nightmares and sleepwalking tell a different story. As hard as he&’s tried, Brooks can&’t run away from the defining event of his life: the senseless murders of his mother and brother during a vacation in Montauk. An eight-year-old Brooks was the sole survivor of the carnage, which left him in a catatonic state. He buried his pain and eventually overcame his demons. Or so he believed. Now an unscrupulous journalist is threatening to write about the deaths. Fearful that the truth will be twisted to suit sordid ends, Brooks decides to write his own book, despite the grave misgivings of his agent, wife, and father. However, when the journalist is brutally killed, Brooks finds himself in the authorities&’ crosshairs. To prove his innocence and exorcise the past, he digs deeper into his psyche and that fateful summer. His relentless pursuit of the truth soon leads Brooks down a slippery slope that challenges everything—and brings him face-to-face with the real monster of Montauk . . .
A Good Man: A Novel
by Guy VanderhaegheA Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year: “Part Western, part historical epic, part romantic melodrama and part crime novel” (Montreal Gazette). Son of a Canadian lumber baron, Wesley Case is a former soldier who sets out into the untamed borderlands between Canada and the United States to escape a dark secret from his past. He settles in Montana, where he hopes to buy a cattle ranch, and where he begins work as a liaison between the American and Canadian militaries in an effort to contain the Native Americans’ unresolved anger in the wake of the Civil War. Amidst the brutal violence that erupts between the Sioux warriors and US forces, Case’s plan for a quiet ranch life is further compromised by an unexpected dilemma: he falls in love with the beautiful, outspoken, and recently widowed Ada Tarr. It’s a budding romance that soon inflames the jealousy of Ada’s quiet and deeply disturbed admirer—a tension that will explode just as the American government unleashes its final assault on the Indians. Following The Englishman’s Boy and The Last Crossing, this is part of the acclaimed trilogy by an author who “is often compared to Larry McMurtry, and rightfully so” (Booklist). “A love story, a thriller, a Conradian meditation on courage and manhood, and a thoughtful examination of the origins of Canada’s tangled relationship with its big southern neighbor . . . An epic that matches its grand ambitions.” —Winnipeg Free Press “One of North America’s best writers.” —Annie Proulx, New York Times–bestselling author of Barkskins
Good Man Friday (The Benjamin January Novels #12)
by Barbara HamblyFree man of color Benjamin January travels to Washington, DC, to track down a missing mathematician in this “excellent” pre-Civil War mystery (Publishers Weekly, starred review). New Orleans, 1838. Living in antebellum New Orleans as a free man of color, Benjamin January has always taken whatever work he could find. But when he suddenly loses his job playing piano at extravagant parties, he finds himself taking on an entirely new—and exceedingly dangerous—enterprise. Sugar planter Henri Viellard has hired Benjamin to travel with him to Washington, DC. Henri’s friend, an elderly English mathematician named Selwyn Singletary, was last seen in Washington before he went missing. With Benjamin’s help, Henri intends to track him down. Plunged into a murky world of spies, slave snatchers, and dirty politicians, Benjamin uncovers a coded secret that he attempts to decipher with the help of a young Edgar Allan Poe. But a powerful ring of conspirators doesn’t want the secret known. And they’re ready to kill anyone who gets in their way.
A Good Marriage
by Stephen KingNow a major motion picture, Stephen King's brilliant and terrifying story of a marriage with truly deadly secrets.Darcy Anderson's husband of more than twenty years is away on one of his routine business trips when the unsuspecting Darcy looks for batteries in the garage. Her toe knocks up against a hidden box under a worktable and in it she discovers a trove of horrific evidence that her husband is two men--one, the benign father of her children, the other, a raging rapist and murderer. It's a horrifying discovery, rendered with bristling intensity, and it definitively ends "A Good Marriage."This story was originally published in Stephen King's acclaimed collection, Full Dark, No Stars.
A Good Marriage: A Novel
by Kimberly McCreightA Library Reads Pick | A Book Riot Addictive New Thriller to Add to Your TBR Pile“A Good Marriage is a smart, provocative, insightful page-turner. I couldn’t put it down.” —Harlan Coben, author of The Boy from the WoodsBig Little Lies meets Presumed Innocent in this riveting novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Reconstructing Amelia, in which a woman’s brutal murder reveals the perilous compromises some couples make—and the secrets they keep—in order to stay together.Lizzie Kitsakis is working late when she gets the call. Grueling hours are standard at elite law firms like Young & Crane, but they’d be easier to swallow if Lizzie was there voluntarily. Until recently, she’d been a happily underpaid federal prosecutor. That job and her brilliant, devoted husband Sam—she had everything she’d ever wanted. And then, suddenly, it all fell apart. No. That’s a lie. It wasn’t sudden, was it? Long ago the cracks in Lizzie’s marriage had started to show. She was just good at averting her eyes. The last thing Lizzie needs right now is a call from an inmate at Rikers asking for help—even if Zach Grayson is an old friend. But Zach is desperate: his wife, Amanda, has been found dead at the bottom of the stairs in their Brooklyn brownstone. And Zach’s the primary suspect. As Lizzie is drawn into the dark heart of idyllic Park Slope, she learns that Zach and Amanda weren’t what they seemed—and that their friends, a close-knit group of fellow parents at the exclusive Brooklyn Country Day school, might be protecting troubling secrets of their own. In the end, she’s left wondering not only whether her own marriage can be saved, but what it means to have a good marriage in the first place.
Good Me Bad Me: A Novel
by Ali LandINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERHOW FAR DOES THE APPLE REALLY FALL FROM THE TREE?Good Me Bad Me is dark, compelling, voice-driven psychological suspense by debut author Ali Land: "Could not be more unputdownable if it was slathered with superglue." —Sunday ExpressMilly’s mother is a serial killer. Though Milly loves her mother, the only way to make her stop is to turn her in to the police. Milly is given a fresh start: a new identity, a home with an affluent foster family, and a spot at an exclusive private school. But Milly has secrets, and life at her new home becomes complicated. As her mother’s trial looms, with Milly as the star witness, Milly starts to wonder how much of her is nature, how much of her is nurture, and whether she is doomed to turn out like her mother after all. When tensions rise and Milly feels trapped by her shiny new life, she has to decide: Will she be good? Or is she bad? She is, after all, her mother's daughter.
The Good Messenger: A Compelling Drama about Love and Deception
by John SimmonsFamilies have secrets. War will expose them. 1912. A young boy Tom Shepherd is invited to stay at Hardinge Hall. Mr and Mrs Hardinge are trying to arrange the marriage of their son Teddy to Iris, the daughter of a local businessman. Tom becomes the innocent messenger who delivers the secret arrangements. Armistice Day 1918. The First World War has changed everything, especially the closeted world that Iris, Teddy, and Tom existed in. Will things ever be the same again? 1927. Tom is now a journalist investigating the discovery of a baby’s bones in the woods around Hardinge Hall. Will the past and present move towards a resolution that could bring everything crashing down? The Good Messenger is an epic tale of love, loyalty and deception set across two decades. What readers are saying about The Good Messenger: "John Simmons captures a sense of place and time beautifully." "A rewarding novel of love, war, family, childhood, identity and class." "There is a mystery at the heart of this fine novel." "A beautiful story, beautifully told."
Good Morning, Darkness
by Ruth FranciscoFollowing her much-praised first novel, Confessions of a Deathmaiden (2003), Francisco delivers another outstanding stand-alone, a darker tale with some surprising twists. A Mexican fisherman makes a gruesome discovery on the beach not far from L.A.'s Marina del Rey: "I found the first arm. The second one washed up on Malibu Beach, seven miles north of here. The rest of the body must've gotten eaten by sharks." But whose arm? It would seem to belong to the alluring Laura Finnegan, who had a house on the beach and whom the fisherman used to admire through her window. Det. Sgt. Reggie Brooks of the LAPD is in love with Laura, as is real estate agent Scott Goodsell, who has asked her to marry him, but murder doesn't seem a possibility: Laura has quit her job and gone east to see her relatives. Or has she? Alert readers will suspect there's more going on than meets the eye, and further plot complications prove both serpentine and sanguinary. As in her previous novel, Francisco knows how to turn the screws: the adroit plotting and additional fillip at the end are sufficiently compelling to qualify this as one of the year's best mysteries.
Good Morning, Irene
by Carole Nelson DouglasSome women are just born to have grand adventures. Such a woman--"the woman" to the bewitched Sherlock Holmes--was the American actress Irene Adler, who shrugged off her untimely literary demise in "A Scandal in Bohemia" to reappear last year as the heroine of Carole Nelson Douglas's captivating history-mystery Good Night, Mr. Holmes. This vibrant creature is back in Good Morning, Irene, holding court in Paris and laughing up her fashionable sleeve at the rumors of her death. Douglas' larger-than-life sleuth finds herself in France, embroiled in a complicated plot that takes her to Paris, Marseilles and Monaco with her new husband, the suave British barrister Godfrey Norton, and her longtime companion, Penelope Huxleigh. It's a strange and fascinating menage a trois that confronts a corpse who washes up on a bank of the Seine .... Douglas loads her story with real Victorian characters. For readers with no interest in Victoriana and no special craving for mysteries, this book is still great fun because Irene and Penelope keep almost anyone chuckling.
Good Morning, Killer: An Ana Grey Mystery (Special Agent Ana Grey #1)
by April SmithAn electrifying new thriller that brings back the complex, strong-willed, often-maverick FBI agent--Ana Grey--whom we first met in the author's stunning debut novel, North of Montana.This time Special Agent Grey is working on a kidnapping case--a fifteen-year-old named Juliana has been abducted in Santa Monica. Grey's counterpart in the Santa Monica Police Department is Detective Andrew Berringer. They've worked together before--and they've been more than just working together ever since.It's Ana's job "to know the victim as if she were my own flesh and blood." But when Juliana turns up--traumatized into a state of total and paralyzing terror--it becomes clear that Ana has gone too far: she is viewing her own life from the perspective of Juliana's blasted emotional terrain. And in a moment of passion (Andrew has betrayed her) and panic (is it possible that he also means to harm her?) Ana points a gun at him and shoots.Now she is both criminal investigator and criminal as she breaks her bail agreement to continue tracking the abductor, torn between her powerful emotional connection with Juliana and the fraying connection she has to her own common sense and to the truths she knows about Andrew--and about herself.Psychologically acute and unstoppably suspenseful--Good Morning, Killer is a searing, addictive read.From the Hardcover edition.
Good Morning, Midnight: A Dalziel and Pascoe Mystery (Dalziel and Pascoe #21)
by Reginald Hill"A complex and deeply satisfying tale...one part traditional English whodunit and one part shadowy corporate thriller." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)Prominent businessman Pal Maciver locked himself in his study and shot himself. It's an open-and-shut case, as far as Detective Superintendent Andy Dalziel is concerned. Except...Maciver's father died in an almost identical manner ten years earlier, and "Fat Andy" was the investigating officer. Pal's strange and strained relationship with his beautiful, enigmatic stepmother, Kay Kafka, also raises warning flags. And the family's shady corporate dealings carry two apparent acts of self-slaughter far beyond the borders of Yorkshire, causing policeman Peter Pascoe to question his superior's reticence...and his motives.
A Good Mother: A Novel
by Lara BazelonA Library Journal Best Debut Novel of Spring and Summer 2021"A high-stakes legal thriller packed with intense courtroom drama." -Alafair BurkeA gripping debut thriller about two young mothers, one shocking murder and a court case that puts them both on trial.When a soldier is found stabbed through the heart at a US Army base, there is no doubt that his wife, Luz, is to blame. But was it an act of self-defense? An attempt to save her infant daughter? Or the cold-blooded murder of an innocent man?Ambitious public defender Abby is determined to win at all costs. As a new mother herself, she wants to keep Luz out of prison and with her daughter. But when the surprises stack up and shocking new evidence emerges, Abby realizes the task proves far more difficult than she suspected and will require a terrible sacrifice.As the trial hurtles toward an outcome no one expects, Abby, Luz and a captivated jury are forced to answer the question that will decide everything—what does it mean to be a good mother?&“Lara Bazelon combines a riveting courtroom thriller with a nuanced and thought-provoking examination of gender, race, and justice. Helmed by an intelligent, complex, and flawed protagonist, A Good Mother is a beautifully written debut that kept me turning the pages late into the night.&” —Angie Kim, author of Miracle Creek"Sexy, shrewd, and wholly contemporary, A Good Mother takes pitch-perfect characters, a page-whipping plot, and themes about marriage, lust, betrayal, and the juggling of new motherhood plus a hard-driving career and mixes it all into a deeply perceptive legal thriller that made me drop everything else and just READ." —Cathi Hanauer, New York Times bestselling author of Gone, The Bitch in the House and The Bitch Is Back
A Good Mother: A gripping and moving psychological suspense
by Patricia DixonHow far would you go to protect your child? An absorbing new novel of psychological suspense by the author of Venus Was Her Name. Three friends at pivotal points in their lives have some serious decisions to make . . . Gina is struggling with demons from her past while trying to be the opposite of her feckless mother. She is about to lose everything and will do whatever it takes to avoid following in her parents&’ footsteps. Babs also has a battle on her hands, with her husband and her grown-up kids. After putting everyone first for so long, will she find the courage to break free? Robin has her own secret to keep, a vow to honour, and a fragile daughter to protect. But when her back is against the wall, and she has nowhere to turn, who will help her? These women, beset by threats, obstacles, and anguish, must find their paths forward. Each woman is living on the edge but for one of them, it&’s the final straw. Who will it be?
The Good Mother: A gripping emotional page turner with a twist that will leave you reeling
by Kim LockIf Liane Moriarty had written Friend Request . . .'It's Jenna,' Ark says. 'She's - 'His voice tears off.'She's dead.'One ordinary afternoon, Fairlie Winter receives a devastating phone call - her best friend is dead.Jenna Rudolph was a devoted mother and wife and has left behind her young son, Henry, and her grief-stricken husband, Ark. The circumstances surrounding Jenna's death, while tragic, seem to be clear-cut yet Fairlie can't shake the feeling that Jenna was hiding something.And then Fairlie receives a letter. From Jenna. Posted before she died.The contents of that letter force Fairlie on a journey to discover the truth - a truth that she may not be ready for. Driven by her need for answers, she uncovers a horrifying past of two desperate mothers and the tragic choices they made for their children and she must ask herself, is there such a thing as loving your child too much?Heart-breaking, tense and dramatic, The Good Mother is about the price of motherhood and the unthinkable things we do in the name of love. Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, B A Paris and Friend Request.***Praise for Kim Lock:'Filled with twists and surprises - highly recommended' Closer'Kim Lock knows how to build tension.' Amazon reviewer'Goes straight in for the jugular' Evening Standard'I cannot wait for her next book.' Amazon reviewer 'Reminded me of The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty' The Book Bag'A thrilling exploration into family dynamics and the darkness of domestic violence.' Goodreads reviewer'Gripping and poignant' Kylie Ladd'Thrilling.' Woman's Day
The Good Muslim: A Novel
by Tahmima Anam“Delicate, heart-wrenching and poetic, this is a novel of great poise and power.” —Tash Aw, author of The Harmony Silk FactoryThe Good Muslim is an epic story about faith, family, the rise of religious fundamentalism, and the long shadow of war from prize-winning Bangladeshi novelist Tahmima Anam.In the dying days of a brutal civil war in Bangladesh, Sohail Haque stumbles upon an abandoned building. Inside he finds a young woman whose story will haunt him for a lifetime to come.Almost a decade later, Sohail's sister, Maya, returns home after a long absence to find her beloved brother transformed. While Maya has stuck to her revolutionary ideals, Sohail has shunned his old life to become a charismatic religious leader. And when Sohail decides to send his son to a madrasa, the conflict between brother and sister comes to a devastating climax.
A Good Name for a Hero
by D. E. ElledgeTy Blackburn sails the Gulf Coast of Southern Florida, taking tourists on chartered tours and photographing the local wildlife and scenic landscapes. Hiring Cody Masterson as second mate and photography assistant seems like a good idea, but when Ty finds himself falling for the attractive and self-proclaimed straight young man, it creates problems. Ty has a rule against dating his employees, and Cody's behavior raises doubts about his sexual orientation. Frustration mounts, increased by threatening letters and secrets neither man wishes to share. When the danger turns real, Ty and Cody reveal their pasts, and their relationship turns physical. But pressures on both of them threaten their relationship. To save Ty's life, Cody must resolve his conflicting desires and decide what is really important to him.
Good Neighbors: A Novel
by Sarah LanganCeleste Ng and Liane Moriarty&’s enthralling dissection of suburbia meets Shirley Jackson&’s creeping dread in this &“wickedly funny, unnerving puzzle box of a novel&” (Dan Chaon, author of Ill Will) about the downward spiral of a Long Island community after a tragedy exposes its residents&’ depths of deception.Welcome to Maple Street, a picture-perfect slice of suburban Long Island, its residents bound by their children, their work, and their illusion of safety in a rapidly changing world. But menace skulks among this exclusive enclave. When the Wilde family arrive, they trigger their neighbors&’ worst fears. Dad Arlo&’s a gruff has-been rock star with track marks. Mom Gertie&’s got a thick Brooklyn accent, with high heels and tube tops to match. Their weird kids cuss like sailors. They don&’t fit with the way Maple Street sees itself. Maple Street&’s Queen Bee, Rhea Schroeder—a lonely professor repressing a dark past—initially welcomed Gertie, but relations plummeted during one summer evening, when the new best friends shared too much, too soon. By the time the story opens, the Wildes are outcasts. As tensions mount, a sinkhole opens in a nearby park, and Rhea&’s daughter Shelly falls inside. The search for Shelly brings a shocking accusation against the Wildes. Suddenly, it is one mom&’s word against the other&’s in a court of public opinion that can end only in blood. Riveting and ruthless, Good Neighbors is &“a chilling, compulsively readable novel that looks toward the future in order to help us understand how we live now&” (Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See Here).
The Good Neighbour
by Beth MillerEveryone has secrets. How far will you go to protect yours?After living next to the neighbours from hell, Minette is overjoyed when Cath and her two children move in next door. Cath soon becomes her confidante, a kindred spirit, even her daughter’s babysitter.But Cath keeps herself unusually guarded and is reluctant to speak of her past. And when Minette witnesses something unspeakable, she begins to question whether she really knows her new friend at all…An addictive and gripping novel, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Daughter
Good Night, Mr. Holmes
by Carole Nelson Douglas(from the bookjacket) This delicious new novel considers one of the most mysterious characters in fiction from a woman's fresh point of view. Miss Irene Adler; the beautiful American opera singer who once outwitted Sherlock Holmes ("to Holmes, she was always the woman"), is here given an unexpected talent: she is a superb detective. Whether intervening on behalf of Oscar Wilde in a delicate mission of the heart, or maneuvering at Bram Stoker's tea party, Irene's brilliant reasoning powers rarely fail. Only her search for Marie Antoinette's long-lost Zone of Diamonds seems stymied: her investigation of a royal murder in the Kingdom of Bohemia ends with the apprehension of the villain. But Miss Irene Adler is an opera singer as well as a detective. From her early career struggles to her magnificent debut on the Italian stage wearing jewels lent to her by dear Mr. Tiffany, and her meeting with the smitten composer Antonin Dvorak, she climbs from anonymity to well-deserved fame. And what of love? The Crown Prince of Bohemia, tall, blond, handsome, Wilhelm, and royal, seems everything Irene could hope for -until he reveals his true attitude toward Irene, and toward women in general. Her heart aching-though her head is unbowed-Irene is in no mood for romance when she again encounters handsome English barrister Godfrey Norton, with whom she had clashed years before. But Godfrey's past holds a surprising secret, and Irene soon discovers that ( continued from front flap) she is not immune to love, even as she is forced into a duel of wits with the great Sherlock Holmes's himself. Narrated by Miss Penelope Huxleigh, a highly properparson's daughter who is often shocked by Irene's advanced opinions and flamboyant approach to life, Good Night, Mr. Holmes casLs an amused fern',de eve on Victorian attitudes and delivers gusto, wit, romance, detection, and high adventure.