"Superior noirish PI mystery, deftly blending action, sleuthing, and prewar New York" -BOOKLIFE (Editor's Pick)A FRESH INTERPRETATION OF NOIR, BORROWING FROM THE TRADITION OF RAYMOND CHANDLER AND DASHIELL HAMMETT.It is 1936, and the world, still in the grip of the Depression, is preparing for another war. But for Jack Kerrigan, a down-at-heel New York private investigator, things look up when Lola Deshaines walks unannounced into his office. She wa...

"Decadent apocalyptic cruise sails into a thrilling mystery" -BooklifeThe nearby star Betelgeuse is about to explode, an event whose consequences for life on Earth are uncertain. Hugo Evans, an American art historian living in London, receives an invitation from a man he has never met, reclusive artist Rothesay Ambrose Urquhart, to an "end-of-the-world" Mediterranean cruise aboard the meticulously restored prewar motor yacht Mulvane. There are twe...