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    The Cottage by the Lake: Sid Langdon Mysteries, #2
    The Mystery of the Nourdon Blue: Sid Langdon Mysteries, #3
    Tainted Legacy: Sid Langdon Mysteries, #1
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    Sid Langdon Mysteries Series

    By Amanda Brenner

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    About this series

    Sid Langdon is hired by a young girl, Felicia Weberley, to find her father, who she believes has gone in search of a family legend, a dazzling sapphire known as the Nourdon Blue, looted from the home of a wealthy English merchant during the unrest of the Crimean War in 1856. 

    Over the years the stone had disappeared, although tales of tragedy befalling rumored owners surfaced from time to time.  The stone was said to be an omen of good fortune as long as it remained shielded from the outside world; but the source of a deadly curse should it ever see the light of day in the hands of its possessor.

    Sid suspects Felicia's father is trafficking in stolen artifacts, and the prospect of finding him alive is highly unlikely.  Still, he attempts to track the stone in earnest, hoping it will lead him to Andrew Weberley.  Through the murky world of clandestine antiquities and a deranged fantasy surrounding a local actress, his leads eventually converge on a pawn shop in Seattle's Chinatown.  But where, and how, will the odyssey end?

     

    65,000 words

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAmanda Brenner
    Release dateJul 1, 1996
    The Cottage by the Lake: Sid Langdon Mysteries, #2
    The Mystery of the Nourdon Blue: Sid Langdon Mysteries, #3
    Tainted Legacy: Sid Langdon Mysteries, #1

    Titles in the series (3)

    • 1

      Tainted Legacy: Sid Langdon Mysteries, #1
      Tainted Legacy: Sid Langdon Mysteries, #1

      Tainted Legacy: Sid Langdon Mysteries, #1

      Amanda Brenner
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      Sid Langdon, a newly-licensed private investigator, gets his first case—complete with a corpse and a million dollars in missing jewels.  And he is tapped to find the answers by the very man who may be responsible for both!  So who done it?  Sid wades through a sordid quagmire of blackmail, adultery, and betrayal to find the answers.  It's Sid's first case—it might well be his last! This is where it all begins.  Get in at the start of the Sid Langdon Mysteries as Sid, a seasoned insurance investigator but fledgling detective, gets his first case.  Tag along as he stumbles from one lead to another.  It's not pretty, but for his first time out, not bad either.  Sid gets his man—kind of—and, more importantly, establishes himself as a trustworthy private eye who gets results.  It is Sid's contacts from this first case that will eventually lead to his next, when once again he is off and running.  Meet the characters in Sid's world—his lovely next door neighbor, who welcomes him with a casserole and becomes the foil for his rambling theories; the police lieutenant, who wonders how the most unlikely characters and hopeless scenarios wind up on Sid's doorstep; and then there's Max, who surveys Sid's world from his perch beside the terrace doors, always ready with a cheerful greeting; he's Sid's favorite cohort for classic movies on the late show. 50,000 words

      Sid Langdon, a newly-licensed private investigator, gets his first case—complete with a corpse and a million dollars in missing jewels.  And he is tapped to find the answers by the very man who may be responsible for both!  So who done it?  Sid wades through a sordid quagmire of blackmail, adultery, and betrayal to find the answers.  It's Sid's first case—it might well be his last! This is where it all begins.  Get in at the start of the Sid Langdon Mysteries as Sid, a seasoned insurance investigator but fledgling detective, gets his first case.  Tag along as he stumbles from one lead to another.  It's not pretty, but for his first time out, not bad either.  Sid gets his man—kind of—and, more importantly, establishes himself as a trustworthy private eye who gets results.  It is Sid's contacts from this first case that will eventually lead to his next, when once again he is off and running.  Meet the characters in Sid's world—his lovely next door neighbor, who welcomes him with a casserole and becomes the foil for his rambling theories; the police lieutenant, who wonders how the most unlikely characters and hopeless scenarios wind up on Sid's doorstep; and then there's Max, who surveys Sid's world from his perch beside the terrace doors, always ready with a cheerful greeting; he's Sid's favorite cohort for classic movies on the late show. 50,000 words

    • 2

      The Cottage by the Lake: Sid Langdon Mysteries, #2
      The Cottage by the Lake: Sid Langdon Mysteries, #2

      The Cottage by the Lake: Sid Langdon Mysteries, #2

      Amanda Brenner
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      Sid Langdon didn't believe in the Greenwood ghost—until murder changed his mind! Sid, a self-doubting magnet for offbeat clients and hapless scenarios, is hired by a wealthy gentleman to investigate mysterious occurrences at his parents' lakeside estate.  The man considers the incidents the work of pranksters trading on a local legend of a Confederate officer whose ghost prowls the surrounding woods.  When the body of his client's disabled father is found floating beside the boat dock, his skull fractured, possibly by the blunt edge of a sword, Sid suspects it was no accident and that his quarry is no ghost.  Dogged by guilt that his initial skepticism may have contributed to the man's death, Sid is determined to bring the killer in. 73,000 words

      Sid Langdon didn't believe in the Greenwood ghost—until murder changed his mind! Sid, a self-doubting magnet for offbeat clients and hapless scenarios, is hired by a wealthy gentleman to investigate mysterious occurrences at his parents' lakeside estate.  The man considers the incidents the work of pranksters trading on a local legend of a Confederate officer whose ghost prowls the surrounding woods.  When the body of his client's disabled father is found floating beside the boat dock, his skull fractured, possibly by the blunt edge of a sword, Sid suspects it was no accident and that his quarry is no ghost.  Dogged by guilt that his initial skepticism may have contributed to the man's death, Sid is determined to bring the killer in. 73,000 words

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      The Mystery of the Nourdon Blue: Sid Langdon Mysteries, #3
      The Mystery of the Nourdon Blue: Sid Langdon Mysteries, #3

      The Mystery of the Nourdon Blue: Sid Langdon Mysteries, #3

      Amanda Brenner
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      Sid Langdon is hired by a young girl, Felicia Weberley, to find her father, who she believes has gone in search of a family legend, a dazzling sapphire known as the Nourdon Blue, looted from the home of a wealthy English merchant during the unrest of the Crimean War in 1856.  Over the years the stone had disappeared, although tales of tragedy befalling rumored owners surfaced from time to time.  The stone was said to be an omen of good fortune as long as it remained shielded from the outside world; but the source of a deadly curse should it ever see the light of day in the hands of its possessor. Sid suspects Felicia's father is trafficking in stolen artifacts, and the prospect of finding him alive is highly unlikely.  Still, he attempts to track the stone in earnest, hoping it will lead him to Andrew Weberley.  Through the murky world of clandestine antiquities and a deranged fantasy surrounding a local actress, his leads eventually converge on a pawn shop in Seattle's Chinatown.  But where, and how, will the odyssey end?   65,000 words

      Sid Langdon is hired by a young girl, Felicia Weberley, to find her father, who she believes has gone in search of a family legend, a dazzling sapphire known as the Nourdon Blue, looted from the home of a wealthy English merchant during the unrest of the Crimean War in 1856.  Over the years the stone had disappeared, although tales of tragedy befalling rumored owners surfaced from time to time.  The stone was said to be an omen of good fortune as long as it remained shielded from the outside world; but the source of a deadly curse should it ever see the light of day in the hands of its possessor. Sid suspects Felicia's father is trafficking in stolen artifacts, and the prospect of finding him alive is highly unlikely.  Still, he attempts to track the stone in earnest, hoping it will lead him to Andrew Weberley.  Through the murky world of clandestine antiquities and a deranged fantasy surrounding a local actress, his leads eventually converge on a pawn shop in Seattle's Chinatown.  But where, and how, will the odyssey end?   65,000 words

    Author

    Amanda Brenner

    Amanda Brenner is a native Midwesterner who has traveled extensively throughout the United States and now lives quietly with her husband and an assortment of wildlife visitors to their urban home.  Her interest in writing began at an early age when westerns were popular attractions at the local theater.  It seemed only natural that her first novel, Trail of Vengeance, should be in that genre.  After finishing a second western, Shadow of the Rope, she began to explore a new direction and completed three contemporary mysteries involving private investigator Sid Langdon, a self-doubting magnet for offbeat clients and hapless scenarios, the latest being The Mystery of the Nourdon Blue.  Amanda enjoys learning from the books she reads, a characteristic reflected in the research she includes in her own works. Thank you for your time.  

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