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    A Connecticut Yankee in Criminal Court
    The Prince and the Prosecutor
    Death on the Mississippi
    Audiobook series6 titles

    Mark Twain Mysteries Series

    Written by Peter J. Heck

    Narrated by Will Damron

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    About this series

    On a lecture tour, Mark Twain is reunited with Tom Blankenship, his boyhood pal and the model for Huck Finn. When Tom is charged with murder, it’s up to Twain to be as good a lawyer as he is a friend.

    “Heck’s Twain proves to be…a clever detective.” —Publishers Weekly

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateSep 4, 2018
    A Connecticut Yankee in Criminal Court
    The Prince and the Prosecutor
    Death on the Mississippi

    Titles in the series (6)

    • 1

      Death on the Mississippi
      Death on the Mississippi

      Death on the Mississippi

      Peter J. Heck
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      There was a ghastly murder in New York City, and Mark Twain’s address was in the dead man’s pocket. But even more alarming was that Twain had just received a message sent by an old friend from his riverboat days—and the handwriting matched the note found on the corpse. So with his new secretary, Wentworth Cabot, Twain caught a steamboat bound for New Orleans. On board were all matter of people—wealthy tourists and old river rats, literary amateurs and high-stakes gamblers…and a determined killer whose only goal was to bring Mark Twain’s celebrated career to a stop!

      There was a ghastly murder in New York City, and Mark Twain’s address was in the dead man’s pocket. But even more alarming was that Twain had just received a message sent by an old friend from his riverboat days—and the handwriting matched the note found on the corpse. So with his new secretary, Wentworth Cabot, Twain caught a steamboat bound for New Orleans. On board were all matter of people—wealthy tourists and old river rats, literary amateurs and high-stakes gamblers…and a determined killer whose only goal was to bring Mark Twain’s celebrated career to a stop!

    • 2

      A Connecticut Yankee in Criminal Court
      A Connecticut Yankee in Criminal Court

      A Connecticut Yankee in Criminal Court

      Peter J. Heck
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      A beautiful city with ugly traditions of corruption and racism. A black man set to hang for a murder he didn’t commit. A world-famous author—and detective—who isn’t about to let it happen. This is the sequel to Heck’s acclaimed debut, Death on the Mississippi.

      A beautiful city with ugly traditions of corruption and racism. A black man set to hang for a murder he didn’t commit. A world-famous author—and detective—who isn’t about to let it happen. This is the sequel to Heck’s acclaimed debut, Death on the Mississippi.

    • 3

      The Prince and the Prosecutor
      The Prince and the Prosecutor

      The Prince and the Prosecutor

      Peter J. Heck
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      Working with the great Mark Twain is a job Wentworth Cabot relishes—especially when it includes a first-class boat trip, a visit to Europe, and a steady paycheck. But Cabot hopes his third adventure with the renowned author won’t involve any murders…. The genial company of Twain’s friend Rudyard Kipling seems to guarantee smooth sailing. A German prince, a pretentious Italian art critic, and a rich young lout from Philadelphia are nuisances to Cabot—but for Twain they only figure as ready targets for his wit. Then the wealthy young man disappears. His father, a prominent prosecutor, insists he was murdered…and accuses the German prince. But Twain suspects otherwise—and with the help of Cabot and Kipling, must race against time to ensure justice….

      Working with the great Mark Twain is a job Wentworth Cabot relishes—especially when it includes a first-class boat trip, a visit to Europe, and a steady paycheck. But Cabot hopes his third adventure with the renowned author won’t involve any murders…. The genial company of Twain’s friend Rudyard Kipling seems to guarantee smooth sailing. A German prince, a pretentious Italian art critic, and a rich young lout from Philadelphia are nuisances to Cabot—but for Twain they only figure as ready targets for his wit. Then the wealthy young man disappears. His father, a prominent prosecutor, insists he was murdered…and accuses the German prince. But Twain suspects otherwise—and with the help of Cabot and Kipling, must race against time to ensure justice….

    • 4

      The Guilty Abroad
      The Guilty Abroad

      The Guilty Abroad

      Peter J. Heck
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      Mark Twain is in merry old England to see his family. Wentworth Cabot, Twain’s assistant, is looking forward to seeing the sights, and hopefully finding some peace and quiet—when not helping his boss with a new lecture series. But peace is the last thing they find when they bump into Slippery Ed, a con man from New Orleans and an acquaintance of Twain’s. Ed convinces Twain and his family to attend a seance. The famed author is skeptical of “spooks.” But when another attendee is murdered, Twain must discover whether the killer is one of the flesh-and-blood members of the audience—or a specter from the beyond.

      Mark Twain is in merry old England to see his family. Wentworth Cabot, Twain’s assistant, is looking forward to seeing the sights, and hopefully finding some peace and quiet—when not helping his boss with a new lecture series. But peace is the last thing they find when they bump into Slippery Ed, a con man from New Orleans and an acquaintance of Twain’s. Ed convinces Twain and his family to attend a seance. The famed author is skeptical of “spooks.” But when another attendee is murdered, Twain must discover whether the killer is one of the flesh-and-blood members of the audience—or a specter from the beyond.

    • 5

      The Mysterious Strangler
      The Mysterious Strangler

      The Mysterious Strangler

      Peter J. Heck
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      A trip to sunny Florence provides some much needed rest and relaxation for Mark Twain’s assistant, Wentworth Cabot, until a woman he fancies disappears—along with a Raphael masterpiece. Can Mark Twain save the day?

      A trip to sunny Florence provides some much needed rest and relaxation for Mark Twain’s assistant, Wentworth Cabot, until a woman he fancies disappears—along with a Raphael masterpiece. Can Mark Twain save the day?

    • 6

      Tom's Lawyer
      Tom's Lawyer

      Tom's Lawyer

      Peter J. Heck
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      On a lecture tour, Mark Twain is reunited with Tom Blankenship, his boyhood pal and the model for Huck Finn. When Tom is charged with murder, it’s up to Twain to be as good a lawyer as he is a friend. “Heck’s Twain proves to be…a clever detective.” —Publishers Weekly

      On a lecture tour, Mark Twain is reunited with Tom Blankenship, his boyhood pal and the model for Huck Finn. When Tom is charged with murder, it’s up to Twain to be as good a lawyer as he is a friend. “Heck’s Twain proves to be…a clever detective.” —Publishers Weekly

    Author

    Peter J. Heck

    Peter Heck is the author of the Mark Twain Mysteries: six novels featuring the famous author as a detective, set in the 1890s. He is also co-author (with the late Robert Asprin) of four books in the Phule’s Company series of comic military SF novels. Before setting out as a novelist, Peter worked as an editor at Ace Books and has freelanced for Baen and Del Rey, editing Spider Robinson, Robert Sawyer, and Harry Turtledove (among others). Before that, he created the SF newsletter Xignals and its mystery equivalent Crime Times for the Waldenbooks chain. He is also a long-time reviewer for Asimov’s Science Fiction. Peter is currently a reporter and photographer at the Kent County News in Chestertown, Maryland, where he grew up. His beats include local government and the arts. He also plays lead guitar in a local band, Col. Leonard’s Irregulars, and is a founding member of the Chestertown chess club.

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