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During a Nob Hill society party, Skeen and his painter wife, Dilys, befriend a beautiful sculptress who turns out to be a British spy carrying important information about the extent of that infiltration in American and British governments. In A Crimson Overture, one thing leads to another, and soon Skeen is enmeshed in a conspiracy to silence him and anyone else with knowledge of the scale of espionage and treason in both countries.

Contains the following Cooper short stories: "Dead Man's Hand", "Case Closed", "In the Red", "Going Down", "People of Wally World", "Handy Cap", "One Born Every Minute", and more....

The Matt Cooper complete series consists of a total of 170 short stories to date. All the stories combined would make the file too large, so I broke the collection down into groups of 10 stories each.

It's August, 1929. Fresh and rested from his case in The Daedàlus Conspiracy in July, which took him to the Daedàlus Grove in Northern California to foil an assassination attempt, Cyrus Skeen hires a new secretary, the promisingly capable Clara Reyes. Soon after that, he's approached by a man, Bruce Willowman, who wishes him to try to find the murderer of his younger brother, Beauregard, in San Francisco five years before.

In this episode of Skeen's cases he is invited by a new political party to stand for the office of public defender in next month's city election, a city office established to provide legal representation to the poor and indigent. He declines the invitation, but strange things keep happening, such as the curious death of the current public defender and the odd behavior of the principals of the new party.

Remnant consists of three stories within the speculative/science fiction genres. The stories are linked in theme by characters seeking self-truth, redemption, and their moral center. This includes: "All the Fallen Angels," in which a convicted war criminal attempts to make peace with his past; "Enemy, I Know You Not," in which a military officer that was captured and tortured tries to find his loyalty in an abyss of suspected betrayals; and "Remnant", in which the survivor of a global pandemic is confronted with the prospect of making peace with his memories.

Four Cooper stories previously published and compiled here in novel length in this collection.

This compilation consists of two Cooper short stories, Matt Cooper, L.A.P.D. and Last Door on the Right.

The Matt Cooper complete series consists of a total of 202 short stories to date. All the stories combined would make the file too large, so I broke the collection down into groups of 10 stories each.

Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so he may find new blood and spread the undead curse. It then relates the epic battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.

When Wisconsin became the first state in the nation in 1959 to let public employees bargain with their employers, the legislation catalyzed changes to labor laws across the country. In March 2011, when newly elected governor Scott Walker repealed most of that labor law and subsequent ones - and then became the first governor in the nation to survive a recall election fifteen months later - it sent a different message. Both times, Wisconsin took the lead, first empowering public unions and then weakening them.

As the British Crown plans to exact its Stamp Tax on the North American colonies, Hugh Kenrick, Jack Frake, and their friends in Caxton, Virginia, plot to foil the arrival of the hated stamps in the colony. Edgar Cullis and George Mercer, also Virginians, however, scheme to switch sides. Reverdy Brune returns to Hugh's life, and Etáin, Jack's wife, acquires a new friend.

This audiobook contains five short Cooper stories, numbered 166-170. These stories are "Nothing but the Truth", "The Eyes Have It", "Shooting on Location", "First-Born Male Child", and "Counter Fit to Be Tied".

This compilation consists of four Cooper short stories, compiled so that it may be turned into an audio book on ACX. It contains Coopers stories number 147 through 150 - "Swan Song," "Standing Tall," "And Then There Were Two" and "Into The Air." Look for the audio book soon on Audible.com and iTunes.com.

It is November, 1929. The stock market has crashed. The Roaring Twenties are about to end. But Cyrus Skeen, private detective, is not too concerned. He never bought on margin or gambled on "sure things" to make a quick buck; his wealth is secure. But many businessmen and investors made that mistake and have been bankrupted. Ruined, some have committed suicide. But not all have jumped from their office windows to end it all. Lucian Maxey, president of Maxey Motors in San Francisco, seems to have committed suicide by putting a gun to his head.

Contains the following Cooper short stories: 171 - "Time Will Tell", 172 - "One for the Books", 173 - "Doesn't Ring True", 174 - "The Check's in the Mail", 175 - "The Not-So-Thin Man", 176 - "Veronica's Secret", 177 - "Talking Trash", 178 - "Blackmailer". 179 - "Horseshoes and Hand Grenades", 180 - "Head to Head".

This volume consists of previously published Cooper stories. They are being compiled here so that they can become available in audio format on ACX, Audible, and iTunes. The stories contained in this in this collections include: The Bird, Dressed To Kill, You Snooze, You Lose, The Merchants of Venice, and The entire Cooper Collection consists of 140 stories (so Far).

This collection consists of Cooper stories 171 to 174. These stories are titled: "Time Will Tell", "One for the Books", "Doesn't Ring True", and "The Check's in the Mail".

It is June 1929. The Roaring Twenties are still roaring, but the period is doomed. San Francisco's celebrated Cyrus Skeen, private detective and scion of Eastern wealth, is secure in his solvency; he has never bought stock on margin. He is as finicky about what stocks to invest in as he is in the kind of client he is willing to accept and work for. He is approached by Susan Harker, wife of Hosanna Harker, a noted local novelist accused of murdering his publisher, Marc Pearson.

Mother of Conspiracies is Michael Miller's latest fictional work available on Amazon. Shocking manuscripts buried centuries ago in Israel turn the world upside down when these powerful written words change understanding of the meaning of life, both from scientific and societal perspectives. Opposing forces clash as these writings take foothold. Powerful men and nations, often with radical leanings, seize an unexpected opportunity to gain control.