Pennyworth Books

The disappearance of the Celtic Earls in 1607 became known as the Flight of the Earls. Questions still go unanswered regarding this sudden and mysterious exodus. The question as to why the Earls, the cream of Irish nobility, left Ireland, still intrigue the Irish. “Celts and Kings” explores some possibilities and uncovers a creative speculation on the “Stone of Destiny.”

John Michaels, a college professor, known for his integrity and uncompromising stance on principles finds himself out of a job after refusing to change a student’s grade. The student was the son of a powerful, intimidating contributor to the school’s alumni association. Samuel Reed made it a personal matter of revenge to ruin John Michael’s career

In an effort to meet the requirements for teaching in England, John visits Ireland and to find his ancestry to qualify for dual citizenship which meets the requirement for teaching in European schools. While in Ireland,…

Conspiracy, Mystery, Intrigue

David Endicott returned home from a tour of duty in Iraq with the military police. Within twenty four hours of his return David stumbles into his first case as Private Investigator. He rescues a dead body from a fire in the guesthouse of Baulden Grey, eccentric and rich. Grey hires Endicott to uncover three things: identify of the corpse, how he gained entrance, and his motive for entering the heavily protected grounds. He gave David a seven day deadline to come up with the answers.

The plot is two fold and introduces the secret power of a rare Chinese butterfly. The wings of the Golden Yellow butterfly possess a powerful powder strong enough to change the threat of gang crime in Southern California. The plot is based on little-known facts history of the U.S. Human Betterment Foundation. This foundation was the key source for information launching the German Nazi…

This is a terrifically told story that intertwines several cases, some of which eventually combine. The reader can’t get too savvy thinking they know the results of all this action. Jeffery Deaver’s character, Lincoln Rhyme, and his group of expert detectives and forensic professionals give us a tale of intrigue involving the Watchmaker. This character is so good at fooling experts that even Rhyme’s team is stumped.

Amelia Sachs is Rhymes partner?for want of another descriptive word. She is an expert in police work but has interest in Rhyme also. For those of you that are not used to Lincoln Rhyme, he is a quadriplegic in a wheelchair with virtually no feeling in his extremities but his brain is so far superior to most others that the police have kept him on the job for years after his disability.

The Watchmaker is cunning. He appears to be killing people while leaving a…