Published Works
Books that Dr. Howard Bruce Weiner has written. The books are in order from top to bottom by oldest to newest. This is so people who are new to my books can find out which books to start with.
01
Remains to be Seen:
A Novel of Vietnam
A young soldier is killed during the incursion into Cambodia during the Vietnam War, but when his body is shipped home to Brooklyn, New York, and his family asks to view the body, the coffin is empty, This mystery plunges Captain Alan Fein of the United States Army into the boiling cauldron that was Vietnam. From Cambodia to Da Nang, from Washington D.C. to Louisiana, Fein circles the globe in search of the truth while finding himself in the midst of some of the fiercest fighting of the war. He encounters heroism, commitment and the brotherhood of warriors as he unravels a mystery that could have awful repercussions for the American military.
02
Heir to the Pendragon:
A Novel of King Arthur
Followers of the Arthurian legend are very familiar with Mordred, the king's illegitimate son who treacherously leads to the destruction of the Round Table and the Arthurian world. But in older stories and legends, Arthur had another son-Lohoot-who figured as one of the most important characters in early Arthurian legend. Though a great hero, he becomes totally eclipsed by later figures until he gets only a single line mention in Sir Thomas Malort's great Le Morte d'Arthur. Heir to the Pendragon is Lohoot's story narrated by Merlin, Cai and Arthur. Familiar characters such as Gwalchmai (Gawain), Bedwyrus (Bedivere), Cai (Kay), and of course the king are at the heart of this action-filled narrative of life in Romanized Britain as the country struggles against Saxon invaders.
03
An Eternity to Weep:
A Novel of Elizabethan England
The trial of Eutalia Page and George Strangewidge was one of the most celebrated legal events of the Elizabethan Age-a period noted for its very public administration of Justice. It was, in fact, the most notorious murder trial of the 16th century. Sadly, four and a half centuries after these tragic events took place, so little is known of this couple, whose names are mere footnotes in moldering local history books. Based on a true story, the novel tells of the young couple's short lives, so manipulated and betrayed by those they had put their trust in and respected. Born into an age when a young girl was merely a possession, where she could be married off without having any say, and used as a pawn for financial gain, the novel depicts the tragic
consequences of such treachery. Eutalia and George had a love so strong it controlled them which eventually lead to their tragic demise. A love story. intertwined with some of the major events in the history of Elizabethan England, the novel takes the reader back through the hardships of a country emerging from years of war, famine, and religious persecution. Set in rural England amongst the landed gentry, to the fields of battle in Spain to sea battles in the Atlantic Ocean, the authors of "An Eternity to Weep have brought these tragic events to life once again and have told their story with compassion and excitement . The great figures of the age all figure largely in the narrative: Elizabeth I, the Earl of Essex, Sir Francis Drake and many more each play their roles in a story that was memorialized in poetry long after Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was no longer performed on stage in England.
04
The Sideman:
A Novel of the Big Band Era
The Big Band era from the mid-1930s to the end of the Second World War was the one of the most remarkable periods in American popular music history. It saw the transformation of musicians into household names like Frank Sinatra, Billy Holiday, Duke Elington, and Glenn Miller. Today more than seventy years after the Swing era, the music of these icons is still being performed.
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The Sideman: A Novel of the Big Band Era, traces the rise of Benny Feinstein, a young Brooklyn musician, from occasional performer to the very pinnacle of the musical pyramid. Along the way, his transformation into band leader Buck Fisher sets his meteoric rise against the backdrop of the Great Depression and the events leading up to World War II and the war itself.
05
A Change of Key:
Book II of The Sideman
Buck Fisher, tenor saxophonist and band leader, was one of the superstars of the Big Band era. His rise to fame was chronicled in The Sideman: A Novel of the Big Band Era. Now, having returned from World War II after a life- threatening injury, his future as a musician is in doubt. The Buck Fisher Orchestra earned millions of dollars for the RCA Bluebird label before the beginning of the war. But since his injury may prevent him from ever playing again, his old boss at Bluebird, friend and mentor, Jack Merrill, has offered him a position as Vice- president of New Artist Development at RCA Victor records.
Thus begins a new chapter in the life of Buck Fisher. As an executive, he is responsible for signing some of the biggest names in the music world to contracts for the RCA label. But life is fraught with both triumphs and tragedies and they too are a part of Buck Fisher's story.
A Change of Key: Book II of the Sideman, follows Buck's career as he reunites with old friends who he hires as his assistants. His former sidemen and vocalists are also brought on board to be superstars in their own right.
A Change of Key is again set against historical events following World War II including the McCarthy Era, the Korean War, and the new world of Cool Jazz and Rock n Roll.
The Caltrap Murders is the first in a series of fifteen murder mysteries featuring Brad Davison, his future wife Libby Karistos, Detective Lieutenant Mag Goldman, and his squad of NYPD homicide detectives. Each mystery brings to life the historical period of the Middle Ages with all its social, cultural, and military complexities.
06
The Caltrap Murders:
A Bradley Davison Mystery
In a city not unaccustomed to murder as a daily staple of print and broadcast journalism, someone has found a new method of killing a serial killer is terrorizing New York City with a series of brutal murders more apropos of the fourteenth century than the twentieth century. The killer is using caltraps-a medieval device for laming horses on a battlefield.
The NYPD enlists the aid of Dr. Bradley Davison of Queens College, a noted authority on medieval weaponry, to assist in the investigation. While serving as guest curator of the Arms of the Tower exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brad Davison puts together the clues to identify the killer leading to a stirring final battle in the equestrian hall of the museum.
07
Here Lies Arthur​:
A Bradley Davison Mystery
In 1539, Glastonbury Abbey, one of the great holy houses in England, was ordered suppressed by King Henry VIII. One of the largest and richest monasteries in the country, Glastonbury was the site of the tomb of King Arthur and it attracted tens of thousands of pilgrims every year to worship and visit the shrine of the great legendary king. But when the king sent his soldiers to destroy the tomb and despoil the abbey, when they arrived at Glastonbury, the tomb was gone. The magnificent tomb had simply disappeared. Four hundred years later, Lionel Kemmer, a visiting scholar at Queens College, plans on publishing a book in which he reveals what happened to the tomb—but he is murdered before he can reveal his discovery.
It falls to Professor Bradley Davison, the hero of the Caltrap Murders, to assist the NYPD in discovering not only who murdered Kemmer as the first in a series of brutal serial killings, but also to learn what happened to King Arthur’s Tomb. Brad Davison, a renowned Medieval scholar and the Director of the Center for Medieval Studies at Queens College, must use all his skills as a researcher to aid the police in uncovering what could quite possibly be the greatest archeological discovery of the Twentieth Century.
08
The Robin Hood Horde​:A Bradley Davison Mystery
One of the most enduring legends in all literature is that of Robin Hood and his Merry Men. Since the twelfth century, the mysterious outlaw has occupied a prominent position in the minds of all Englishmen. But was there actually a Robin Hood? Was he a real person or a compilation of other English outlaws whose exploits grew as his story passed from century to century? A major feature of the legends has Robin robbing from the rich and giving to the poor as he opposed the brutal oppression of Prince and later King John and his factotum, the Sheriff of Nottingham. But did he give it all away or was his fabulous fortune hidden away from not only the Crown, but from his fellow outlaws as well? These are the questions that confront Professor Bradley Davison of Queens College
in New York City as he once again is called upon by the NYPD to assist in solving a series of brutal serial killings that all somehow seem to have something to do with Robin Hood. Brad Davison, Chairman of the History Department and Director of the Center for Medieval Studies must piece together the clues to the murders which ultimately put his life and the life of his wife Libby in great danger. Professor Davison, hero of The Caltrap Murders, and nine other mystery novels now faces his greatest challenge: solving an eight hundred-year-old mystery and finding the individual responsible for the murders. But can he do it before the killer strikes again?
09
Murder at the Rectory​:
A Bradley Davison Mystery
It was supposed to be a family vacation in upstate New York. Professor Brad Davison of Queens College and his family would spend two weeks with NYPD Inspector Mag Goldman and his family at a resort to wind down from a long school year and from the Robin Hood Horde serial murders. But when a series of murders occur at The Rectory, an old mansion that had once been a station on the Underground Railroad in pre-Civil War America, Mag and Brad are drawn into the investigation by the local police who feel that a NYPD homicide detective would be of great help in solving the crimes. As the bodies continue to mount up, Brad researches the history of The Rectory and is astonished at what had occurred there in the past. Legends, superstitions, and
eerie occurrences compound the difficulty of the investigation which could possibly embroil local politicians into the sordid history and present crimes that are taking place at The Rectory. Once again, Brad Davison, hero of three other serial killings in New York City is on the case.
10
The Trail of the Chalice​:
A Bradley Davison Mystery
Few themes in world literature are as pervasive as the Quest of the Holy Grail. A staple of Arthurian Literature in both England, France, Germany, and even Holland, the Grail has fascinated authors for nearly nine hundred years. Legend tells us that Joseph of Arimithea, a disciple of Christ, took the cup to England after the crucifixion and established a Christian community there. But so confusing are the stories, that some authors and scholars dispute where exactly in England the Grail Castle was located. Or if it was in fact there or elsewhere in Europe. Enter Professor Bradley Davison. Professor of History at Queens College in New York City, one of the world's leading authorities on arms and armor-and the solver of seven previous serial killings in cooperation with the NYPD.
He plunges into the mystery of the Grail and the latest serial killings that seem to be associated with it and he is shocked to see that the Vatican, the Templars, the Crusades, and the wreck of the White Ship all have something to do with the Grail mystery. Putting his life in danger, can he solve this latest mystery before even more people are killed?
11
The Caius Connection​:
A Bradley Davison Mystery
A recently released mental patient from the Fishkill Correctional Facility and a failed doctoral student in English Literature has convinced his psychiatrists that he has been rehabilitated. That was anything but the truth. Now he wants revenge against all those who he feels ruined his academic future by dismissing his dissertation project as utter nonsense. Years of court-ordered imprisonment had not tamped down his desire to pay back his tormentors. Thus begins another round of serial killings that seems to plague New York City with increasing regularity. The killer leaves behind clues that have a distinctly Medieval flare which causes newly-promoted Inspector Mag Goldman, head of the Homicide Bureau of the NYPD, to enlist the aid of his
longtime friend, Professor Bradley Davison. Brad Davison, Chairman of the History Department at Queens College, had assisted the police in solving four previous serial killing cases. Since his specialty was Medieval History, Goldman thinks that in deciphering the clues to this latest crime, Professor Davison could be a great help in capturing the murderer. But can he figure out the identity of the killer before he commits yet another brutal murder?
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The Templar Cross​:
A Bradley Davison Mystery
The Knights Templar and their supposed lineal descendants, the Freemasons, have been a fertile source of investigation for historians, scholars, and writers of fiction. The mysterious and secretive organizations with their behind-closed-door rituals, symbols and secret signs of recognition have fascinated people for centuries and led to speculation about the legality and morality of their very existence. When a jewel-encrusted cross, the property of the Masons and allegedly once owned by the Templars, is stolen, it leads to a series of brutal and mystifying serial murders. Inspector Mag Goldman of the NYPD leads the team that is tasked with finding the identity of the killer and bringing him to justice. But because of the nature of the clues at the sites of the homicides point to a connection
to the Middle Ages, Mag asks his friend Professor Bradley Davison of Queens College to help solve the crime. Dr. Davison, Chairman of the History Department and Director of the Center for Medieval Studies had already helped the NYPD solve five previous serial killings. Now, using his knowledge of arms and armor and the history of all things Medieval, Brad Davison must use all his talents to figure out the meaning of the clues to discover who is behind the many murders that have shocked the city.
13
Death Comes for the Baronet​:
A Bradley Davison Mystery
Sir Arthur Hyde-Stanforth, Bart. was the world’s leading authority on arms and armour. He was also the curator of Her Majesty’s Arms Museum in the Tower of London. And he was the dear friend and mentor of Professor Bradley Davison of Queens College. Brad had done a year-long internship with Sir Arthur and during that time, he had learned volumes from the man who became like a father to him. When Brad is informed that Sir Arthur had been murdered, the tragedy affected him to his very heart—and made him determined to find his friend’s murderer. Working closely with Scotland Yard, Brad delves into his friend’s past and discovers secrets that lead him all over England and Scotland in pursuit of the killer. But when the killer kidnaps Brad and
Libby’s twins, Mag Goldman of the NYPD and Brad’s closest friend vows to find them and return them safely. But can he find them in time to save them? Mag also agrees to accompany Brad to England to lend his services to Scotland Yard to help apprehend the killer of the man he affectionately knew as ‘the little limey.’ For Professor Brad Davison, the crime had become very personal and it stiffened his resolve. He would bring Archie Hyde-Stanforth’s killer to justice.
14
Knight to King Seven​:
A Bradley Davison Mystery
A young architect requests a personal day to arrange a payment plan to cover the expenses of his late mother’s cancer treatment. He goes through seven levels of corporate management making his request and is denied by all of them. He is told that he must report to work the next day—September 11, 2001. He, along with 2752 other souls perished when the twin towers of the World Trade Center fell in the worst terrorist attack on American soil in history. But the seven people who doomed him to death ranging from a design team leader to the CEO of the architectural corporation were away that day on a business junket in Las Vegas. Now, the brother of the young man seeks revenge. Using as a calling card the image of a chess piece knight to commemorate his younger brother’s reputation as a
nationally famous player, he systematically aims to hunt down those individuals who he holds responsible for his brother’s death. Because the image is of a knight, Inspector Mag Goldman of the NYPD calls upon his friend and expert in all things Medieval, Professor Bradley Davison of Queens College to help track down the killer. Dr. Davison had assisted the police in solving eight previous serial killings. But in this most challenging case, could he once again use his formidable expertise to bring a serial killer to justice?
15
The Swordsman​:A Bradley Davison Mystery
A one-time promising scholar in the field of arms and armor, a rising star in the field, was exposed as a thief and plagiarist destroying his career and blacklisting him from any further involvement in the academic world. He swears revenge against those who ruined his career and life as well as against the major figures in the world of arms and armament. Thus begins an international spree of serial killings in which a killer plays out his rage on anyone who blocked him from being successful and respected in a highly specialized field. Paris, Berlin, Edinburgh, London—the killer’s reach seems to be unlimited. Professor Bradley Davison, Chairman of the History Department and Director of the Center for Medieval Studies at Queens
College is the reigning authority on all things involving armaments. He is called in as a consultant to the NYPD by Inspector Mag Goldman of the Homicide Division to help decipher the clues to the identity of the killer who has been dubbed ‘The Swordsman’ by the New York City newspapers.
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The Arthurian Murders​:
A Bradley Davison Mystery
There once was a very talented young artist—a wunderkind with an IQ that rivaled Newton’s and Hawking’s, who was hailed as the new Picasso or Matisse. Even as a child, he had gallery shows which brought him both national recognition and financial success. But events and the world conspired against him. First a series of teachers who failed to recognize the skills and talent of the young man they taught, then as an infantryman in Vietnam who participated in horrors which were to haunt him for a lifetime. Tormented, beaten down wherever he turned, but still unbelievably talented, he turns to the only thing that brings his mind relief: murder. He commits serial killings of a horrendous nature leaving behind clues at each crime scene in which through his art he pleads to
be found. Investigating the killings are Deputy Chief Mag Goldman of the Homicide Department of the NYPD and his ‘flying squad’ of seasoned detectives. Chief Goldman calls upon his closest friend Brad Davison, Chairman of the History Department and Director of the Center for Medieval Studies at Queens College to assist him in solving the crimes—all of which appear to be related to the Medieval legends of King Arthur and his knights. As Brad discovers the meaning behind the clues, the race is on to save one mentally ill veteran before he is brought down by the police.
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The Gawain Stone​:
A Bradley Davison Mystery
There might be truth in the adage that there is no honor amongst thieves, but scholars and academics are supposed to behave honorably at all times. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Decades ago, a young researcher made a discovery that could have propelled him to the top of the world of British archaeology. In Wales, he located a monument that came to be known as the Gawain Stone—the burial place of the legendary Sir Gawain of Arthurian literature. Unfortunately, his monograph was ridiculed by the president of the International Archaeological Society, which effectively squelched his career and relegated him to an insignificant academic career. But when that same society president stole his work and planned on
issuing a paper under his name, he knew that he would seek vengeance upon the man who ruined him. A series of murders follows which are investigated by Deputy Chief Mag Goldman of the NYPD who calls upon his friend Professor Bradley Davison of Queens College to assist him because the murders have a Medieval historical connection. Pursuit of the killer brings Brad and Mag to Great Britain where with the assistance of Scotland Yard and the Welsh police, the chase for the killer is on. Once again, Brad Davison finds himself in the middle of serial killings which shock the academic world to its core.
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The Hospitaller Codex​:
A Bradley Davison Mystery
A doctoral candidate working in the British Library discovers a centuries-old volume containing the secrets of the Knights Hospitallers, one of the military orders of warrior monks who participated in the Crusades and established a hospital in Jerusalem for the healing of injured pilgrims and crusaders. Embedded in that codex is a piece of parchment—a written confession—that has the potential to turn the world of Christianity on its end. Following the discovery, a series of murders-including that of the graduate student, begin to take place in New York City—all mysteriously related to the Knights Hospitallers. Deputy Chief Mag Goldman of the NYPD calls upon his friend, Professor Bradley Davison, of Queens College to assist him in deciphering clues and evidence found at the crime scene. Once
again, Brad Davison is drawn into an investigation that baffles the police in their attempt to track down the serial killer and the secrets of the Hospitaller Codex.
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The Chaucer File:
A Bradley Davison Mystery
What do Geoffrey Chaucer’s Pardoner from The Canterbury Tales, a rare and nearly undetectable poison, and a murderous college professor have in common? They are all part of an intricate plot leading to the death of five people including the professor’s three sons. Once again, Professor Bradley Davison of Queens College becomes involved in a series of homicide investigations that have baffled the NYPD and his best friend, Deputy Chief Mag Goldman. The serial killings, which mimicked the events that took place in Chaucer’s “Pardoner’s Tale,” are beyond anything in the memory of the many serial killings that Mag Goldman’s ‘Flying Squad’ investigated in the past. It is up to Brad
Davison to unravel the clues that reveal the murderer’s identity. The cause of death? An esoteric poison used only once before many years earlier in a well-known homicide case that the FBI investigated. With that information and his knowledge of Chaucer, Brad is drawn into using his observational powers to aid the police in uncovering one of the most notorious crimes in the annals of the NYPD. In this, the fourteenth Bradley Davison mystery, Brad’s status as a consultant to the police, presents him with challenges unlike any other case he has helped investigate. But will the evidence he uncovers be enough to put a criminal in prison for life?
20
The Roland Cipher:​
A Bradley Davison Mystery
The Song of Roland, the national poem of France, is one of the most famous epics of the Middle Ages and has been translated many times from Old French into Modern English.
The poem recounts the famous Battle of Roncevaux fought between the rear guard of Charlemagne’s army and the Saracens–a battle which cost the lives of thousands including Charles’s nephew, Roland, and his best friend Oliver.
Now a madman suffering from the delusion that he is descended from the great Oliver is loose in New York City, randomly killing innocent people and leaving behind clues to his identity.
But those clues prove baffling to Deputy Chief Mag Goldman and his ‘flying squad’ of NYPD homicide detectives. ​
With no idea of how to connect or decipher the clues, once again Mag turns to his best friend, Professor Bradley Davison of Queens College for assistance. Davison had assisted Mag on numerous previous serial killings and was an unofficial adviser to the NYPD.
But now, Mag’s crack team is faced with their most dangerous quarry–a lunatic who kills for no apparent reason.
It is up to Brad Davison to link the pieces of evidence together if the killer is to be apprehended.
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The Beowulf Forgery
A Bradley Davison Mystery
A graduate student at NYU completing his Ph.D. studies believes that he knows the location of a lost fragment of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. At great expense, he organizes an archaeological expedition to England to locate the parchment that will secure his degree. But after two years of futility, the dig turns up nothing.
Prompted by his friend who was also on the dig, he decides to fake the document and hires a skilled forger to create it. The forgery fools his doctoral committee and he is awarded his degree.
In fear that the forgery will eventually be discovered, he is convinced that anyone who was on the unsuccessful
dig or had anything to do with the fake document must be eliminated—and quickly.
So begins a series of serial killings that brings together Deputy Chief Mag Goldman of the NYPD and Professor Bradley Davison of Queens College. Davison, who has consulted with the police on numerous other cases, must now help Mag’s ‘flying squad’ of homicide detectives learn the identity of the killer.
But will Brad figure out who the killer is before he strikes again?
Cover Art: Beowulf’s kinsman Wiglaf slays the dragon as the hero is engulfed in killing flames.
22
The Cathar Treasure
A Bradley Davison Mystery
In the 13th Century, a sect of Christianity called Catharism arose in the south of France. Their beliefs were so at odds with Catholicism that the Pope ordered the Albigensian Crusade, the purpose of which was to exterminate the Cathars. The crusade lasted nearly twenty years, but when the Cathars made their last stand at the fortress of Montsegur, there was a rumor that some of the survivors escaped with the sect's fabulous treasures. Eight centuries later, Professor Zebulon Pike O'Dowd leads an expedition to find the treasures. But someone else is also after the Cathar treasure and that rivalry leads to a series of brutal
serial killings that baffle the NYPD. Deputy Chief Inspector Mag Goldman of the Homicide Bureau turns to his friend Professor Bradley Davison, who had assisted the police many times in the past, to help solve the murders and ultimately unlock the secrets of the lost Cathar Treasure.
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The Lancelot Betrayal
A Bradley Davison Mystery
The prestigious Cavendish Academy of Brooklyn changed its admission policy to award full scholarships to disadvantaged students. But this outrages several students who believe the newcomers will spoil the elite atmosphere of the school. They decide to take action. They create a role-playing game imitating King Arthur and the Round Table. Each knight has a mission: to kill one of the scholarship students. Thus begins a wave of some of the most bizarre murders in the history of the NYPD. Deputy Chief Inspector Mag Goldman vows to take down the killers who preyed upon young people who did nothing to offend anyone. Assisted by
Professor Bradley Davison of Queens College, Mag's 'flying squad' of skilled homicide detectives begin to track down the killers. But it is Davison who unravels the mystery of what this homicidal bunch is up to--and how it mimics the Arthurian legends with its Arthur--Lancelot--Guenevere parallels. Once Davison figures it out, the novel moves headlong to its stunning conclusion and the apprehension of a group of young, misguided killers.
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The Thaddeus Gospel
A Bradley Davison Mystery
When Professor Shalom Billstein purchased an antique jar at a bazaar in Israel, little did he know that the contents would lead to one of the most brutal serial killings in New York City history. The contents? An undiscovered gospel written by the apostle Thaddeus. What that gospel had to say would cause turmoil in the Catholic Church that had global repercussions. For the Reverend Johnny Ray McDowell and his Harlem Church of the Holy Blood, it represented an opportunity to bilk his naïve congregation out of money in the name of fighting those who would oppose or doubt the word of Holy Scripture. Now in league with the drug king of the city, McDowell agrees to use his church for the manufacturing and distribution of drugs in Harlem—for a handsome fee. Meanwhile, bodies are turning up
all over the city and Deputy Chief Inspector of the NYPD’s Homicide Division is tasked with his flying squad of detectives to track down the apparent serial killer. But since there is no way to connect the homicides, he calls upon his friend Professor Bradley Davison of Queens College to help put the pieces together. When Davison finally figures out the reasons behind the killings, the result is a climactic gun battle on the streets of Harlem unlike anything the city has seen since the gang wars of the 1930s. Fanatical Christians, Vatican Cardinals, drug lords, street thugs. All involved in murder or a plot to discredit the Thaddeus Gospel which could upend the very pillars of the Catholic Church.
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The Dickens Dossier
A Bradley Davison Mystery
What started out as an idyllic vacation for Professors Bradley and Libby Davison at Exnard Hall, their estate in England, soon turned into a manhunt for London’s most notorious serial killer since Jack the Ripper. Scotland Yard, preoccupied with a manhunt of its own for a possible terrorist attack, is lacking in personnel to pursue the killer, so Chief Inspector Clive Horvath asks for assistance from Brad and his best friend Deputy Chief Mag Goldman who along with his wife Ruthie joined the Davisons on their vacation. Horvath, who worked with Brad and Mag in the pursuit of the killer of Sir Arthur Hyde-Stanforth years earlier, remembered
Brad’s keen ability to put together clues and leads to track killers—something he had done many times for the NYPD. The twist? The killer is imitating murders that were committed in the works of the great Victorian novelist, Charles Dickens. It is Brad that figures out the strange connection between the current homicide spree and Dickens. Though a specialist in Medieval History, Brad is well-read enough to assemble the clues and come up with a possible identity of the killer. Now the chase is on. But can the combined talents of Brad and Scotland Yard work quickly enough to apprehend the killer before he commits his next homicide?
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The Lionheart Legacy
A Bradley Davison Mystery
Two professors engage in an academic war of words over a disagreement about a point of English History. The issue? Was Richard I of England, the so-called Lionheart, an antisemitic tyrant or the chivalric hero-king of Medieval romance? The quarrel that ensued in scholarly publications world-wide soon turns acrimonious with threats and accusations exchanged on either side. Professor Bradley Davison of Queens College is called upon by the president of the Society of American History Professors to mediate the dispute. One of the antagonists has been Brad’s friend for years. But even he is unable to get the two scholars to reach an accommodation. The vitriol soon turns to homicide as the quarrel reaches the media and reputations on
both sides are confronted with ruination and censure. Baffled by the series of murders that follow the death of one of the disputants and without any leads or suspects, the NYPD Homicide Division under the direction of Chief Mag Goldman calls upon Davison for help in understanding why the disagreement over the Lionheart was such a cause celebre in a modern world. As the body count mounts, Brad applies all his knowledge of the Middle Ages to assist the police in solving the serial killings that are terrorizing the scholarly world. What he discovers leads to a startling conclusion that proves to be shocking to all the concerned parties. In this, the twenty-second Bradley Davison Mystery, Dr. Davison faces his greatest challenge which will call upon all his academic acumen.
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The Dickens Dossier
A Bradley Davison Mystery
Because of his reputation as the world’s leading authority on Medieval arms and armor, Professor Bradley Davison of Queens College is recruited by Hollywood producer T.S. Latchman to serve as Technical Adviser to his new epic film, A Hundred Years of War, the subject of which is the war between England and France for the French Crown. With a huge payday and the prospects of an all-expenses paid California vacation for him and his family, Brad accepts and brings along his wife Libby and his three daughters. He also invites his friends, Mag and Ruthie Goldman along to join him for a month in the sights and sun of the
Golden State. Little did Brad or Mag know that they soon would be drawn into a series of murders that mask a plot to sabotage Latchman’s film. Aiding the Los Angeles Police Department, Brad uncovers one of the most brutal and complex plots in the history of the LAPD. Happy to have the assistance of the Homicide Chief of the NYPD, the LA police must delve deeply into motivations and methods of the serial killer. Mafia connections, hired killers and personal danger to both Brad and Mag lead them into one of the most perilous investigations of their careers.