Sailing Mysteries

When Father Bredder gets involved with murder--Heaven only knows what will happen next... Named "A Red Badge Novel of Suspense" alongside Agatha Christie, Michael Innes, and Hugh Pentecost, The Father Bredder Mysteries, written by Leonard Wibberley under the pen name Leonard Holton, inspired a television show starring George Kennedy. ★★★★★ “Another wonderful read from Leonard Holton. His writing is a joy and the story is up lifting and suspenseful at the same time. Another great read."—Amazon Review This boxed set includes the following three books in the series: BOOK 7: A ...

When Finn learns that the fire which killed his family was arson, he and Mary expose a criminal enterprise which began over 50 years earlier. The trouble begins when his daughter asks Finn about her grandparents. Finn visits the ruins of his childhood home to refresh his memory. While there, Finn meets an old friend who gives him a sealed letter from Finn's father, claiming that he was killed by a fellow veteran, a man he investigated for crimes in the Vietnam War. As Finn and Mary sail to the Caribbean in pursuit of the killer, they discover an empire built on crime and corruption.

Juliette Hart—or J.K. Hartling as her readers know her by—leaves Colorado to strike out on her own following the accidental death of her husband two years prior, after answering an advertisement in a ladies magazine for switchboard operators in Anchorage, Alaska. She knows nothing of the territory or its largest city—simply that she must get away from the suffocating grief of her mother-in-law. Once firmly ensconced in the Lawrence Boarding House for Single Ladies, she determines to use her off-time wisely and continue writing her romance novels. Someday, she hopes to write full-time ...

With the summer season on Sandhamn comes an unsettling mystery for Detective Inspector Thomas Andreasson. A bullied young boy has vanished from a sailing camp on neighboring Lökholmen Island. Has the terrorized eleven-year-old run away? Or, in this isolated vacation spot where strangers lurk, is it something more ominous?

Two professional killers looking for revenge take on the mob in Florida and the Caribbean. Finn is on a mission to take out a dangerous terrorist when a rogue FBI agent gets in his way...What happens when two professional killers become targets of the mob? Listen to Avengers and Rogues and see for yourself.

Even in 1870, The Hawaiian Islands are the most strategic location in the Pacific. Since its discovery in the late 1700's major powers have vied for control of the valuable Port of Honolulu. The Imperial Russian Empire is making a move to invade Oahu and make The Hawaiian Islands a Russian colony. They are backed by a weapon of mass destruction, the Gatling Gun, Just recently back from the Civil War, Dr. William Goode and his family become the only hope fighting to stop the Russian Invasion. From the steppes of the Ukraine, to Venezuela, and across the Pacific members of the ohana gather to...

Deadeye. Death at the Classic Regatta. A mystery yacht has washed up on an Antiguan beach and the crew is missing. A blood trace leads to a murder investigation. Michael 'Harry' Harris, a young English deckhand, is charged with the murder of his boat captain. Harry begs the help of the local boatbuilder's fiery daughter, Sylvie Copeland. Together they battle a ruthless Swiss financier willing to do anything to cover up an international conspiracy. Just what happened onboard the yacht that night and will Harry and Sylvie become the next victims? Set in the Caribbean amid its lush backdrop, ...

An introvert with a passion for books and chess is about to be lured from his daily routines and into a swirling maze of intrigue and romance. After glancing outside while working late on a rainy Sunday night, Sam Halley sees the silhouette of a woman through the misty window. She is smoking a cigarette while casually leaning against a streetlight. Sam decides to investigate why she is standing alone in the dark, seemingly oblivious to the cold drizzle. In his mind, the world shifts from color to black and white as he approaches the mysterious woman. It feels as though he is slipping into a...

War has broken out on the Mainland. The North and South are fighting. How does this impact the Americans living in the Pacific Islands of Hawaii? William Goode's son is missing after joining the Northern Army. William has rushed to the mainland to find his son. He enlists as a medical officer to gain access the battleground front and is captured. William's wife, Kelea, and the rest of the ohana travel across a war torn continent to help them. Meanwhile the Confederate Navel vessel, a steam auxiliary clipper ship is prowling the Pacific intent on sinking Yankee whalers to stop the flow of ...

Sailing the Caribbean is every yacht owner's dream. Azure waters, golden sunshine, and warm winds greet sailors in every port. But that dream is shattered when one boat returns from a race without its captain. The story is that the skipper fell overboard, but the clues point to something much more sinister, and one of the crew is arrested. And that crew member happens to be a friend of Miami Jones.

Personal betrayal, political intrigue, and international conflict. Phorcys is under attack. The black ops group which employs Finn and Mary as assassins is in disarray. Mary's gone underground without letting her partner Finn know. Fearing Mary's betrayal, Phorcys sends Finn to find Mary and terminate her. While Finn is tracking down Mary, someone tries to assassinate the founders of Phorcys. Is Mary involved? Has her allegiance shifted? Because of their romantic relationship, Finn doubts Mary's guilt. As he learns more about her recent activities, he begins to question her innocence.

As summer draws to a close in Shetland, indomitable sailor Cass Lynch is preparing to look after eccentric, outspoken Tamar, who is returning from hospital following a fall. Recuperation should involve a peaceful week in Tamar's isolated cottage, but on arriving at the house, Cass finds there has been a break-in...curiously, only some old papers are disturbed. Then the body of a man is found in a cove close-by, and while it looks to be an accident at first glance, suspicions are quickly aroused - and soon the police have a murder on their hands.

It's the dark nights in the run up to Christmas, and sailing sleuth Cass Lynch's first night on dry land is disturbed by strange noises outside her isolated cottage. Tiny footprints in the moonlit snow trail from her front door before mysteriously disappearing. Soon Cass learns others were visited by the same tiny feet in the night. It looks like ingenious local teenagers playing tricks - but what happens when festive games turn deadly?

The Midnight Current and the Six Coins: A Journey of Betrayal, Redemption, and Legacy When Jack Cooper inherits his great-uncle Bobby’s dilapidated sailboat, he has no idea he’s stepping into the dangerous wake of a forgotten legacy. Bobby, a notorious smuggler with a soft spot for justice, left behind more than just a boat—he left a map, a journal, and six cryptic coins that point to a deadly secret hidden deep in the Caribbean. Joined by Sophia, a brilliant yet headstrong marine biologist, and a ragtag crew of unlikely allies—including a grizzled ex-partner, a fearless ex-soldier,...

They're out there, under the salt: the bodies of German seamen who used to lie in wait at the mouth of the Mississippi for unescorted American tankers sailing from the oil refineries of Baton Rouge out into the Gulf of Mexico. As a child, Dave Robicheaux had been haunted by the sailors' images. Years later, Robicheaux, a detective with the New Iberia sheriff's office, finds himself and his family at serious risk, stalked for his knowledge of a watery burial ground by a mysterious man.

J.R. Finn's daughter Abby disappeared from a beach resort in Antigua while on a semester break. Finn and Mary have just arrived in Antigua aboard Island Girl to relax between missions. They learn that Abby's missing when they see a poster in the Customs and Immigration office. Finn has never met Abby; her mother divorced him while he was on a clandestine mission, over 20 years ago.

When Finn's boss assumes the role of femme fatale, it ends badly for her. It's never a good idea to seduce your employee, but when his girlfriend is a cold-blooded killer, it's downright foolhardy. Finn and his coworker Aaron Sanchez uncover a conspiracy to disrupt the U.S. political system. Finn's lady friend Mary Beth O'Brien has stolen files that name the conspirators. A coverup ensues. The agency they work for fires Sanchez and issues a warrant for Finn's execution, but Sanchez lands on his feet, and Finn's hard to kill.

The Search for the Syrian Prince. Tom and Lily live in the town but they visit their grandmother in her cottage on the banks of the river whenever they can. One night, Tom is visited by a ghost-boy who brings a cold wind and the smell of the sea into Tom's bedroom. The ghost-boy has a request - he wants them to rebuild his lost sailing dinghy, the Syrian Prince, before it is too late. What is the family secret that means the Syrian Prince has been lost? What is the urgency to save it now and why is dad so determined to move away to London and forget all about the river they have loved for ...

When Father Bredder gets involved with murder—Heaven only knows what will happen next... This time, Father Bredder finds himself embroiled in a mystery reminiscent of Murder on the Orient Express set on a boat during the Transpac Yacht Race to Honolulu. Father Bredder joins the crew of the Fair Maid to determine if the captain of the boat is cursed or if someone is trying to kill him. Named “A Red Badge Novel of Suspense” alongside Agatha Christie, Michael Innes, and Hugh Pentecost, The Father Bredder Mysteries, written by Leonard Wibberley under the pen name Leonard Holton, inspired ...

Janeva Jags unexpectedly finds herself embroiled in the middle of a captivating mystery. On a sailing vacation in a remote inlet off the coast of British Columbia, Janeva finds the peaceful tranquility of this desolate area is shattered when a spontaneous dinner invitation aboard a 100-foot luxury yacht leads to murder. As suspicious events plague Janeva's family, Janeva realizes that only she has the key to solving this mystery and stopping the murderer from killing again. Dive into the lives of Yacht Club members, in this exciting cocktail of boating, high finance, technology, socialites ...