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...

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...

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...

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...