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Lord High Executioner

An Unashamed Look at Hangmen, Headsmen, and Their Kind

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A grisly tour of hangings, electrocutions, beheadings—and other state-sanctioned deaths that are part of the long history of the death penalty.In Lord High Executioner, award-winning writer Howard Engel traces the traditions of capital punishment from medieval England and early Canada to the present-day United States. Throughout "civilized" history, executioners employed on behalf of the kingdom, ... Read more

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A grisly tour of hangings, electrocutions, beheadings—and other state-sanctioned deaths that are part of the long history of the death penalty.In Lord High Executioner, award-winning writer Howard Engel traces the traditions of capital punishment from medieval England and early Canada to the present-day United States. Throughout "civilized" history, executioners employed on behalf of the kingdom,
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Crimes of Passion

An Unblinking Look at Murderous Love

by Howard Engel ...

Thirty real-life accounts of passion gone lethally wrongCelebrated mystery writer Howard Engel traces the history of the crime of passion through France, England, Canada, and the United States in his first nonfiction book. The story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in England, is explored along with more familiar, modern cases, such as those of O. J. Simpson and Lorena Bobbitt. With each ... Read more

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Thirty real-life accounts of passion gone lethally wrongCelebrated mystery writer Howard Engel traces the history of the crime of passion through France, England, Canada, and the United States in his first nonfiction book. The story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in England, is explored along with more familiar, modern cases, such as those of O. J. Simpson and Lorena Bobbitt. With each
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Mystery Midrash

An Anthology of Jewish Mystery & Detective Fiction

by Richard Fliegel, Toni Brill, Howard Engel, Joel Siegel ...

Confront murder, mayhem—and your own mysteries of being.From a corporate giant's kidnapping of a rabbi, to the disappearance of the clarinetist in a klezmer band, to four rabbis' use of their text interpretation skills to help a detective solve a murder that one of them has committed, this unique collection of mysteries will enlighten you at the same time it intrigues and entertains.While ... Read more

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Confront murder, mayhem—and your own mysteries of being.From a corporate giant's kidnapping of a rabbi, to the disappearance of the clarinetist in a klezmer band, to four rabbis' use of their text interpretation skills to help a detective solve a murder that one of them has committed, this unique collection of mysteries will enlighten you at the same time it intrigues and entertains.While
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The Benny Cooperman Mysteries Volume One

The Suicide Murders, The Ransom Game, and Murder on Location

by Howard Engel ...

Series series The Benny Cooperman Mysteries
The first three mysteries in a beloved and acclaimed series featuring "one of the most enjoyable private eyes in crime fiction" ( The Toronto Star) .Benny Cooperman is a Canadian Jewish detective with flair, kinder and gentler than the average PI, and squeamish about violence. According to the New York Times: "In Benny Cooperman, the author has leavened the hard-boiled school of detective fiction ... Read more

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The first three mysteries in a beloved and acclaimed series featuring "one of the most enjoyable private eyes in crime fiction" ( The Toronto Star) .Benny Cooperman is a Canadian Jewish detective with flair, kinder and gentler than the average PI, and squeamish about violence. According to the New York Times: "In Benny Cooperman, the author has leavened the hard-boiled school of detective fiction
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Murder in Montparnasse

A Mystery of Literary Paris

by Howard Engel ...

A killer walks among the bohemians and expats of the Left Bank . . . "Engel's descriptions of Paris in the twenties are charming, adding to the fun." — Publishers WeeklyMichael Ward is a journalist newly arrived in the City of Light when he falls in with Jason Waddington, an expatriate bullfight-loving American who introduces him to the cafe scene and his crowd of fellow writers and artists. At ... Read more

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A killer walks among the bohemians and expats of the Left Bank . . . "Engel's descriptions of Paris in the twenties are charming, adding to the fun." — Publishers WeeklyMichael Ward is a journalist newly arrived in the City of Light when he falls in with Jason Waddington, an expatriate bullfight-loving American who introduces him to the cafe scene and his crowd of fellow writers and artists. At
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The Suicide Murders

by Howard Engel ...

Series Book 1 - The Benny Cooperman Mysteries
Ontario PI Benny Cooperman is on the case of a suspicious suicide in this "convincingly complex" mystery "with an ironic sense of humor" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).Myrna Yates shows up at Benny Cooperman's office asking him to check up on her husband, the contractor Chester Yates, who she believes is having an affair. It seems like an open-and-shut case, until Cooperman finds out that the ... Read more

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Ontario PI Benny Cooperman is on the case of a suspicious suicide in this "convincingly complex" mystery "with an ironic sense of humor" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).Myrna Yates shows up at Benny Cooperman's office asking him to check up on her husband, the contractor Chester Yates, who she believes is having an affair. It seems like an open-and-shut case, until Cooperman finds out that the
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Mr. Doyle & Dr. Bell

A Victorian Mystery

by Howard Engel ...

"Engel captures the spirit of Doyle's tone in the Holmes sagas without it being a stilted or pale imitation . . . A lively, engaging page-turner." — Curled Up With a Good BookHoward Engel is the award-winning writer whose Benny Cooperman mysteries garner rave international reviews—fans stretch from Canada to Japan, England, Germany, Italy, Spain, Denmark, and the United States. His latest, Mr. ... Read more

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"Engel captures the spirit of Doyle's tone in the Holmes sagas without it being a stilted or pale imitation . . . A lively, engaging page-turner." — Curled Up With a Good BookHoward Engel is the award-winning writer whose Benny Cooperman mysteries garner rave international reviews—fans stretch from Canada to Japan, England, Germany, Italy, Spain, Denmark, and the United States. His latest, Mr.
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There Was an Old Woman

by Howard Engel ...

Series Book 8 - The Benny Cooperman Mysteries
A Canadian detective looks into a wealthy lady's mysterious demise in "an entertaining read" ( Library Journal).Thanks to a noisy toilet, Benny Cooperman is pulled into a new case—when he learns that his janitor's elderly girlfriend has died of hunger—despite having plenty of money. The question is why she couldn't get access to it, and Benny will find himself investigating a lot of unsavory ... Read more

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A Canadian detective looks into a wealthy lady's mysterious demise in "an entertaining read" ( Library Journal).Thanks to a noisy toilet, Benny Cooperman is pulled into a new case—when he learns that his janitor's elderly girlfriend has died of hunger—despite having plenty of money. The question is why she couldn't get access to it, and Benny will find himself investigating a lot of unsavory
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Dead and Buried

by Howard Engel ...

Series Book 7 - The Benny Cooperman Mysteries
From an Arthur Ellis Award–winning author, a mystery starring the Canadian investigator who "just plain charms the socks off anyone he meets" ( Booklist).When truck driver Jack Dowden is killed in an accident while hauling toxic waste, his widow, Irma, suspects something fishy. Dowden wasn't the type to be careless, and Irma has reason to believe that someone may have wanted him dead. Naturally, ... Read more

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From an Arthur Ellis Award–winning author, a mystery starring the Canadian investigator who "just plain charms the socks off anyone he meets" ( Booklist).When truck driver Jack Dowden is killed in an accident while hauling toxic waste, his widow, Irma, suspects something fishy. Dowden wasn't the type to be careless, and Irma has reason to believe that someone may have wanted him dead. Naturally,
... Read more
The Ransom Game

by Howard Engel ...

Series Book 2 - The Benny Cooperman Mysteries
Has the kidnapper been kidnapped? A mystery in the detective series known for " full-bodied characters, sharp dialogue, and rich humor" ( Booklist).It's February and Ontario is frozen—along with Benny Cooperman's private investigation business. That is, until Muriel Falkirk knocks on Cooperman's door. Her boyfriend, Johnny Rosa, is missing.A decade earlier, Rosa had been involved in the kidnapping ... Read more

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Has the kidnapper been kidnapped? A mystery in the detective series known for " full-bodied characters, sharp dialogue, and rich humor" ( Booklist).It's February and Ontario is frozen—along with Benny Cooperman's private investigation business. That is, until Muriel Falkirk knocks on Cooperman's door. Her boyfriend, Johnny Rosa, is missing.A decade earlier, Rosa had been involved in the kidnapping
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A City Called July

by Howard Engel ...

Series Book 5 - The Benny Cooperman Mysteries
When a rabbi needs help tracking down a thief, it's time to call on " one of the most enjoyable private eyes in crime fiction" ( The Toronto Star).Saul Tepperman of Ontario's B'nai Shalom synagogue has known Benny Cooperman since his bar mitzvah. Now that Benny's grown into a crack private detective, he's called to investigate by Tepperman and the rabbi—after a once-trusted lawyer runs off with ... Read more

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When a rabbi needs help tracking down a thief, it's time to call on " one of the most enjoyable private eyes in crime fiction" ( The Toronto Star).Saul Tepperman of Ontario's B'nai Shalom synagogue has known Benny Cooperman since his bar mitzvah. Now that Benny's grown into a crack private detective, he's called to investigate by Tepperman and the rabbi—after a once-trusted lawyer runs off with
... Read more
Murder on Location

by Howard Engel ...

Series Book 3 - The Benny Cooperman Mysteries
"Canada's first and foremost private eye" hunts for a missing woman amid a movie production in this mystery by an Arthur Ellis Award winner ( Maclean's).Niagara Falls is overrun with Hollywood types who are shooting a film. But Benny Cooperman isn't scouting for talent—he's scouring the area for a woman named Billie Mason, who's gone missing from his hometown of Grantham, Ontario. Has she merely ... Read more

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"Canada's first and foremost private eye" hunts for a missing woman amid a movie production in this mystery by an Arthur Ellis Award winner ( Maclean's).Niagara Falls is overrun with Hollywood types who are shooting a film. But Benny Cooperman isn't scouting for talent—he's scouring the area for a woman named Billie Mason, who's gone missing from his hometown of Grantham, Ontario. Has she merely
... Read more

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