Bøger af Owen Magruder

John Braemhor, retired former member of the Rhodesian constabulary, runs a B&B in Daraichburn in the Scottish lowlands with his wife, Mary. But the quiet life of innkeeper does not keep pace with his former, more dynamic investigative existence. The world of unique and fascinating crime puzzles continues to beckon him. And so when individuals begin vanishing from inside fairy circles under hawthorn trees, as foretold in ages old folktales, John and Mary travel to the Loch Ness region, to investigate these strange disappearances. Later the perplexing, worldwide phenomenon known as "the hum," a bizarre low frequency sound heard by very few people, causes them to enlist the assistance of Mary's eccentric aunt to unravel its origins.Beggar's Knob also claims their attention when an artist appears to be literally sucking the life out of the subjects of his paintings as he transfers their images onto canvas. Braemhor's superior knowledge of the history of crime leads to an understanding of the motives behind the criminal's actions. These and other adventures, including the use of hypnosis in crime and murder during a professional meeting, keep John and Mary Braemhor busy thwarting the criminal elements of their native Scotland and of a small college town across the pond in the Colonies.

John Braemhor, a private investigator who has served as a member of the Rhodesian constabulary and later as a civil servant in South Africa, is attempting to settle into retirement running a B&B in Daraichburn in the Scottish lowlands. However, his keen sense of justice and his inordinately skilled deductive powers continually draw him back into investigative criminology as unusual situations cross his path. Along with his wife, Mary, John finds himself again tracking down elusive criminals, when his help is requested. One such request occurs when a young American couple, the MacIains, appear at John and Mary's B&B, searching for the husband's ancestors. The twosome's search leads them to Glencoe and the home of the head of the Campbell clan, where the ancient MacDonald-Campbell feud began three centuries ago. When Sir Robert Campbell is found dead--his throat slit, young Robert MacIain becomes a prime suspect. Can John and Mary help these young people solve the strange modern day mystery stemming from this centuries old feud? Or will the feud at Glencoe elude even the superior talents of John and Mary Braemhor?