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4 days ago · The Big Thrill Discusses LIES AND DECEPTION with Laraine Stephens. Melbourne 1925. Jasper Fitzalan Howard is found stabbed to death in his room at The Hotel Windsor. In a bizarre twist, he is clutching a tarot card, the Ten of Swords, in his right hand. Initially, the police identify him as a wealthy investor and a cousin of the Duke of Norfolk.
4 days ago · “Snake oil cures, confidence men, fortune telling and murder! Laraine Stephens is in fine form with her fourth novel about 1920s Melbourne crime reporter Reggie da Costa, Lies and Deception.
4 days ago · Laraine Stephens. After nearly forty years of working as a teacher-librarian and Head of Library, Laraine Stephens decided to experience life on the other side of the bookshelves and became a writer of historical crime fiction.
4 days ago · Tuesday, July 2, 2024. The 4th novel in the Reggie da Costa series, LIES AND DECEPTION is a nicely twisty tale of the just desserts served up to a serial conman and his accomplices by a determined crime reporter and his ... accomplices. If you're new to this lovely series, set in the early 1920's in Melbourne, Reggie da Costa is the lead crime ...
4 days ago · Rooting out deception is Jack O’Shea’s stock-in-trade. On the road to redemption from his criminal past, reformed-swindler-turned-private-eye Jack O’Shea investigates a strange death at a shadowy Northern California mountain college—a “visa mill” with clandestine ties to Silicon Valley.
Jun 29, 2024 · Lies and Deception: A Reggie da Costa Mystery by Laraine Stephens My rating: 4 of 5 stars Melbourne 1925. Con man Jasper Howard is found stabbed to death, and holdings a tarot card. A dead con man in their midst is not the only problem for the police or for vain crime reporter Reggie da Costa as they investigate.
Jun 20, 2024 · Desperation, determination, and desire. Sometimes it’s about doing the right thing. Sometimes it’s about getting even. Sometimes it’s about taking what you think you deserve. And sometimes, it’s your last, best, chance.
