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Sinister Strangers File: Golden Age Mystery Writer Published by Same Magazines as Agatha Christie, Rex Stout, Erle Stanley Gardner - But More Popular

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TO CELEBRATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, WE REPRINTED THIS CLASSIC MYSTERY SET IN YOSEMITE AND WRITTEN TO CELEBRATE THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PARK SYSTEM

"Clarence Budington Kelland is master of the slick, swift, entertaining yarn." -The New York Times

"First Kelland book I ever read. Got me hooked." -Goodreads

The Sinister Strangers starts in midcentury Yosemite National Park when probationary ranger Linc Sawtell becomes suspicious of Joan Vanderlee, maid/secretary to Letitia Potwin, an outrageous Boston Blueblood on a hunt for a real-life treasure lost in the region centuries before. Joan seems unusually independent and outspoken for a servant in her position.

Linc's suspicions deepen with the arrival of a highly cultured businessman from China who seems to know Letitia Potwin very well. And they continue to deepen with the arrival of several other larger-than-life visitors.There is Zaharados, a wily visitor from the Levantine, whose retainer makes a point of demonstrating his expertise with a blade by embedding it in a wall uncomfortably close to Linc. There is Johannes van der Poot, a Dutch millionaire with an international reputation (not all good); his gorgeous daughter Katrina, with a taste for the dangerous life and a passion for Park Rangers- particularly Linc. Then the equally gorgeous television wrestler "Nature Boy" Nussler, with his long golden locks and breathtaking physique, seemingly intent on sweeping Joan Vanderlee off her feet. Adding to the mix is Haroun, Sheik el Samari, a young Arab prince fresh out of Oxford, who acts and talks just like the cliché Britisher, assisted by his rather large entourage. Capping everything off is Whitey, a Chicago gunman, and his cohorts-who rent a cabin just outside the park, where they seem to do nothing but play cards and wait.

Every time Linc sees Joan with Nature Boy Nussler his blood boils. And every time Joan sees Linc with Katrina she becomes more tense and snippy.

Clearly everyone is there for a reason-the same reason-but is it the treasure hunt, or something more sinister? Then Linc learns of an assassination plot, and the billions of dollars in oil motivating it, which if successful would create an international incident devastating to the United States-and perhaps the world!

Another slightly off-kilter Kelland mystery, filled with unforgettable characters and pungently clever dialogue-an adroit mixture of the deadly dangerous and the dangerously funny.

"Action steady, suspense above average." -Saturday Review

The Sinister Strangers is one of the Federal Agent Mysteries. Kelland was asked to write a series giving people a behind-the-scenes look at what different types of federal law enforcement agents -the FBI, Postal Service, Park rangers, Secret Service, etc. - did to earn their keep. During the writing, he was allowed unprecedented access to offices, procedures, agents and files-and so the stories in this series are not only fascinating and compelling, but richly detailed, filled with "fine documentary stuff" (The Criminal Record).

Perfect for fans of Erle Stanley Gardner, Agatha Christie and Rex Stout


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781537464558
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 186
  • Series Title: The Federal Agent Mysteries
  • Sub Title: Golden Age Mystery Writer Published by Same Magazines as Agatha Christie, Rex Stout, Erle Stanley Gardner - But More Popular
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1537464558
  • Publisher Date: 01 Sep 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 11 mm
  • Weight: 281 gr


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