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 anold friend from his riverboat days – and the handwriting matched the note found on the corpse.<P> So with his new secretary, Wentworth Cabot, Twain caught a steamboat bound for New Orleans. On board were all matter of people – wealthy tourists and old river rats, literary amateurs and high-stakes gamblers . . . and a determined killer whose only goal was to bring Mark Twain's celebrated career to a stop!
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Peter J. Heck. Death on the Mississippi: The Mark Twain Mysteries #1
A GRAND JOURNEY DOWN-RIVER . .
Death on the. Mississippi
A Mark Twain Mystery. Peter J. Heck
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Death on the. Mississippi
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Mark Twain lit a cigar. “I’ve had a wonderful day today, Wentworth. I ask myself why a murderer would be following me, and I don’t get any good answers. If somebody was looking to rob me, he’s missed a dozen opportunities—not that I carry around enough money to be worth bothering with these days. And while I have my share of enemies, they’re more likely to write a scurrilous article about me than hire an assassin. Still, nothing would make me happier than a telegram at the next town telling me that the New York police have found their man, and are calling their detective home.”
“Then we should have a grand journey down-river,” I said.
