A Connecticut Yankee in Criminal Cour..., Peter J. Heck
A Connecticut Yankee in Criminal Cour..., Peter J. Heck
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A Connecticut Yankee in Criminal Court

Author: Peter J. Heck

Narrator: Will Damron

Unabridged: 11 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 09/04/2018

Synopsis

A beautiful city with ugly traditions of corruption and racism. A black man set to hang for a murder he didn’t commit. A world-famous author—and detective—who isn’t about to let it happen. This is the sequel to Heck’s acclaimed debut, Death on the Mississippi.

About Peter J. Heck

Peter Heck is the author of the Mark Twain Mysteries: six novels featuring the famous author as a detective, set in the 1890s. He is also co-author (with the late Robert Asprin) of four books in the Phule’s Company series of comic military SF novels. Before setting out as a novelist, Peter worked as an editor at Ace Books and has freelanced for Baen and Del Rey, editing Spider Robinson, Robert Sawyer, and Harry Turtledove (among others). Before that, he created the SF newsletter Xignals and its mystery equivalent Crime Times for the Waldenbooks chain. He is also a long-time reviewer for Asimov’s Science Fiction. Peter is currently a reporter and photographer at the Kent County News in Chestertown, Maryland, where he grew up. His beats include local government and the arts. He also plays lead guitar in a local band, Col. Leonard’s Irregulars, and is a founding member of the Chestertown chess club.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark on January 02, 2013

It's difficult for me to define what I look for in a book. And what I want in a piece of fiction is different, of course, from what I want in the nonfiction I read. But there are a few preferences I have, and there are also things an author can use that will get my attention every damn time. I like......more

Goodreads review by William on January 13, 2023

Historical socio-cultural fiction with an acerbic and charming Twain as a Sherlock along with Wentworth, a secretary, playing the Watson role. Fast plot.......more

Goodreads review by Phyllis on February 25, 2021

I read the second Mark Twain Mystery. Now I will surely read the first one!......more

Goodreads review by Susan on April 16, 2022

Amusing. Having lived in New Orleans, I enjoyed the descriptions and cultural references of the city.......more

Goodreads review by Jan C on August 29, 2009

This is a light series featuring Samuel Clemens and his secretary/companion Wentworth Cabot. Clemends is on a speaking tour. I think the first book he was lecturing going down the Mississippi River. In this one they have landed in New Orleans and meet with local writer George Washington Cable. He pr......more

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