Silverlake is a suburban community of Columbus, Ohio, in which a burglar rapist has selected single women living in the city as his victims. He has made his plans and knows when he will strike and where. David Chandler, a rookie police officer, is able to identify when the criminal will strike, but he has no idea where. With everyone on the police department having a theory about the criminal, no one believes David knows anything more about the case than they do. David is forced to join forces with Sergeant William Romp, who is the only one with faith in the new officer. This is the story of how police agencies work to solve serious crimes and introduces the concept of crime prevention in the reduction of criminal activity. The focus of efforts to apprehend the criminal take a dark turn when the rapist selects David’s home and his own wife to be one of the victims in the crime wave. This is a story about good guys and bad guys. The good guys are good guys, and the bad guys are bad guys. Even with the seriousness of the crimes, humor is a tool used to show how police officers make mistakes and how those mistakes affect the community.

Silverlake is a suburban community of Columbus, Ohio, in which a burglar rapist has selected single women living in the city as his victims. He has made his plans and knows when he will strike and where. David Chandler, a rookie police officer, is able to identify when the criminal will strike, but he has no idea where. With everyone on the police department having a theory about the criminal, no one believes David knows anything more about the case than they do. David is forced to join forces with Sergeant William Romp, who is the only one with faith in the new officer. This is the story of how police agencies work to solve serious crimes and introduces the concept of crime prevention in the reduction of criminal activity. The focus of efforts to apprehend the criminal take a dark turn when the rapist selects David’s home and his own wife to be one of the victims in the crime wave. This is a story about good guys and bad guys. The good guys are good guys, and the bad guys are bad guys. Even with the seriousness of the crimes, humor is a tool used to show how police officers make mistakes and how those mistakes affect the community.

The story begins in a small provincial town in Russia, once the site of one of the palaces of the 16th-century Tsar, Ivan the Terrible. Mysterious murders occur there, and a strange symbol is drawn by one of the victims in his own blood. A local militia (police) officer, Major Mylnikov, investigates. A Moscow professor, Kuznetsov, who belongs to an underground political organization seeking the overthrow of the present Russian state and a return to the values of the golden age of Old Russia, and one of his associates, the murder victim, were trying to find books believed to have been in the library of Tsar Ivan’s palace. The site of the library is not known. They were hoping to find compromising material about the Russian Orthodox Church, which would prove that the Church’s version of its own and Russia’s history is false, and that the origins of Christianity in Russia and ancient Rus are far different from what is generally believed. The true history of this period, which ended in treachery and bloodshed, is the inspiration for their political philosophy. The symbol drawn in blood by the murder victim is theirs. Tamara, an attractive young language teacher, is also trying to find the library for reasons of her own. A connected sub-plot concerns Mylnikov’s investigation of drug-dealing gangs of Gypsies and Caucasians (Central Asians). His success in this case wins him the favor of the Minister and promotion to Lieutenant-Colonel.Another element of the plot is an American-based organization called the White International, which is trying to prevent the decline of Western civilization in the face of its Islamic and other enemies. It comes to know of Kuznetsov’s party and seeks an alliance with it.The Orthodox Church, represented by some of its bishops and a fanatical militant order of monks, the Orthodox Standard-Bearers, is trying to find the library first in order to destroy it. The murderer was Stupakov, one of the Standard-Bearers. These forces are also assisted by corrupt officers of the FSB (formerly the KGB). Criminals come to hear of it and they too are searching for the book, for purely mercenary motives. The Professor’s team finds the library first. Mylnikov and Tamara, with whom Mylnikov has become romantically involved, then arrive on the scene and decide to throw in their lot with the Professor. The enlarged team, still in the underground passage where the library is located, is then attacked there, first by the Orthodox fanatics and then by the criminals. Mylnikov, in shielding Tamara, is wounded, but survives. They manage to load the ancient manuscripts and books into a car, and set off to take them outside the country to publish them and reveal the truth. They are assisted en route by the White International. They are captured by the FSB in Ukraine, but are rescued by NATO special forces secretly assisting the White International. Later, they are caught again while trying to cross the Black Sea, this time by a criminal group hired by their enemies. Again the White International comes to the rescue with the aid of its NATO contacts, so that a Romanian naval vessel and a Special Forces squad are able to rescue them, and the opposing forces are finally defeated.The Professor, Mylnikov and Tamara reach Cyprus, where the Professor profitably publishes the books, revealing the truth. Tamara, still involved with Mylnikov, becomes a famous journalist on a popular TV channel in the USA. The Professor subsequently returns to Russia, where his political party comes into the open campaigns for power in Russia. Russia is now likely to become free and an integral part of Western civilization.

The story begins in a small provincial town in Russia, once the site of one of the palaces of the 16th-century Tsar, Ivan the Terrible. Mysterious murders occur there, and a strange symbol is drawn by one of the victims in his own blood. A local militia (police) officer, Major Mylnikov, investigates. A Moscow professor, Kuznetsov, who belongs to an underground political organization seeking the overthrow of the present Russian state and a return to the values of the golden age of Old Russia, and one of his associates, the murder victim, were trying to find books believed to have been in the library of Tsar Ivan’s palace. The site of the library is not known. They were hoping to find compromising material about the Russian Orthodox Church, which would prove that the Church’s version of its own and Russia’s history is false, and that the origins of Christianity in Russia and ancient Rus are far different from what is generally believed. The true history of this period, which ended in treachery and bloodshed, is the inspiration for their political philosophy. The symbol drawn in blood by the murder victim is theirs. Tamara, an attractive young language teacher, is also trying to find the library for reasons of her own. A connected sub-plot concerns Mylnikov’s investigation of drug-dealing gangs of Gypsies and Caucasians (Central Asians). His success in this case wins him the favor of the Minister and promotion to Lieutenant-Colonel.Another element of the plot is an American-based organization called the White International, which is trying to prevent the decline of Western civilization in the face of its Islamic and other enemies. It comes to know of Kuznetsov’s party and seeks an alliance with it.The Orthodox Church, represented by some of its bishops and a fanatical militant order of monks, the Orthodox Standard-Bearers, is trying to find the library first in order to destroy it. The murderer was Stupakov, one of the Standard-Bearers. These forces are also assisted by corrupt officers of the FSB (formerly the KGB). Criminals come to hear of it and they too are searching for the book, for purely mercenary motives. The Professor’s team finds the library first. Mylnikov and Tamara, with whom Mylnikov has become romantically involved, then arrive on the scene and decide to throw in their lot with the Professor. The enlarged team, still in the underground passage where the library is located, is then attacked there, first by the Orthodox fanatics and then by the criminals. Mylnikov, in shielding Tamara, is wounded, but survives. They manage to load the ancient manuscripts and books into a car, and set off to take them outside the country to publish them and reveal the truth. They are assisted en route by the White International. They are captured by the FSB in Ukraine, but are rescued by NATO special forces secretly assisting the White International. Later, they are caught again while trying to cross the Black Sea, this time by a criminal group hired by their enemies. Again the White International comes to the rescue with the aid of its NATO contacts, so that a Romanian naval vessel and a Special Forces squad are able to rescue them, and the opposing forces are finally defeated.The Professor, Mylnikov and Tamara reach Cyprus, where the Professor profitably publishes the books, revealing the truth. Tamara, still involved with Mylnikov, becomes a famous journalist on a popular TV channel in the USA. The Professor subsequently returns to Russia, where his political party comes into the open campaigns for power in Russia. Russia is now likely to become free and an integral part of Western civilization.

Final Estimate begins when private detective Deirdre Cash is hiredto find a missing daughter. After locating her, the case continueswith the search for the daughter’s missing boyfriend. It ends witha murder. Unwilling to leave the identity of the murderer to thepolice, Deirdre continues her investigation. In the process sheencounters a number of fascinating suspects, including the motherwhose daughter Deirdre had initially been hired to locate and herdaughter’s male and female associates. That’s half of the story.For the other half, Deirdre loses her husband to a young beautywith whom she becomes intimately involved. In the final estimatethe tale ends in a double triumph.

Hock is hired by the son of the mayor of the city to investigate a woman who is suspected of being a threat to the political ambitions of his father. Hock quickly clears her, but in the process the mayor’s wife is murdered. Rehired to pursue the killer, Hock finds himself entangled with several exceptionally sexy women. Shydra, one of these, proves especially infuriating and distracting. With the help of the police and a crime boss in the city Hock doggedly follows the twists and turns of his inquiry as it moves towards its surprising conclusion.

Hock is hired by the son of the mayor of the city to investigate a woman who is suspected of being a threat to the political ambitions of his father. Hock quickly clears her, but in the process the mayor’s wife is murdered. Rehired to pursue the killer, Hock finds himself entangled with several exceptionally sexy women. Shydra, one of these, proves especially infuriating and distracting. With the help of the police and a crime boss in the city Hock doggedly follows the twists and turns of his inquiry as it moves towards its surprising conclusion.

Hock is hired by the son of the mayor of the city to investigate a woman who is suspected of being a threat to the political ambitions of his father. Hock quickly clears her, but in the process the mayor’s wife is murdered. Rehired to pursue the killer, Hock finds himself entangled with several exceptionally sexy women. Shydra, one of these, proves especially infuriating and distracting. With the help of the police and a crime boss in the city Hock doggedly follows the twists and turns of his inquiry as it moves towards its surprising conclusion.

Was the sudden death of Cynthia January accidental, as the police claim, or was it murder? Hired by her sister Sarah, red-headed PI Deirdre Cash agrees that it is unlikely to have been accidental. She begins her investigation with a visit to the palatial mansion of the fascinating Crystal January and meets Crystal’s brother Drake, whom she discovers to be more than merely fascinating. In her pursuit of evidence, she encounters a bevy of beautiful women, along with police, attorneys, and others who keep her interested. After Sarah is murdered at Crystal’s mansion, Deirdre’s persistence leads to attempts on her own life. A case that began with a visit to Crystal’s palace ends there in its ruins and Deirdre’s life is never the same.

Was the sudden death of Cynthia January accidental, as the police claim, or was it murder? Hired by her sister Sarah, red-headed PI Deirdre Cash agrees that it is unlikely to have been accidental. She begins her investigation with a visit to the palatial mansion of the fascinating Crystal January and meets Crystal’s brother Drake, whom she discovers to be more than merely fascinating. In her pursuit of evidence, she encounters a bevy of beautiful women, along with police, attorneys, and others who keep her interested. After Sarah is murdered at Crystal’s mansion, Deirdre’s persistence leads to attempts on her own life. A case that began with a visit to Crystal’s palace ends there in its ruins and Deirdre’s life is never the same.

Was the sudden death of Cynthia January accidental, as the police claim, or was it murder? Hired by her sister Sarah, red-headed PI Deirdre Cash agrees that it is unlikely to have been accidental. She begins her investigation with a visit to the palatial mansion of the fascinating Crystal January and meets Crystal’s brother Drake, whom she discovers to be more than merely fascinating. In her pursuit of evidence, she encounters a bevy of beautiful women, along with police, attorneys, and others who keep her interested. After Sarah is murdered at Crystal’s mansion, Deirdre’s persistence leads to attempts on her own life. A case that began with a visit to Crystal’s palace ends there in its ruins and Deirdre’s life is never the same.

The Pavilion houses a sex club set up for both sexes by three influential women. Shortly after lovely Mona Marsden, the mistress of wealthy Justin Fendrich, becomes a member she is murdered. Since the police are stymied, PI Berk Sedrick is hired to seek out the killer. His investigation leads him from one member of the club to another, including a favored female who, unlike the other members, is underage. His inquires become more and more involved and frustrating. Haunted by the absence of the woman he loves but who previously deserted him he persists.

The Pavilion houses a sex club set up for both sexes by three influential women. Shortly after lovely Mona Marsden, the mistress of wealthy Justin Fendrich, becomes a member she is murdered. Since the police are stymied, PI Berk Sedrick is hired to seek out the killer. His investigation leads him from one member of the club to another, including a favored female who, unlike the other members, is underage. His inquires become more and more involved and frustrating. Haunted by the absence of the woman he loves but who previously deserted him he persists.

The Pavilion houses a sex club set up for both sexes by three influential women. Shortly after lovely Mona Marsden, the mistress of wealthy Justin Fendrich, becomes a member she is murdered. Since the police are stymied, PI Berk Sedrick is hired to seek out the killer. His investigation leads him from one member of the club to another, including a favored female who, unlike the other members, is underage. His inquires become more and more involved and frustrating. Haunted by the absence of the woman he loves but who previously deserted him he persists.

Walter Waner, former university professor and present novelist, is lured by the petite but captivating Promise Moss into investigating threats to her and her coterie of sexual companions. Barely having begun, he is confronted with the murder of one of her companions. Untrained in detection, he finds himself groping and stumbling in his effort to find answers. Promise and two of her close friends, gloriously attractive women, draw Walter into byways of temptation and frustration. He bumbles on as his very life becomes entangled and transformed.