If you're one of those readers who always finds themselves rooting for the bad guy, you'll relish every sentence of Guy Newell Boothby's A Bid for Fortune. Dr. Nikola is a brilliant master criminal who is on a lifelong quest to achieve immortality — and to accumulate as much power and wealth as he can along the way. Making copious use of his formidable occult powers, Nikola will stop at nothing to achieve his nefarious ends.
As was commonplace in the late nineteenth century, artist Cyril Forrester's father has brought back an ancient mummy as a grim souvenir of his travels in Egypt. But this mummy is not destined to stay put. A mysterious figure calling himself Pharos shows up to reclaim the relic — and to unleash a deadly plague that will bring humanity to its knees.
Australian author Guy Boothby put his wanderlust to work as fodder for his fiction. Though his first publication was a non-fiction account of a trip through his native country, he soon turned to fiction as an outlet for his creativity, focusing primarily on action-adventure, mystery, and detection tales. In Strange Company: A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas, Boothby's first novel, was an instant success and will satisfy contemporary readers looking for a well-plotted action-adventure story.
Set in the imaginary country of Pannonia, Guy Newell Boothby's compelling novel Long Live the King gives readers a front-row seat to the tempestuous lives of royals. From life-or-death battlefield decisions that must be made in seconds flat with thousands of soldiers hanging in the balance, to tense political negotiations in which every word and facial expression matters, and of course, the triumphs and trials of royal romance, this sweeping novel is sure to ensnare every reader's interest and attention.
Get set for a rip-roaring romp around the world in Guy Newell Boothby's The Beautiful White Devil. Packing in plenty of action and romance, this novel follows the exploits of a beguiling criminal mastermind who steals the heart of the tale's protagonist.
Drenched with portent and moody gothic overtones, this mystery from prolific Australian novelist Guy Newell Boothby is the perfect book to curl up with on a stormy night. After making a fortune in Australia, William Standerton is ready to move back to England. He purchases a large, imposing manor house befitting his new station in life—and that's where his problems begin.
Set amidst a rough-and-tumble community of settlers on a remote island off the coast of Australia, Guy Newell Boothby's The Marriage of Esther combines the best qualities of classic action-adventure fiction with an ingeniously plotted mystery—and right in the middle of all of it is a heart-tugging romance.
Australian-born author Guy Newell Boothby broke onto the literary scene with a series of bestselling action-adventure novels, but The Mystery of the Clasped Hands finds Boothby trying his hand at classic detective fiction. Fans of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes will enjoy this engrossing mystery.
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