1936 - Over the Atlantic Ocean A zeppelin. An art thief. A murder on a trans-Atlantic flight. When art acquisitions facilitator Tobias Cooper is hired by the Smithsonian Institute to re-acquire the lost Burial Mask of Hammurabi from a private collector, it's all in a day's work. Until the mask is stolen on a trans-Atlantic Zeppelin flight from Zurich to New York City. His employers believe the theft to be the work of famed art thief known as the Gray Ghost. Tobias isn't so sure. But when a body is discovered in the crew's restroom, the flight's security chief is convinced it's the Ghost's accomplice. Therefore, find the killer and find the thief at the same time. Tobias, who has been trained by the world's greatest detective, as well as the greatest criminal, is called upon to reluctantly solve the crime. But danger is everywhere. No one is who they appear. With a cast of suspects that include Nazi spies, evil conspirators, and wealthy socialites with horrible secrets to protect, Tobias must be at the top of his game to solve the crimes while keeping from getting caught in the cross hairs. PLEASE NOTE: This is the first in a series of SHORT STORIES. It is not a full length novel. Total word count is a little over 8,500 words.
Author
International bestselling author Kent Holloway lives on death. Literally. With more than twenty-two years’ experience in forensic death investigations, he’s seen it all. Experienced the worst that life has to give and never let it dim his sense of wonder or humor. Now, he brings all this experience, along with a zeal for uncovering the folklore and superstitions of death, to the written page as author of mysteries, forensic crime fiction, and paranormal thrillers! He is the author of six paranormal thrillers, including his highly acclaimed Ezekiel Crane series, as well as his forensic thriller, CLEAN EXIT. He’s also written his first installment of the Baron Tombstone adventures—a series that steps directly into the world of the dead—in the shared pirate world series, Tattered Sails. Death investigations isn’t his only foray into the darker side of life. He's also an adjunct professor of criminal justice at St. Johns River State College in Florida. He’s worked as a private investigator and a newspaper reporter covering the crime beat in Florida. When he’s not writing, designing book covers, or investigating deaths, he spends much of his spare time researching folklore, as well as investigating ghosts and cryptids throughout northeast Florida. Find Kent at his website: www.kenthollowayonline.com.
