The St. Simons Island Club: A John Le Brun Novel, (Book 4 of 5)
"Quietly annoying and tenacious" Sheriff John Le Brun has earned a reputation for solving wickedly complex crimes, from his hometown of Brunswick, Georgia to London, England. Now retired, he finds himself mysteriously hired to solve the 1908 murder of the owner of a high-priced Manhattan brothel. The client's letterhead indicates J. P. Morgan. The Titan of Wall St. denies its validity but himself hires Le Brun to not only solve the crime but also expose the impostor.
As John peels away layer upon layer of facts, he realizes that he is exploring the policy-protected vice of prostitution, which is a source of livelihood for one out of every three hundred women in New York City. Le Brun discovers a connection on St. Simons Island, where he holds membership to an exclusive club. The island was the locale of the last illegal U.S. importation of African slaves. Now history may be repeating itself, for the purpose of sex slavery.
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Book details
- Author
- Brent Monahan
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Fiction › Mystery & Detective › Historical
Fiction › Mystery & Detective - Topics
- historical mystery · murder mystery · New York City · prostitution and vice · Gilded Age · retired detective · J. P. Morgan · men's clubs
- ISBN-13
- 9781681620374 (Paperback)9781681620398 (Hardcover)
About the author
BRENT JEFFREY MONAHAN is the author of fourteen published novels, with fiction spanning the Supernatural Thriller and Historical Murder Mystery sub-genres. Two of his novels have been adapted into motion pictures.
Monahan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Rutgers University and a Doctor of Musical Arts from Indiana University, Bloomington. He retired from teaching Novel and Screenwriting at Rutgers University.
When not writing, Monahan has performed, stage directed, and taught music professionally. His fiction reflects a career spent at the intersection of the arts and storytelling.
Brent lives in Yardley, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Bonnie.