Steve Ruskin

This was both a piece of history and a piece of science. Although short, this told of the preparations to document the 1878 eclipse and how western towns prepared for over a year to document such an event. Ruskin bases his research on what took place primarily in Colorado. I was surprised at the scientific efficiency at which observers had. They placed themselves every so many feet or miles, used watches with a second hand, timed the eclipse at their precise location, etc. The entire documentation, in Colorado, took place within 3 minutes. 167 pages… (altro)

A challenging mystery complicated by its alchemical origins; soon confounded by a Russian cabal, faces Trina Piper in this fast-moving story. The intrepid researcher from Notre Dame, the University not the Cathedral, seems overmatched by the forces arrayed against her. Problems and deaths mount as she teams with a very active parapsychologist, Fiona McFee, a powerfully charmed Sigel, and an Interpol agent to thwart the villains as they work to demonstrate and market their deadly plague cum zombies weapon.
A razzle-dazzle finish aptly enabled by a passing lorry driver ping pongs most of the high-value tourist attractions in downtown London before Trina, her Sigel and team save the tourists and the day.… (altro)