This book contains three early Captain North adventures set in the Far East: THE SULU SEA MURDERS(1933), THE FORT TERROR MURDERS (1931) and THE SHANGHAI BUND MURDERS (1933).

In THE SULU SEA MURDERS Captain Hugh North, D.C.I., is investigating a shooting in a bar in Zamboanga. A peardiver named George Lee is dying from a wound inflicted by an unidentified American soldier. The murderer is probably from Fort Winfield on the nearby island of Sanga Sanga. Before dying Lee tells North about some lost pearls.

As an officer of the Department of Criminal Investigation, North proceeds to Fort Winfield to find the killer. This is not a spy story. It is a tale about an investigation of a series of murders. In fact, North is sometimes referred to in the novel as a detective.

In THE FORT TERROR MURDERS Captain Hugh North of Army Intelligence Services is a guest at a dinner party at the residence of Colonel Peter Andrews. The colonel is the commanding officer of Fort Espanto in the Philippines.

The original parts of the fort were built as a Jesuit monastery in 1660. A legend about hidden treasure in the fort has been passed down through generations of local residents. A Spanish officer vanished from the fort in 1801 shortly after he announced that he had learned the location of the treasure. In 1916 two men were killed after they arrived from Spain to search for the treasure.

During the dinner party Inez Sarolla tells the guests about the treasure. A search party for the treasure is spontaneously organized led by Ricardo Mendez, a cousin of Inez, and Lieutenant Dale Bowen, the fiance of Inez. Mendez and Bowen disappear into the old ruins of the fort. Later a scream is heard. Mendez is found dead from a knife wound but Bowen is missing.

Colonel Andrews asks North to conduct an investigation of the murder. North begins his search both for the murderer and the location of the treasure. His only clues are two rosaries and a little piece of sheepskin. One rosary contains three extra beads while the other has six extra beads. The solution to this puzzle will lead to the treasure. The entire investigation lasts less than two days and in many respects the style of the novel resembles a classic mystery story of the post World War I era.

In THE SHANGHAI BUND MURDERS Captain Hugh North of G-2 is on a river boat heading towards Shanghai during a time when there is much fighting and turbulence surrounding that city. On the trip a young Englishman named Trenchard is murdered. North is joined on the boat by his friend from British military intelligence, Bruce Kilgour. North learns that Trenchard was a British agent trying to get information on an arms shipment being sent to General Wang, a warlord with ties to French and Italian interests. Wang is now threatening Shanghai which is defended by General Yuan who is backed by England and the United States. A third army planning to attack Shanghai is led by an American soldier of fortune named Sam Steel. He is an employee of a warlord named Wu.

After North arrives in Shanghai, he meets with American Admiral Clegg who explains the difficult task awaiting the intelligence captain. North's mission is to locate the arms shipment before either General Wang or Sam Steel can seize it. Hopefully North can find the shipment in time to prevent a disaster for the American and English residents of Shanghai.

Almost every country with a political or economic interest in Shanghai has a representative engaged in the struggle to acquire the arms shipment. As usual North finds that the lines between friend and foe often seem blurred.

Ortho's book includes clear directions and planning for the novice remodeler. It covers working with contracters, estimating expenses, and good general information regarding almost every aspect of bathroom remodeling. This book also includes full color photographs and drawn diagrams to help instruct.

This is the first Perry Mason mystery I've ever read. If you liked the television series, you'll find all the same characters in this book. It's a good mystery and moves swiftly. It reads a bit too much like a script, however. There's almost no attention to scenery. The reader is given almost no information of what the characters think and feel.

This book has been reviewed by R.C. Preston in "Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology" 25:487-488; 1999. His recommendation is:

"This is an essential book for engineers and physicists who want to know and understand how ultrasound has been applied in medical imaging, NDT and industrial process control."

This is a very good book for someone who has not done any research into Freemasonry before. It covers all the essentials briefly, such as the Masonic views on the Bible, Jesus, God, salvation, etc. The only real complaint I have is that the chapter on Masonic occultism only discusses Qabbalism in Masonry. There are many other types of occultism in Masonry, and I would have appreciated a brief discussion of them as well.

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I found this book while searching for another book by the same author, and was charmed by the sweet tale of a family who takes in a racoon. They have various adventures, and of course it has a happy ending. I really enjoyed reading it, and hope to share it with my kids soon.

I thought that this was a great book. Thrilling at some points, educational at others, it was an overall great read. Keep up the good work Mr. Mason!

Contained in this collection are most if not all of Blake's most essential works,including "The Marriage Of Heaven & Hell";the two songs,"Auguries Of Innocence"; etc..In the creative fertility of this great poet came some of the greatest lines ever written in the English language,or any language for that matter.His conjuring of visions perhaps is the first written document of modern poetry,heralding what is to come.

I had the opportunity not only to read Dr. Young's book, but to interview about it as well. He is a knowledgeable historian and very fact-conscious, as well as understanding the larger issues at hand. I recommend this book to anyone who is seriously interested in the American Civil War because it will provide you with a unique story about one player in this immense drama.