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The Scimitar And The Snail: A 1000 Islands Novel
Former investment banker, antique boat enthusiast and sometime intelligence agent Steve Stone lives in isolation in an island tower in New York’s Thousand Islands region until he decides to solve an historical murder mystery dating back to the Lincoln assassination. Enlisting the help of Jill Matson, a beautiful young woman with knowledge of Civil War and local history, their efforts to solve the mystery of who murdered the Hermit of Maple Island are progressing when Steve is abruptly summoned to find a terrorist who caused the death of his friend years ago – and who is hiding in plain sight while planning an attack on America as an “audition” for ISIS. Steve and Jill are drawn into danger as they race to locate the terrorist, who appears ready to launch the attack. Can they succeed in thwarting Steve’s nemesis, even as they appear to have discovered a way to prove the Hermit’s involvement in the Lincoln assassination conspiracy and possibly recover valuable treasure and historical documents?
368 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 16, 2015
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John Lefevere
8 books21 followersDo you find unsolved historical mysteries intriguing?
Mysteries like who really ordered Booth to assassinate Lincoln? The murder of the Hermit of Maple Island?
Who stole the Irish Crown Jewels?
Where did the missing sailors of the Lost Channel end up? And how did a stolen War of 1812 British payroll end up in the hands of bootleggers?
Author John Lefevere finds these unsolved enigmas fascinating and has crafted a trilogy in his “A 1000 Islands Novel” series in which his protagonists try to solve them. In his ebook novels The Scimitar And The Snail; Jewels And Ghouls; and River Rogues, Steve Stone and Jill Matson, who live in the Thousand Islands, New York, follow theories and investigate leads to bring the truth to light, while also fending off terrorists, scamsters and just plain nasty people.
John is a retired corporate attorney whose life experiences include an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, playing golf next to the Giza Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt and recently appearing in a TV commercial. He knows from experience that there is not much difference between creating the suspension of disbelief in fiction and “shading” the facts to make them more palatable to the reader in law practice. In either case, he finds the act of writing to be fun and challenging.
When not traveling, John and his wife divide their time between homes in Virginia and the Thousand Islands, New York.
You can follow John on Facebook at John_Lefevere_Author, and on his website at www.johnlefevere.com. You can contact him at john@johnlefevere.com
Mysteries like who really ordered Booth to assassinate Lincoln? The murder of the Hermit of Maple Island?
Who stole the Irish Crown Jewels?
Where did the missing sailors of the Lost Channel end up? And how did a stolen War of 1812 British payroll end up in the hands of bootleggers?
Author John Lefevere finds these unsolved enigmas fascinating and has crafted a trilogy in his “A 1000 Islands Novel” series in which his protagonists try to solve them. In his ebook novels The Scimitar And The Snail; Jewels And Ghouls; and River Rogues, Steve Stone and Jill Matson, who live in the Thousand Islands, New York, follow theories and investigate leads to bring the truth to light, while also fending off terrorists, scamsters and just plain nasty people.
John is a retired corporate attorney whose life experiences include an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, playing golf next to the Giza Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt and recently appearing in a TV commercial. He knows from experience that there is not much difference between creating the suspension of disbelief in fiction and “shading” the facts to make them more palatable to the reader in law practice. In either case, he finds the act of writing to be fun and challenging.
When not traveling, John and his wife divide their time between homes in Virginia and the Thousand Islands, New York.
You can follow John on Facebook at John_Lefevere_Author, and on his website at www.johnlefevere.com. You can contact him at john@johnlefevere.com
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September 1, 2016
This is a link to a review done in the online magazine www.thousandislandslife.com in June 2016. I am using the five-star rating and providing a link to the review with the permission of the TIL Editor and author of the review, Susan W. Smith. - John Lefevere
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February 20, 2022
Enjoyable
Nice book, good pace for genre fiction with handsome mysterious hero and his incredibly smart capable beautiful girlfriend. The sense of place is great in 1000 islands not as good in DC, but and decent read
Nice book, good pace for genre fiction with handsome mysterious hero and his incredibly smart capable beautiful girlfriend. The sense of place is great in 1000 islands not as good in DC, but and decent read
July 29, 2020
Loved the book"
Absolutely love the book and am looking forward to the next. As a thousand island river rat it made it even more fu. To read"
Andy
Absolutely love the book and am looking forward to the next. As a thousand island river rat it made it even more fu. To read"
Andy
April 24, 2019
Great book for River Rats!
This book is a great read for anyone who has ever been in the 1000 Islands region. Having grown up in the area I thoroughly enjoyed the book. I will be reading the next one in the series for sure.
This book is a great read for anyone who has ever been in the 1000 Islands region. Having grown up in the area I thoroughly enjoyed the book. I will be reading the next one in the series for sure.
April 25, 2023
Interesting action/adventure story about a foiled terrorist plot in the 1000 Islands area of upstate NY.
October 25, 2023
An interesting and timely whodunit. I liked the two main characters a lot, good interaction to get things done. An awful lot of long paragraphs about historical stuff. And in the end, I wasn't convinced the "Arabs" really knew how to do their supposed job.
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