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Bill decides to settle down and become a proper private investigator, but with a few differences. His main income is through solving reward and cold cases. As he put it, 'Dead men seldom turn nasty or violent.' Whilst taking some time off from his hectic new business, Bill stumbles into a hornet's nest of death and disaster. Compound mysteries present themselves as if asking to be solved, but with them comes deadly danger ... 'The Agency' is available in both print and ebook format. Other titles in the Bill Reyner Mystery Adventure series include 'Mania,' 'Fiend's Gold,' 'Edinburgh Cuckoos,' 'Damp Graves,' 'Lions and Christians,' 'The Canadian,' 'The Dutchman,' 'Magnuscarter,' 'The Mermaid' and 'The Agency.' Book Information: The Agency Series: Bill Reyner Mystery Adventure Author: Wentworth M. Johnson Publisher: I & W Johnson Books ISBN: 978-1495303586 ASIN: B00IO548MY Published: February 2014 Pages: 258 Genre: Mystery Adventure About The Author: Wentworth M. Johnson (born 1939) is a Canadian writer. He was born in March, Cambridgeshire, England. W.M. Johnson is the great grandson of William Edward Bourne 1850-1925 (Playwright, dramatist and theatrical producer). Johnson has published newspaper and magazine articles, as well as a number of fiction and non-fiction books. For more information, review copies, or interviews please contact: Wentworth M. Johnson Email: wentworth-johnson@sympatico.ca Website: http://www.wentworth-m-johnson.com http://www.billreyner.ca/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/malcolm.johnson.90226

Summoned to England by his ex-girlfriend, Bill Reyner and his associate North try to kill two birds with one stone - a short holiday and a very quick investigation. A simple missing person case couldn't possibly turn out nasty-or could it? Whilst retracing the steps of a missing woman, Bill accidentally uncovers an incredibly diabolical organization that has existed for years. It soon becomes evident that while he is searching for the long dead and dear departed; someone behind the scene is manipulating his every move. What could wax figures, picturesque castles and alluring Scottish damsels possibly have to do with missing people? Bill has found another dangerous and multi million-dollar puzzle of murder and mayhem that extends way back into the dark and dismal past. 'Edinburgh Cuckoos' is available in both print and ebook format. Other titles in the Bill Reyner Mystery Adventure series include 'Fiend's Gold,' 'Mania,' 'Damp Graves,' 'Lions and Christians,' 'The Canadian,' 'The Dutchman,' 'Magnuscarter' and 'The Mermaid.' Book Information: Edinburgh Cuckoos Series: Bill Reyner Mystery Adventure, Book 3 Author: Wentworth M. Johnson Publisher: I & W Johnson Books 3rd Edition ISBN: 978-1493680320 Published: November 2013 Pages: 242 Genre: Mystery Adventure About The Author: Wentworth M. Johnson (born 1939) is a Canadian writer. He was born in March, Cambridgeshire, England. W.M. Johnson is the great grandson of William Edward Bourne 1850-1925 (Playwright, dramatist and theatrical producer). Johnson has published newspaper and magazine articles, as well as a number of fiction and non-fiction books. For more information, review copies, or interviews please contact: Wentworth M. Johnson Website: http://www.wentworth-m-johnson.com http://www.billreyner.ca/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/malcolm.johnson.90226

Prompted by the unearthing of a human skull in the woods near his house, Bill Reyner begins an investigation into a twenty-year-old unsolved murder. Unlike the police, he becomes involved with the characters associated with the deed. His entanglement deepens, as does his knowledge of the case. Joining the deadly and insane cult he intends to trap them only to find the tables are turned and he becomes the quarry. At every turn the Mania is ahead of him. With full knowledge and no physical evidence, he has nowhere to hide and no one to call for help. Bill's only option is to fight them on their own terms. 'Mania' is available in both print and ebook format. Other titles in the Bill Reyner Mystery Adventure series include 'Fiend's Gold,' 'Edinburgh Cuckoos,' 'Damp Graves,' 'Lions and Christians,' 'The Canadian,' 'The Dutchman,' 'Magnuscarter and The Mermaid.' Book Information: Mania Series: Bill Reyner Mystery Adventure Author: Wentworth M. Johnson Publisher: I & W Johnson Books, 3rd Edition ISBN: 978-1493680177 Published: November 2013 Pages: 240 Genre: Mystery Adventure About The Author: Wentworth M. Johnson (born 1939) is a Canadian writer. He was born in March, Cambridgeshire, England. W.M. Johnson is the great grandson of William Edward Bourne 1850-1925 (Playwright, dramatist and theatrical producer). Johnson has published newspaper and magazine articles, as well as a number of fiction and non-fiction books. For more information, review copies, or interviews please contact: Wentworth M. Johnson Email: wentworth-johnson@sympatico.ca Website: http://www.wentworth-m-johnson.com http://www.billreyner.ca/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/malcolm.johnson.90226

A couple of hundred years ago, a wild and unruly family fell upon a floundering ship filled with gold. Gold fever and bandits destroyed the Fiend family, but through their cunning the treasure was hidden and remained that way for almost 200 years. Edgar Reyner, a multimillionaire, bought the island reputed to be the hiding place of Fiend's gold. He, too, became a victim of gold fever and was killed for his efforts. Edgar left the bulk of his estate to his unruly and lazy nephew William Reyner (Bill). William Reyner and his grandmother visit the lawyer in a northern Ontario town, where they become the heirs to the Reyner fortune. Bill visits his new island and learns of the mysteries and ghosts that inhabit the lonely outpost. Overcome by the island's tranquility and beauty, he makes the fatal decision to hunt for the long-lost treasure. Murder and chaos ensue, leaving Bill and his grandmother to face the unknown assailant alone. 'Fiend's Gold' is available in both print and ebook format. Other titles in the Bill Reyner Mystery Adventure series include Mania, Edinburgh Cuckoos, Damp Graves, Lions and Christians, The Canadian, The Dutchman, Magnuscarter and The Mermaid. Book Information: Fiend's Gold Series: Bill Reyner Mystery Adventure Author: Wentworth M. Johnson Publisher: I & W Johnson Books 3rd Edition ISBN: 9781493625451 Published: October 2013 Pages: 224 Genre: Mystery Adventure About The Author: Wentworth M. Johnson (born 1939) is a Canadian writer. He was born in March, Cambridgeshire, England. W.M. Johnson is the great grandson of William Edward Bourne 1850-1925 (Playwright, dramatist and theatrical producer). Johnson has published newspaper and magazine articles, as well as a number of fiction and non-fiction books. For more information, review copies, or interviews please contact: Wentworth M. Johnson Email: wentworth-johnson@sympatico.ca Website: http://www.wentworth-m-johnson.com http://www.billreyner.ca/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/malcolm.johnson.90226

The legend says that St. Bedric slew the griffin and gave prosperity to all the Christian people of the area. It is written that keeping the faith and remembering the griffin will maintain wealth and happiness for all. But does it? In truth the legend becomes the excuse for wholesale slaughter, degradation and enslavement. By pure chance one man, who should have died, finds himself the only survivor of an inhuman massacre. An all-consuming evil has engulfed St John's Cove leaving only this one living human to solve the riddle. Evan snatches the beautiful Rebecca from the very jaws of death and the two learn to love and trust each other. Pulling himself through all manner of adversity he is forced to save not only himself but also his attractive new bride. Discovering a black monk in the ghostly silence of the deserted village they tend his injuries but instead of thanks he demands the removal of the human heads from the avenue of death. The monk believes in their quest but nothing must interfere with the destruction of the evil force that holds the Cove in its grip. The monk has his own agenda and forces the good to face the evil. The Beast of St. John's Cove is available in both print and ebook format. Mr. Johnson is also the author of the Bill Reyner Mystery Adventure series, including titles such as 'Magnuscarter' and 'The Mermaid.' Book Information: The Beast of St John's Cove Author: Wentworth M. Johnson Publisher: I & W Johnson Books ISBN: 978-1491075395 Published: August 2013 Pages: 216 About The Author: Wentworth M. Johnson (born 1939) is a Canadian writer. He was born in March, Cambridgeshire, England. W.M. Johnson is the great grandson of William Edward Bourne 1850-1925 (Playwright, dramatist and theatrical producer). Johnson has published newspaper and magazine articles, as well as a number of fiction and non-fiction books. For more information, review copies, or interviews please contact: Wentworth M. Johnson Email: wentworth-johnson@sympatico.ca Website: http://www.wentworth-m-johnson.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/malcolm.johnson.90226