Fred W. Hunter

• Apr-2003
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A Chicago senior citizens group boards the stately Genessee for a four-day Lake Michigan cruise. Emily Charters, accompanied by her companion Lynn Francis, senses tension among the dozen or so passengers and crew. But even the sharp-eyed octogenarian...

• Feb-2002
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CURSE OF THE MODERN WORLD In a philanthropic push to sidestep his negative image as a destroyer of Chicago's famous landmarks, real estate mogul and Chilean expatriate Louie Dolores brings an exhibit of ancient Chinchorro mummies to his huge downt...

• Nov-2000
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ARIA FOR MURDER A dazzling new production of Carmen is set to open in Chicago, an event destined to drag opera kicking and screaming into the twenty-first century. More "musical extravaganza" than magnum opus, it still retains classic opera's scan...

• Oct-2000
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Chicago detective Jeremy Ransom and his septuagenarian sleuthing partner, Emily Charters, unwrap a Yuletide murder in this clever short story specially written for this anthology. Who killed a college student and put his body under the Christmas tree...

• Oct-1999
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LOST YEARS Chicago detective Jeremy Ransom and his unofficial partner in crime, septuagenarian Emily Charters, arc facing a strange case of dark, desperate family secrets. Abigail Pearson has a weak heart, all the more worrisome since she fears...

• Dec-1998
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POUND OF FLESH Eight years ago, Ben Harvey was accused and convicted of raping Laura Shay, a high school classmate. Now DNA tests prove he is innocent, and suddenly Harvey is free. Like the rest of Chicago, police detective Jeremy Ransom is intrig...

• Oct-1998
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DEADLY NIGHT Fred Hunter's Chicago detective, Jeremy Ransom, and his unofficial partner, the seventy-something Emily Charters, discover a cozy bed-and-breakfast harbors an unsolved murder in 'Ransom for a Holiday.' The young proprietress captures the...

• Dec-1997
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While vacationing in a picturesque Michigan guest house, homicide detective Jeremy Ransom and his partner Emily Charters, just recovering from open-heart surgery, become involved in a dangerous murder mystery that has haunted the inn's owner for two ...

• Aug-1996
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NO REST FOR THE WICKED The young man's body was found nude, the marks on his palms and feet revealing his grim fate: he had been crucified. The body is later identified as a parishioner of the Community of the Lord Church. As Chicago police detectiv...

• May-1995
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IN THE CARDS She gave Chicago detective Jeremy Ransom all the details of an impending murder, including a description of the killer. She, Angela Stephens, would be killed by her husband. Despite his noted quirks, Ransom isn't one to probe the p...

• Jan-1994
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FINAL PERFORMANCE Chicago police detective Jeremy Ransom knew his case was headed for the unsolved files: the victim had no enemies, there were no clues, nor motives. In a big city there was always another violent death, and though the murder rate ...