Masquerade at One Thousand Feet

When art acquisitions facilitator Tobias Cooper is hired by the Smithsonian Institute to re-acquire the lost Burial Mask of Hammurabi from a private collector, it's all in a day's work. Until the mask is stolen on a trans-Atlantic Zeppelin flight from Zurich to New York City. His employers believe the theft to be the work of famed art thief known as the Gray Ghost. Tobias isn't so sure.

But when a body is discovered in the crew's restroom, the flight's security chief is convinced it's the Ghost's accomplice. Therefore, find the killer and find the thief at the same time.

Tobias, who has been trained by the world's greatest detective, as well as the greatest criminal, is called upon to reluctantly solve the crime. But danger is everywhere. No one is who they appear. With a cast of suspects that include Nazi spies, evil conspirators, and wealthy socialites with horrible secrets to protect, Tobias must be at the top of his game to solve the crimes while keeping from getting caught in the cross hairs.

PLEASE NOTE: This is the first in a series of SHORT STORIES. It is not a full length novel. Total word count is a little over 8,500 words.