{"product_id":"murder-on-the-titania-and-alex-acks-9780998108278","title":"Murder on the Titania and Other Steam-Powered Adventures","description":"\u003cp\u003eCaptain Marta Ramos, the most notorious pirate in the Duchy of Denver, has her hands full between fascinating murder mysteries, the delectable and devious Deliah Nimowitz, Colonel Geoffrey Douglas (the Duke of Denver's new head of security), a spot of airship engineering and her usual activities: piracy, banditry and burglary. Not to mention the horror of high society tea parties. In contrast, Simms, her second in command, longs only for a quiet life, filled with tasty sausages and fewer explosions. Or does he? Join Captain Ramos, Simms and their crew as they negotiate the perils of air, land and drawing room in a series of fast-paced adventures in a North America that never was.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMurder on the Titania and Other Steam-Powered Adventures\u003c\/em\u003e includes 4 novellas and a short story about piracy, banditry, burglary, jail-breaking, several brilliant bits of detective work and all manner of otherwise lawless hijinks performed by the valiant Captain Ramos and her crew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMurder on the Titania\u003c\/em\u003e: Colonel Geoffrey Douglas, the Duke of Denver's new head of security, is drawn into a high society murder mystery on the Airship \u003cem\u003eTitania\u003c\/em\u003e. None of the passengers are quite what they seem, including the mysterious young woman who always turns up where she is least expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Curious Case of Clementine Nimowitz (and Her Exceedingly Tiny Dog)\u003c\/em\u003e: A simple burglary goes horribly awry when Captain Ramos and Simms stumble across a dead body, a small dog and the deceased's heirs, the noisome Morris and the rather too interesting Deliah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Jade Tiger: \u003c\/em\u003eA mysterious woman enlists Captain Ramos's aid in getting her revenge on her former employer and Captain Ramos finds herself doing an unintentional good deed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ugly Tin Orrery\u003c\/em\u003e: Captain Ramos and her crew embark on what appears to be a perfectly ordinary train robbery, only to be drawn into the Duke of Denver's political machinations via a strange metal artifact. Throw in a spot of jail breaking and an encounter with the lovely Deliah, and it's all in a day's work for Captain Ramos and Simms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Flying Turk\u003c\/em\u003e: The Airship \u003cem\u003eTitania \u003c\/em\u003eis entering a new era and welcoming its first automaton pilot. Or, perhaps not. Captain Ramos and Simms are back aboard the \u003cem\u003eTitania\u003c\/em\u003e for a heady mix of murder, robbery, peeved scientists and oblivious peers, with a spot of engineering thrown in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Acks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0998108278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780998108278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Queen of Swords Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Alex Acks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991849697535,"sku":"9780998108278","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_20f35529-8869-4a27-b5d5-a233b6be9183.jpg?v=1683312594","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/murder-on-the-titania-and-alex-acks-9780998108278","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}