FBI Agent Nelson Paine Murder Mystery Books
Was Johann Mueller’s death a tragic accident or was he a victim of murder?Mueller, A German born physicist who immigrated to the United States in the 1930s to escape Hitler and the Nazis, was a scientist for the U.S. Department of War. Traveling on the Denver & Rio Grande Western’s famed San Juan Express, Mueller dies under mysterious circumstances.With World War II raging and foreign spies operating in the United States, FBI Special Agent Nelson Paine is assigned the sensitive task of uncovering the truth about Mueller’s death.Forced to retrace Mueller’s last hours of life, Paine finds himself riding the same passenger train through the open, arid lands on the border of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico. One bit of evidence after another leads Paine to believe Mueller’s death is neither an accident nor a murder of opportunity. Suspecting espionage, Paine continues Mueller’s journey, seeking to discover why the scientist was murdered. Paine soon discovers things are not what they seem as spies, danger, and uncertainty abound. Join Agent Paine as he travels the narrow gauge rails of the Denver & Rio Grande Western and the Rio Grande Southern railroads in an effort to solve the Murder on the San Juan Express. Influenced by the actual history of the times and two famous narrow gauge mountain railroads, fans of murder mysteries, spy stories, and history alike will enjoy unraveling the multiple mysteries presented in Murder on the San Juan Express. “An interesting and entertaining read.” – Earl Knoob – Retired Locomotive Engineer and Modern Day Railroad Boomer "An authentic ride back in time. It felt is if I were a passenger on the train, watching the murders and hunt for the killer unfold." - Dan Petrosini - USA Today & Amazon Best Selling Author“What an incredible story! "Sivils pulled me back into time with his writing and attention to historical detail.”- Gavin Reese, USA Today and Amazon Bestseller and retired police officer. “A very readable who-done-it with lots of interesting historical detail.” – John West – Noted International Railroad Photographer and Retired Railroad Executive “Set in the very real world of narrow gauge steam trains and the secret metal mines of Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, this story recreates the beginning of the nuclear arms race.” - Olaf Rasmussen – Noted Rail Photographer and World Traveler
The War in the Pacific rages in hot, steamy jungle, and on sweltering ships while a different kind of war is being waged at home in the icy cold of Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Dead soldiers keep showing up on the border of Alaska and Canada, men assigned to build the desperately needed ALCAN Highway. Once again, FBI Agent Nelson Paine is dispatched to catch a killer. A killer familiar with the territory and winter conditions that plague the White Pass & Yukon Route railroad, a vital link in the supply line for the U.S. Army units building the ALCAN Highway. In conditions where simple survival is difficult, find out if Paine and Canadian Mountie Sergeant Mulgrove are up to the task. Get a copy of Murder on the White Pass!
Two brutally murdered victims are found in an abandoned WW II Federal internment facility for Japanese Americans. One is a beautiful young Japanese housewife married to a local man. The other is a former POW from the Pacific Theater of war, a survivor of the construction of the Burma-Siam Railway. FBI Agent Nelson Paine has been assigned to the investigation. Experience tells him the bloodshed has just begun. As bodies begin to pile up, it is apparent the murders are connected somehow to the infamous Death Railway. Find out if Agent Paine can catch the killer before it's too late!
In the years immediately following the Second World War, tensions between the East and West mounted with each passing day. No city experienced the pressure cooker that was the Cold War, like the divided city of Berlin. The stage is set for an international conflict when two dead bodies are found on the inner border, one in East Germany and the other in West Germany. One body is an American and the other an East German. Faced with the need to defuse the situation, FBI Agent Nelson Paine is sent to Berlin to represent the Allies' interests in the investigation. Gunther Schmidt, Paine's Stasi counterpart, is also assigned to the problematic case. Both sides have agendas that must be protected, making uncovering the truth complicated. Somewhere between the beautiful, snow-covered forests of the Harz Mountains and the paranoid hustle and bustle of a divided Berlin lies the truth. Can Paine find the killer and deliver justice for the victims in a part of the world where justice is too often only a word? Get a copy of Murder on the Harz Mountain Railway and find out!