Emma Lathen Pořadí knih (chronologicky)

This crime story with the banker/investigator John Putnam Thatcher is set against the glamour and fierce rivalry of the Winter Olympics. It exposes a devious financial scandal within the Olympic village.

The Sloan Guaranty Trust has too much invested in an international development venture to alienate Greece's right-wing military leaders. But when the Sloan's representative in Athens suddenly disappears after being linked with a murdered leftist, the bank is embroiled in a full-scale military coup. Then senior bank officer Everett Gabler vanishes. And John Putnam Thatcher must enter a deadly political drama - to outwit a malevolent behind-the-scenes player and prevent a modern tragedy!

The Parajian Family Inherits a Profitable Rug Business—And a Rivalry Sealed In Blood! Sloan Guaranty Trust is faced with a bitter fight among the Parajian heirs. The children own 40 percent of the stock, but Paul, their father, frustrates their efforts for complete control of the company. Then a distant relative returns to claim her profits, and is found poisoned. John Putnam Thatcher’s cool logic is put to its severest test when a second murder reveals a sinister design spun of ancient greed and deadly family secrets!