Four Favorites #25

When a nursemaid is murdered in an American city—killed by stiletto and gold chain bearing the emblem of the Order of the Serpent—Magno and Davey find themselves tangled in a conspiracy that reaches from a baby left in Davey's care all the way to the European Kingdom of Balkania. A mysterious ring discovered at the crime scene points to a nation in turmoil, and Magno must journey overseas to uncover the truth behind a revolution and an impostor's claim to power. What begins as a local murder case spirals into an international plot that only this dynamic duo can unravel.

Captain Courageous takes command of a relief freighter bound for Greece, only to discover he's sailing into the heart of a sinister smuggling operation—ships laden with food and medical supplies are mysteriously wrecking on hidden reefs, and black marketeers are profiting handsomely from the "salvage." With suspicion falling on the very pilot who's supposed to guide him safely through these treacherous waters, Courageous must uncover the truth before another ship meets the same fate.