Murder on the Titania and Other Steam-Powered Adventures: 1 (Adventures of the Valiant Captain Ramos and He)

Captain 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 Denvers 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.Murder on the Titania and Other Steam-Powered Adventures 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.Murder on the Titania: Colonel Geoffrey Douglas the Duke of Denvers new head of security is drawn into a high society murder mystery on the Airship Titania. None of the passengers are quite what they seem including the mysterious young woman who always turns up where she is least expected.The Curious Case of Clementine Nimowitz (and Her Exceedingly Tiny Dog): A simple burglary goes horribly awry when Captain Ramos and Simms stumble across a dead body a small dog and the deceaseds heirs the noisome Morris and the rather too interesting Deliah.The Jade Tiger: A mysterious woman enlists Captain Ramoss aid in getting her revenge on her former employer and Captain Ramos finds herself doing an unintentional good deed.The Ugly Tin Orrery: Captain Ramos and her crew embark on what appears to be a perfectly ordinary train robbery only to be drawn into the Duke of Denvers political machinations via a strange metal artifact. Throw in a spot of jail breaking and an encounter with the lovely Deliah and its all in a days work for Captain Ramos and Simms.The Flying Turk: The Airship Titania is entering a new era and welcoming its first automaton pilot. Or perhaps not. Captain Ramos and Simms are back aboard the Titania for a heady mix of murder robbery peeved scientists and oblivious peers with a spot of engineering thrown in.