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About Sherban Young
ABOUT SHERBAN YOUNG
Sherban (rhymes with “bourbon”) splits his time between Maryland and Maine, and has often been called the next PG Wodehouse, or at the very least the current Sherban Young. He is the author of numerous witty mystery novels, including two detective series: one starring Enescu Fleet, well-aged man of the world; the second featuring Warren Kingsley, bodyguard not-so extraordinaire.
In his free time, Sherban is an avid tournament poker player, an avid cash game poker player and would be an avid good-deal-many-other-things if he didn’t spend so much of his time avidly playing poker.
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Blog postOver the years, players have reached out to us to ask about hints, strategies, etc, in our games. We love that. A lot of the time, though, these questions appear within a review on an app store. We love the reviews - so many of you have let us know how much you enjoy our games, and that means a lot. But if anyone does have a question about gameplay or needs a further hint not found in our hint system, it might be easier to post it here.
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Blog postDo you enjoy playing FLEETING JOURNEY, FLEETING MEMORY and DOUBLE COVER? Now you can get to know the game characters outside the game. And it’s all FREE.*
As a special promotion here at MysteryCaper, all short stories are currently free on Apple Books. You just need an iPhone, iPad or Mac. Apple Books does the rest. Follow the links below to be taken to the stories on the Apple bookstore (or go to Apple Books and search on “mysterycaper”) and start reading these select vignettes for fr2 years ago Read more -
Blog postOur flagship game, FLEETING MEMORY, has just been released in version 2.0. Like our other games, it is now available on Android as well as all iOS devices (not just iPad). Along with the graphics, the talk and inventory engines have also been updated. Enjoy!
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Blog postOur free adventure game, FLEETING JOURNEY, has had a significant update. Don’t worry, it’s still free - no ads, no in-app purchases, just free - but now it’s available on Android as well as all iOS devices (not just iPad). That means you can help Enescu Fleet solve his luxury train heist on your phones or tablets, anywhere, anytime.
Wider distribution is not the only change. JOURNEY has also taken on a redesigned inventory and talk engine. It was good before, but we think you’ll enjoy2 years ago Read more -
Blog postMYSTERY PUZZLE MUSEUM is now available for Android on the Amazon store and Google Play. Buy it at a special release price of $0.99 through the weekend.
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Blog postWe’ve released a new game today, MYSTERY PUZZLE MUSEUM. It’s available on the App Store at a special introductory price of $0.99 ($2 off). The discount is only for a week, so don’t miss out.
MYSTERY PUZZLE MUSEUM is a little different than our previous puzzle/adventure games. As the title would suggest, the emphasis is all on the puzzles. There are over 60 of them across 9 levels of exquisite hand-drawn art and animations.
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Blog postDOUBLE COVER is now available for Fire tablets on Amazon!
DOUBLE COVER at Amazon Appstore
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Blog postThe iOS edition of DOUBLE COVER, the game, is now available on the App Store.
Like FLEETING MEMORY, this is a first-person point-and-click(tap) version of the novel. Comedy, adventure and mystery, with you calling the shots. Solve another intriguing murder, while enjoying delightful hand-drawn graphics and a chipper musical score. There are roughly fifty screens to explore, full of puzzles, riddles, comic dialogue and wacky comments.
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Blog postThe iPad edition of FLEETING JOURNEY is now available on the App Store. It's a quick little prequel episode to FLEETING MEMORY. It might not be as long as MEMORY, but don't worry, it's still packed with comedy and intrigue.
And it's completely free! No ads, no in-app purchases, just free.
Not only that, but in this installment you get to play The Man himself, Enescu Fleet. Solve riddles and puzzles, pick up items and clues, and converse with suspects, all in the role of the4 years ago Read more -
Blog postThe iPad edition of FLEETING MEMORY is now available on the App Store. It's all the fun and comedy of the novel in an update on a classic point-and-click adventure game.
There are over eighty screens to explore, nearly a hundred items to collect, lots of amusing conversations to have, tons of puzzles to solve and many, many mysteries to unravel. Everything is beautifully hand drawn and set to a stirring musical score. If you've ever wanted to explore a fully interactive MysteryCap4 years ago Read more -
Blog postI want to thank Scherry over at The Novel Lady for an excellent review of Fleeting Memory.
Here's a quick link to the review.
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Blog postLike free wallpaper? Does your desktop need brightening or your tablet long for something cheerful and amusing?
Then you've come to the right place. Download one of our MysteryCaper crowd scenes today. Both wallpapers feature over two hundred characters, just like you can find in our gallery, but now you can enjoy them anywhere, anytime!
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Blog postNow through this weekend, we're offering an abundance of Kindle freebies on the first four Enescu Fleet books, the first two Warren Kingsley books and on Deadly Allusions.
The Fleets are free tomorrow and Friday, the Kingsleys this weekend, and Allusions tomorrow through Monday!
Visit our Amazon page to see our complete Kindle library.
Enjoy!
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Blog postWe're excited to announce a new addition to our website. Actually, better make that two hundred new additions.
MysteryCaper now features a comprehensive character gallery. That's right, every character from every book, brilliantly depicted for your viewing pleasure.
Click a character and receive a pithy quote alongside the work(s) in which they appear (click the title to read a sample).
Scroll through and enjoy!
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Blog postPublishers Weekly has posted a nice review of Double Talk, the most recent Warren Kingsley novel. It appears in this week's magazine (12/5/16). Here are the links on the Publishers Weekly website and on BookLife:
http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-9912324-8-2
http://booklife.com/pwreview/214162
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Blog postI want to thank Amy Lignor at Feathered Quill Book Reviews for an excellent review of Double Talk. Feathered Quill has posted the review along with a great interview about the Warren Kingsley series. Check out the links below.
http://www.featheredquillblog.com/2016/08/bookreview-double-talk-warren-kingsley.html
http://www.featheredquillblog.com/2016/08/interview-with-author-sherban-young.html
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Blog postMany thanks to Publishers Weekly for the nice review of Fleeting Promise, appearing in this week's magazine (1/18/16). Here are the links on the Publishers Weekly site and on BookLife:
http://publishersweekly.com/978-0-9912324-7-5
http://booklife.com/pwreview/206204
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Blog postI want to thank Charlene at Literary R&R for another nice review.
Read her review of Fleeting Promise here.
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Blog postKirkus Reviews has posted a very nice review of Fleeting Promise.
Check out the full text here.
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Blog postEnescu Fleet is never one to brag, so I'll do it for him.
I'm thrilled to announce that THREE Fleet books placed in this year's Readers' Favorite Book Awards. Fleeting Chance was named a Finalist, Fleeting Note received Honorable Mention and Fleeting Glance won GOLD.
Click here to check out all the winners.
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Titles By Sherban Young
Fleeting Glance (An Enescu Fleet Mystery Book 2)
Oct 31, 2012
$2.99
John Hathaway just wanted a quiet weekend alone with his fiancée. Instead, he receives a cryptic postcard from a man he’s never met, gets wrapped up in an elaborate art heist and finds himself framed for murder. And what’s worse, his future in-laws are in town!
The palette is certainly thickening here, and there might be only one person who can rally the muses in time to string it all together: the Master himself, Enescu Fleet, retired private eye.
The palette is certainly thickening here, and there might be only one person who can rally the muses in time to string it all together: the Master himself, Enescu Fleet, retired private eye.
Fleeting Promise (An Enescu Fleet Mystery Book 5)
Jul 24, 2015
$2.99
The world is changing for John Hathaway, newlywed and occasional PI. He has a wife who is pushing to start a family, a best friend who is keeping a secret from him and a mentor who may soon be dropping the prefix on his semiretirement. Even the number of Maltese dogs in his life has doubled. Fortunately for Hath, there are some things that never change. Invited to a restaurant opening, he immediately lands in the midst of another zesty murder. Apparently, he’s not the only one with a taste for the past. An old foe has emerged, and everyone will need to watch their backs.
Fleeting Chance (An Enescu Fleet Mystery Book 4)
Aug 26, 2014
$2.99
The world’s most celebrated semiretired detective is back, this time for some cards, cruising and criminal investigation. In his fourth adventure, Enescu Fleet encounters treachery on and off the high seas. Along the way, he raises the stakes with a little hidden treasure, and goes all in on a mystery that will plumb the depths of his past. The puzzle pieces keep piling up, and so do the corpses. Does the best in the game have what it takes—or could he end up a sunken Fleet?
Fleeting Note (An Enescu Fleet Mystery Book 3)
Jul 5, 2013
$2.99
Baltimore’s Pendleton Institute of Music wants to host a dinner to pay tribute to George Enescu, Romania’s most famous composer. Naturally, they call on the man’s most distinguished descendent: Enescu Fleet, the world-renowned (semiretired) private detective. The only problem is, Enescu Fleet isn’t related to George Enescu. He isn’t even Romanian.
From this mild deception comes a cacophony of lies, intrigue and murder. And that’s barely before the salad course has arrived. It will take a steady hand to conduct the Pendleton through the chaos. Can Fleet serve up another winning performance?
From this mild deception comes a cacophony of lies, intrigue and murder. And that’s barely before the salad course has arrived. It will take a steady hand to conduct the Pendleton through the chaos. Can Fleet serve up another winning performance?
Fleeting Memory (An Enescu Fleet Mystery Book 1)
Jun 16, 2011
$0.99
The answer lies with Keats… With these cryptic last words, the man sprawled out on the floor of the rustic cabin expires - murdered. What could he have meant? Why Keats? Which answer? (For that matter, what was the question?)
All this and more passes through the mind of the young householder who discovers the body. If only he knew the guy’s name. Or anybody’s name. Including his own...
All this and more passes through the mind of the young householder who discovers the body. If only he knew the guy’s name. Or anybody’s name. Including his own...
Deadly Allusions
Mar 28, 2009
$2.99
Dead men tell no tales. Or do they?
Play Deadly Allusions: 60 Puzzles for the Cultured Detective, and answer that question today. When you steep yourself in these trivia-themed minute mysteries, you become the sleuth, and you don’t even need to share room and board with Doctor Watson.
Think of Deadly Allusions as a murder-filled crossword puzzle without the squares. The object of the game is to pick up on the particular reference in the story and apply it to one of the suspects. Topics include history, literature, art, music, sports, movies, food, drink and word origins. Each whodunit features a hint (for those times when your sidekick has let you down) and an explanation of the solution.
They’re fun. They’re educational. They have dead bodies in them.
Enjoy!
BY THE WAY - This collection is also published as a print edition under the title Dead Men Do Tell Tales: 60 Mini-Mysteries to Test Your Detective Prowess (Dover Publications).
Play Deadly Allusions: 60 Puzzles for the Cultured Detective, and answer that question today. When you steep yourself in these trivia-themed minute mysteries, you become the sleuth, and you don’t even need to share room and board with Doctor Watson.
Think of Deadly Allusions as a murder-filled crossword puzzle without the squares. The object of the game is to pick up on the particular reference in the story and apply it to one of the suspects. Topics include history, literature, art, music, sports, movies, food, drink and word origins. Each whodunit features a hint (for those times when your sidekick has let you down) and an explanation of the solution.
They’re fun. They’re educational. They have dead bodies in them.
Enjoy!
BY THE WAY - This collection is also published as a print edition under the title Dead Men Do Tell Tales: 60 Mini-Mysteries to Test Your Detective Prowess (Dover Publications).
$0.99
Is this the end of the road for Warren Kingsley, the luckiest bodyguard in the business? Three old adversaries have been sent to take him out. Does he have enough inscrutable charm to divert the trio from their task? Or is the tank on his characteristic good fortune finally running on empty?
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The inimitable bodyguarding talents of Warren Kingsley are put to the test once more as he reencounters one of his most daunting opponents/closest personal friends. The battle of intellects has begun, and only the man able to peer into his own soul without flinching shall emerge victorious.
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Enescu Fleet cannot seem to get a moment to himself. Off to rest and ponder in the backwoods of Maine, the semiretired private detective is approached by a pair of literature fanatics recently relieved of a priceless timepiece. As Fleet begins reconstructing the theft, he realizes that his new clients are not the only ones running out of time.
Three References (A Short Story)
Nov 8, 2016
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A man with no prospects takes a gamble on an employment service that seems too good to be true. Both end up getting three times what they deserve.
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At a fashionable Italian eatery, Warren Kingsley, the illustrious and often unfathomable bodyguard, goes head-to-head with a cold and calculating hitman. A human life hangs in the balance, not to mention a modest dinner bill.
Fleet Movements (An Enescu Fleet Short Story Book 1)
Sep 27, 2016
$0.99
Coming off the most grueling case of his career, world-renowned and formerly retired private investigator Enescu Fleet has retired—temporarily—to the backwoods of Maine for a little soul-searching. No sooner does he step out from his rustic cabin than he and his trusted Maltese encounter another high-flown mystery, complete with pompous murder victim, taunting him from the grave. Can Fleet solve the man’s musically themed dying clue? Or will this period of rest and relaxation end in the PI’s final resting place?
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