In 1919, Boston City, Joshua Oates is a hard-drinking former police captain and WWI veteran who now works as a private investigator. His trouble starts when a woman named Beverly Bennett walks into his office and hires him for a case. Next thing he knows,...

It's 1920, and Joshua Oates's reputation as a private investigator has improved. His police contact and friend, Detective Dan Burnside of the Boston Police Department, has a case for him: they want him to find a missing tailor in New York City. Sounds simple enough,...

Murder by the Numbers by Steve Leshin is a historical murder mystery and the fifth book in the Joshua Oates Adventure series, preceded by Vengeance of the Ripper, Target of Fear, A Darker Shade of Greed, and The Killer's Code. As with the others, the...