A merger & acquisition mystery where an Assistant Division Manager of the acquiring company wants the Division Manager job of the acquired company but has the wrong skill set. The fun starts there...

Professional Sports, NHL Hockey. Emma Lathen's witty insightful tale about how money underpins professional sports with charming characters such as the TV Symphony announcer who becomes an instant hit...

Non profit trust controls the for profit Dreyer Chocolate bar company with conflicts in purpose, with non profit trustee clashing with for profit executives. Excitement, humor, Lathen ever present wit,...

A fierce competition between a Houston and German company to build out a huge North Sea project. The usual wit, intelligence, and Emma Lathen cast of characters. John Putnam Thatcher figures it all...

A discount airlines is considering going from a profitable commuter line to a major coast to coast airline, taking on the big guys. An internal fight breaks out, the Sloan is involved through a loan,...

A brewery introduces a non alcohol beer that stirs up trouble with a lobbying group that believe the NA beer will lead children to drink beer as minors. Congressional hearings, congressman, lobbyists,...

Government Projects in which the Sloan gets involved with the Kiel Canal, the EU, murder, and retribution. John Putnam Thatcher cuts through the emotions to solve the murder based on money motives....

Political backbiting, populist movements, and conflict in DC. A modern version of ancient political battles from Julius Caesar on.