David Crossman: 8 books

A Terrible Mercy is the world's first real-time novel, meaning that it will be updated and re-published every three months to reflect current events. To conquer the demons without, one must first recognize those within."  Tertullian - 148 A.D.     It is Christmas Eve in Rome, and...

In order to save a kidnapped child, Winston Crisp must first battle a merciless and insidious enemy: senility. Where does the past end, and the present begin; and how does one untangle them? Why do the ghosts of so many dead suddenly people his dreams? Or is he dreaming?

In grade school when one of Albert’s teachers had said “everybody’s special,” a classmate quipped, “Albert’s terminally special.” He was probably right. Albert had never felt at home in the world; he didn’t know why people did what they did, or thought what they thought, or were the...

RETIRED INTELLIGENCE agent Winston Crisp thought his career of delving into dark, unpleasant secrets was long over. He’d forsaken adventure and settled comfortably into the tiny community on Penobscot Island off the coast of Maine. There, he’s content to write poems no magazine will publish, gossip...

For as long as she could remember, Ab and her family had spent summers on Penobscot Island, off the coast of Maine – and far away from the sun-baked streets of their home in New York City. And every year, she spent time with Bean Carver who was her best friend, even if he didn’t seem to notice...

Nothing made sense to Albert. Why would anyone want to kill Professor Glenly because of Etruscans? Why did everyone think Tewksbury had done it? And why did the cassette recorder stop working when you spilled beer on it? Albert didn’t think like most people. He never understood how...

n this second book in the series, Bean, Ab and their friend Spooky are looking for pirate’s treasure and learn about the somewhat checkered life of Abnezar Twing, a pirate who lived on Penobscot Island many years ago. In the course of the investigation, Ab is kidnapped, and the youngsters soon figure...

The danger-prone teens thwart drug runners, escape from federal agents, and side-rail assassins. When Ab first arrives on the ferry from New York, Bean is concerned that his longtime friend has grown up too much. She doesn’t seem anything like his mystery-solving pal from the summer before. To make...