Three books by Peter Cleveland with titles "Double Shot of Scotch," "GobsMacked!" and "Shadows of Deceit" arranged together.

THREE PAGE-TURNING MYSTERIES.
ONE RELENTLESS INVESTIGATOR.

You don’t just read a Hamilton St. James novel; you get pulled in. Every clue matters. Every decision cuts deep. And survival? Never guaranteed.

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When business deals go sideways, money disappears, and bodies start dropping, there’s only one man with the guts and the grit to follow the money all the way to the truth.

Bound by his own code and dogged determination. Hamilton uncovers the lies that power won’t own up to, from glass towers and dark alleys to steaming jungles.

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Book cover titled 'Shadows of Deceit' by Peter Cleveland, featuring a rifle scope sight aimed at a lush landscape with a city in the background, and blurred moving cars on a road.

A romantic escape to Costa Rica turns lethal when Hamilton uncovers a real estate scam soaked in blood. With people he loves in the crosshairs, he joins forces with elite government investigators to bring down a brutal criminal network. But the deeper he digs, the more personal and dangerous it becomes.

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Book cover with a cityscape of London, England, featuring Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, with a river in the foreground. The title reads 'GOBSMACKED!' by Peter Cleveland, a Hamilton St. James mystery.

What starts as an investigation into a British supermarket chain’s sudden profit plunge quickly spirals into murder, kidnapping, identity theft, and betrayal. From London to Germany and back, Hamilton is drawn deeper into a dangerous case that even has him clashing with Scotland Yard. Gobsmacked! is the second Hamilton St. James novel.

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Book cover titled 'Double Shot of Scotch' by Peter Cleveland, featuring a cityscape of tall glass buildings at dusk.

Hamilton, a polished and well-respected corporate investigator turned part-time lecturer, is roped into locating a missing top-flight accountant and a cool $23 million that vanished with him. He assembles an unusual crew: a waitress, an eccentric code-cracker, a bodyguard, and a well-meaning fellow with no clear calling. Together, they dive headfirst into a globe-trotting tangle of offshore accounts, hired killers, murder, corporate malfeasance and maybe even a bit of romance. Double Shot of Scotch is the debut novel in the Hamilton St. James series.

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Three books by Peter Cleveland, titled 'Double Shot of Scotch', 'GobsMacked!', and 'Shadows of Deciet', with covers featuring cityscapes, a famous clock tower, and a telescope view of a lush landscape.

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