The Devil's Workshop

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Scherber, John

Mystery

San Miguel Allende Books

SAN MIGUEL de ALLENDE: A PLACE IN THE HEART Expatriates Find Themselves Living in Mexico What if you could reinvent yourself at any age? You don't have to go back to school, and it doesn't require a religious conversion. Many people--hundreds of thousands--have used nothing more than geography and an open mind to bring it off. What do the terms Living Abroad, Living in Mexico, and Expatriate really mean? If you think it might be time to take a harder look, use this book to explore the possibilities of an exciting new life in Mexico. Live their experiences as 32 people confess why they left the United States and reveal how their new life is more fulfilling than they ever dreamed. The author gives you an intimate glimpse into the lives of people who have lived in San Miguel de Allende for as little as 18 days and as long as 50 years. They talk candidly about why they came, what obstacles they found in their path, how it changed their lives. What were the unexpected benefits? Does it work for everyone? What happens when it doesn't? How else would you meet these people? This book is like sitting down for a heart-to-heart conversation with people who made it happen.

San Miguel de Allende: A Place in the Heart

Business & Money

Personal Finance

The Book Doctor

Travel

Mexico

THE THEFT OF THE VIRGIN  When Paul Zacher finds a genuine old master's painting hanging in an exhibit of great fakes, it can only mean one thing: the fake must be hanging in place of the real one he's seeing. Is this a new way of transporting stolen masterworks? And who was skilled enough to paint that copy? This ninth of the San Miguel mysteries puts Paul on the trail of a world-class forger. When that trail crosses the route of the Virgin of Guadalupe as it tours México, the ante is boosted to murderous levels. As the action swings from Florence, to Texas to Guadalajara and San Miguel, the question becomes, what is Paul Zacher really looking at?

The Theft of the Virgin

Arts & Photography

Religious

INTO THE HEART OF MEXICO: EXPATRIATES FIND THEMSELVES OFF THE BEATEN PATH For those who are thinking to retire in Mexico, the expatriate colonies in San Miguel de Allende and Lake Chapala are well known. For many Americans and Canadians coming south of the border to simply live or start a business abroad, the ability to tread a well-worn path is reassuring. Other folks who know the ropes are willing to help you get settled. But what if you're looking for an experience of Mexico undiluted by the presence of so many foreigners? This book reveals the stories of people who have moved to Mexico to retire or to work in places that have only small or hardly any support communities; in one case a place that is nearly a ghost town. Is this a different kind of expat? Does it require more independence of mind or only better Spanish? Find out here in their own words as you follow these conversations around the less well-traveled roads of Mexico off the beaten path.

Into the Heart of Mexico: Expatriates Find Themselves Off the Beaten Path

Thinking about living in Mexico? Perhaps you've heard it's cheaper, warmer, and the culture is rich. Places like San Miguel de Allende have support communities of expatriates (about 8,000) to make you feel at home. But this is a big change. Thinking about it can keep you awake nights. You ask yourself: *How do other people make this work? *How do I avoid making a mistake? *What are the real costs of living there? *How do I arrange for healthcare and an English-speaking physician? *If I buy a house what am I really getting? *How do I transfer and handle my money intelligently? *Is the U.S. media telling the truth about crime in Mexico? What if you were prepared? What if you knew the answers to these questions and many others before you decided to try it? This book provides answers to the vital questions you must ask to make a move like this successfully. Plus, it also provides lists of resources for further research.

Living in San Miguel: The Heart of the Matter

UNEASY RIDERRunning neck and neck with spirited horses, passionate women, grandiose ranches and outsize egos, the Paul Zacher Agency takes on a killer in the San Miguel equestrian community. Nothing is quite the way it seems as they race for a solution. Coming in second is not a survivable option in this, the fourteenth mystery in the Murder in México Series.

Uneasy Rider

Beyond Terrorism: Survival

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

LOST IN CHIAPAS A young Minnesota woman travels to the extremes of southern México in search of a cult to join. High in the cloud forest of the rebellious state of Chiapas, she is surrounded by the Zapatistas in their autonomous zones, an area abandoned by the Mexican government. She becomes an exile in the misty highlands without Internet, phone, or electricity. Terrified by her disturbing silence, fearing she's been kidnapped or murdered, her parents hire the Paul Zacher Agency to rescue her. Their escape, pursued by a homicidal rival cult leader, proves to be the journey from hell in this, the fifteenth of the Murder in Mexico mystery series.

Lost in Chiapas

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

When a prominent Northern California winery family comes to San Miguel to check out additional properties, a disturbing conflict is already running deep beneath the surface.  As they rent an upscale mansion for a month’s stay, the head of the family is murdered on a stone staircase worthy of a coronation procession. With five family members and nine staff people in the house, there’s a rich roster of possible killers. Layer by layer the mystery unfolds in this, the seventeenth Paul Zacher mystery.

Noble Rot (Murder in Mexico)

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