One of my colleagues who follows mystery lists just forwarded the following new title to me--another instance of Mark Twain appearing as a character: Peter J. Heck (1995) _Death on the Mississippi_ First in a new series of mysteries starring Mark Twain as the detective. Available in Hardcover and Trade Paperback from Berkeley. Does anyone have more information on this book or series? Regards, Taylor Roberts <[log in to unmask]>