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Bad Intent (The Maggie MacGowen Mysteries #3)
Par Wendy Hornsby. 1994
Maggie&’s life is rocked by a mistake from her boyfriend&’s pastAfter making progressive documentary films for decades, Maggie MacGowen did…
not expect to fall in love with a Los Angeles cop. But Mike Trent, whom she met while investigating her sister&’s shooting, is no Los Angeles Police Department stereotype. Tall, with salt-and-pepper hair and a craggy Bogart face, he inspires her to uproot herself and her daughter from San Francisco and move down to L.A. It takes only a week for their new life to collapse. Fifteen years ago, Mike had just made detective. His first homicide investigation was high profile—an off-duty cop shot during a hold-up—and there was pressure to get results. Though he claims the conviction was clean, police methods of 1979 do not look good in the light of post-Rodney King L.A. As the district attorney comes down on him, Maggie must choose between defending her lover and confronting the fact that he may not be as kind as she thought.Last Stop (Watchers #1)
Par Peter Lerangis. 1998
To find his missing father, a young boy must cross over to another dimensionIt&’s been six months since David Moore&’s…
father disappeared. After months of strange behavior—baby talk, forgetfulness—he simply vanished forever. The Public Guardians searched Franklin City, but they couldn&’t turn up a single clue. David is beginning to give up hope when his subrail train stops between stations at the abandoned Granite Street platform. On the other side of the glass he sees a crowd of people. In the middle is his father, waving. When a psychic suggests that David may have the power to see into another dimension, he and his friends scour the city in search of a portal to the other side. To learn if his father is alive or dead, David will need to discover the secrets of the abandoned station. Last Stop was selected by the American Library Association as a 1999 Best Book for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Peter Lerangis including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.The Witchfinder (The Amos Walker Mysteries #12)
Par Loren D. Estleman. 1998
A dying architect engages Detroit PI Amos Walker to uncover someone who is spreading lies about himThe world is waiting…
for Jay Bell Furlong to die. The grand old man of American architecture is on deathwatch in a Los Angeles hospital, and it won&’t be long before his obituary hits the front page. Only Amos Walker knows that the impending death is a bit farther off than that. In fact, Furlong has just become Walker&’s client. The architect is still near death, yes, but far from the hospital. Before he goes, he has an item of revenge he wants seen to, and Walker is to be his instrument. Eight years prior, a salacious photo caused Furlong to cut loose his young lover, a photo he has now learned is a fake. He hires Walker to find out who poisoned his happiness, so that he can repay the favor before it&’s too late. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Loren D. Estleman including rare photos from the author&’s personal collection.Enemy in the House
Par Mignon G. Eberhart. 1962
A tale of murder and suspense in Revolutionary-era South Carolina, from an Edgar Award–winning author: &“One of America&’s favorite writers&”…
(Mary Higgins Clark). Amity Mallam fears that her family&’s loyalty to King George III may result in their land being seized by George Washington&’s army—and in a last-ditch effort to save it, she marries her cousin Simon, a rebel. After the priest who officiated the ceremony is murdered—along with a lawyer who attended—she sets off to Jamaica to find her father, who had left her behind to run the plantation. But even more danger and turmoil awaits in the Caribbean, and Amity must untangle the truth and stave off the armies of two nations to protect them all. &“Intriguing.&” —Houston Chronicle &“One of the most thorough and ingenious plotters in the trade.&” —The New YorkerA Little Less Than Kind
Par Charlotte Armstrong. 1963
After his father&’s sudden death, a college student seeks revengeLadd Cunningham never felt comfortable in his father&’s office. After high…
school he went to Stanford University rather than enter the family business, and he planned never to return. But then his father became ill, dying a slow, painful death, and Ladd was forced to come back. Ladd&’s new stepfather David Crown presses him, trying to learn if Ladd plans to finish college or take the reins at Cunningham Company. Ladd says nothing, and Crown gives him a box of his father&’s effects. Inside the dead man&’s planner, Ladd finds a note implicating Crown in his father&’s death. Murder is too good for a criminal. Ladd wants vengeance—slow, calculated, and irreversible.Emily Dickinson Is Dead (The Homer Kelly Mysteries #5)
Par Jane Langton. 1984
Edgar Award Finalist: Murder strikes the Massachusetts hometown of a literary icon, and a scholarly sleuth investigates, in a &“remarkable&”…
mystery series (Booklist). Although she spent her life withdrawn from the people of Amherst, Massachusetts, every man, woman, and English professor in this small university town claims ownership of poet Emily Dickinson. They give tours in her house, lay flowers on her grave, and now, as the hundredth anniversary of her death approaches, they organize festivals in her name. Dickinson scholar Owen Kraznik has just been railroaded into organizing the festival when Amherst starts to burn. As the fire consumes a fourteen-story university dormitory, transcendentalist scholar and occasional sleuth Homer Kelly considers that it may have been set on purpose. Two students die in the blaze, but neither was the arsonist&’s target. Emily Dickinson wrote countless poems on the nature of mortality, but before Amherst can celebrate her words, death will leap off the page.Whiskey River (The Detroit Novels #1)
Par Loren D. Estleman. 1990
Edgar Award Finalist: In the throes of Prohibition-era Detroit, one reporter follows the gripping and violent life of a man…
who helped keep the booze flowing. Like nowhere else in America, Detroit flourished during Prohibition. The constant flow of liquor from across the Canadian border made Lake Erie a war zone, and lined the pockets of the men who ran the Purple Gang, the Unione Siciliana, and the Little Jewish Navy. As the mob bosses got rich, they mingled with the upper crust like never before. But Prohibition was more than just a boon for gangsters. For newspapermen, it was a dream come true. It&’s 1928, and the Detroit Times&’ Connie Minor knows every thug, moll, and triggerman south of Eight Mile. He&’s drinking rotgut whiskey in a speakeasy on Vernor when he meets Jack Dance for the first time, and watches as the preening young hothead joins Joey Machine&’s mob. Over the next few years, the two mobsters will fight a battle for the soul of Detroit&’s underground, and Connie Minor will be there to cover every shot. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Loren D. Estleman including rare photos from the author&’s personal collection.They Don't Dance Much: A Novel
Par James Ross. 1940
In this classic country noir, featuring a new introduction by Daniel Woodrell, a small town farmer takes a job at…
a roadhouse, where unbridled greed leads to a brutal murder Jack McDonald is barely a farmer. Boll weevils have devoured his cotton crop, his chickens have stopped laying eggs, and everything he owns is mortgaged—even his cow. He has no money, no prospects, and nothing to do but hang around filling stations, wondering where his next drink will come from. As far as hooch goes, there&’s no place like Smut Milligan&’s, where Breath of Spring moonshine sells for a dollar a pint. A bootlegger with an entrepreneurial spirit, Milligan has plans to open a roadhouse, and he asks Jack to run the till. The music will be hot, the liquor cheap, and the clientele rough. But the only thing stronger than Milligan&’s hooch is his greed, and Jack is slowly drawn into the middle of Smut&’s dalliances with a married woman, the machinations of corrupt town officials—and a savage act of murder.Bo and the Missing Dogs (The Bo Series)
Par Lynn Sheffield Simmons. 2003
&“Written for children in grades 4-7, the dog&’s hilarious antics and loveable nature are both entertaining and educational for the…
young reader.&” —The Adelphean Magazine &“Lynn Sheffield Simmons writes wholesome fiction for children, hoping to stir their imaginations and teach valuable lessons in civic responsibility.&” —Argyle (Texas) American Bo, the canine hero of Bo, the Famous Retriever, is back, accompanied by his owner, Mrs. Barnett. After the excitement of their last adventure, Mrs. Barnett would like to settle in to her new life of volunteering and baking cookies (her recipes are included), but her high-spirited pet has other ideas. Soon Bo involves Mrs. Barnett and his four teenage trainers in an exciting new mystery.The first novel featuring CIA agent Blaine McCracken from the USA Today–bestselling author, &“one of the best all-out action writers…
in the business&” (Los Angeles Review of Books). A space shuttle disappears during a routine repair mission, 180 miles above Earth&’s surface. An intelligence operative with a dark secret is murdered, his car set ablaze, while he is in the middle of fulfilling a depraved fantasy. And a reporter receives a message from a dying man that suggests the organization responsible may be one of the world&’s most prestigious corporations.The government knows just one man who can untangle this mystery: a throwaway on the deactivated list. Exiled to a desk job in Paris for stepping on the wrong toes, Blaine McCracken is a killer—a ruthless pursuer of truth who will let no one, friend or enemy, stand in his way when civilian lives are in danger. McCracken gets results, and his country needs him now more than ever. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Jon Land including rare photos from the author&’s personal collection.The Problem of the Surly Servant (The Charles Dodgson and Arthur Conan Doyle Mysteries #5)
Par Roberta Rogow. 2001
At Oxford, a rash of crime puts Dodgson under suspicion of murder The world of academia is hardly a hotbed…
of crime. And although scholars at the University of Oxford may debate the assassination of Caesar or the execution of Socrates, a modern criminal has no place within the school&’s walls. And yet, as the reverend Charles Dodgson is horrified to learn, there is a thief within the college of Christ Church. The wine cellar has been ransacked, the faculty has been robbed, and a female student is being threatened by a blackmailer. It falls to Dodgson—better known as Lewis Carroll—to unmask the thief with the help of his dear friend Arthur Conan Doyle. The campus crimes quickly escalate until the university&’s hallowed halls are stained with blood. When suspicion of murder falls at Dodgson&’s feet, it is up to Doyle to clear his friend&’s name—with the brilliance and style befitting the man who created Sherlock Holmes.McMummy
Par Betsy Byars. 1993
The giant pod in Professor Orloff&’s greenhouse is giving Mozie some terrifying nightmares . . .After Mozie loses his father,…
he longs for someone to look up to. Enter Professor Orloff: a brilliant, mysterious scientist with a greenhouse full of experimental vegetation. When he leaves on a trip, Orloff entrusts Mozie and Mozie&’s friend, Batty, with keeping an eye on his wondrous greenhouse. Inside, the two discover something amazing—and frightening: a plant pod big enough to fit a grown-up human. The pod seems to grow larger every day and to Mozie, it seems a little lonely. Soon, Mozie finds he&’ll do whatever it takes to protect the strange plant from harm and discover the secrets inside. This sometimes-spooky thriller will provide its readers with as many laughs as goosebumps. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Betsy Byars including rare images from the author&’s personal collection.The Mortal Nuts
Par Pete Hautman. 1996
Targeted by drug addicts, a carnival taco vendor must defend his fortuneAfter years playing professional poker, Axel Speeter knows not…
to trust people. Retired from the table, this no-nonsense old salt makes ends meet by selling tacos at the Minnesota State Fair, and he&’s got two things on his mind: developing a state-of-the-art burrito, and keeping an eye on the $260,000 he&’s got squirreled away in coffee cans inside his room at the Motel 6. He&’s so busy perfecting his Bueno Burrito that he doesn&’t even notice when James Dean walks into the carnival. This James Dean isn&’t famous, but he&’s certainly wild. A drug addicted ex-con with a taste for mayhem, he&’s got his eye on Speeter&’s coffee cans, but quickly finds that the old hustler is not as brittle as your average taco shell. When a crook meets a carny, someone&’s bound to get hurt.Poached: Belly Up; Poached; Big Game (FunJungle)
Par Stuart Gibbs. 2014
Teddy Fitzroy&’s back for another zoo mystery—this time it&’s a koala caper—in this action-packed follow-up to Belly Up that School…
Library Journal called a &“whopper of a whodunit that delivers plenty of suspects, action, slapstick, gross bodily functions, red herrings, and animal trivia.&”School troublemaker Vance Jessup thinks Teddy Fitzroy&’s home at FunJungle, a state-of-the-art zoo and theme park, is the perfect place for a cruel prank. Vance bullies Teddy into his scheme, but the plan goes terribly awry. Teddy sneaks into the koala exhibit to hide out until the chaos dies down. But when the koala goes missing, Teddy is the only person caught on camera entering and exiting the exhibit. Teddy didn&’t commit the crime—but if he can&’t find the real culprit, he&’ll be sent to juvie as a convicted koala-napper.Death in the Spotlight (A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery)
Par Robin Stevens. 2018
Hazel and Daisy step into the spotlight to find the stage is set for murder in this thrilling seventh novel…
of the Murder Most Unladylike Mystery series.Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells return to London to face an entirely new challenge: acting. Danger has a nasty habit of catching up with the Detective Society though, and it soon becomes clear that there is trouble waiting in the wings at the Rue. And when one of the cast members is found dead, the friends and investigative partners must work together to untangle the web of jealousy and threats that surround them to catch the culprit before the curtains rise on opening night…and the murderer returns for an encore.In the fifth book in the New York Times bestselling Spy School series, Ben goes undercover in the White House…
to take on a SPYDER operative determined to assassinate the president.Thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley has had a lot of field success despite only just beginning his second year at Spy School, something even graduates rarely experience. But he&’d never have survived without the help from experienced agents and his friends. Now he&’s been called in on a solo mission—and the fate of the United States of America is on his shoulders alone. The mission: Prevent a presidential assassination by infiltrating the White House and locating the enemy operative. And when everything goes wrong, Ben must rely on his spy school friends to save his reputation…but even friends can double-cross or be swayed to the enemy&’s side.Top Marks for Murder (A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery)
Par Robin Stevens. 2019
Daisy and Hazel return to their beloved Deepdean School for Girls only for a murder to put the school under…
threat of closure in this gripping eighth novel of the Murder Most Unladylike series.Daisy and Hazel are finally back at Deepdean, and the school is preparing for a most exciting fiftieth anniversary celebration. Plans for a weekend of festivities are in full swing. But in the detectives&’ long absence, Deepdean has changed. Daisy has lost her popularity crown to a fascinating new girl, and many of the Detective Society&’s old allies are now their sworn enemies. Then the girls witness a shocking incident in the woods close by—a crime that they&’re sure is linked to the anniversary. As parents and alumni descend upon Deepdean, decades-old grudges, rivalries, and secrets begin to surface, and soon Deepdean&’s future is at stake. Can the girls solve the case and save their home?Reckoning (Whispering Pines #3)
Par Heidi Lang, Kati Bartkowski. 2022
In this thrilling addition to the Whispering Pines middle grade series that&’s &“a cosmic blend of magical monsters and scary…
science as frightening as it is fun&” (Kirkus Reviews), Rae and Caden venture into the monstrous Other Place to rescue their captured friends and save their town.Eyeless horrors. Giant, flesh-eating bugs. Despite everything Whispering Pines has thrown at her, Rae has never given up searching for her missing father. But when she discovers a surprising connection between his disappearance and Green On!, the shady alternative energy company that runs her town, she&’ll be forced to confront a monster more dangerous than anything she&’s ever faced before. Meanwhile, now that Caden&’s vindictive older brother is gone, it&’s up to him to uphold the family business and ensure that the evil in the Other Place never breaks free. But when a mangled body is discovered in his backyard, he realizes that he can&’t protect Whispering Pines from the monstrous creatures of the Other Place—because they&’re already here. The only way for both Caden and Rae to save the people of Whispering Pines is to embark on a mission deep into the heart of the Other Place. There, Caden will have to come to terms with the truth of his family&’s legacy and learn how to harness his full power. If he fails, all the horrors of the Other Place will descend on Whispering Pines, and that&’s a threat that the town—and the world—cannot survive.Whale Done (FunJungle)
Par Stuart Gibbs. 2023
In the eighth novel in New York Times bestselling Stuart Gibbs&’s FunJungle series, Teddy Fitzroy returns as FunJungle&’s resident sleuth…
to find the culprits behind a blown-up whale and a string of beach sand thefts.After an escaped kangaroo starts a fire that burns down his house, Teddy Fitzroy accepts an invitation to go to Malibu with his girlfriend, Summer, and her mother, Kandace. He&’s hoping to spend some time relaxing on the beach, but wherever Teddy goes, trouble isn&’t far behind. First, a massive dead whale has washed up on the beach—and before anyone can determine what killed it, it explodes. Doc, the head vet from FunJungle, suspects something fishy is going on and ropes Teddy and Summer into helping him investigate. Then, Teddy stumbles upon yet another mystery involving tons of stolen sand. And the paparazzi start spreading rumors about Summer dating a celebrity, leading Teddy to question their relationship. Without Summer as his trusted partner, can Teddy navigate the rough waters of this glitzy world and uncover what&’s going on?The Labyrinth of Doom (Once Upon a Tim #2)
Par Stuart Gibbs. 2022
Knight-in-training Tim and his best friend, Belinda, embark on a quest to save Princess Grace in this second book in…
the hilarious, highly illustrated Once Upon a Tim middle grade series from New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs.Prince Ruprecht is VERY UPSET that knights-in-training, Tim and Belinda, have thwarted his plans and ruined his chances with Princess Grace. And so, to get even, he has kidnapped the princess and trapped her in the most complicated, dangerous, complex, dastardly, biggest (okay you get the point)…and scariest maze in all the world! Now it&’s up to Tim, Belinda, Ferkle, and Rover to fend off menacing beasts (like the minotaur), conquer treacherous obstacles (like chasms filled with cave sharks), find their way through the labyrinth (which is very tricky), and rescue the princess before time runs out. Oh, and also they need to remember how to get back out again…or they&’ll be trapped inside the maze forever.