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The Search for the Syrian Prince. Tom and Lily live in the town but they visit their grandmother in her cottage on the banks of the river whenever they can. One night, Tom is visited by a ghost-boy who brings a cold wind and the smell of the sea into Tom's bedroom. The ghost-boy has a request - he wants them to rebuild his lost sailing dinghy, the Syrian Prince, before it is too late. What is the family secret that means the Syrian Prince has been lost? What is the urgency to save it now and why is dad so determined to move away to London and forget all about the river they have loved for ...

"Mr. Sherlock Holmes? I am or was, Lady Juliet Armstrong, Baroness Crestwell. Having been murdered, I am deceased and require your assistance." Thus began the strangest partnership in the long career of Sherlock Holmes. In Book One of this series we met the brash and bold, silly and sassy Lady Armstrong who wouldn't let a simple thing like death stop her from seeking the great Detective's help in solving the mystery of her violent and untimely demise.

Murder is never pretty In the vibrant chaos of French Quarter Fest in Orleans, P.I. Wyatt Thomas faces a daunting task—recovering a stolen treasure that transcends the boundaries of mere literature. The missing item is no ordinary book; it’s the priceless first edition of Mosquitos, William Faulkner’s legendary tale of New Orleans dynasties. As Wyatt delves into the underbelly of the city’s secrets, he discovers that a powerful patriarch from the Garden District is willing to pay a staggering million dollars for its return. The question looms: What dark revelations lie within the ...

* FINALIST in the 2017 Sir Julius Vogel Awards, Best Youth Novel category * Just this once, Joe would like a spook-free holiday. He should be so lucky. When Anastasia’s movie director father invites Joe and the gang to hang out with the stars on location, they soon discover there’s more than one reason why the old gold-mining settlement of Moonlight is known as a ghost town. Who is the mysterious Shadow Man causing bother for the crew, and what is the meaning of the signs that appear in the dust of the old ruins? As Joe is drawn into another ghostly mystery, he wonders if this time, ...

A teen reality show investigating legends, mysteries, strange creatures and more—what could go wrong? While doing research for their hit TV show, lead investigator Rebel teams up with Tyler and Owen to interview the last remaining descendants of a family whose men keep meeting tragic ends. The ‘Enchantress of Salem’ is said to have cursed the entire family of Judge Wilbur Constance, who sentenced her to die for witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials in the late 1600s. A curse no one in the family has been able to break for hundreds of years. Just how far will these three brave kids ...

Born and raised on a farm in a picturesque rural village nestled in the lush countryside of western France. Adélard's journey to become a Bérets Verts, an elite French Marine Commando is an exciting and human story of determination, courage and valor.

The online posting of an Oyster Island treasure map leads to murder The opening of the safe at the Majestic revealed several old documents, one of them a treasure map drawn by the pirate Jean Lafitte. Eddie Toledo and Basil Doles rediscover the old map after finding a dead man on the beach. A single clue leads back to the treasure map and perhaps provides a motive for the murder. Who is Amani LeClair? Where is she from, and what is she doing on the island? Is she somehow responsible for the murder? Is the murderer even human? Will Basil and Eddie find out before the island becomes a hunting...

This volume of Rattlesnakes, Ghosts and Murderers moves the reader ahead more than 100 years out of America’s Old West. The setting is the contemporary American West, and this novel deals with very real problems created by the international drug trade and our nation’s ineffective “War on Drugs." In this story, you’ll meet Buck Ford, ranch manager, and Loco Chairez, the insane drug dealer who has taken over the ranch for the purpose of growing marijuana for a Mexican cartel. You will also meet a cast of highly interesting characters: Crash Ordie, Lengren Franklyn Moncliff, Delmore ...

An angel just carjacked someone? For Boston Cop, Chloe Mayfield, it's her first day in the city's Blue Moon Division and things are about to get weird. The poor schmuck with the missing car is convinced the glowing being who assaulted him and took his wheels was straight from heaven – he even heard a chorus of angelic music during the crime. Raised catholic, Chloe not about to suggest angels don’t exist, but her gut wants to find a more rational explanation behind this crime. Time to find out.

An AC-130J “Ghostrider” - the latest variant of America’s most lethal aerial gunship - goes down hard in the Colorado Rockies. Except the data doesn’t match the airframe. Air-crash savant, and high-functioning autistic, Miranda Chase leads her NTSB team in to investigate. But what they uncover reveals a far greater threat - sabotage. If she can’t solve the crash in time, a new type of war will erupt. One far too close to home which threatens to shatter her team.

Barby, Rick Brant's sister, and Jan Miller have sighted a Civil War ghost while vacationing in Virginia. The ghost is, apparently, a Civil War Union soldier who died while visiting his sweetheart across Confederate lines. The ghost always appears exactly at 9 p.m., and then only when there is a considerable audience. Rick and his ex-Marine pal Scotty, travel to Virginia to investigate the ghostly sightings. A cave, a pool, clouds of mist, figures walking over the fields at midnight picking up the invisible dead from the war...are they real ghosts or people.

In book one of this series, we met the brash and bold, silly and sassy Lady Armstrong, who wouldn't let a simple thing like death stop her from seeking the help of the great detective in solving the mystery of her violent and untimely demise. Further adventures followed, and now in book two, she and her dog Pookie have become frequent companions to Holmes, Watson, and yes, Mrs. Hudson.

Rare-book authenticator Carys Jones wanted nothing more than to be left alone to pursue her obsession with ancient manuscripts. But when her biggest client is committed to an asylum, he gives Carys an offer she cannot refuse. In exchange for his entire library of priceless Dark Age manuscripts, she must track the clues hidden in a previously unknown journal, clues that lead to a tomb that could rewrite the history of Western civilization. But there are people who would do anything to stop her from finding what she seeks - for reasons both noble and evil.

Welcome to Camp Creepout. You know the place—the fog rolls in heavy, the trees whisper your name, and the canoes? Well, they have teeth. When 11-year-old Josh and his best friend Cooper arrive at Camp Creepout, they expect some hiking, s’mores, and maybe a few bug bites. What they don’t expect is to be stalked by a wooden monster with paddles for arms and a taste for rule-breaking campers. Now it’s up to a crew of goofy, terrified kids, a glowing-eyebrowed counselor, and a lot of marshmallows to stop an ancient canoe uprising before the entire camp is eaten—one bunkmate at a time....

*The Hidden Tomb*, the first in the *Dr. Isabella Cruz Mysteries*, takes readers on a quirky, cozy adventure filled with ancient secrets, ghostly whispers, and plenty of humor. When Dr. Isabella Cruz stumbles upon her grandfather Arturo Ramirez’s old journal, detailing his obsession with a mysterious artifact said to hold special powers, she can’t resist the allure of Egypt’s hidden treasures. Enlisting the help of her clumsy but loveable friend, blogger Cecilia Alvarez, and sharp-witted writer Josefina Morales, the trio heads off on an adventure of a lifetime. Their expedition takes ...

Goosebumps meets Famous Five in this spooky adventure series for older children and younger teens. Who's haunting the lonely old house on the cliffs? Joe and Eddie's summer vacation turns spooky, when Joe discovers a message scratched on a bedpost and senses a presence watching him. The ghostbusting duo set out to solve the mystery of the house on the cliffs of Young Nick's Head. But someone, or something, is trying to stop them. Read it at night … if you dare. The Ghosts of Young Nick's Head is the first in the Spine-tinglers series from award-winning author Sue Copsey.

Can a ghost who’s been dead for over a century ever discover who murdered him, find peace, and finally reunite with the girl he lost a 100 years ago? After the spirit of Ethan Samuels hovers over Micah Chasen’s bed and demands the teen investigate his suspicious death, Micah embarks upon the strangest adventure of his life! As Ethan’s ghostwriter, Micah and his new friend, the book-loving Savannah Bishop, hope to solve what appears to have been his ghostly friend’s murder over a 100 years ago. Will Micah be able to discover the truth behind Ethan’s death and allow the spirit to ...

In the quaint town of Mystic Mountain, Amelia Frost's life takes an unexpected turn when she inherits the Mystic Mountain Inn from a grandmother she never knew. Alongside Charlotte, her ghostly feline companion, Amelia uncovers a world where the veil between the living and the dead is thin, and magic brews in the air. Thrust into her new role as a medium and innkeeper, she navigates the complexities of her newfound abilities and the town's supernatural residents. But when a prominent local art patron dies under mysterious circumstances at the Mystic Mountain Art Museum, Amelia finds herself...

The second book in a supernatural mystery series by the author of Thrown Away, Diary of the Displaced, Arisen, and Dustfall. Strange things are around every corner... After following an article that the ghost Larry has spotted in the local newspaper, Jake finds himself out on his own and on the trail of a series of disappearances stretching back for over a hundred years. But the deeper he delves, the more complicated and dangerous the mystery becomes. This is where the lost go. There are hidden places in our world where both the strange and the evil lurk. Few discover them, and even fewer ...

Are you feeling overwhelmed with your present life situation? Are you in need of a quick retreat into the mountains or a dense forest ? Do you need to recharge your life’s batteries? Then this book of inspirational stories is just for for you. The night may be long, the days might be clouded but nothing lasts forever. Sooner or later, the situation changes for change is the law of life. Those who keep the lamp of hope alive in their heart, see the lamp burning bright and eventually filling their lives with glow and warmth. But all this does not happen on its own. It demands constant ...