Bird Mystery

When DI JJ Jenson took on the case of the abduction of Daniel Boyd, he knew it would be tough, but little did he know everything would go wrong, and Daniel's murderer, Bryn Jenkins, would walk out of court a free man. A devastated JJ knew nothing would ever be the same again. Over ten years later, JJ receives some interesting photographs from an anonymous correspondent. Could they hold the clue to putting Jenkins behind bars where he belongs?

A week ago you woke up in Los Angeles with no memory of who you are. The only thing you knew: People are trying to kill you. You put your trust in Ben, but he betrayed you and broke your heart. Now you've escaped to New York City with a boy named Rafe, who says he remembers you from before. But the two of you are not safe. The same people who are after you are tailing Rafe as well.

2014: The Commonwealth Games are coming to Glasgow and security is extra tight, particularly after a mysterious bomb explodes in nearby rural Stirlingshire. As the opening ceremony for the Games draws ever closer, the police desperately seek the culprits. But Detective Superintendent Lorimer has other concerns on his mind. One is a beautiful red-haired woman from his past whose husband dies suddenly on his watch.

Dr. Lena Lawrence, an ornithologist grappling with the recent death of her retired police officer husband, seeks solace by sunbathing at Myrtle Beach State Park. Her peace is violently disrupted when she is attacked by a swarm of aggressive gulls. During the chaos, she is aided by Dr. Alex Sousa, a marine biologist who also falls victim to the avian assault. The birds disappear as mysteriously as they had arrived, only to return repeatedly, launching simulated attacks that leave the town's residents in a state of constant terror.

Deep in the mists of history, Africa was colonized by Nordic Greek gods who spoke through lifelike oracles embedded with two-way communication devices. They spoke in the same birdsong language used by Nordic aliens today. Most were industrious, peaceful, happy, honest, long-lived, and their colonies free of crime. Some avoided humans because we were the opposite. Remnant colonies of strange peoples still existed during the Age of Exploration, some with forked tongues, translucent skin, ghost-white skin, eight fingers and toes, and the ever-present giants.

Life in a Florida Retirement Mobile Home Park is - complicated. It's spring time and romance is in the air - all around Patty whether she wants it there or not. Everywhere she looks people are in love, or dead - or both. Told you it was complicated. The latest murder in the park involves friends and frenemies, and is motivated by fear, jealousy, love, or simply being crazy. As usual it lands in Patty's lap. Will Patty, and her heart, survive?

Um dos mais ricos comerciantes da Inglaterra, Joseph Waite sempre deu o melhor para a filha, Charlotte, mas jamais permitiu que ela tivesse uma vida livre. Na primavera de 1930, quando ela foge de casa, Waite mantém o caso longe da polícia e procura os serviços de Maisie Dobbs, conhecida por sua discrição e seus poderes de dedução.

Après vingt-quatre années passées au bureau du shérif du comté d'Absaroka, dans le Wyoming, Walt Longmire aspire à finir sa carrière en paix. Ses espoirs s'envolent quand on découvre le corps de Cody Pritchard près de la réserve cheyenne. Deux années auparavant, Cody avait été un des quatre adolescents condamnés avec sursis pour le viol d'une jeune indienne, Melissa Little Bird, un jugement qui avait avivé les tensions entre les deux communautés.

When Caro Monday's mother disappears on one of her jaunts, she has no choice but to go and stay with a miserable woman that she's never met. Not only that, but she's told that her beloved rabbit, His Nibs, is not allowed to go with her. Luckily, Caro's not one for following rules. With her rabbit in hiding and her wild behaviour getting her into trouble as soon as she walks through the door, Caro is only going to find herself in deeper water. In the lining of her suitcase is a small but extraordinary painting of a starling – a painting that some dangerous art thieves are hunting down!

A classic of alienation and horror, The Birds was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man's sense of dominance over the natural world.

Two weeks before her wedding, a stranger stops Amy in the street and warns her she’s in danger. Then that night, Matt, her fiancé, doesn’t come home. Desperate, Amy calls the police - but when Matt fails to emerge, she’s forced to call off her wedding day. Then another man is reported missing, by a woman called Fiona - a man meeting Matt’s description, who was about to leave his fiancée for her. He was supposed to be moving in with her - but instead, he’s vanished.

Thunderbirds are giant birds which have been known by the North American Indians from time immemorial. These birds are part of the culture, totem poles, and Indian history and mythology. The giant birds have also been seen in modern times. Some observers say they are just giant, regular birds, while others say they have the appearance of pterodactyls. In this book, we review American Indian beliefs and legends about these giant birds. We also review the many reports not only in North America, but all over the world of giant birds and/or flying reptiles.

"Featuring intrepid girl detective Minnie and helpful cat assistant Max, this vocal adaptation of Giff's story concerns a hotly contested pigeon race and some mildly sinister goings-on. Reader Dana Lubotsky has precisely the right vocal quality, suggesting a touch of uncertainty here, a bit of brashness there. The length is perfect: long enough to develop realistic details yet short enough to hold young listeners' attention for the duration." (Booklist)

Detective Adam Reis has everything to prove and mistakes to fix. He enlists the help of local search and rescue and an unlikely tracker to help him find a murderer who fled into the winter Montana wilderness. An old recluse, Clay, comes out of the forest when asked to be a tracker. Clay has his own secrets to hide but reluctantly agrees to help the young detective.

Twitch has three pet chickens, four pigeons, swallows nesting in his bedroom and a passion for bird-spotting. On the first day of the summer holidays, he arrives at his secret birdwatching hide to find police everywhere: a convicted robber has broken out of prison and is hiding in Aves Wood. Can Twitch use his talents for bird-spotting to hunt for the dangerous prisoner and find the missing loot?

An early morning on a beach in Virginia. As he is taking his daily swim, Arman Bajalan - formerly an interpreter in Iraq - discovers a dead body. After surviving an assassination attempt that killed his wife and child, Arman has been given lonely sanctuary in the US. Now, sure that the murder is connected to his past, he knows he's still not safe. Seasoned detective Catherine Wheel and her fresh-off-the-beat partner have little to go on beyond a bus ticket in the man's pocket. It leads them to Sally Ewell, a local journalist as grief-stricken as Arman by the Iraq war.

Malorie își crește copiii așa cum poate: cu ușile-ncuiate, draperiile trase și toate ferestrele acoperite cu saltele, să nu poată pătrunde nicio rază de lumină. Să nu poată zări ce este afară. Să nu poată desluși inamicul invizibil care a pus stăpânire pe întreaga lume și care îi transformă pe toți cei care-l privesc în criminali violenți și, în cele din urmă, în sinucigași. Cei mici dorm încă, dar, în curând, va fi silită să-i trezească și să-i lege la ochi.

يواصل «تورو أوكادا» رحلته السريالية للبحث عن زوجته وقطتها. وبعد فترةٍ وجيزة، يكتشف مكان زوجته، لكن لا تتوقف رحلته للبحث عن ذاته في ذلك العالم الخيالي الموازي. تنتهي الرواية نهاية بوليسية كما بدأت، وتتركنا في حالة ذهول. إنها حكاية تشبه سقوط أحجار الدومينو، لكن ما هو الحجر الأول الذي سقط؟ هل هو اختفاء القط أم زوجته؟ أم هي المرأة التي اتصلت بـ«تورو» وأرادت التحدث معه لعشر دقائقٍ فقط؟

Our dashing heroine, a famous revue artist, takes to the slopes with her coterie of admirers. Champagne flows and wherever Miriam goes she leaves a trail of gossip in her wake. Fellow ski-resort guests include the celebrated Russian ex-ballerina Natasha Nevkorina, whose beauty is matched only by her languor, Natasha's burly husband, nightclub owner Johnny DuVivien, and the wealthy Flahertés, a family that has made its money importing scents: handsome playboy Barney, his wife, Regan, their two obnoxious children and the governess Rosalie.

Vivendo em uma casa abandonada, Malorie e os filhos não sabem o que se passa do lado de fora. Sempre com as janelas e portas cobertas e sem comunicação com o exterior, o local é uma área isolada no meio do caos. Até o momento em que uma misteriosa neblina atinge a região e Malorie toma uma decisão que adiou por muito tempo. Após quatro anos trancados, Malorie e as crianças fogem da casa em um barco a remo na esperança de encontrar um lugar distante do surto que matou todos ao seu redor. De olhos tapados, os três encaram uma viagem assustadora rumo ao desconhecido.