Great Mysteries

Two exciting short stories set in the engrossing world of The Demon Cycle from bestselling fantasy author Peter V. Brett.Humanity has been brought to the brink of extinction. Each night, the world is overrun by demons - bloodthirsty creatures of nightmare that have been hunting and killing humanity for over 300 years. A scant few hamlets and half-starved city-states are all that remain of a once proud civilization, and it is only by hiding behind wards, ancient symbols with the power to repel the demons, that they survive.

Once again, the plumbing at Tawcester Towers is causing consternation for the Dowager Duchess, so - unusually for her - she gives her blessing for Blotto to take part in the 'Great Road Race' in his beloved Lagonda... so long as he wins. The first prize of 10,000 pre-War sovereigns will help towards repairing the leaky ancestral home. Blotto elects to take chauffeur Corky Froggett as his spare mechanic, while Twinks is despatched by her mother to the Highlands, to paint water colours and bag herself a wealthy husband.

In the serene village of Marsh Hall, a devastating tragedy has cast a long shadow over the community. The revered Lord Liege, Sir Edmund Beake, and his entire family have been brutally slain in their castle by what appears to be an enormous spider. King Daegon Malakoda dispatches a rider to an unassuming tower nestled in the kingdom's heart. There is only one man the King can trust to unravel the strange deaths and disappearances in Marsh Hall: the legendary Lord Kallidus Prynne. Novelette

Lily Young is fighting a war on two fronts. One is against Mussolini's Blackshirts, who hunt her relentlessly, and the other is against her own body, as she carries Luigi's child in the midst of war-torn Italy. Living in hiding at Casa del Sole, Lily is determined to protect her unborn child and maintain her love for Luigi. But when an unexpected accident forces her to deliver her baby prematurely, Lily's world turns upside down. As she navigates the difficulties of motherhood in a war zone, Lily begins to realize that even the innocent are not safe. The horrors of war threaten to consume ...

1915, the Cabrach, Aberdeenshire. An isolated Scottish community is disturbed by a strange discovery: a body in a peat bog, perfectly preserved. Two people haul the body from the ground: Lizzie, the wife of a wealthy local landowner, and Johnny, a nomadic singer and farm hand. At hearthside and inn, people whisper: what have we unearthed? One unveiling brings others. For Lizzie, tenacious but trapped, the discovery reveals unanswered questions about her past while for Johnny, it threatens to uncover a history he’s trying to outrun.

IT BEGAN WITH SIX STONES Jack West Jr. and his loyal team are in desperate disarray: they've been separated, their mission is in tatters, and Jack was last seen plummeting down a fathomless abyss. IT FINISHES HERE. After surviving his deadly fall, Jack must now race against his many enemies to locate and set in place the remaining pieces of The Machine before the coming Armageddon.

Charley has grown up behind the curtain in London's West End; she has even begun taking a turn on stage. But her dreams of being a performer are shattered when she is sent off to boarding school, a place where the girls are forced to do unpaid work in order to fill the pockets of the owners. When she discovers that her theatre home is in peril, Charley decides to escape, and make a dangerous journey along the coast in order to get back to – and save – all that she loves.

Over the millennia we have relied on mystics, shamans, and priests to explain what awaits us in the next life, but what if it’s all an illusion? What really lurks behind the veil separating this world from the next? Might this other world be something real and tangible and literally "not of this Earth"? In other words, might what we currently define as extraterrestrials perform an entirely different function. What if the afterlife is an illusion created by the beings that exist within that realm.

The fun of an English baking contest set in the beautiful English countryside complete with witches, recipes, and murder. Join Poppy and her friends as she puzzles out another complex murder that might have ties to her!

He tried to warn us, but no one listened. Estranged from his family after the tragic loss of his daughter, renowned astrophysicist Thomas Ernest buries himself in his research. He investigates a vast dark region of space known as the Great Void, where stars and galaxies never formed, making it the most exciting puzzle of 2492. Theories suggest it is home to violent black holes that could engulf the Milky Way. Other clues point to the void as the origin of alien artifacts peppering our solar system tied to the disappearance of multiple explorers. Obsessed, Thomas is convinced the death of ...

Morse had solved so many mysteries in his life. Was he now, he wondered, beginning to glimpse the solution to the greatest mystery of them all? How can the discovery of a short story by a beautiful Oxford graduate lead Chief Inspector Morse to her murderer? What awaits Morse and Lewis in Room 231 of the Randolph Hotel? Why does a theft at Christmas lead the detective to look upon the festive season with uncharacteristic goodwill? And what happens when Morse himself falls victim to a brilliantly executed crime?

These audiobooks introduce young listeners to the detective mystery genre. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries! A stegosaurus stamp belonging to Nate's friend Claude disappears, and the indomitable Nate the Great is called in on the case. At first, even Nate is stumped - the stamp has just vanished without a trace! But with clues from the weather and his ever-faithful dog, Sludge, Nate is soon on his way to wrapping up his stickiest case yet.

Almost everything has been invoked to account for Trump's victory and the rise of alt-right, from job loss to racism to demography - everything, that is, except popular culture. In The Sky Is Falling best-selling cultural critic, Peter Biskind, dives headlong into two decades of popular culture - from superhero franchises such as the X-Men and the Avengers and series like The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones to thrillers like Homeland and 24 - and emerges to argue that these shows are saturated with the values that are currently animating our extreme politics.

Nate the Great loves his mother’s Monster Cookies. But now her Monster Cookie recipe is missing! Nate and his dog, Sludge, get to work. They find lots of clues. But which ones count? Will Nate ever eat those wonderful cookies again?

Some have Magick, some don’t. Some use their powers for good, some don’t. When harm is done, the Lock Keepers Guild can give offenders a second chance, but when they must, they Magickally lock up the villain and throw the key into the abyss. Which will it be this time? To the shock of Hazzard Island, the old Master Lock Keeper, Noddy, is found dead on the rocks below Dark End. The Lock Keepers Guild, guardians of the Magickal residents of the New England province, knows he has been murdered. Vulnerable now without their fourth member, the Lock Keepers send word to his great-nephew, ...

In 1869, a great mystery was born. As astronomers observed a total solar eclipse, for the first time they saw the faint glow of the solar corona, the sun's outer atmosphere. Measurements of a previously unknown wavelength that made up this solar light sparked hot debate among scientists, but it was another 60 years before they discovered that this wavelength was in fact iron being burned at a staggering three million degrees Celsius. With the sun's surface only 6,000 degrees, this shouldn't be possible.

Do you love thrilling mysteries, unsolved puzzles, and bizarre true stories that leave you wondering? Then get ready for an unforgettable journey into the world's most mind-boggling enigmas! From legendary lost cities to eerie disappearances, from scientific oddities to cryptic codes, this book uncovers 100 of the most fascinating and perplexing mysteries that have baffled historians, scientists, and curious minds for centuries. What really happened to the vanished crew of the Mary Celeste?

The Chinese government has been keeping a secret for 40 years: they have found a species of animal no one believed even existed that will amaze the world. Now the Chinese are ready to unveil their astonishing discovery within the greatest zoo ever constructed. A small group of VIPs and journalists has been brought to the zoo deep within China to see its fabulous creatures for the first time. Among them is Dr. Cassandra Jane 'CJ' Cameron, a writer for National Geographic and an expert on reptiles.

The first book in this awesome series! Come follow in the adventure and mystery as Missy Porter, a young woman, tags along on her father’s trip to Stockholm, Sweden. His company North & North try to uncover a plot against the royal family, whose ruby necklace has been stolen. When she arrives at the palace, she’s not only welcomed by her cousin Jack, who is helping out on the case, but by a sarcastic King. The King asks for her help, leading her into tight situations and comical performances. Before she knows it, she’s tangled up in the case to find the stolen necklace, endangering ...

When Oliver asks his friend Nate the Great to find his lost weed, Nate can't say no. This isn' just any weed. It's a Superweed that Oliver bought from Rosamond's Adopt-A-Weed sale. First Nate must figure out where to look for the weed. Together with his trusty dog Sludge, they search for clues in the woods, the park and even the library! But is the biggest clue right under Nate's nose?