Great Mysteries

The Greatest Mysteries of All Time, Volume 6 is an exciting addition to this series, featuring the most acclaimed writers, past and present. This unique collection of master writers, including Wilkie Collins, Aldous Huxley, and Edith Wharton, edited by multi-award winning mystery connoisseur Otto Penzler, is a delightful mixture of mystery and suspense.

On October 24, 19289, the stock market crashed. Stories of suicides abounded. So did murders. Rosalie Fitzwilliam discovered a young couple in an alley in the Financial District. Dead. She acts logically. She runs to her friend, Dr. Tabitha. Together, the two of them and their husbands and Sergeant Johan Klassen engage in the pursuit of justice that could end up going very badly for them. The story is set in New York City, Vermont and Miami after the crash. Many people suffered. A few used the disaster for a grab for power and money. Does what happened back then have lessons for the present...

Hank couldn't be more thrilled when Beulah the Collie comes to the ranch looking for help. It turns out her beau, Plato the Bird Dog, has wandered off in search of the elusive Great White Quail. With Plato out of the picture, Hank is convinced that he'll finally be able to win Beulah's affections. So he takes up the mission, hoping to score some points with his beloved.

It's been forty years since the old world died. To survive in the After, the meager remnants of humanity hide on the oceans or lurk in the deep places of the Earth. The surface belongs to the Cursed—ravenous, stargazing cannibals who can twist and stretch their glowing bodies into terrible and grotesque forms. All Garrett has ever known in the Barony, a small settlement clustered around the relative safety of an old mine. Apprenticed to the engineers, he's one of the select few taught the ancient arts of reading and science. It's his job to guide the scavenging teams that raid the fading ...

In this audiobook, Bernard claims that flying saucers not only exist, but that they are the vehicles of a super-race that lives in a huge, underground world, whose entrance is at the Earth's north and south poles. In essence, the Earth is really a fat donut, with little holes at the top and bottom. The seawater and geographical forms stay in place as the surface of the donut curves inward and upside down, held in place by gravity.

Not since the Great Jackalope Stampede of '58 has tumbleweed-choked Jackrabbit Junction, Arizona seen so much action. Claire Morgan is determined to unravel the mystery behind a stolen treasure before goons come gunning for it - and her family. But all the strangers roaming around town have her anxiety red-lining. Then her mother shows up....

The Sand Hills of Nebraska, where Mignon G. Eberhart lived as a newlywed, inspired the setting of this 1930 chiller. Smack in the middle of the rolling desolation is Hunting’s End, a weekend lodge owned by the rich Kingery family. Mignon Eberhart manages to give her audience a real sense of the near-panic and claustrophobia among the guests at Hunting’s End, all of whom know each other–but do not like each other, revealed in the keen observations of our narrator, Nurse Keate. Her characters are quite well-defined–and many of them are quite unpleasant.

A gripping spy memoir that unravels a world of power, corruption, and high-stakes diplomacy. Set against the backdrop of the Vatican, the Kremlin, and a master chess player with a hidden agenda, this riveting narrative explores the intersection of centuries-old conflicts and modern-day geopolitics. As the story weaves through diplomatic maneuvers and oil pipeline rivalries—from Africa and the Middle East to Xinjiang, China—it exposes the dark underbelly of international lobbying in Washington and London. At the heart of this saga is a retired ambassador, who is now working for one of ...

Real estate magnet James Bonner is murdered in his office after his New Year's Eve Party. The widow has a long-standing grudge. The son has gambling debts, and a couple of low life thugs are hanging around. Why? Is it the kid's gambling debt or something more sinister? One-time cop turned private eye Milo Rathkey just had his life turned upside down. That's why he was invited to the party. That's why he talked with the soon to be corpse. And that's why the cops want him in on the investigation. Mary Alice it was a great party...sorry about the murder.

Intro (for Amazon Product Description – “Look Inside” preview): When the moon inexplicably shifts its orbit, the world’s tides surge beyond all reason—and humanity’s greatest coastal cities teeter on the brink of annihilation. Dr. Mira Patel, oceanographer and crisis-response leader, must race against time to decode an underwater network of electromagnetic nodes, combat gravity-warping anomalies, and confront the secret architects who would weaponize Earth’s oceans. From the flooded harbors of Nova Scotia to a hidden island fortress beneath the waves, Tides of Time is a high-...

When the CIA needed a fall guy, Dugan was the one it betrayed. Forsaken by those he’d trusted and with nowhere to turn, he’s made it his mission to stop the miscreants who ruined his life before they can destroy anyone else’s. From human-trafficking rings and remorseless hit men to byzantine plots to alter the world order, Dugan must outwit those chartered with terminating him while battling overwhelming odds.

A Mystery Book set in the United States around the Great Lakes region and Chicago during the early 20th century. Embark on an unforgettable journey through the treacherous waters of the Great Lakes and the bustling streets of early 20th century Chicago in a tale where maritime trade, personal identities, and the mysteries of human connections are intricately woven together. The book begins with a legend of an Indian drum that beats to signal shipwrecks on the northern end of Lake Michigan. In 1895, the steel freighter Crayford mysteriously vanishes, making its disappearance an enduring myth...

Miwaka: Vanished Shipby Harper Stanwick, Sr. is a gripping mystery novel set in the chilling expanse of Lake Michigan during the late 19th century. In the heart of a fierce December storm in 1895, the steel freighter Miwaka vanishes without a trace on its maiden voyage, carrying twenty-five souls. The legendary tribal drumbeat, said to echo whenever the lake claims a life, signals only twenty-four beats, leaving a lingering hope that one man might have survived. Benjamin Gagne, a seasoned lake captain turned shipping magnate, is haunted by this inexplicable mystery. Living in near isolation...

Poirot Investigates a host of murders most foul - as well as other dastardly crimes - in this intriguing collection of short stories from the one-and-only Agatha Christie. Plus, the iconic Miss Marple must investigate the case of a girl found dead in Agatha Christie’s classic mystery, The Body in the Library.

The Earth Day Fair is days away, but Nate's classroom project - a robot named Mr. Butler - has disappeared. Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, take on the unusual case, and they are soon searching high and low in and around the school. Will Nate find the robot in time for the fair?

Two bestselling Agatha Christie novels in one great audiobook: Hercule Poirot comes out of retirement in one of Agatha Christie’s ten favorite novels, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Agatha Christie’s classic, The Hollow, finds Poirot entangled in a nasty web of family secrets when he comes across a fresh murder at an English country manor.

"What if Pikachu was a hard-boiled detective?" That's what Nintendo asked of us when they revealed this new and unexpected direction for our favorite Pokemon. Join Pikachu in gritty, quirky, upbeat and unexpectedly dramatic cases but make sure to read them in order or you'll soon find yourself lost in a whole world of intrigue where a wide cast of intricate characters will share their past, present and future with you.

Overwhelmed by thoughts that life may be passing her by, Grace Winslow puts her budding career on hold to follow the trail of her great grandmother, who disappeared without a trace in 1929. After checking into the same Paris hotel where her great grandmother was last seen, Grace encounters an enigmatic figure who offers to help … an offer that leads her in directions she never thought possible. In a sci-fi thriller that blends scientific fact with provocative fiction, readers are taken on a wild ride into the world of quantum physics, where the potential for unintended consequences is ...

From former Special Forces officer Jason Kasper comes a gripping set of thrillers for fans of Vince Flynn and Brad Thor. Now an international best seller.

Two best-selling Agatha Christie novels in one great audiobook: What is The Secret of Chimneys? A young drifter finds out when a favor for a friend pulls him into the heart of a deadly conspiracy in this captivating classic from Agatha Christie. Plus: A Murder is Announced in a small-town newspaper advertisement - and Miss Marple must unravel the fiendish puzzle when a crime does indeed occur.