Great Mysteries

In 1893, the Amlingmeyer boys venture forth from the west in response to a summons from Otto's ("Big Red") publisher - they are to come to Chicago immediately, to the World's Columbian Exposition, and compete with some of the most famous detectives in the world. Set to coincide with the closing days of the first World's Fair and the publication of the story revealing the death of Sherlock Holmes, Gustav ("Old Red") will be competing for the title of World's Greatest Sleuth!

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. Agatha Christie’s classic Murder in the Mews presents four mystifying criminal conundrums that will seriously test the superior detecting skills of the unflappable Hercule Poirot.

Just when Maggie thinks it's safe to relax, her life takes another turn down crazy avenue. The biggest surprise should be that Cole turned out to be a baddie, but the possibility she might sorta have something going on with Liam eclipses everything else. Might. Maggie isn't exactly comfortable trusting her instincts right now. Does she decide to handle this in a totally mature way? If "totally mature" means running away, sure.

Basil the mouse detective is called to Paris when the organizers of the Great Cheese Cook-off (an international culinary competition) start receiving threats against the event. Who could want to deprive all of mousedom of one of its tastiest nights? Basil immediately suspects Ratigan, who has escaped yet again and was seen lurking around Paris, and sets off on his investigation at the event’s location, the Parisian College of Cooking. But Basil is baffled when circumstantial evidence shows that it couldn’t have been his old enemy after all.

Two best-selling Agatha Christie novels in one great audiobook. The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Hercule Poirot solves his first case in the Agatha Christie novel that started it all. Who poisoned the wealthy Emily Inglethorp and how did the murderer penetrate and escape from her locked bedroom? The ABC Murders - Agatha Christie's beloved classic The ABC Murders sets Hercule Poirot on the trail of a serial killer, who is working his way through the alphabet and putting the whole country in a state of panic.

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.

Shortly before the holidays, inventor and former assassin Missi Bombay gets orders to perform one last job. It's the granddaddy of all hits-to be carried out on Christmas Eve, no less. Missi knows she has only one chance at success, so she enlists the help of her cousins Gin, Dakota, and Coney. Together the Bombay cousins come out of retirement to stamp out the world's most evil cabal.

Adapted from Decoded, Meltzer's hit show on the History network, History Decoded explores many fascinating and unexplained questions. Is Fort Knox empty? Why was Hitler so intent on capturing the Roman "Spear of Destiny"? What's the government hiding in Area 51? Where did the Confederacy's $19 million in gold and silver go at the end of the Civil War? Did Lee Harvey Oswald really act alone?

Nate and Brooke Martin arrive at their summer cottage along the rapidly gentrifying Great Lakes shoreline. On a morning stroll along the beach, Nate finds an unusual gold coin half-buried in the sand. Where did it come from? Teaming up with reclusive ex-Coast Guard officer and Great Lakes master of the deep Abner Hutch, Nate dives for clues to the treasure's origins. But when word leaks that there may be a fortune hidden under the waves, they find themselves hunted by mega-rich residents up the coast who are willing to do anything to advance their extravagant lifestyles.

He was an Initiate. Thales of Argos’ journey is fascinating, for he takes us along his path through the tests of wisdom. With the Great Initiate, who was present for Christ’s Crucifixion and Resurrection, we witness the true mission of the Son of God.

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 ...

Desta never imagined such a heart-wrenching loss and journey into a strange land and an obscure future. An old compass and wooden rod had turned Desta's life upside down and propelled him into the unknown. Desta is an Ethiopian student prophesied to earn a modern education and find a missing ancient Coin of Magic and Fortune. After high school, he was set to study medicine in Bulgaria and search for the shekel. But at the last minute, his devices directed him to follow the sun west to pursue his goals. A friend hastily finds him a college and a benefactor for a year, and Desta travels ...

Still unsolved, still baffling, still claiming new victims. Here are the untold stories. A pilot reports a strange haze enveloping his plane, then disappears; 11 hours after fuel starvation, as if calling from a void, he is heard 600 miles away. He requests permission to land, then vanishes forever. A freighter steaming over placid seas disappears without a trace. A pleasure yacht ghosts past without a soul on board. A pilot calls for help because a "weird object" is harassing his plane. A jet collides with an "unknown" and is never found.

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 ...

En noviembre de 1918, tan solo unos días antes del armisticio, el teniente d'Aulnay-Pradelle ordena una absurda ofensiva que culminará con los soldados Albert Maillard y Édouard Péricourt gravemente heridos, en un confuso y dramático incidente que ligará sus destinos inexorablemente.

Welcome to the town of Willow Creek, where the laundry isn’t just clean — it’s magical. Eleven-year-old Sky is no ordinary kid. With bright red hair, quick wit, and a heart full of courage, she’s about to uncover a world beyond the spin cycle — where socks disappear, jeans vanish, and a mischievous Laundry Master threatens to unravel the fabric of both her town and a hidden magical realm. Join Sky and her friends Felix and Harper on a whirlwind adventure full of friendship, mystery, and magic. Are you ready to spin the cycle?

The Man in the Brown Suit is Agatha Christie at her best, as a young woman makes a dangerous decision to investigate a shocking “accidental” death she witnesses at a London tube station. In Agatha Christie’s classic crime adventure novel, They Came to Baghdad, a bright young adventure seeker in the Middle East finds more excitement than she bargained for when a wounded spy expires in her hotel room.

Around 6000 BC, a revolution took place on Orkney and the Western Isles of Scotland. An outstanding collection of stone circles, standing stones, round towers, and passage mounds appeared seemingly out of nowhere. And yet many such monuments were not indigenous to Britain, but to regions of the Caspian Sea and the Mediterranean. Their creators were equally mysterious. Traditions tell of the Papae and Peti, "strangers from afar" who were physically different, dressed in white tunics, and lived aside from the regular population.

The Golden Age of Radio had incredible detective shows that kept Americans glued to their radio sets. Families gathered around their living room radios to hear their favorite Hollywood stars voicing fiction’s most famous gumshoes. This collection includes Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade searching for the Black Bird in The Maltese Falcon in a radio adaptation that co-starred the original film cast of Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre.

America’s Conspiracies and Cover-Ups brings together interviews with the bestselling and brightest minds in the alternative history world to create the definitive guide to our country’s biggest secrets. Jim Marrs and G. Edward Griffin, along with scholar Noam Chomsky and others experts, come together to answer questions about your favorite conspiracies: Is the Federal Reserve System unconstitutional? Was the IRS created to bail out Big Banks? Are cancer cures and cheap alternative energy being suppressed? Are elections made fraudulent by hacked voting machines?