History Mystery Adventure

Barney Dwyer is a gentle giant who has yet to find a place in the world. Capturing two notorious outlaws has made a hero of him, so much so that rancher Robert Parmelee offers him a job on his ranch to put a stop to persistent rustling. Taking the job promises an income sufficient for Barney to marry his sweetheart. But this promise for the future falls into jeopardy when the outlaws escape, determined to kill Barney.

The story of a Civil War soldier finding his humanity in the face of horrible savagery. Emerging from the Civil War a shamed and broken man, Stephen Latch turns to a life of thievery and murder. Still hoping to uphold the values of the Confederacy, Latch sets his sights on the wealth of resources pouring westward from the northern United States, putting together a band of ruthless misfits to help him stake his claim of the riches of the caravans.

Josh Bernstein, host of The History Channel's hit series Digging for The Truth, takes listeners beyond the cameras for an even closer look at his adventures through some of the most intriguing, remote, and physically challenging locations on the planet as he explores the world's greatest ancient mysteries. No location is too dangerous, no terrain too rough, no culture too exotic for explorer and survival expert Josh Bernstein.

256 BC: When a patrol boat of butchered Legionaries washes up on a beach, Lance Corporal Alerio Sisera volunteers to be the scout for the Legion's response. But, he runs into complications and is forced to exceed his assignment. Suddenly, he finds himself in a blood feud with a powerful enemy, posted at a besieged harbor garrison, and fighting for his life against overwhelming odds. Reinforcements are not coming. Surrounded by enemies, it's up to Alerio to battle with his gladius while standing in bloody water.

In early 20th-century Vienna, Annika is raised by Ellie and Sigrid, a cook and housemaid for a household of three professors. Abandoned when she was a baby, Annika dreams of the day her mother will come back to claim her. Then one day, it happens. A glamorous woman arrives and sweeps Annika away to a crumbling castle in Germany. But there is much more to this new woman than meets the eye - and none of it is good.

Chaos has engulfed the world of Bernovem, unleashed by Resucca and his followers. Kristina and her allies begin their journey on Finimus Island—now a tempestuous place ravaged by typhoons, far from its once romantic and serene beauty. Sentiz and her zelbocks have forced the citizens to become irguls or face a grisly death. Haunted by the nightmarish hag and serpent, while grappling with her own teenage struggles, Kristina remains determined to save the lands. Brace yourself for a whirlwind of events and a game-changing ending in this epic conclusion to The Bernovem Chronicles. Readers ...

Emerging from an underground prison was only the beginning to finding freedom. Edith and Benjamin have longed for the fresh air and independence of the Above, but now that they’ve reached it, they discover a world where the women’s rights movement never occurred and the 19th amendment doesn’t exist. Vivian, a conspiracy theorist who has a strong online following, has tried to warn the public of the Elite and the secret underground society buried beneath Cades Cove, part of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park in Tennessee. Along with her team and a surprising co-leader, she strives ...

hn Signal, fleeing from a murder charge in a fair fight, arrives in the mining town of Monument. Calling himself John Alias, he is made a deputy sheriff by Sheriff Peter Ogden, who puts Alias between two crooked factions and fails to give him any support.

What could go wrong on a school field trip? A lot—especially when parrots are on the loose! Emma, Jack, Sebastian, and Mark are ready for a fun day at the zoo, but things go wild when Duke and Dylan’s parrots, Princess and Clarence, escape. With lions roaring and feathers flying, the friends are in for more excitement than they bargained for! As the search for the parrots takes surprising turns, the kids discover that the mischievous birds might be related to their Uncle Needles and his strange work with parrots. When they think they’re close to solving the mystery, a sneaky scientist...

Nestled in the tranquil outskirts of a quaint town lies the Starlight Eldercare Facility, a serene haven where lifelong friends Eleanor, George, Mabel, and Harold have reunited after decades. Their bond, forged in the fires of childhood escapades and schoolyard mischief, remains as strong as ever, even in their twilight years. They spend their days reminiscing about the past, sharing laughter over old memories, and finding solace in each other's company. As the most festive night of the year approaches, George discovers something strange: eerie sounds and flickering lights coming from the ...

Embark on an enchanting journey through time and culture in The Magic Library: Stars of the Sahara. Join sisters Amelia and Bethany as they discover a magical library that whisks them away to the vast expanse of the Arabian Desert. In this captivating adventure, the young explorers encounter a nomadic Bedouin tribe and immerse themselves in the rich tapestry of desert life. Guided by a wise Bedouin astronomer, they learn the ancient art of celestial navigation and unravel the mysteries of the stars. As they delve deeper into the Bedouin way of life, Amelia and Bethany find themselves at the...

In this book, the initial devastating attack described in book one is basically complete, and the government is struggling with control, while individuals and families deal with a now lawless, fuel-less country with poor communication and increasing risk of starvation. There are only nine meals between civilization and anarchy, it has been said. And so it is, as we are well past nine meals.

When Jaap de Hollander comes nose to nose with his childhood fears, who will blink first– him or the witch? Haunted by the local witch, the boys of the Dutch seaside town of Drontenburg are running scared, desperate to avoid the spells that she casts on their preparations for adventure, and their dreams of leaving the low tides of Drontenburg behind. Will the witch’s prediction of a watery grave deter Jaap and the boys as they prepare to take to the open sea? (Note: This story is included in the short anthology Armchair Travel: Cultural Fiction for the Restless Wanderer, also available ...

Fugitives from the Queen’s cruel justice, Will, his father (tormented by his own failures) and his uncle (the brave and true Sir Robert) endeavor to flee England. The journey takes Will and his comrades to the distant rocky shores of Denmark following the sorcerer Prospero’s quest to locate Lapis Exillis, the Holy Grail. Dark forces rise as the witch Sycorax tries to snatch the precious mystical stone. Will experiences a tragic lost of a family member in the fight against evil, but vows to continue the quest. In sunny Milan, Will meets Leo, the young nephew of Leonardo da Vinci. The ...

THE EXCALIBUR CASE The myth, the legend, the reality. Professor Challenger and Conan are determined to prove its existence even if it kills them. And it just might. A mystery of the ages is fraught with danger and excitement as a familiar villain appears to complicate the search...and make it deadly! THE WONDERLAND MYSTERY Holmes and Watson are used to cases where the unusual occurs. After all, the very world they live in is an amalgamation of steampunk science and magic. But this mystery has to be one of the most dangerous as well as crazy ones yet when a famous play turns into a murder ...

Paul Carlson, a brilliant young scientist, is summoned from his laboratory job to the remote Indonesian island of Flores to collect DNA samples from the ancient bones of a strange, new species of tool user unearthed by an archaeological dig. The questions the find raises seem to cast doubt on the very foundations of modern science, which has proven the world to be only 5,800 years old, but before Paul can fully grapple with the implications of his find, the dig is violently shut down by paramilitaries.

In 1944, as waves of German ninjas parachute into Kent, Britain's best hopes for victory lie with a Spitfire pilot codenamed Ack-Ack Macaque. The trouble is, Ack-Ack Macaque is a cynical, one-eyed, cigar-chomping monkey, and he's starting to doubt everything, including his own existence.

The 13th century was a pivotal point in Western culture. Europe witnessed the rise of the great universities and the resurgence of Aristotelian thought. It was the age of reason. No man exemplified this new age more than Saint Thomas Aquinas, who was a brilliant theologian, a philosopher and privatus investigo. He was the man who perfected faith through reason. The Medieval Adventures of Thomas Aquinas is a fictional account of mysteries Saint Thomas Aquinas encountered during his life. Though a work of fiction, extensive research was carried out to maintain historical accuracy and ...

The search has begun. And death has been unleashed... A team of scientists is missing. An explosion has devastated a ship carrying the latest group of academics and scientists, and a mysterious killer lurks among them. For over seven decades a secret has remained hidden on one of the world’s most remote islands—South Georgia—closer to Antarctica than to civilization. South Georgia is uncivilized, and indeed, savagery has awoken at the remote abandoned whaling station of Grytviken. Stranded at Grytviken, shipwreck expert and maritime historian Jake Sands is caught in the middle. He and...

After foiling a German plot to devastate America's coastal cities from Boston to Galveston, crack Black Chamber agent Luz O'Malley and budding technical genius Ciara Whelan go to California to recuperate. But their well-deserved rest is cut short by the discovery of a diabolical new weapon that could give the German Imperial Navy command of the North Sea. Luz and Ciara must go deep undercover and travel across a world at war, and live under false identities in Berlin itself to ferret out the project's secrets.