Indian Mysteries

THE LADY OF THE LAKE —-The mystery of Lake Ronkonkoma Legends such as The Loch Ness Monster, Atlantis, Big Foot, and the Bermuda Triangle, the Lady of the Lake on Long Island have mystified people for centuries. As the story goes, an Indian princess became romantically involved with an English woodcutter who toiled across the lake from the Indian camp. When her father, Chief of the Setauket Tribe, discovered her love affair with the English settler, he forbid her from seeing him again. Saddened with depression, the princess rowed to the deepest part of Lake Ronkonkoma and took her own ...

In between two Indian tribes, the Potawatomi and Siletz, lies a great lake. According to legend, this lake was the home of the devil. Here, it was said that many bad things happened to the people who did not give due respect to the lake and its master, the devil. Because of this, the people of both tribes only rode their canoes when necessary, to gather fish for their people. Even before they would embark on their day’s job, they would give out sacrifices, often in the form of their best livestock, in order to appease the devil. It was their belief that this would grant them safe access ...

In Alaska, 100 years of bad blood between the villages of Kushtaka and Kuskulana come to a boil when the body of a young Kushtaka ne'er-do-well is found wedged in a fish wheel. Sergeant Jim Chopin's prime suspect is a Kuskulana man who is already in trouble in both villages for falling in love across the river. But when the suspect disappears, members of both tribes refuse to speak to Jim. When a second murder that looks suspiciously like payback occurs, Jim has no choice but to call in Kate Shugak for help.

Arjun, an employee of KT Towers, pressed the elevator button and was waiting for it in floor six. There was a power cut, two different screams were heard. Power resumed. When the elevator arrived and the door opened, he saw Vicky, the CEO, lying in a pool of blood. Geeth, Vicky's secretary, was inside the elevator. The weapon used to slit Vicky's throat was not found. Geeth claims to be innocent. Could someone get into a closed elevator, during a power cut, to kill someone? Even if so, how could the person escape from there within five minutes without being noticed by people or the CCTV? ...

Maverick Call is a 6th grader from Kaysville, Utah. His family farmed the land in west Kaysville for over a hundred years—until Maverick's grandfather mysteriously disappeared one night, long before Maverick was even born. Mav's family didn't talk much about the incident, but when Maverick found a strange glass cube filled with an ancient Ute Indian potion hidden among his grandfather's things, he started getting curious. With the help of his best friends, Maverick experimented with the cube and in a flash of light, they were all sent back in time, seeing and experiencing their town's ...

When Charlotte Jane Matheson hangs the ancient Dream Catcher on the wall over her bed, she has weird dreams. Stirred by her dreams, she travels to the small community of Yellow Creek, Tennessee, determined to find out their meaning. While there, she meets an old Cherokee Indian, a dog that suddenly appears out of the dark woods, and a good-looking farmer-wannabe. Then, her dreams stop, but unexplained visions draw her into the past through a circle of light. The phenomenal images of her mother, who’s been missing for over a decade, has to mean something when she’s led to a cave beyond ...

Victoria Trumbull, 92-year-old native of Martha's Vineyard, is savoring the sea air over Vineyard Sound with her granddaughter, Elizabeth, when she spots a person who seems in trouble near the top of a cliff. Elizabeth goes for help, but it's too late - the man dies before he can be rescued.

A cosy mystery perfect for fans of Sally Smith, Steve Higgs, LJ Ross, Robert Thorogood, and Richard Osman. Spring has sprung on Spain’s Costa del Sol, and Karen McLaren is in high spirits. The Easter Parade is in full swing, and the residents of Club Britannia are in a celebratory mood. Karen has planned an extended weekend of delicious food, good company, and a little well-earned rest… …then Bishop Ramos is gunned down in broad daylight. When Darren Carson - a young, mild-mannered priest - admits to the crime, the village is stunned. Comisario Hernandez is satisfied, but Karen ...

As the eldest daughter of an English earl and his Indian mistress, Lila Marleigh knows what it’s like to be an outsider from “polite” society. As children, she and her sisters were wrenched from their home and sent to England, never quite accepted by those who claimed to care for them. Now Lila has set herself up as hostess of an exclusive gaming club, charming the ton that flocks to her establishment each night, though it shuns her by day.

When truth hides in shadows, only the gifted can reveal it. Rajiv Menon’s world shatters when his beloved sister Susheela is found dead—an apparent suicide. But a mysterious dream from his late grandmother sets him on a path that uncovers a chilling murder and unlocks his supernatural ability to see hidden truths. What begins as a personal quest quickly spirals into a public phenomenon. As political conspiracies, assassination plots, and secret syndicates threaten the very fabric of the state, Rajiv rises from grieving brother to legendary investigator. With the Chief Minister’s trust...

Bureau of Indian Affairs Police Sergeant, Charlie LeBeau, is ready to enjoy his annual fall deer hunt near his home on the Sisseton-Wahpeton Indian Reservation. The opening day hunt abruptly ends with a phone call from his boss. There’s been a brutal murder. The “Deer Slayer” is back. A serial killer is back after a five year absence.

Two years after a serial killer’s havoc on the Sisseton-Wahpeton Indian Reservation, Bureau of Indian Affairs Police Sergeant, Charlie LeBeau, and FBI Agent, Austin Brown, are back on the “Deer Slayers” trail. The small South Dakota community holds its collective breath waiting for a resolution.

In the middle of an environmental uproar, a sinister creature has escaped its ancient prison and is wreaking havoc on nearby towns and cities. Sam finds herself torn between helping the tribal council expose the greedy corporation hell-bent on violating their people’s rights... Or fighting alongside old friends and new ones to restore the spiritual balance of the world. As the creature remains on the loose, murder is on the rise in the cities, and tempers flare on the reservation. If peace is to be restored, Sam and her friends must capture and imprison Wazeya before he can wreak any more...

A plane crash in the Amazon jungle. A desperate struggle for survival. A hidden Inca treasure. Ruthless grave robbers. Ecuador. A dream holiday turns into a nightmare when two men are stranded in the Amazon rain forest after a plane crash. With no hope of being rescued, they decide that their only chance of survival is to find their way back to civilization. And so they set off on a daring journey, struggling through the dense underbrush, totally unprepared for the dangers that lie ahead. When they stumble upon some ancient ruins where fabulous treasures might be hidden, it all goes wrong ...

Another exciting adventure for this happy family comes about through their new friend Indy Roades, a former baseball player and a Yumatan Indian. He tells them about his pueblo in the mountains of New Mexico, and his tribe’s lost turquoise mine. When Mr. Hollister hears that a store there, called The Chapparal, which sells silver trinkets and Yumatan articles, is closing down, he considers buying the goods for his own shop, The Trading Post. He decides to go to New Mexico to examine the stock, and takes his family along with him.

Patrick Flint feels a calling to volunteer at the impoverished Indian Health Services clinic on the Wind River Reservation that he can't completely explain. His wife Susanne usually supports him, but her family is coming for their first Wyoming visit, 12-year-old Perry is stir crazy and looking for trouble, teenager Trish is dangerously in love, and Suzanne and Patrick are in the final stages of negotiations on their dream house. The Christmas holidays are not a convenient time for him to be gone, or to be out of communication.

A fitting but entirely independent sequel to Boots Belts Berets, her celebrated book about life at the National Defence Academy, On the Double follows the continuing adventures of Pessi, Maachh, Porky, Sandy and Zora as they navigate the obstacle course that is the IMA. Their love of fun breathes life into their time together, and their friendship and dare-devilry guarantees sleepless nights for their Company Commander.

मयंक ने कभी सोचा न था कि एक दिन उसके नए लिखे जा रहे उपन्यास का एक किरदार उसके सामने आ खड़ा होगा और उस कहानी की हीरोइन काव्या की तलाश उसे दिल्ली से वायनाड ले जाएगी। कौन है यह काव्या, जो उसके आज और बीते कल पर भारी पड़ रही है?

This remarkable book synthesizes a lifetime of in-depth research into one of America's most storied disasters, the defeat of Custer's 7th Cavalry at the hands of the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians, as well as the complete annihilation of that part of the cavalry led by Custer himself. The author, Gordon Harper, spent countless hours on the battlefield itself as well as researching every iota of evidence of the fight from both sides, white and Indian. He was, thus, able to recreate every step of the battle as authoritatively as anyone could, dispelling myths and falsehoods along the way.

Clay Rogers travels to Syracuse with Hunt to a livestock auction to ask his childhood sweetheart, Adelia Walker, to marry him, come to Topeka and live the life of a rancher’s wife. River, and live the winter while his home and ranch buildings are being built in Topeka. Beth’s healing is progressing, and a friendship has grown with the caretakers of the new home, James and Emma Duckworth. Hunt gets word of a livestock auction at Salisbury Township near Allentown, Pennsylvania, and 150 Clydesdale horses are being auctioned along with mules, military wagons, and tons of miscellaneous ...