Island Detective

She’d known the boy he was and it had never been a secret that she loved him with all her heart...then walked away...her dreams and hopes lost. Years later her life depends on the man he’s become. Dark secrets and twisted truths...hidden clues and unexpected danger...a lost island of dreams and mystery... There was only time to grab her purse and the small keepsake box she couldn’t leave behind. She had no choice but to trust a family friend with his own share of secrets to keep them safe from a mysterious and threatening danger. But was her heart safe from him...was it ever? Addie ...

Mystery People of the UK The use of modern forensic methods on this long-forgotten case is fascinating as is the incorporation of real figures from 1902 New York. 5-Stars on Goodreads In 1902, nineteen-year-old Ruby was charged with murdering her family and sent away to a women’s asylum. Fast forward to 2016 to another family murder. Are they connected? This book was wonderfully written, and I love the history of old mental institutions and a murder mystery on top. . . what an excellent read! Hart Island is a small island located in the Long Island Sound, off the coast of the Bronx, in ...

SWITCH BACK is a novella (about 1/3 of a full-length novel, about 4-5 times longer than a short story) and takes place prior to BOARD STIFF (Elliott Lisbon Mystery #1). After inheriting an entire town, Ballantyne Foundation Director, Elliott Lisbon, travels to Texas to thank them. She quickly learns they don’t want her gratitude, they want their town back. And they’re willing to kill for it. Trapped in a small town full of big suspects, Elliott must unlock their secrets, or she’ll never get out alive. Now doesn’t that sound like fun? Read the whole series and gets even better. - - -...

It's New Year's Eve, and a special day for Danny Ryle. Danny is a political fixer. He and his friends help all people in trouble. One friend really needs his help. The friend's wife has been killed. Danny faces a wily and tricky opponent as he relentlessly follows the clues.

Middle School is finally over for Grace Brooks and she couldn't be happier for her graduation. All that lies between Grace and high school is one final summer. And what a summer it is as Grace and Jack discover yet more deeply hidden secrets and embark on their most unusual trip to date. When Jack takes one too many secret trips, he finds himself facing the very real possibility of running out of time altogether. Can Grace gather her wits and figure out how to save him from the Treacherous Tunnel before time is up?

The little girl had to run. She had just seen her parents murdered. And the murderer had seen her. Saved by the sound of police sirens, six year old Jennifer ran to a neighbor because he had helped her before. She had been hurt, and Danny Ryle gave her what she believed was a magical band aid. Desperate, she begged Danny not to let her be sent to a strange home. Impressed by the girl's intelligence and kindness, Danny and his friends determined to protect her by finding the killer and hiding her from the world. Aided by Ari Eilat, who had hunted terrorists in Israel, and Betsy Revere, a ...

Their story would shock the world. Marshall and Eliza Porter have a secret. A big one. Haunted by guilt and shame, the couple is living their worst nightmare. Reeling from a crisis that would destroy most marriages, they learn not to trust their friends...or their enemies...or each other. As the bodies keep piling up, someone is watching them and their lives begin unraveling as they quickly turn on each other. Several of the island's residents get pulled into the mystery, when investigators find a piece of evidence that can't be ignored. Everything the residents thought to be true is ...

Jordan Edelman’s messy dating days are over. After a few too many broken hearts, and a father who worries a bit too much, she’s sworn off boys—at least for the summer. And since she’ll be tagging along on her father’s research trip to Nantucket, she doesn’t think it’ll be too hard to stick to her resolution. But hooking up with the cute boy on the ferry doesn’t count, right? At least, not until that cute boy turns out to be Ethan Barbanel. As in, her father’s longtime research assistant Ethan Barbanel, the boy Jordan has hated from afar for years.

George Bailey, because of his teams great detective work in helping to capture a murderer in Bucket of Fish, has been offered a summer job as a Police Cadet for the new Chief of Police on Hamilton Island. In looking through some old unsolved crimes he soon finds one for a Stolen Diving Suit. Soon George Bailey and his "associates" Walt and Sharon are off on another adventure. The story is set on Hamilton Island and the kids find themselves researching the tragic sinking of an old Steamship full of gold. The George Bailey series consists of four books including Bucket of Fish, Wreck of the ...

World-weary detective Mike Mason becomes embroiled in the local politics of coastal preservation when he is called upon to explain his involvement with an environmental activist found murdered - the body of which was recovered from a local garbage dump. Joined by his partner, Joe Ballard, the two private investigators embark on a quest to find the activist's murderer and, in doing so, realize things are not always what they seem; that someone who had once taken only a keen interest in Mike Mason's life story is now becoming an active player.

"Skylar Robbins: The Mystery of the Island Idol, by Carrie Cross is a rip-roaring young adult adventure/romance story that will keep readers on their toes. Centered around current technology and full of references younger readers will appreciate, this book has everything needed to engage readers and keep them coming back for more from Skylar and her gifted cohort." -- Excerpt from Literary Titan 5-Star review. Bastiian is having a party next Friday night. Anyone welcome at 3 Palms at 10 is invited. Free food, no parents, and we’re playing My Secret Kiss. Who’s going? My Assistant ...

Dieci piccoli indiani è considerato il romanzo giallo in assoluto più venduto, un best seller dal 1939, anno della sua pubblicazione...

Detective Inspector Liam O'Reilly has recently transferred to the island of Guernsey from the Special Detective Unit in Dublin, and in this first installment, we see him hitting the ground running. He has barely set foot on the island when the body of a man is washed up on the shore. There is no indication of where the man came from - his hands and teeth have been removed, and he has a crude tattoo of a dragon on his back.

Empress Isle, 1921: A serene jewel in Michigan, now slightly tarnished by a string of rather inconvenient deaths. Fortunately, the island also boasts the spirited Miss Cass Kelly, a young woman whose fascination with puzzling matters rivals her deep admiration for the ingenious fictional detective, Mary Kincaid. Cass has devoured every one of Mary's captivating cases and is quite certain she's absorbed some of that deductive brilliance. Now, with a genuine mystery blossoming right in her backyard, Cass is eager to trade her novels for real-life intrigue. She's prepared to hunt for clues and...

Detective Liam O'Reilly is bored. Life on the peaceful island of Guernsey is quiet, but it's too quiet for his liking. In the middle of an insurance fraud investigation, he confides in his daughter and tells her he'd give anything for a juicy murder case to sink his teeth into. "Be careful what you wish for, Dad." Her words are still fresh in his mind when O'Reilly stumbles upon two dead bodies while investigating a fire at a container depot. The bodies have been burned beyond recognition. Soon it becomes very clear that something sinister is happening on the sleepy island.

Halloween Celebrations End With a Washed Up Corpse Pelican Cove is celebrating Halloween in style. The annual Halloween party at the Boardwalk Cafe brings out the witches and superheroes in full strength. Old timers share Pelican Cove's legends of haunted houses and ghost ships. The unidentified body washed up on the beach, however, dampens the mood the very next morning. The town hires Jenny to solve the murder. With a town full of people dressed in costumes, Jenny finds it hard to narrow down a suspect. If you like clean cozy mysteries and books in the Pelican Cove Cozy Mystery Series, ...

In the gritty heart of Chicago, Black's chill Sunday shatters when Professor Moore pulls him into a twisted dance with danger. She's got a date with Sheek Green, the Beer Baron, and she needs Black to be the referee. What starts as a favor takes a deadly turn, and Black realizes he's caught in Moore's lethal game. Fresh out of a 55-year stretch, Yehohanan Daniels wants a clean slate. But Professor Moore has other plans, yanking him straight into the crossfire with Sheek Green's underworld drama. The clock ticks louder as Black races to save Moore and Daniels from Sheek's clutches. Cue ...

Beaches, sunsets and Murder! Middle aged baker turned amateur sleuth Jenny King finds her wits tested when her friend's nephew meets a sticky end. This fast paced cozy mystery novella is a great way to sample the much loved Pelican Cove Cozy Mystery Series. Summer has arrived in Pelican Cove and newly married Jenny King is testing sorbet recipes at the Boardwalk Cafe. Her favorite customer introduces her to his nephew, a young sailor who is home on furlough. In the blink of an eye, the man is found dead and Jenny's friend becomes the top suspect. Can she come to his aid before it is too ...

Jennifer Whitmore is the last person Kyle Parker expects to see in his counterterrorism seminar. Fifteen years ago, she was the love of his life. Now a respected member of Miami's K-9 search and rescue unit, Jennifer is working undercover on an antiterrorism task force. She's crazy about her partner, Sadie, a droopy-eyed bloodhound. She's also engaged to another man. But when Jennifer and Kyle join forces to rescue a missing child, their passion reignites.

When a catastrophic hurricane devastates Stone Cove Island, a quaint New England resort community, everyone pulls together to rebuild. Seventeen-year-old Eliza Elliot volunteers to clean out the island's iconic lighthouse and stumbles upon a secret in the wreckage: a handwritten letter. On first glance, it hardly makes sense. But the longer Eliza studies it, the more convinced she becomes that it's an anonymous confession to a 30-year-old crime: the unsolved murder of a local teen named Bess Linsky.