Local Mystery

Una Richardson is devastated after the death of her mother. Hoping for a fresh start, she responds to an advertisement and steps into the rich, comforting world of elderly Mrs Elspeth McKenzie. But Elspeth's home is not as safe as it seems. Kathryn, her cold and bitter daughter, resents Una's presence. More disturbing is the evidence suggesting two girls lived here before. What happened to them? Why will the McKenzies not talk about them? As the walls close in around her, Una fears she'll end up just like the other girls.

An investigation into the kidnapping of an Atlanta waitress by the local police and the FBI becomes deadly while shadowy forces move with unimaginable arrogance below the radar. Humans yearn to know secrets; it's in our nature. An unlikely duo, a daughter of one of the wealthiest families and a relatively poor construction worker, stumble unto a secret society with the ability to shape world events. Like chess masters moving pieces across a board, members of this group position elements of the world as they implement a radical design planned over several centuries -an ultimate restructuring...

Shelby Tebow is the first to go missing. Not long after, Meredith Dickey and her six-year-old daughter, Delilah, vanish just blocks away from where Shelby was last seen, striking fear into their once-peaceful community. Are these incidents connected? After an elusive search that yields more questions than answers, the case eventually goes cold.

היא עדיין רווקה בת 30, כפי שהיתה לפני עשרים שנה בדיוק. היא עדיין גרה בבאר שבע וכותבת במקומון, עונדת עגילי פלסטיק זולים, מדשדשת ברגליה הגדולות מזירת פשע אחת לאחרת, מסתבכת בתעלומות בלשיות שאיש לא הטיל עליה לחקור. מתחת לחזותה הגמלונית והאטומה-לכאורה מסתתר מוח חד וחריף, שממשיך להפתיע את עמיתיה ויריביה. ואחרי ששת רבי-המכר שכתבה עליה שולמית לפיד - אין ספק שליזי בדיחי היא האנטי-גיבורה הכובשת ביותר בספרות הבלש העברית.

A detective novel set in the quaint town of Shamborough, England, during the early 20th century. Murder of a Mayor embarks you on a gripping journey through the cobblestone streets and misty moors of Shamborough, an idyllic English town where tradition prevails. With its high stake investigation and complex web of characters, this book plunges you into a world of mystery, intrigue and suspense, with every twist and turn demanding your undivided attention. Unraveling the Deceit When the beloved Mayor Samuel Sanderson is found brutally murdered in his office, it sends shockwaves through the ...

Why does a Church Cardinal, a man of the cloth, need a fixer to retrieve a package for him? What could possibly be in the package requiring such secrecy? Charlie Franklin’s clients are usually unsavory denizens climbing from the underbelly of Cleveland, Ohio. He would like to believe the Cardinal is different but, early on, he has his doubts. Follow Charlie as he searches for the truth while dodging a growing number of curious characters who, quite suddenly, are very interested in Charlie’s mission: a local mob boss, the quirky T.K. Constantine, and the mysterious little man all dressed...

Central Massachusetts is a land of oddities and apparitions. Stories of the strange and paranormal have been passed down from generation to generation and only the local populace has any idea of just how vast and deep their superstitions run. It’s time to truly learn that the world around you is much more than you can touch, taste, smell, see, and hear...or at least that’s what a good story is supposed to do!

In a fit of anger, radio DJ Jaye Jordan blows a snowman’s head off with a Revolutionary War-style musket. But the corpse that tumbles out is all too human. Jaye thought life would be quieter when she left New York City and bought a tiny Vermont radio station. But now Edwin Anger — the ranting and raving radio talk-show host who Jaye recently fired — lies dead in the snow. And the Edwin Anger fans who protested his dismissal are sure she killed him.

After four years working in a New York brothel to pay off a debt to the mob, Nina is nearly paid up and ready to go home. She just needs to see one more client, a recluse who always pays a half-million in cash for a night with the brothel's best girls, but this last trick soon becomes a battle for Nina's soul. Meanwhile, the brothel's sadistic madam has been secretly hoarding money so she can move up in her family's organization, and she's depending on that windfall to tip the scales in her favor, but her driver Ramón has other ideas.

Il brutale omicidio di Claudia Longo, single cinquantenne, nell'esclusivo quartiere Parioli, a Roma, sembra opera di un amante occasionale. Uno dei tanti che la donna era solita ospitare in casa. L'unica a non pensarla così è il commissario Laura Damiani, tornata nella capitale dopo una devastante esperienza lavorativa a Milano. La poliziotta scopre delle connessioni fra quell'omicidio e le morti, apparentemente accidentali, di altre donne sole. Le vittime erano tutte clienti di un raffinato locale per incontri, nel quartiere Eur, il Single.

Corrupt elements of the South African Intelligence Services are stalking Morne Delport, a South African industrialist and his eclectic band of friends. When no one is watching, their phones are tapped, they are followed, and violence is sanctioned against them. They are in a race to save their countrymen, and forever separate themselves from the legacy of Apartheid, but powerful forces have other plans. They are watching and wanting their wealth for their own.

An isolated Tuscan farmhouse on the edge of an ancient wood is the perfect setting for a late September holiday. As a group of old friends from university and their families gather to relax and unwind, all are hoping it will be a chance to put the tragic events of the previous year behind them. There were six of them once; now they are five. Watching the British visitors arrive from her own terrace is Anna Viola, whose family has lived for centuries in the crumbling red-brick farmhouse above Il Vignacce.

Elise King is a successful and ambitious detective—or she was before a medical leave left her unsure if she'd ever return to work. She now spends most days watching the growing tensions in her small seaside town of Ebbing—the weekenders renovating old bungalows into luxury homes, and the locals resentful of the changes. Elise can only guess what really happens behind closed doors. But Dee Eastwood, her house cleaner, often knows. She’s an invisible presence in many of the houses in town, but she sees and hears everything.

Imagine waking up in a hospital on a small tourist island off the coast of Southern Maine. You have no knowledge of the boating accident that claimed two lives and almost your own. In fact you remember nothing at all. You have full-blown amnesia.

When Just Cause hero Orb is murdered using a new kind of nanotechnology, Mustang Sally will stop at nothing to find and bring to justice his killer. Not even her longtime mentor Juice's dismissal from his position as team leader can distract Sally from her mission. A sensational new parahuman named Champion brings old-fashioned morals back to the world, training others to follow in his footsteps and heralding the onset of a new age of heroism. But Champion isn't all that he seems, and there is a sinister side to his organization.

One diamond, two people, and a world of danger. Oceanographer Aria Raith, renowned as the underworld's most skilled treasure hunter, channels her expertise into uncovering lost pirate treasures—a quest driven by the need to solve the mystery of her sister's disappearance. However, her latest job catapults her into an adventure far beyond the ocean's depths. Tasked with finding the most extraordinary treasure in history, the legendary Kohinoor diamond, Aria quickly learns that the gem holds secrets far deeper than she ever imagined. Enter Jave Lincoln, a secret government agent haunted by ...

Un an après l’assassinat de Jessica, une série de meurtres étranges survient à l’école secondaire Mont-de-La Salle. Après avoir enquêté, les forces policières n’ont procédé à aucune arrestation, ce qui laisse croire que les décès ne sont dus qu’à de purs accidents. Or, pour Shawn et ses amis, tout porte à croire qu’un esprit maléfique en veut à certains élèves.

The werewolf without a pack: By night, Jackie Langdon is the outlaw vigilante White Fang, fighting crime in Reno...except when the moon is full, and she transforms into a savage werewolf with an indiscriminate blood lust that can only be contained by locking her in a cage until sunrise. The vampire hunting her: For the last century, vampire Charlotte Pastor has slain werewolves for her secret society, The Midnight Collective. When assigned to shut down White Fang, she figures it's just business as usual.

Steal big. The Crew: Olivia, the Director; Anjanae, the Artist; Pancho, the Techie; Kennedy, the Actress; Jerome, the Money Man; Vajra, the Thug. The Target: A painting of Anjanae's deceased mother, stolen from her and presented for sale by a professional artist. The Job: Steal it back and don't get caught, because high school is hard enough without facing hard time.