Magic Detective

A tidal wave of murder, mystery, money, mayhem A surfboard explodes right in front of Harry Lido, a Redondo Beach, California-based private investigator. Harry didn't realize that the incident would turn into his biggest case yet, putting himself and those closest to him in life or death jeopardy. Unfortunately for this young detective, his search for the criminals and the truth did not put him in the good graces of the police department; just the opposite. Even being an amateur magician can't help him get out of all his scrapes. Will he wipe out? Praise: "I think it's wonderful. A+++. A ...

Sid Jones has always known she is different, but after accidentally freeing a 300-year-old pirate ghost (using a gel pen and a chocolate bar), Sid realises that she has actual MAGIC! Sid starts to use her magic to free more ghosts, who have all been trapped by the sinister innkeeper. But then a mysterious sickness strikes the people of Fathom. Can Sid and best friend Zen solve the mystery, save the town and free the ghosts?

From acclaimed author Phoebe North comes a riveting, unexpected, and beautiful contemporary novel about a girl whose brother mysteriously disappears, the family and friends he leaves behind, and the stories - real and imagined - that they tell themselves to fill the empty space.

EmVee refused to believe in monsters, until she became one. They say you can't run away from your problems. EmVee knew from experience it was true. She and her father tried to run, until the truth came and got them. Now with nothing to lose, she must confront the monster that changed her life forever.

David is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Or at least that is what he feels like when the FBI recruits him to go undercover in his high school. Isn't it bad enough that he is bullied by several football players, and they are the very ones he has to investigate!? But now he has to find out if they are circulating a deadly drug with a huge side effect: it turns a kid into a hideous, blood-sucking chupacabra!

Sid Jones loves hanging out in the graveyard with her best friend Zen—they are desperate to see a real-life ghost! But when Sid accidentally summons a 300-year-old pirate from the dead, it opens the door to the HALFWAY HOUSE—a magical inn FULL of lost souls from across the ages, all trapped there by a sinister landlord. There are more ghosts that Sid could ever have imagined—and they’re all sure Sid is there to save them! (Sid’s sure there’s been some kind of mistake.)

He called himself Johnny Sundown because his real name was difficult for anyone but a full blooded Sioux to pronounce. He was a private investigator in the mean streets of Chicago, Illinois during the 1950's, but his cases were special. He took on all those things no one else could confront: zombies, ghosts and other threats from the hidden other world. Johnny Sundown was the last Shadow Warrior, the last active magician who could stand against those unknown horrors. But he had fallen on his final case against the greatest threat the world had ever faced, and the universe should have moved ...

From the mind that brought you Z is for ZOMBIE, comes a mystery so mysterious that it can’t even be called a mystery. It has to be called an enigma instead. What is an enigma, you ask? Exactly. Archibald Stone, Private Detective, is searching for a missing husband. Along the way, he finds highly emotive dogs, talking rats, annoying teenagers and an androgynous monk with a penchant for purple. The whole thing is a mystery wrapped in a riddle, posing as an ENIGMA

Small Towns Never Forget Forty years ago, four children from Glen Allen Falls went missing, only to return, dazed and confused, unable to tell anyone what had happened. Their kidnapper was never caught, and the only clue they could provide was seeing green and white lights dancing atop a house. The kids grew up, moved away, and the lights were never seen, again. Until now. Audrey Lemonovsky is hired in by the last person she’d expect to help solve the mystery of the lights, but there is more afoot in the Falls than the potential return of a 40-year old nightmare no one wants to think ...

Amber Shapiro is the least fitting guardian angel to keep Lieutenant Colonel Ari Lowe safe. Unfortunately, she's the only available option. So, down she goes, looking like Ari's dream woman. But dealing with a man and dealing with an army man are two different things and Amber is up for a fight. A fight she must win to keep Ari alive.

Grak is just an orc trying to get by. He also happens to be a private investigator. Who solves crimes with his fists. Join Grak on his many misadventures in this omnibus edition of the Orc PI series. Included in this complete edition are Grak - Private Instigator, Grak - Orc on Vacation, and Grak - Gnomercy. Grak - Private Instigator The city of Alyon is in trouble. Its citizens are turning into monsters. Not the good kind of monsters--terrifying, bloodthirsty, flesh-rending, citizen-killing monsters. When Grak's favorite barkeep tells him that he will get a lifetime supply of free alcohol ...

In a world of bewildering hauntings and paranormal mischief, my inheritance soon becomes my gateway to a magical deadly game in the shadows… Inheriting my grandmother's old mansion was meant to be a fresh start, but I never imagined my new home would be a haven for all sorts of paranormal creatures. A clumsy werewolf and a fairy that bites? Talk about interesting obligatory roommates. Hours after I show up to claim my inheritance, one of the vampire tenants is gruesomely incinerated. A reluctant amateur sleuth with magical abilities to see my paranormal roommates, I delve into a spine-...

A skilled homicide detective, A mysterious murder, A vampire who will do anything to stay in the shadows... Hope is a skilled detective. When she delves into a mysterious case, Reed offers his assistance. Too bad, he’s the one who is hell-bent on covering everything up. When she uncovers evidence linking Reed to the crime, he kidnaps her before she can reveal his secret. He’s a vampire. Now Hope has landed on the vampire council’s radar. Her skills become a curse as the council decides she’d make a great addition to the Raven vampire assassins. But before she can join their ranks ...

D’abord engagé pour retrouver le chat d’une voisine, le détective DEAD tombe par hasard sur une sordide scène de crime. Jack le Chatouilleur, le plus célèbre des meurtriers de la ville, a encore frappé. Le jeune détective devra enchaîner les déductions pour traîner l’assassin devant la justice ! Mais tu le sais déjà... Ça ne se passera pas tout à fait comme prévu !

When Holly and her family fly to LA for a holiday, it promises to be the trip of a lifetime. On her first day exploring the city of dreams, Holly befriends a movie director, who's captured something suspiciously dragonlike on camera while filming out in the desert. But before she can examine the tape properly, it goes missing.... Holly asks her partner-in-solving-crime, dragon detective Dirk Dilly, to join her on the hunt for clues in Hollywood. Will they be able to find the film before it falls into the wrong hands and exposes the existence of dragonkind to the world?

“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” – Confucius “When dealing with revenge, dig two graves. Even if one of you is already dead.” – Jack Kohl When Paranormal Detective Jack Kohl is suddenly faced with a devious copycat killer, he is forced to relive his worst cases. Each crime scene is maliciously reconstructed. Each new target is murdered in the same manner as the original victim. Very few people alive have such intimate details of the crime scenes. Jack thought his biggest problem would be figuring out if the copycat is a new criminal or someone he's ...

Nova Bell is settling into her new life as a bakery owner in a small town. Her attempts at baking lead a lot to be desired. She thought hiring a new baker would be easy until one of the bakers turns up dead! Now, Nova has to solve the murder and find a replacement. With sinister men on the loose, and a secret baking community of organized crime, will Nova ever get her hands on any sweet honey buns? Find out in the second Witchy Bakery Book! Now with new edits!

It is said that the sins of the past return to haunt us, But sometimes, it is not our sins, but our actions That stir evil from its nest of arrogance and despite. For Watson a series of murders in his hospital Cast him and Sherlock Holmes into a mysterious Case that soon has Watson dealing with a past That he would rather forget and a past that Won’t let him! The deaths can not possibly be caused by Physical means and if there are no physical Reasons, what does that leave? Take a nightmare journey with Watson as He deals with the past, the present, and the future In two stories that will ...

“You really nailed it” - words every paranormal chef on The Kitchen Witch Wars would love to hear. But for some on the show, this statement proves the final nail in their coffin! Unfortunately for them, amateur witch Christelle Seabright finds she must once again hang her hat as TV show host and become a homicide detective. The paranormal TV execs only care about ratings, and contestants continually trying to kill one another off has made The Kitchen Witch Wars a hot new program. But if the culprit is not exposed, how long before a judge—or even the host—ends up on the menu? More ...

An orchestra explodes in Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens and suddenly the music of London disappears...and a terrifying monster stirs off the Greenwich peninsular, threatening to trample London underfoot. The detectives must track down the thief behind the music's disappearance – via the Whispering Gallery of St Paul's Cathedral, a Windmill-with-teeth on the Isle of Dogs and the dark streets of Soho...where a shadowy villain and his mechanical animal spies live.