Mystery Collection

When crime creeps into the drawing rooms of the elite, even Sherlock Holmes must tread carefully. In this new collection, Watson recounts cases where Holmes was drawn into the glittering — and treacherous — world of London’s high society. Behind every curtsey and champagne toast lies scandal, deception, and murder. From grand balls to fox hunts, country estates to gentlemen’s clubs, the great detective must navigate etiquette as deftly as evidence, with Watson as his ever-steady guide through a landscape of whispered threats and deadly secrets. A vanished viscount. A deadly ...

Book #12 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series The President’s 17-year old daughter is kidnapped along the Appalachian Trail and her Secret Service detail is wiped out. Jab was teaching the FBI in silent weaponry at Quantico. Jab and three of his students are tapped to find the President’s daughter. It’s a race against time to find her—and stop a band of eco-terrorists!

Gretchen Sinclair is on the run from a man she refuses to name, moving from place to place so quickly that she has no chance to put down roots. But when she moves in next door to Shane Camper, she’s immediately drawn to his cowboy style and his gentleman’s ways. She sets down the rules, explains that he can’t ask her any questions, but is still caught off guard by how quickly he sweeps her off her feet. She should move on, should have left the moment she realized Shane was different from anyone she’d ever known before, but she’d waited too long and her past had caught up to her. ...

Elizabeth Shore made the simple mistake of going back to work late one night. Instead of getting her work done, though, she caught her boss spread-eagle on the conference-room table with a stunning man between her legs. Freaked out, she fled the scene before being spotted. No one seemed any the wiser about what she’d seen, and things went back to normal. Until she saw the man’s face in the newspaper a few days later. Dead. Branson has his hands full. He’s working on a case for a local celebrity and trying to figure things out with another brother from SEAL Team Two. The last thing he ...

Semi-Finalist in the 2015 Royal Palm Literary Award Competition. (Florida Writers Association) People Behaving Badly is a collection of thirteen short mystery stories exploring the folly of criminal behavior. Welcome to a world filled with strange and quirky characters where murder, vigilantism, jealousy, infidelity, sex, violence and people behaving badly are the norm. These short mysteries were written as individual bite-size stories that can be devoured in one sitting. Perfect reading for your bus, train or subway commute to work, while you’re waiting at the doctor’s or dentist’s ...

"G" Is for Gumshoe: Kinsey Millhone's 33 birthday brings about final renovations to her apartment, a new case, and the top slot on Tyrone Patty's hit list. "H" Is for Homicide To the cops, the death of claims adjuster Parnell Perkins looked like a robbery gone sour; to Kinsey Millhone, it looks strangely suspicious. "I" Is for Innocent Kenneth Voight thought that justice had not been served when David Barney was acquitted in the shooting death of Voight's ex-wife, Isabelle. Five years later, Voight is the plaintiff in a civil suit in which Barney stands accused of Isabelle's wrongful death.

Grace is an usher at the stately (and possibly haunted) Royal Ruby Theater. She’s also an aspiring actress ready for her big break. Vanessa is the glamorous yet spiteful star who’s made more enemies than friends on her rise to the top. When Vanessa winds up dead in act one, Grace is determined to find the killer. But is she seeking justice, or something darker?

From characters Dan Casey to Jack Carter, get three great, stand-alone books in one collection, from USA Today best-selling author Mike Ryan. Included in this collection are A Dangerous Man, The Last Job, and The Crew.

Book Two in the Series: A must-read for mystery and imagination fans of all ages. New from the San Francisco Bay Area's Broadwayworld nominee director, author, and award-winning artist. Nine new Sherlock Holmes adventure stories are published by John DeGaetano. These new adventures, like his his best-selling Sherlock Holmes 10 Minutes Plays Collection, are adaptable for the stage as well as the books in the story series. The books also include a stunning gallery of full-color images to follow along with as the stories unfold. Based in part on the career writings of Holmes' long-time friend ...

Enjoy three heart-racing thrillers from the New York Times bestselling master of suspense. 23 1/2 LIES: Lindsay Boxer's estranged father is gunned down execution-style, and her investigation uncovers life-altering truths. FALLEN RANGER: To Rory Yates, being a Texas Ranger means absolute loyalty to the badge. But he’s put through the ultimate test when an armored car robbery suspect might be an ex-Ranger gone rogue. WATCH YOUR BACK: When a starving artist is paid to expose his client's cheating wife, can he paint the picture that will save his own life?

Time rewinds at the video store—the clerk is always hot and grumpy, and kindly retiree Mr. Hoffman rents the same thing every week. Audrey hangs around for both these reasons. But when her fellow film buff fails to appear, she goes to his house over the protests of her flannelly video store crush, who knows more than he lets on. It’s just like a movie. And she’s worried about the twist.

The Clever Black Detective Club Book 2 Enchanted Forest Adventures: A Collection of Mystery Detective Short Stories for Kids Ages 8-12The Clever Black Detective Club transports to an enchanted forest filled with mysterious and magical creatures. In this second book of enchanting mystery short stories, kids ages 8-12 will follow the club as they solve 8 cases to find their way home. From deciphering ancient symbols, uncovering missing treasures, and stopping a phantom threat, this book will have kids on the edge of their seats as they follow the club’s journey. FEATURES Follow the ...

Night Manager: Enter the new world of post-Cold War espionage. Penetrate the secret world of ruthless arms dealers and drug smugglers who have risen to unthinkable power and wealth. Our Game: With the Cold War fought and won, British spymaster Tim Cranmer accepts early retirement to rural England and a new life with his alluring young mistress, Emma.... Tailor of Panama: Le Carre's Panama is a Casablanca without heroes, a hotbed of drugs, laundered money and corruption. It is also the country which on December 31, 1999, will gain full control of the Panama Canal.

Virgil Holt was the undersheriff for Sheldon County when its sheriff, Jacob Hayes, was revealed to be corrupt. Upon Hayes’s arrest, Virgil was forced to take over a department that was divided in its loyalties, half the deputies still committed to the corruption Hayes had poisoned them with. With Finley McHale, Hayes’s right-hand man, campaigning against Virgil for the position of sheriff, those divided loyalties have grown stronger and more dangerous. To this end, he’s brought in someone he can trust to protect the innocent men and women of Black Dog Security, to keep them from being...

Atlas Bone knows what it’s like to suffer, to take all the pain and abuse without being able to do a thing. His laughter, his bantering and blustering—all a façade he learned to build up over the years. That’s why he recognized the signs when he first laid his eyes upon the little waif of a woman: eyes deep with despair, flesh sunken from chronic hunger, and bruises in all the right spots. He wanted to give her a small gesture of kindness, help make her life a little easier while soothing over his long-forgotten wounds of the heart. But the past has a way of catching up with everyone...

Bear shifter Luke Graysmith struggles to keep the Blackfur Logging Clan together when their Alpha contracts a mysterious illness. Without an Alpha to lead them, this clan of aggressive lumberjack bears threatens to tear itself apart! Luke's attempts to keep the Blackfurs together are interrupted by a human reporter. She's a curvy stunner that Luke can't ignore, and to complicate matters, Luke's bear chooses her as a mate! For her first field assignment, Grace Johansson's editor gives her one rule: don't fall in love with a shifter. Having never encountered bear shifters before, Grace ...

Dive into the eerie and captivating world of C.W. Blackwood's "Whispers from the Beyond: An Anthology of Ghostly Encounters and Supernatural Mysteries." This spine-tingling collection of short stories will lead you on a journey through the darkest corners of the human spirit and awaken your deepest fears. Unravel the secrets of forgotten villages, explore the haunted halls of abandoned manors, and confront the restless spirits that linger in the shadows. Each tale is masterfully crafted, weaving together elements of suspense, horror, and the supernatural, leaving you with a sense of unease ...

A perfect weekend read for fans of thrillers, horror, and psychological suspense. This collection of psychological horror novellas will keep you looking over your shoulder. Featuring the Amazon Best-Selling The Girl Who Reappeared, Outward, and There is Something in the Sky, along with bonus content. Customer Reviews: “DeLuise has created quite a horrific tragedy, and I can't wait to read the second installment.” “Thrilling, captivating. An amazing story.” “It was absolutely horrifying. Little by little the real story unravels.”

Collected together for the first time are these four tales from The Continuing Chronicles of Sherlock Holmes, each a particular favourite of both the author, and his readers. Included are: The Case of the Kaiser’s Assassin, in which Holmes is summoned to prevent the murder of Kaiser Wilhelm II, during his visit to England… The Demon of the Mountain, which tells of a British officer, returned from hellish captivity at the hands of a tribe in Afghanistan, now seemingly pursued by the very cultists he has escaped…. The Yew Alley Ghost, details the disappearance of the grandson of a ...

Book #8 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series Ezra Parkinson discovers the American Indian that taught Jab’s grandfather the art of tracking 40 years ago. But that discovery unearths deadly secrets—and those determined to keep them! Jab must find a way to draw those responsible for Jay Boone’s death out in the open—or be a target himself!