Mystery School

One day, after fishing on the pier at Hamilton Island in 1934, 13 year-old Walt Jenkins saw two men load a body into the back of a Model-T Ice Truck. He ran away, but left behind his Bucket of Fish. When he returned later, the Bucket of Fish was gone! Walt and his friend George Bailey (GB) set out to solve the mystery. The boys soon find themselves tracking down bootleggers, a crooked policeman and a hired killer. Their detective work involves Walt pedaling hard with GB on the handlebars, George Bailey shining a killer’s shoes for 5 cents and his girlfriend Sharon disguised as a 7 year-...

On one tragic October day, a horrible school bus accident sends two neighboring towns into a tailspin of shock, grief, and unrelenting sorrow. Jimmy Freeman and his four friends heard all of the stories and rumors about the horrendous loss of life in that violent crash. But their 10-year-old imaginations get the better of them, and now they have to go and see the cursed site for themselves. But some things are best left alone and should never be disturbed.

Jake Scarne has retired. But he has mixed feelings about it. He suspects that there is more to life than golf outings and sojourns down the Jersey Shore. Little does he know that some of his old skills will come in handy when the Staten Island Ferry he is on is hijacked! The hijackers claim they are terrorists. But their real motives are more venal. Scarne avails himself of possibly the most unusual ally he's ever had. But there is death and tragedy in this twisty tale that reminds some critics of two classic movies: DIE HARD and THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE-TWO-THREE. “IF YOU LIKE HARD-...

A story that tugs at the heartstrings...Thirteen-year-old Katie is new to her Missouri town, living alone with a stern, inaccessible father following her mother’s death. Unable to fit in at school, she forges alliances where she can: With her housekeeper, with a pimply fellow misfit named Cynthia, and with the gorgeous Taylor, who gets her kicks out of shoplifting. Most frustrating of all is Katie’s imperfect friendship with the proprietor of a local gas station, a handsome twenty-three-year-old who shares her love of checkers but doesn’t return her crush.

Kait Lenox and Ethan Ripley are officially in the I love you stage and they can't keep their hands off each other. When she's not making out with Ethan, Kait also has a new internship at the local police department. Kait's life is finally perfect, that is until she sees her boss interrogating someone she knows. It's Troy, her ex-BFF Ariel's boyfriend and it looks like he's going to be accused of murder. Kait knows she probably shouldn't get involved and that Ethan will hate it, but she just can't help herself! The Funeral Crashing Series: #1 - Adventures in Funeral Crashing #2 - Adventures ...

For high school counselor Kinley McMillan, being born beautiful was more of a curse. Put on a pedestal as a child and expected to be a perfect show piece as a teen only led to being the target of an obsessed stalker. For over six years, he’s haunted her, so in a desperate attempt to escape him once and for all, Kinley finds herself in a small community where, for the first time in her life, she found her place and a man who might just love her for her. It doesn’t take long for Sheriff Quinn York to see that there is something special about the spunky, loving woman who has dedicated her ...

Late one night, two teachers investigate a mysterious flashing light in the sports pavilion, while the rest of the school sleeps. There, among the lacrosse sticks, they stumble upon the body of the unpopular games mistress, shot through the heart from point blank range.

Smile! It’s picture day! Except maybe don’t smile, because there’s a glowing lost-and-found box that’s appeared in the cafeteria. Sure, coming to Strangeville Middle has been an adjustment for new kid Harvey Hill, but things seem to be going well. That is, until strange things happen that may or may not be related to a 50-year-old curse (if, of course, curses were real, which they definitely are not).

When a fire consumes a remote girls’ boarding school in Sussex, the death of a single unnamed student is quietly dismissed as tragic misfortune. But when Evelyn Everly is handed the official report, one detail refuses to let her go: a surviving shoe, stitched with a name that matches her own. Drawn into the school’s shadowed history, Evelyn discovers a pattern of disappearances, a hidden trust fund, and a web of silence that leads disturbingly close to her own ruined family. As she pursues the truth, old enemies resurface—and someone clearly wants her investigation buried. With help ...

Meet Jasmine, Zack, Dondre, and Abbie – a third-grade detective foursome from the Cozy Chess Club after-school program. Join them as they embark on a quest to find a priceless chess clock that goes missing just before their epic Halloween party. If they can't find it in time, their celebration will be ruined! Using strategic and logical thinking, they tackle the mystery, but the minutes are ticking away. Are they headed toward a grandmaster disaster? Enjoy this journey packed with unexpected twists, heart-pounding teamwork, and a surprising solution. Plus, learn a beginner's Halloween-...

It is tricky enough being in the first freshmen class of humans in a post-intergraded galactic military high school, but Karel must work to push past cultural prejudice (others, as well as her own) in order to solve the attempted assassination of her new principal. And there is a space dog. Because space dogs are awesome. No, you stop making up sci-fi animals!

Meet Olivia Sharp. She's bold. She's eager to help people. She's a special kind of detective. She's an agent for secrets. Duncan is Olivia's first case. He believes that the world is coming to an end. And he wants her help. So Olivia puts on her feather boa. Her driver brings the limo. Soon enough, Olivia knows just what to do. But how will 50 pizzas make Duncan happy?

Benjamin Pratt and his friends Jill and Robert are determined to save their school from destruction. But just when it seems they’ve finally gotten the upper hand over that awful Janitor Lyman, they’re caught completely off guard by his next move: Lyman has called in reinforcements, and suddenly Benjamin, Jill, and Robert find themselves dodging not one evil janitor, but two. That’s right: Lyman’s got himself a partner. And it quickly becomes clear that Wally, the new guy, is even more corrupt and menacing than Lyman.

"I LOVED THE IMAGINATION OF THIS AUTHOR!" ~ Satisfied Kindle Reader "FIVE STARS!" ~ Multiple Fans "ALICE CROWLEY IS ONE OF OUR GREATEST LIVING WRITERS!" ~ Author G. Taylor In this steamy 12,000-word erotic tail, the beast inside is unleashed to stretch the imagination open wide and dominate with the forces of nature. Lorna Langley is a high school teacher instructing 18-year-old students on the subject of reproductive biology. After getting hit on by one of her students, Lorna decides it's time to break her dry spell so she asks out a handsome new janitor named Pine who just started working...

Matt is the new kid—again. His attempt to blend in at school quickly unravels when a cafeteria scuffle with two bullies lands him in hot water. Making new friends is never easy, but he soon finds allies in Gina, his photography classmate with a knack for uncovering surprising tidbits, and Rob, who shares Matt's fascination with snakes. Rob’s half-finished swimming pool promises cool summer fun. The discovery of valuable historical artifacts on Rob's property seems like a stroke of luck at first. These centuries-old tools, once used in the construction of nearby Fort Hawkins, become the ...

Claire Scared and the Drizzle Demon of Dortmund is about a school trip made by Willowside School from London to Dortmund in Germany. The trip goes well for the first day, but from the second day bad weather erupts during their excursion to the Muller Manor House a place that once housed the urban legend Manfred Muller otherwise known as the Drizzle Demon. During the heavy electrical storm the students, teachers and people from the manor house are trapped inside with the Drizzle Demon going on the attack, but can they escape unscathed from the Drizzle Demon or will he claim another victim ...

In his long career as an English teacher at Holy Trinity High School, Michael Bishop felt that he was as good at reading people as he was at reading books. That all changes when he discovers the body of the school’s highly successful but universally disliked football coach, Albert Zappala. Even more disturbing is the news that the coach, whose net worth was in the millions, was murdered. Suddenly, everyone is a suspect, including students, colleagues, and even the Sisters who run the school. Bishop’s skill in reading people is put to the ultimate test. Like Captain Ahab searching for ...

Hanover Elementary is not your average school. The milk cartons whisper advice. The pencil sharpener leaks secrets. And the cafeteria meatballs occasionally move on their own. Tommy Tiddleton was just trying to survive another weird Wednesday when he stumbled upon the first clue: a glowing sandwich bag marked “DO NOT OPEN.” Naturally, he opened it. Now, with the help of his best friends—Dev the skeptic, Blister the chaos enthusiast, and Miss Sheila the world’s most suspicious lunch lady—Tommy must navigate a bizarre underground archive, a sentient gravy spill, memory-erasing tacos...

Someone has been plotting to bring down the Spencers ever since Kensy and Max were thrust into the secret world of Pharos, but they've always managed to stay one step ahead of their attackers...until now. As the twins' inner circle - and Pharos's top agents - start going missing, it quickly becomes clear that someone is staging a coup. Soon Kensy and Max are on their own, racing to get to the bottom of the terrible situation before the organisation completely falls apart. And before their family is gone forever.

Joining The Royals was never supposed to be this complicated. My parents have been hiding something from me—something big. And it might just cost me my life. Everything that I know is a lie. We have one final mission before we graduate, but nothing is ever as simple as it seems. I’m being followed, and even the guys can’t protect me from what’s coming. I can run, but I can’t hide. Blood will be spilled. I just hope I’m strong enough protect my team. The Perfect Lie is book 3 in the Spy Academy: The Royals Series. This is a complete, full length, 80k+ word novel. It is a slow ...