Old English Mystery

The battle-toughened FBI Agent, Berlin Yords, on her belly in an Israeli village Orchard, fired at the fleeing former Knesset member, Goram Naphtali, now turned the most wanted global criminal responsible for multiple unexplainable global70-year-olds who vanished without explanation. In the United States, President Bender Castle pressured the Israeli Prime Minister, Aram Marzheim, to forcefully arrest the Tel Aviv zealot organization called THE ORDER at the center of the conspiracy. Meanwhile, scientists were busy unraveling the Alien technology enabler of the disappearances when one of the...

Ever on the lookout for new experiences to keep life interesting, Tillie Thistlethwaite joins the local community choir, where she is drawn into an adventure which soon has her questioning her penchant for amature sleuthing. Surprised when she is chosen as the new soloist, Tillie is dismayed to become the focus of the local diva's resentment and animosity. Inadvertantly, our delightful Mrs. Thistlethwaite soon finds herself embroiled in yet another mysterious crime. Will she find the culprit before becoming another victim? BONUS: Recipe and whimsical short story Included!

Elizabeth had always believed there was nothing more magical than the precious gift of love...even now in the heart of danger, she still believed it...she always would. After telling the story of Simon's magical cowboy ranch for more years than she cared to count, Elizabeth Fountaine wondered if there might be more to the fanciful fairy-tale than being an elaborate bedtime story to tell children. More than ever before, she very much needed for even just a small piece of the fairy-tale to be real. Kellyn had always loved Elias Stratton with all her heart and probably always would. She'd ...

Grab your walker, secure your catheter, and make sure there's double adhesive on your dentures! Then hang on for dear life, because you are about to ride along with the covert Senile Squad -- a bunch of elderly cops who refuse to stop catching crooks. Fighting street crime the old-fashioned way is their modus operandi. The Ol' Blues, led by their cigar-chewing Sarge, bring justice back to the streets of Omaha by taking down a brutal Sudanese kingpin who thinks he's a powerful gang lord.

Once upon an evil time, there was a wicked old woman with a mammoth shoe company worth many millions of dollars, a henpecked husband, and six miserable children. Then one day death came visiting the vast Potts mansion - and began claiming its inhabitants one by one. It was then that Ellery Queen was invited to sup on this nightmare brew of diabolical murder and baffling mystery - in a case that made the most horrific crimes in his entire career seem like fairy tales. As he endeavors to solve the case, he tries to make sense of this family that defies rationality.

Is Miss Gertie Looper really a murderer? At her age? With her steel knitting needles ever clicking, Miss Gertie eventually reveals her criminal past to her niece Agatha who takes these bizarre murder stories with not just a grain of salt, but a whole pound. You see, Aunt Gertie likes to fortify her tea with something quite a bit stronger so naturally one can't take her seriously. Her long-winded ramblings that start with the decline of morality due to the lack of soup being served and end with revenge or murder surely have no basis in reality! Still, Agatha decides to research unsolved ...

Maigret is called to the home of Armand de Saint-Hilaire, a highly respected official who has been found shot dead in his study by his housekeeper. After interviewing everyone concerned, Maigret is at a loss to the identity of the perpetrator until he comes across a series of letters from the past 50 years between the victim and a recently widowed woman. As Maigret uncovers the details behind the two's relationship, he gets closer to discovering the tragic truth behind the official's demise. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret in Society.

Lieutenant Ethan Hendricks’ greatest nightmare just also happened to be his grandfather’s newest business venture. Logan Hendricks is thrilled about his brand new detective agency’s first case, but things weren’t turning out the way they were supposed to, including the attempted murder of one of his brand new employees. But he figures their next case, which involves finding a missing sister, should go a lot smoother. How dangerous could it be? Ethan Hendricks wasn’t quite as confident about his grandfather’s new hobby, or that the supposedly straight-forward case of a missing ...

Maigret uncovers some troubling family politics in this new translation, book 33 of the Maigret series. When a charming elderly widow appeals to him for help, Inspector Maigret travels to a seaside village in Normandy - uncovering a lost fortune and some poisonous family politics.

She bought the cabin on a whim. But will it transform into her perfect getaway? Burnt out from her high-flying author career and dreaming of escaping her busy Manhattan life, when Laura discovers her husband cheating on her with another writer, she knows it’s time for a change. After her brother calls her about a country Bed and Breakfast for sale, Laura ditches New York and buys it on the spot… only to realize that the run-down cabin will need more than a little elbow grease to restore it to working condition. As she’s swept up in the quiet joys of small-town life, an ad in the local...

While watering the tree on Christmas Eve, I can’t help but notice my 18-year-old brat's Secret Santa gift to her boyfriend. Curious about what the young bastard is getting from the sexy, innocent girl I raised, I carefully peel open the envelop and read her words, then immediately burst into expletives. There’s NO WAY she’s doing that to some guy she’s known for a few months. I don’t care how good he is to her. Damn it, I’m the one who raised her. So I’m the one who should be the lucky recipient of her dirty Secret Santa present. And I plan to cash in on this gift tonight.

Murder in the Asylum is a soft romance mystery with a genealogy theme. Why did the estate manager want to buy back the painting Kit had just purchased? How was the painting linked to a nineteenth century murder and treasure? These and other questions are answered as Kit and Mike delve into the records of the past..

Marty’s gorgeous doc is older than he is, but so what when the chemistry is hot! Firefighter Marty Saint is distracted due to a recent break up and lands in intensive care after making a wrong move fighting a fire. He develops a mad crush on his pulmonary doctor, who feels the same way. The chemistry is powerful between them, but she's worried about their age difference and he's worried he's not good enough for her. After his discharge, the family steps in to aid in his recovery, fixing him up with blind dates and introductions, all failures. He's about ready to give up on love. Then, on ...

The Pinesby Harper Stanwick, Sr. is a gripping mystery novel set in the eerie and atmospheric surroundings of 1920s Pine Cone, North Carolina. Janice Nicole, a young and desperate woman, accepts a position as a housekeeper at "The Pines," an old Southern mansion owned by Mrs. Anderson. Upon her arrival, Janice is struck by the eerie atmosphere of the mansion and the peculiar behavior of its inhabitants, including Mrs. Anderson and her frail son, Gorman. As Janice settles into her role, she becomes increasingly aware of strange occurrences within the house. Gorman, the young boy, is ...

Father Patrick returns home afterwards, to take on an exorcism of a young girl with the aid of Father Michael a young priest who has been in training with Father Patrick as his mentor. Afterwards Father Patrick recieves a call to head for the Ozark mountains to investigate ritual sacrifices that have been found to be taking place back in the timber near the township of Salem Hills. The young bodies of teenage girls have been discovered in a corn field buried between the rolls of field corn. Who is responsible for these horrific murders? That is what Father Patrick, along with Father Michael...

Mark is old enough to be my dad, and now we’re being forced to get married. Marrying him has always been my dream, until now. At least not this way, getting told to marry him is not how I want it to be. Uncovering my father’s secret brought this into our lives. My dad works for the MOB, that’s who’s forcing Mark to marry me. All to keep the secret in the “family”. I refuse to let them tell me what to do with my life. But, I can’t keep lying to myself. My mind tells me to go against them. But, my heart screams to marry him. I want to be his wife with all my heart. But my logic ...

An old man sits in a room, with a single door and window, a bed, a desk, and a chair. Each day he awakes with no memory, unsure of whether or not he is locked into the room. Attached to the few objects around him are one-word, hand-written, labels and on the desk is a series of vaguely familiar black-and-white photographs and four piles of paper. Then a middle-aged woman called Anna enters and talks of pills and treatment, but also of love and promises.

After a fight with his wife, Rumpole stays with Erskine-Browns and finds that Portia is prosecuting one of his clients.

When Mrs. Peck, a wealthy, widowed Texan grandmother is saddled with her three grandsons for the summer, she is anything but grateful. Luckily, both a young governess and a talented tutor are available, and she quickly hires them. However thrown together in such close proximity day after day, Heidi and Heinrich quickly discover a more-than a professional interest in one another. And though Heidi is reserved and Heinrich is cautious, their attraction only grows stronger by the day. Both know they may never find love like this again. However, if their association becomes known, they will lose...

Love can be just a hard ride away. Gunfighter Jack Cassidy is looking for a hot meal and a warm bed. When he tries to do the right thing, he winds up with a gun in his hand, a dead man on the floor, and a woman who needs his help. A sizzling romance set in the West, A HARD RIDE is a fast-paced, sexy read. "Nicky Sparks is one of the hottest new writers around." -RomanticTimes.net