Old English Mystery

If you like The Shining, The Sixth Sense, or Shutter Island, you'll love this book. In the winter of 1974, Old Man Winter came calling, again. In August of ’74, Detective Penelope Bryce had just won her four-year legal battle with the City of Philadelphia and finally earned her Detective Badge. Her first case ended up being her last. Penny’s new partner, Detective Frank Bruno, was wrestling with his own demons when he came across Old Man Winter himself, Garrison Winter. The grizzled detective would finally meet his match. Detectives Bryce and Bruno would attempt to chase down the man ...

In this SciFi short story, an old mountain biker encounters aliens from another planet that rescue him after a fall and make him young again. Then they offer a similar gift to the entire planet, but with conditions. This is book one of a series. *** Excerpt *** Then things got weird. A section of the craft faded away, scattering the magpies as two creatures floated towards him. They were wearing odd helmets and suits. There was no way to tell what they looked like inside their gear. In perfect English, the nearest creature asked Met if he was alright. "I've injured my knee," Met replied. ...

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

Alafair Tucker is a strong woman and the core of her family’s life on a farm in Oklahoma where backbreaking work and the daily logistics of caring for her husband and their nine children, and of being a good neighbor, requires determination and a clear head. She’s also a woman of strong opinions, and it is her opinion that her neighbor, Harley Day, is a drunkard and a reprobate. So, when Harley’s body is discovered frozen in a snowdrift one January day in 1912, she isn’t surprised that his long-suffering family isn’t particularly broken up. When Alafair helps Harley’s wife prepare the body for burial, she discovers that Harley’s demise was anything but natural.

At a summit on poaching, the keynote speaker becomes the hunted when murder takes the stage. Can a golden years amateur sleuth solve the case before she becomes an endangered species? Community vet ‘Mama Rose’ Hardie is passionate about saving elephants in her native Kenya. She and her ailing husband attend a wildlife conference at a luxury resort in the shadow of the snow-capped Mount Kenya. But the event is threatened when the principal speaker is found dead in her hotel room. With the authorities tied up in Nairobi, Rose sets out to bring the killer in herself. But with multiple ...

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..

Though best known for The Scarlet Pimpernel, the Hungarian novelist Baroness Orczy was a prolific and versatile writer who could turn her pen to other genres. So, in the social and literary context of the huge success of Sherlock Holmes, she developed a memorable, but nameless character with remarkable powers of detection. The first stories appeared in The Royal Magazine in 1901, and other series followed. The first collection appeared in book form in 1905.

Mary O’Reilly Alden froze and stared into the living room. She could swear that something moved in there. She walked around the counter, toward the living room, and heard a soft giggle. It sounded like a child’s voice, but there was something about it that sent chills down her spine. “Who’s there?” she asked, walking to the entrance of the room. The giggle repeated, this time clearer. “I don’t find this funny at all,” she replied firmly, trying not to show her fear.

There are few things worse than having to live with a man you hate. Falling for him, then finding out he’s your ex’s dad is one of them. Leon, a silver fox fire chief, gives me one of the hottest nights of my life. But his dismissive attitude afterward quickly extinguishes the flame. I thought I’d never have to see him again. Until days later when I wake up to his lips pressed against mine as he performs CPR on me after pulling me from my burning home. With nowhere to go, I take him up on his offer to stay at his house. Our hatred soon melts into passion and we’re falling for each ...

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...

Are you tired of feeling like you're missing something when you read the Bible? Do you long to see Jesus in every page of Scripture? Look no further! Discover the truth of Jesus springing from every page of the Bible in this short but powerful book. Get ready to draw closer to your Lord and Savior and unlock the hidden mysteries of Scripture. In this book, you will: Learn how to see Jesus in every book of the Bible Discover the Old Testament prophecies that point to Jesus Understand why Jesus is relevant to our lives today Uncover the historical and biblical evidence for Jesus See how Jesus...

While rooting around in the mysterious stone chambers of New England, historian Cameron Thorne and his fiancée Amanda Spencer-Gunn stumble upon a reinterpretation of the Biblical passage calling on Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac. It is a revelation—long suppressed by the medieval Knights Templar—that threatens to destabilize the Middle East forever. It is also a secret Cam and Amanda want nothing to do with. Not that a rogue faction of puppeteering Freemasons gives a damn what Cam and Amanda want.

The wise-cracking Wysdom Ward is back and more badass than ever. It’s been five months since The God Among Men disappeared off the planet. Wysdom Ward is trying to find him while simultaneously building her new private detective business. Women are the ultimate multitaskers. AmIRight!? She has zero leads until she discovers a cryptic clue left behind by her brand-new boyfriend. He tells her to run for her life, but she’s never been one to follow the rules. Wysdom jumps into a world of secret military contractors, knife-throwing badasses, missing dry cleaning, and 55+ retirement ...

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.

Emma Finch has spent the last few years working at a birdwatching magazine and dreaming about finally landing a front cover story. When the opportunity arises for her to write an article about a historic home called Nuthatch Nest, she can't pass up the opportunity. Things take a turn for the worse when Emma arrives at the historic property, owned by her Great Aunt Lois, amidst a bad wind storm. Stranded at the house with her Great Aunt and several strangers, she decides to make the most of her time until something happens that Emma never expected: murder. With the help of a cast of quirky ...

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So much that is valued is rooted in a family’s history…the stories passed from one generation to the next…cherished traditions never to be forgotten…and for some an unbreakable sense of honor that stands the test of time.Family Honor…the seventh book in the Delahass Legacy continues the ongoing story of the search for their ancestor’s secrets. And no sooner than Patty Delahass believes that they are on the right path with the newly discovered information brought to them by a man whose ancestor was one of Jeremy’s closest and most trusted friends…yet another unexpected piece ...

A cozy English village. A historic inn. A shocking murder. Can an innkeeper-turned-sleuth uncover the truth before it’s too late? When Emma Sharpe moves to the picturesque Cotswolds to restore the Old Bell Inn, she expects challenges—but finding a forged painting hidden in the cellar wasn’t one of them. Before she can unravel the mystery, the local historian—who had plenty to say about her renovation plans—turns up dead. With the villagers whispering secrets, a grumpy detective dismissing her suspicions, and a murderer still at large, Emma has no choice but to investigate. Armed ...

Florian is 12 years old and has just moved to Washington. He's learning his way around using TOAST, which stands for the Theory of All Small Things. It's a technique he invented to solve life's little mysteries. But when he teaches it to his new friend Margaret, they uncover a mystery that isn't little. In fact, it's huge, and it involves the National Gallery, the FBI, and a notorious crime syndicate known as EEL. Can Florian decipher the clues and finish his homework in time to help the FBI solve the case?