Old English Mystery

Thrift shop til someone drops... A mysterious mansion, an island lost in the fog… And a wedding filled with recycled decor. Jessica Braun is leaving her thrift store in her teen neighbor’s care and heading to Lake Superior for the weekend. Even a trip down memory lane with her ex-husband can’t ruin this Fourth of July. Until tragedy strikes the happy couple, and the bridge is closed—trapping Jess and the other guests on the island with a murderer. How will Jess work through the clues, and her past, before the coming storm?

PI Hallie James is asked to assist in the investigation into the robberies at local banks. The crafty criminals change their MO with each bank, making them difficult to predict. When they begin to kill, Hallie knows they must be stopped before they strike again. At the same time a friend asks her to look into a string of mysterious deaths at a seniors only apartment building. Is it murder or just unfortunate accidents? With two cases heating up, a major glitch in her personal life threatens to change everything. Hallie must fight to keep herself from becoming distracted and solve the cases-...

I started writing for myself for two reasons. Firstly, to help me to cope through a very stressful time – my wife’s severe illness. I did this mainly through poetry. The second was to share with my friends and acquaintances my motorcycling adventures. It was not until I joined Stroud Writers that I started to develop the skills and techniques of a storyteller. Soon after joining the group, they encouraged me to write fiction, something I always had difficulty with. However, within 16 months of joining, I had written and self-published my first novel. It certainly helped that I wrote on ...

For over a thousand years, The Fellowship has prepared for one purpose only. They believe the wrath of the ancient Gods will cause a cataclysmic event in... Stokeham. Each mystery solved brings Trench closer to The Fellowship, and to their belief in his remarkable destiny...

When one man's scheme to create the Greatest Freak Show on Earth leads to an insane obsession that can only end in devastating tragedy. The ghoulish proprietor of a Victorian arcade specifically designed to showcase the myriad of freaks, outcasts, and oddities that abound in old London town is a man driven by his own dark desires. Rodney Thompson is an emotionless, sadistic person who craves glory above all else - at least until the beautiful Violet wafts into his world. From the very day when Violet first takes a dainty step inside the arcade, Rodney is determined to make her his own. A ...

In his decades as an insurance investigator, Dave Brandstetter has never shied away from violence, and he’s had more than his share of close calls. Time's catching up with him, his body's slowing down, and his wit isn't as sharp as it used to be. But he will forgo retirement once more for the sake of a puzzle no detective could resist. Walking on the beach, a friend finds a bedraggled child who claims he's witnessed a murder. The victim is a drug-addicted pop star, and the obvious suspect is the dead man’s ex-girlfriend - a junkie whom the child saw standing over the body.

Three brave, adventurous 12 year old kids embark on a quest to solve the mystery around the disappearance of a missing person. They discover clues, secret passages and hidden danger. Will they become heroes or victims of Hawthorne Manor? There is a vocabulary list with definitions in the back of the book, and a support website where you can download the vocabulary and crossword puzzles.

Scary stories help children face fear and master it, by portraying the elements of conflict in clear, good-versus-evil terms with good triumphant in the end.

Beginning readers are introduced to the detective mystery genre in these chapter books. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries!

Blaize, the Wicked Witch of the East, is jealous, competitive, and invested in evil. She controls and terrorizes the Munchkins that live under her reign, abducting children with abandon to use as her slaves. She kidnaps Jasper and Celeste--the most famous tumblers in OZ--to perform at a nightmarish birthday party she is hosting for her equally evil sister, the Wicked Witch of the West. But Jasper and Celeste are a formidable duo, and Blaize is humiliated by their brazen attempted escape. Enraged, Blaize pursues the tumblers. But, with the help of some familiar friends--the Cowardly Lion and...

Dark and hazy nights were both their sword and shield... Liz Danger surrounded her. Escape seemed impossible. Hope came from the last place she expected. She knew his name...everyone did. But she knew nothing about the man he really was. Or if he had any chance at saving her. Sam The plan was a good one. If it worked. He had the perfect cover story. He’d be the one asking all the questions. Looking for answers was the story of his life and everyone knew it...expected it. This time though...the stories could turn out differently than expected. Sam and Liz knew the trip wouldn’t be easy ...

WAS THERE REALLY A FOOT DANGLING OUT OF THAT CARPET? Fifty-two-year-old Glory Harper is stuck in a wheelchair with a broken leg, bored, and itching for some excitement. She doesn’t expect it to come in the form of a foot dangling out the back of a carpet as it’s carried into her new neighbor’s house. But Glory’s past “run-ins” with the police makes her latest report more difficult to believe. And, just when she thinks someone’s taking her seriously, Glory realizes Detective Rick Spencer, a Harrison Ford look-alike, appears more interested in her than in her story. Despite ...

Bella’s goal is to trade her police badge for a detective's shield and she’ll have to leave Rocky Ridge to make that happen. She’s more than okay with a move. Grant's world turned upside down when he discovered he was a father. Faced with raising a spirited six-year-old alone, he paused his successful business, bought an RV, and moved to Rocky Ridge to be near his ex’s family. But parenting in a new town brings challenges he’s not completely equipped to handle. Their first encounters spark tension and misunderstanding, and Bella's concerns about Grant’s parenting choices stir up...

Autumn, southern France, 1243: Days ago, the botanist and her students fled from Crusaders attacking their village, but now they must seek shelter from the punishing wind. Searching on her own, Renata hears voices and more visions come—no, those are real, but they aren’t really witches, are they? Why do strangers here seem so familiar? Their party seem safe enough in this shelter . . . for now. But what of their families, and any other survivors from their village? And what of the quest of Sir Simon, their lone protector? Will he save them, or give them into the hands of the Inquisitor ...

When the championship trophy goes missing at Lincoln Middle School, everyone assumes it’s just a prank—until strange clues begin to surface. Students whisper about secret passages, tampered lockers, and a mysterious figure spotted near the gym. With the whole school in chaos and fingers pointing in every direction, the principal calls for calm. But one student refuses to let the mystery go unsolved. Atlas, a quiet seventh grader with a sharp mind and a secret identity, knows there’s more to the story than meets the eye. What no one realizes is that Atlas isn’t just smart—he’s an...

A teacher is missing. Problem is she went missing 95 years ago. Angie Kramer, advice columnist, is on the case, with little help from the local police. They're busy trying to stem a crime wave. Residents of the Morning Sun long-term care facility are being scammed in a fake animal shelter scheme. And the McGill family is smack in the middle of the crime wave. Cattle rustlers, thieves, brawlers, and land barons, the McGills have plagued the county for over a century. Now they appear to be at the center of the case. Bobby Lee McGill, a resident of the Morning Sun, is a favorite of all the ...

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 ...

Disappearing wasn’t going to be enough…they needed a plan…some answers…and a safe place where they couldn’t be found…and time to figure out what to do next….and why their pursuers are interested in Harper’s father…and are willing to do anything to draw her out. Now it appears that they have an unknown and unlikely ally…maybe two… Ailis Mulholland wasn’t expected…nor was the offer of assistance from her father. No one is quite certain what to make of it with one exception…Jackson Riley has known Cian Mulholland since they were kids.It’s the middle of the twenty-...

Bored and angry over the latest pandemic restrictions in Canada, retired lawyer David Desroches is desperate to fill his idle time. But to do so is just about impossible because David refuses to get any of the Covid-19 vaccines. He helps out at a collectibles store at Christmas until it closes up at the end of 2021. Next David tries his hand at detective work to stop a rash of break-ins but learns from an ex-con how tough it is to catch the leaders of an organized burglary gang. Finally David decides to become a rebel and fight the Ontario and Canadian governments by ignoring their mask and...

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 ...