Puzzle Mystery

A seamstress, a dog, and a reenactment gone wrong. In the charming town of Serenity Springs, the annual Civil War reenactment takes a deadly turn when Major Everett Calhoun is mysteriously shot and killed. Pennie, a talented costume designer, and her dog Max, find themselves unexpectedly entangled in the investigation. Pennie discovers that uncovering a small town’s past that has been hidden for generations under an artful lie, takes cunning, a dog, and perseverance. To find the killer, Pennie dives into the town’s tangled history, unearthing hidden documents that challenge the accepted...

The Saffron Queen A thrilling cozy culinary mystery packed with adventure, secrets, and a dash of danger. When spice emporium owner Amara Varela inherits a mysterious journal from her late mentor, Eloise, she never expects it to hold the key to one of the rarest treasures in the world—a lost strain of saffron, hidden for centuries. But when ruthless smugglers and a power-hungry syndicate come searching for the truth, Amara is thrust into a deadly international race that could cost her everything. With her enigmatic uncle Reza, quick-witted best friend Dylan, and an unpredictable ally in ...

Embark on a captivating adventure through the enchanting English countryside in "Oliver and the Mysterious Hunt." Join young Oliver, a curious and adventurous boy, as he delves into a world of hidden treasures, ancient secrets, and thrilling puzzles. When Oliver mysteriously disappears one summer day, the town of Willowbrook is filled with fear and uncertainty. Enter Detective Amelia Collins, a brilliant investigator with a reputation for unraveling perplexing mysteries. With the help of the enigmatic puzzle master, Professor Reed, they set off on a quest to find Oliver and solve the puzzle...

Minerva Keen and co are ready to take on a hair-raising new lead. But when know-it-all Zoe joins the club to read mysteries instead of solving them, it seems their sleuthing days might be over. To make things worse, Minerva's favorite teacher, Ms Voyant, takes Zoe's side . . . which gets Minerva wondering what secrets they could be hiding. As she digs into one puzzle, new questions pop up. Such as: Why are Ms Voyant and Zoe so friendly? And where do Minerva's parents go on their mysterious 'business trips'?

With The Pieces of the Puzzle, Robert Stanek masterfully creates an intelligent thriller that weaves the excitement and intrigue of a sophisticated mystery with the fascinating secret world of international espionage. The leader of a special operations unit returns home after a mission gone terribly wrong to find himself a wanted man.

[This revised edition addresses feedback from readers!] Can a young widow clear her name and save her hometown's livelihood when its beloved wine festival turns deadly? When the annual Winter Wine Festival in charming small-town Los Robles comes to a shocking halt with the discovery of a dead body, amateur sleuth Avery Parker finds herself thrust into a twisted murder mystery. Having recently returned to run her family’s vineyard after her husband’s untimely death, Avery must navigate complex small-town social politics and quirky characters to uncover clues, clear her own name, and ...

Bell Casper is running a stealthy game in the Blue Parrot, a swanky bar in Manhattan catering to wealthy pleasure seekers. The game seems shady, and maybe it is. Leticia pretends to be his assistant. She's twenty-four and Bell's twenty-seven. Their relationship isn’t clear. Gigi is a pretty blonde, twenty-five years old. She also works out of the bar, running her own racket. She's attracted to Bell, but she can't understand why Bell and Leticia are together, or what his game is all about. She's determined to unravel both mysteries.

كانت القصّة كما روتها ناهد بانفعالٍ شديد تتمحور حول خروج والديها وبقاءها وحيدةً في الفيلا إلى أن حضرت شاحنة نقلٍ كبيرة تحمل بعض الصناديق وأنزلت واحدًا منها في الحديقة بعد ان أخبرها بأنّه يحتوي على الثلاجة التي أرسلها عمها من الخارج...بدا الصندوق عاديًا حتى لاحظت ناهد أنَّ قطعةً من الخشب تتحرك فاقتربت منه ونظرت خلال الثقوب لترى عينين ينظران إليها بخوفٍ وذهول..

Welcome to a journey through some of the most profound and captivating mysteries of our existence. In this narrative, we delve into three enigmatic realms that have puzzled thinkers, scientists, and dreamers for centuries: the cosmic shadows of dark matter and dark energy, the intricate enigma of consciousness, and the ancient, enduring puzzle of life's origins. This exploration is not just a scientific endeavor; it is a voyage into the essence of curiosity and wonder.

On March 8, 2014 Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished while on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing China. The location of the aircraft its 239 passengers and crew a mystery. Ten years later a woman spots one of the passengers, her husband, on a video. The search for answers leads to more questions and a puzzle two millenniums old. A one time active duty Marine and soldier of fortune along with an airline pilot and a veteran of South Korea's 707th Special Forces are led into a realm of darkness stretching through Eurasia and the middle East.

Maysa Malik just can't seem to be good like her twin, Musa. So, when she isn't allowed to go on a school trip, Maysa tries to change her parents' minds by taking part in a cookie competition at the mosque. But when the cookies are all destroyed, it's up to Maysa, Musa and their neighbour, Norman, to solve the mystery. They'll have to put their detective hats on to catch the culprit - and help save Maysa's reputation.

A collection of mostly Whodunnits. Can you solve the mysteries? Plus a couple of others just for fun.

Amber Shapiro is the least fitting guardian angel to keep Lieutenant Colonel Ari Lowe safe. Unfortunately, she's the only available option. So, down she goes, looking like Ari's dream woman. But dealing with a man and dealing with an army man are two different things and Amber is up for a fight. A fight she must win to keep Ari alive.

An elite university. An abduction. An FBI investigation. In the not-so-distant future of 2033, a gripping medical mystery unfolds in the heart of Silicon Valley. Dr. Frida Ending, a young medical insurance agent, is forcibly abducted and disappears without a trace. FBI special agent Angus Weber and CIA operative Dr. Annya Segond launch an investigation that leads them to the hospital of Silicon Valley University of Evolutionary Computation (SUEC), where every pending insurance claim for children with cancer has been suddenly approved. Who is behind this? Is Frida a victim or a villain? The ...

Terry and her husband Rick are nearly killed in an explosion at the local hospital. Terrorism is suspected but she believes there’s more to the story. She follows her instincts, becoming the force behind the FBI and ATF investigations. Attempts are made on her life, suspects are killed, an assassin is operating in the city. Arnold is wounded. The Bureau makes her a licensed consultant. They use her information to make arrests, but she isn’t satisfied until the last detail is unraveled. Murder, bribery, corruption, drugs, she picks through the clues, eliminates the false leads, and finds...

"The Adventure of the Reigate Squire", also known as The Adventure of the Reigate Puzzle or "The Adventure of the Reigate Squires", was one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventure of the Reigate Squires was first published in 1893. It is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle ranked "The Adventure of the Reigate Squire" twelfth in his list of his twelve favorite Holmes stories. The elder Cunningham's confidence is broken after his arrest and he tells all.

Shanghai in the 20s was a fabulous place, a gaudy, immoral, violent, unjust, optimistic free-for-all where rickshaws competed with Rolls-Royces and a wealthy Englishman, American, or Japanese who spent an afternoon at the dog races might be inconvenienced by the sight of a public beheading on his way to the club for cocktails. It was also an improbable model for the future where racial barriers were rigid in certain neighborhoods and completely lacking in others only a few blocks away.

When a publisher was set the challenge of finding the identity of a person from a manuscript that he received, he was confused. Is the author a celebrity, businessman, politician or something else?

In the quaint village of Bearstone, Leonor, a former mercenary with a bounty on her head, is hiding under the guise of an innkeeper. She leads a life as unassuming as her inn, until a winter storm brings an unexpected influx of travelers and with them, a dark secret. When a snobbish mage is found murdered in her best room, Leonor's past skills are unwittingly summoned back to life. With the road to the city snowed and help days away, she must navigate through a web of village gossip, ancient secrets, and unexpected alliances. As she delves deeper, she discovers that the key to solving the ...

اعتادت سماء أن تذهب مع والديها كلَّ يوم خميس إلى السينما ليلًا، لكن هذا الأسبوع خرجت مع والدها فقط فقد كانت والدتها مرتبطة بموعدٍ مع صديقة لها.