Real Mysteries

It isn't every day you help murder someone with poison in an illegal casino, whisk his body halfway across town in a Rolls Royce after robbing him, then bury his body in tonnes of concrete underneath an international airport - all more or less with the co-operation of two detectives. Les Norton is back in town! Trouble seems to follow Les like a blue heeler after a mob of sheep. Maybe it's his job - being a bouncer at the infamous and illegal Kelly Club in Kings Cross isn't exactly the stuff a quiet life is made of.

Without Redemption was written on a number of parallel tracks that constantly intersect: First, it is the most detailed historical biography ever written about Bill Bonin, the notorious Freeway Killer responsible for murdering 22 teenage boys over ten-months in 1979-80. Second, it is a psychological roadmap which charts the evolution of Bonin’s personality from abused child to sexual predator to serial killer. This is accomplished using documents from his childhood, war service, multiple California government mental health and penal institutions, witness testimony and the expertise of ...

Moxie joins the Wonder Scouts to investigate a suspected saboteur in the badge competition. She’s never liked the Wonder Scouts, but once she joins the group, Moxie becomes enchanted with earning badges herself! Meanwhile, someone has broken into Tiddlywhump’s Local House of History, and it’s up to Moxie’s little brother, Milton, to begin his own investigation. Can this irrepressible detective duo crack two different cases?

When a baffling mystery strikes Tiddlywhump Elementary, sibling detectives and absolute opposites Moxie and Milton McCoy are on the case. She's the doer. He's the thinker. She's the heart. He's her heartburn. Moxie's friend Emily has received a suspicious letter signed with nothing but a sinister purple squiggle. Then more letters arrive - along with more questions. Who sent them? What do they mean? Is the world on the brink of collapse?

Her name’s Moxie. Moxie McCoy. Bold, opinionated, and haplessly self-confident, the world’s greatest fourth-grade detective faces her biggest challenge! When someone kidnaps beloved school mascot Eddie the Owl, Moxie is on the case - but she’s forced to fly solo now that her best friend (and crime-solving partner) has moved away. Moxie must interview her classmates - both as potential new best friends and as possible suspects. She finds clues and points fingers but can’t save the owl on her own. Enter Moxie’s little brother, Milton.

There were days when he just wanted to sit by a lake and hear the quiet…maybe have a stiff drink. This was one of those days.Jonas Brownstein learned early in life that some bonds are forged quickly…and never to be broken. He learned as well that other relationships were unable to withstand the slightest test against its fragile endurance. In taking his new job at the request of a long-time friend and trusted mentor, he knows that both lessons will be valuable as he steps into the role thtat he has been asked to fill. He believes in second chances and that everyone deserves them. He ...

This bundle is jam-packed with more than 34 original horror stories based on some of the most chilling, true-to-life accounts of the most violent murders and unbelievable paranormal activity recorded.

Her name’s Moxie. Moxie McCoy. Bold, opinionated, and haplessly self-confident, the world’s greatest fourth-grade detective faces her biggest challenge! When someone kidnaps beloved school mascot Eddie the Owl, Moxie is on the case—but she’s forced to fly solo now that her best friend (and crime-solving partner) has moved away.

Halloween has arrived in Olmeda, and someone's celebrating by leaving bloody pentagrams all over the city. As the resident official witch, it's my job to figure out what the pentagrams mean and if they're more of a threat than a prank. Extra points if I find out who did it before they ruin the best holiday of the year, one I plan on spending with Ian. But finding the culprit is harder than expected—nobody saw anything and there's no shortage of suspicious paranormals. In the words of my new personal motto: everyone is a suspect.

There have been many books and movies about whether Atlantis really existed and where it was located. Now we have a new candidate location which meets the criteria established by Plato much better than any of the other candidates. A location which is the exact same size as the fabled city and is located by more than one ancient source. The story of the Eye of the Sahara is truly amazing and once you hear it you will become convinced like I am of this logically being the real location of the mythical city of Atlantis.

On a chilly November afternoon, six-year-old Luke Nightingale’s life changes forever. On the playground across from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, he encounters Daniel. Soon, the boys are hiding from dinosaurs and shooting sniper rifles. Within hours, Luke and his mother, Claire, are welcoming Daniel into their Upper East Side apartment - and their lives. Daniel and Luke are soon inseparable. With his parents divorcing, Luke takes comfort in having a near-constant playmate. But there’s something strange about Daniel, who is more than happy to bind himself to the Nightingales.

A significant weekend in Alex Wright’s life begins with the public viewing of his warehouse renovation and ends with a cry for help from an 83-year-old woman being foreclosed and thrown out of her home. Two murders and an encounter with a ruthless Russian oligarch lead our hero into a search through Baja California for the man with the answers.

This book explores real-life instances in which everyday people like you and me came face-to-face with danger they hadn't seen coming. While some lived to tell the tale, sadly, others did not. Included are true accounts of a power outage that put a young family in the crosshairs of a stranger with ill-intent, a teenager who found herself at the mercy of a pair of would-be kidnappers after being stranded in the middle of the night, a caregiver whose patient may have been more than she seemed, a young girl whose friends turned out to be her worst enemies, a case of mistaken identity that ...

Terri and Sonya continue to navigate the precarious paths of memory and identity. As Terri's forgotten past begins to surface, each memory brings not only a piece of her old self but also intense headaches that cloud her present. Each moment spent with Sonya uncovers the vibrant threads of a life once lived together, filling them with bittersweet nostalgia and raw emotion. But as Terri draws closer to the woman she loves, the resurgence of her former self comes at a steep cost. Sonya finds herself in a heart-wrenching predicament of cherishing the fleeting glimpses of the partner she lost, ...

Molly Rourke's son has been murdered...And she knows who's responsible. Now she's taking the law into her own hands. Never underestimate a mother's love.

In his latest adventure, Alex Wright, a 32-year old real estate appraiser in Laguna Beach, California, finds himself involved in the murder investigation of a computer geek, Eric Thompson, who has developed a means to steal identities in an undetectable manner. His surfing buddy, Detective Zackery Potrero of the Newport Beach Police Department, is amazed at how Alex can analyze situations and discover leads that were missed by the police and the FBI. With the help of FBI Special Investigator Louis Faulkner, the trio peels away several layers of crime in their effort to solve the mystery.

The discovery of a fifty-year-old corpse leads Alex and his law enforcement friends on an amazing new adventure. How can you investigate a cold case that is this old? Where do you begin? What do you plan to learn? What will represent the end of the search – truth, blame, or just an unanswerable question? And so it begins, the sixth story in the Alex Wright mystery series - with Alex Wright, the Laguna Beach surfing real estate appraiser. He discovers the skeletal remains while measuring a house for an appraisal. Now he feels compelled to dig deep into the past to find out what happened on...

Never set your foot in a hexed property—especially, when the land has a resident zombie ready to strike you! FREE on Kindle Unlimited! If Fio Valentine has learned one thing working for Quest Realty, it’s that dealing with haunted and hexed properties can be a real nightmare. When her friend Suze asks her to investigate an abandoned home in LA, she can’t refuse, so with Andy Russel from the Property Management Department and her spirit animal Champ, Fio takes on the case of a zombie-like ghost who may be what remains of the former owner’s estranged son. After an encounter with the ...

A homeless man is found dead and butchered in a dumpster. This leads to a series of heinous murders. Alex Wright, Laguna Beach real estate appraiser, discovers the second body while surfing at Salt Creek and feels the need to help uncover the mystery of why these homeless men were chosen for such a grisly death. A note from the killer suggests the homeless crisis in Orange County may be the killer’s motivation or maybe it’s just a symptom of a psychologically twisted pervert. Alex leads an all-in effort among the rich and powerful elite of Orange County to end homelessness. The action ...

People throughout the ages have claimed to have mysterious and blood-chilling encounters with unexplained forces, such as Mothman, demons, ghosts, and extraterrestrials. Ann Gaiman has compiled an anthology of over 25 of the creepiest real-life short stories on the most shocking and mysterious supernatural events that have taken place - all based on eyewitness accounts telling their encounters with the supernatural.