Society Mystery

The 100 Society is more than just a game; it's an obsession. At Clifton Academy, sixth-form student Grace Becker will stop at nothing to carry out the rules of the game with her friends: tagging 100 locations around the city. But then the group catches the attention of a menacing stalker - the Reaper - who seems intent on exposing their illegal game, and the once tight-knit group starts to unravel…

es and Watson investigate spies and amateur beggars in this thrilling addition to the Sherlock Holmes mythos, based on one of the unpublished tales mentioned in the original series.

This is a neo-Victorian romance of fine mysteries, upset stomachs, and torrential downpours. Julia can't handle people. Lara can't handle Julia. Neither of the two knows how to deal with the feelings they bring out in each other. When a shared love of Victorian mysteries bring these two mismatched girls together, can the matchmaking track record of the Monday Mystery Society remain unbroken in the face of overwhelming odds?

Janie is a confident, professional editor in her thirties, when she's not around men. The opposite sex sends her into frazzled and tongue-tied states of being. She prefers the company of her best friend Sharon Hall, or no company at all, and is largely alone. When she joins the Monday Mystery Society book club, she hopes to make connections with other Oakville residents through literature, especially Victorian mysteries. Little does she know that at the book club, there is a tendency to find love in unexpected places.

He has nowhere to go. So he goes there. The narrator of The Society of Others is an alienated young man who sees no meaning in life. He doesn't even see the point of getting out of bed in the morning. To get his family off his back, he embarks on an aimless hitchhiking adventure around Europe. But his journey soon turns into an orgy of violence...

I delitti della Royal Society è una serie di "gialli" ambientati nella Londra del 1600. L'accurata ricostruzione storica viene alleggerita dalla trama avvincente al pari di un thriller moderno. Musica di Johann Sebastian Bach.

When Love Comes First... Cassandra Becket has loved her adopted brother Courtland all of her life. He could tease her, he could exasperate her … but now she is a woman grown, and he can no longer pretend to ignore her. When Love Comes Last... Courtland Becket had set himself up as the protector of the other orphans when he was little more than a boy. As such, he is determined to withstand the growing attraction he feels for Ainsley’s only child by blood, believing it to be a betrayal of his adoptive father. But Cassandra isn’t making it easy for him. When Enemies Collide... Who is ...

Lily is a top-tier agent for the CIA, though her husband was told she’s an agricultural attaché to explain her overseas missions. Disturbing developments at the office foreshadow developing troubles. When she is suddenly sent on a strange mission starting in Afghanistan with a multinational mixed team, they subsequently are forced to fight for their lives, constantly on the run, chased across several continents. Aware of background players, she must cope without the normal support and resources at home.

Gary, John and Dad, too, are lost without Mum. Gary is only 14 and goes seriously off the rails, getting involved with local thugs and teetering on the brink of being on the wrong side of the law. John is wrestling with the GCSEs and his first romance - the gorgeous Olivia Bellman. But he's carrying the burden of trying to cope with Gary and Dad at the same time. And they're all living with the memories of someone they can never replace.

From bestselling and multi-award-winning paranormal romance author Polly Holmes comes the fifth book in the steamy, edge-of-your-seat, five-book series, The Well Watchers of Breckin River. For a woman determined to find her missing mother, the secrets of her past lead them both into dangerous territory. Diane Nolan thought she’d hit rock bottom when she was forced to move back home with her mother. She never imagines going home early will turn her world upside down, but the moment she steps into the tattered remnants of her family home, life as Diane knows it is about to change forever. ...

MURDER IN THE HALLS OF THE SUPREME COURT Tim Lewis is an up and coming young journalist, a protégé of powerful news executive Anthony Merkel and guest host of the award winning program, “Law for Lunch.” When Lewis unwittingly records one of Merkel’s private conversations, he discovers his boss is a secret member of the murderous Society for Human Enlightenment and party to a plot to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Kahn. Kahn’s elimination is planned as a prelude to the kind of slaughter not seen since the holocaust. Lewis is discovered, but saves the recording and runs,...

Six months ago, high school king Sumner Shadows tried to kill his friends. He led them to a cemetery and tried to bleed them dry. And he almost succeeded. But his friends lived through the horror, and ended up committing their own heinous crime in the process. They covered up what they did, and Sumner got away. That was supposed to be the end. But when a new girl moves to Armor Falls and has tangible evidence that Sumner might be back to finish what he started, the four friends he left behind are put to the test to learn what caused Sumner's sudden need to have them dead.

Finalist-2006 Golden Quill Award Finalist-2005 HOLT Medallion Finalist-2006 EPPIE Award The only thing six months of undercover work have gotten FBI Agent Tony Driscoll is a chronic case of the hots for Blythe Smithers—an itch he definitely decides needs scratching. Blythe’s been waiting for Mr. Right, but what harm is there in a little fling with the sexy massage therapist while biding her time? A tryst turns into teamwork as Tony and Blythe search for smuggled diamonds—a fortune someone is willing to kill to possess. As love nudges lust aside, can Tony and Blythe live long enough to...

Twelve-year-old Tessa was looking forward to baking cookies, relaxing, and spending time with her best friend Dennis in their clubhouse, but with the sudden arrival of Katie—her perfect gymnast cousin from the US—Tessa's plans change. Katie isn't very nice at the best of times, but now has turned downright hostile, and is threatening to ruin everyone's summer.

Everything seems peachy in a quaint little suburb of Boston. Perfect families. Perfect lives. People are so envious of those that have a perfect everything. But, what they don't know is what happens behind closed doors. Sometimes murder.

Seven of Charles Dickens' best ghost and thriller stories, which have been widely read and beloved worldwide. This collection celebrates the 200th anniversary of his birth. These stories provide a wonderful introduction Dickens before embarking upon his long novels; after these stories, listening to his longer novels becomes even more of a pleasure. Perfect for students and teachers seeking an understanding and appreciation of Dickens, without the time to engage with his long novels.

The narrative is driven by intense action sequences, thrilling pursuits, and high-stakes confrontations, contributing to the adrenaline-pumping experience characteristic of action-oriented stories. John Jones, USA Step into a world where darkness reigns, and secrets lurk in every corner In "Shadows Unveiled," Detective Alex Mercer is thrust into a whirlwind of mystery and intrigue as he races against time to unravel the enigma of the Illuminatus – a clandestine cabal whose influence stretches beyond the confines of reality. Join Mercer on an epic quest through ancient prophecies, ...

He'd returned from war a duke. Now Rafael Daughtry was battling a force more terrifying than Napoleon's army—his family. Thankfully, his childhood friend Charlotte Seavers had agreed—reluctantly—to a bargain. While Rafe would provide her with the home she'd lost, Charlotte would provide him with a chaperone for his unruly twin sisters. But who would chaperone Rafe? For the feisty young girl he remembered had blossomed into a sensual woman—a woman whose haunting beauty and deeply kept secrets drew him like no other. Charlotte had good reason to mistrust men—yet could Rafe's ...

Dive into a World of Magic, Mystery, and Heart-Pumping Action In a world where magic and mystery collide, meet Jaxon Axis, a rookie Time Crime Fighter. A President in Peril When a former U.S. president is bewitched and propelled into the future, Jaxon must navigate the changing timeline to prevent a catastrophic rewrite of history. With the help of witch sisters and his new allies, he'll decipher cryptic clues and outwit time-traveling villains to save the world – and the past! The Clock is Ticking As the countdown begins, Jaxon's quest becomes a heart-stopping race against time. Will he ...

Why do the Ark of the Covenant, Mary's reliquary box, and Jesus' Coffer all have the same imagery? Was the Ark the container of the Covenant, the Ten Commandments, or the Chalice? Does the image of the Shroud of Turin contain a bioelectric field? These questions and others are explored in The Ark, The Shroud, and Mary.