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The Great Meow Mystery (Cinnamon Lake Mysteries #3)
by Dandi Daley MackallDeveloping readers join the Cinnamon Lakers as they dig up clues, solve mysteries and see how God helps them live out Christian values. Cats are disappearing from Cinnamon Lake, and the gang helps Molly explore the mystery. When all the clues point to a friend, Molly faces a tough decision. Is honesty the best policy when it means getting a Cinnamon Laker in trouble?
The Great Merlini: The Complete Stories of the Magician Detective (The\complete Stories Of The Magician Detective Ser. #3)
by Clayton RawsonStories from the Edgar Award–winning author of the famous locked-room mystery, Death of a Top Hat, &“a cornerstone of detective fiction&” (The New York Times). The Great Merlini waits impatiently at the door of the Hotel Astor. Inspector Church is late for his meeting with the famed magician, with whom he consults when homicide cases venture outside the realm of the possible. A ventriloquist has attempted suicide in the wake of his wife&’s mysterious strangulation. Among the suspects are a snake charmer, a nine-foot giant, a tattooed man, and a gaggle of crap players—and this is one of Merlini&’s simple cases. He will pick out the killer, with no more effort than he might a rabbit in a top hat. In these twelve short stories, all originally published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, cofounder of Mystery Writers of America and Special Edgar Award winner Clayton Rawson&’s greatest detective confronts puzzles that would leave a lesser magician&’s head spinning. From vanishing blackmailers to murderous mediums, no cosmic crime can baffle the Great Merlini.
The Great Mistake
by Mary Roberts RinehartMurder leads to scandal at a wealthy woman&’s mansion in this mystery from a New York Times–bestselling author with ten million books in print. In an elaborate house known as the Cloisters, Maud Wainwright rules supreme. The queen of society in the small town of Beverly, she has a table long enough to seat one hundred, and she keeps an iron grip on the guest list. Her right-hand woman is Pat Abbott, a local girl who is beautiful, innocent, and kind. Pat has no idea how cutthroat high society can be, but she&’s about to get a deadly first lesson. Pat has fallen head over heels in love with Maud&’s son, Tony, a clever young rake with a single flaw: his vicious, gold-digging wife. At the same time that she is dangerously infatuated with a married man, Pat&’s world is turned upside down by a series of attacks on the estate—and a truly shocking murder. To save Tony and Maud, Pat must find the killer. But the list of suspects is as long as one of Maud&’s guest lists: When a woman has room at her table for one hundred friends, she&’ll have more than her share of enemies. &“Anyone who aspires to become a writer,&” said the New York Times, &“could not do better than to study carefully the methods of Mary Roberts Rinehart.&” The Great Mistake is a classic example of the golden age murder mystery at its best.
The Great Mistake Mysteries 3-Book Bundle: The Best Mistake Mystery / The Artsy Mistake Mystery /The Snake Mistake Mystery
by Sylvia McNicollAnxious young Stephen Noble and his friend Renée are the dogwalking detectives! This special three-book bundle collects the first three book in The Great Mistake Mysteries. Includes The Great Mistake Mystery Dogwalker Stephen Nobel has a habit of overanalyzing things. When the bomb squad searches his school and a car crashes into the building, Stephen can’t leave it alone. But now his new friend Renée and his furry clients Ping and Pong are wrapped up in a dangerous mystery with a real criminal! The Artsy Mistake Mystery Renée and Stephen team up when Renée’s brother Attila is accused of stealing the outdoor art that’s been disappearing all over the neighbourhood. Convinced that Attila is innocent, Renée and Stephen set out to find the truth about the missing art. The Snake Mistake Mystery In the third Great Mistake Mystery, Stephen and Renée investigate a recent robbery that has been pinned on the Noble Dogwalking Agency. The crime involves a missing python and a key that Stephen says he lost. Stephen and Renée need to solve this case or the Noble Dogwalking Agency will go under!
The Great Mortdecai Moustache Mystery: The Fourth Charlie Mortdecai Novel (The Charlie Mortdecai Mystery Series)
by Kyril BonfiglioliThe final novel in the classic crime series featuring the amoral aristocrat art dealer—“quite beyond the run-of-the-mill . . . gloriously, infectiously funny” (Guardian, UK).The Hon. Charlie Mortdecai—the elite art dealer, degenerate aristocrat, and reluctant criminal mastermind—is invited to Oxford to investigate the cruel and most definitely unusual death of a don who collided with an omnibus. Though her death appears accidental, one or two things don't add up, including two pairs of thugs who'd been following her just before her death. With the final novel in his cult classic Mortdecai series, Kyril Bonfiglioli brings the escapades of Charlie Mortdecai to a satisfying, head-spinning end. With more spies than you could shoehorn into a stretch limo and the solving of the odd murder along the way, The Great Mortdecai Moustache Mystery is a criminally comic delight.
The Great Peach Experiment 2: The Peach Pit (The Great Peach Experiment #2)
by Erin Soderberg DowningHammer together a mission to turn a crumbling mansion into a cozy bed-and-breakfast, a treasure map, and a family trying to figure out their new normal to build this charming middle grade bursting with humor, heart, and hope.Much to their surprise, the Peaches had a great summer running their food truck business selling their pies across the Mid-West, but they&’re happy to be back home in Duluth, Minnesota, where they can settle back into a routine just in time for the new school year. That is until Great Aunt Lucinda drops a big surprise on them: She wants to gift them her historic mansion. But there are conditions: they&’re to turn it into a cozy and welcoming bed-and-breakfast, something the Peach kids&’ mom always dreamed of before she passed away. And they only have until Thanksgiving to do the renovations and prove they can make the business work. It looks like it&’s a new chapter of The Great Peach Experiment. But as the Peaches roll up their sleeves, they quickly realize the house is more of a pit than a welcoming escape. And as the family juggles builders, possible hauntings, doggie obedience training, a treasure hunt, and the demands and worries of work and school, they soon realize that there are wonderful secrets hidden within the house&’s walls, if only they can take the time to see them. Interspersed with sketches, recipes, lists, and more, The Peach Pit is a delicious sequel to When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie, combining humor, heartache, a little mystery, and a lot of love, to build another incredible read.
The Great Peach Experiment 3: Frozen Peaches (The Great Peach Experiment #3)
by Erin Soderberg DowningA frozen family &“business trip&” to Sweden&’s Ice Hotel sets the Peaches on a new grand adventure. The third book in The Great Peach Experiment, great for fans of The Penderwicks and The Vanderbeekers.Cashing in on his family&’s recent good-luck streak, ten-year-old Freddy Peach has been entering his family in a bunch of sweepstakes, but he doesn&’t really expect to win. And then he does—a free family trip to the Ice Hotel in Sweden!Since the Peaches are now the proud owners of their own bed-and-breakfast, they decide they can&’t pass up on the opportunity. It&’s research. They'll learn more about what it takes to operate a successful hotel from one of the most famous tourist destinations in the world.But what the Peaches don&’t know is that five families from five frozen locations have been brought together to compete for the honor of frozen best. They&’ll face-off in a series of challenges from dog sled racing to ice carving to an ice-cold cook out. But when the going gets tough, the Peaches have always come together in the past? Why should this time be any different?The third book in the Great Peach Experiment series, Frozen Peaches is a sweet treat, mixing humor, adventure, warmth (despite the cold) and a lot of heart to make another great book readers will be delighted to devour.A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
The Great Peach Experiment 4: Duck, Duck, Peach (The Great Peach Experiment #4)
by Erin Soderberg DowningThe fourth Great Peach book finds the family back in Duluth, Minnesota for a summer filled with mystery, competition, pie, and . . . the World&’s Largest Rubber Duck.School&’s out soon, and the Peaches are looking forward to some quiet, especially now that the family&’s B&B (aka the "Peach Pit") is finally running smoothly. But quiet and normal aren&’t really the Peach way. When a massive Festival of Ships sails into their town, of course the Peaches have to dive in head-first. Ships of all kinds start rolling in: pirate ships, tall sailboats, tug boats, snazzy speed boats. And the highlight of the whole show: The WORLD&’S LARGEST RUBBER DUCK. Suddenly the Peachtree B&B is sold out, and the Peaches are cooking up other tasty solutions. But then the World&’s Largest Rubber Duck goes missing! Stolen? Sunk? Airlifted by aliens? The hunt is on for the famous icon, and the Peaches are leading the search. Using all their skills—on land and water—they are determined to find the missing duck and bring it back to its home in the harbor.The fourth book in the Great Peach Experiment series, Duck, Duck, Peach serves up a major mystery along with more challenges, humor, and family mis-adventures.A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
The Great Pet Heist (The Great Pet Heist)
by Emily EctonOcean&’s Eleven meets The Secret Life of Pets in this hilarious and delightfully illustrated novel following a ragtag group of pets who will do whatever it takes to avoid being sent to the pound.Butterbean knew she wasn&’t always a good dog. Still, she&’d never considered herself a BAD dog—until the morning that her owner, Mrs. Food, fell in the hallway. Admittedly the tile was slipperier than usual, mostly because Butterbean had just thrown up on it. Now Butterbean and her fellow pets have to come up with a grand plan to support themselves in case Mrs. Food is unable to keep taking care of them. When they discover a mysterious man in their building who seems to have lots of loot, they plan a heist. Oscar the mynah bird is the brains of the operation. Walt the cat has the necessary slyness and slink. Marco and Polo are the reconnaissance rats. And Butterbean...well, no one would ever suspect a cute little wiener dog, right? Can these animal friends can pull off the heist of the century?
The Great Portrait Mystery: And Other Stories
by R. Austin FreemanFour short stories by the master of mystery.
The Great Pumpkin Smash (Hardy Boys Clue Book #10)
by Franklin W. DixonDetective brothers Frank and Joe investigate a crime of smashin’ in the tenth book in the interactive Hardy Boys Clue Book series.Frank, Joe, and their best friend Chet are attending Bayport Zoo’s annual Halloween carnival. Frank and Joe have a routine planned for Scaryoke, and Chet has entered the pumpkin pie-eating contest—he even brought his own whipped cream! After their performance, Frank and Joe go to check out the painted pumpkins on display. But when the brothers enter the tent, they see their Scaryoke song wasn’t the only smash hit at the carnival. The floor is littered with bits of pulverized pumpkins! What’s worse, the organizer says that unless the culprits are caught by the end of the day, this will be the last Boo at the Zoo…forever! Can Frank and Joe find out what happened before it’s too late? Or is this pumpkin crime unpatchable?
The Great Reminder
by R. R. IrvineMajor Lewis Stiles is dying of cancer, but he wants all his affairs in order before he is "called home." To that end he wants to hire Moroni and his father, Martin, to track down one of the prisoners he was responsible for during World War II. Unseen since his mysterious disappearance from the POW camp at Cowdry Junction, Utah, Karl Falke is still owed $132.07 in back pay, and Stiles wants Falke to receive his due. Knowing the chances of success are slim to none, Moroni is reluctant, but ever a soft touch for lost causes, he takes the case. The search seems innocent enough, but as with any investigation in the promised land, the Travelers soon run up against the Latter-day Saints. Moroni's childhood friend Willis Tanner, now a high-level bureaucrat in the church, continues to poke his nose into Traveler business, this time with the added incentive of keeping the prophet's niece Lael Woolley out of trouble. While grappling with issues of family and responsibility, Moroni realizes that the answers to riddles from the past are to be found in the small towns and silent graveyards of Utah.
The Great Shark Mystery (Boxcar Children Special #20)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Hodges SoileauThe Alden Children are on vacation at an aquarium in Florida, where they feed the penguins, swim with dolphins, and come face-to-face with a great white shark! The shark draws crowds and thrills the park's visitors. But the Aldens soon discover that the shark is in danger--someone at the park wants it gone. How will the Boxcar Children fish out the crook before it's too late for the shark?
The Great Shelby Holmes
by Elizabeth EulbergShelby Holmes is not your average sixth grader. She’s nine years old, barely four feet tall, and the best detective her Harlem neighborhood has ever seen―always using logic and a bit of pluck (which yes, some might call “bossiness”) to solve the toughest crimes. When eleven-year-old John Watson moves downstairs, Shelby finds something that’s eluded her up till now: a friend. The easy-going John isn’t sure of what to make of Shelby, but he soon finds himself her most-trusted (read: only) partner in a dog-napping case that'll take both their talents to crack.
The Great Shroud: A gripping and addictive murder mystery perfect for crime fiction fans (The Anglian Detective Agency Series, Book 5)
by Vera MorrisTHE ANGLIAN DETECTIVE AGENCY ARE BACKAldeburgh, 1972. The local community is devastated by the accidental death of a local fisherman. Another tragedy to add to the recent murders of three young women.Soon, Laurel Bowman, Frank Diamond and the rest of the Anglian Detective Agency are pulled in to investigate another complex and dangerous case. But one of them is convinced that the fisherman's death is not an accident and they'll do anything to prove it. Even risk breaking up the agency.With a killer on the loose, time is of the essence, but can Frank and Laurel unravel the mystery before another life is lost? And will the agency survive the investigation?Join Laurel Bowman, Frank Diamond and the rest of the Anglian Detective Agency as they embark on their latest case in this fifth instalment of Vera Morris's much-loved and unputdownable mystery series.Readers LOVE Vera Morris's Anglian Detective Agency series:'I sat up to past midnight reading this book' *****'Full of twists and turns' *****'A book you just know you are going to like from the 1st page' *****'A perfect detective novel' *****'I started it early one morning and had finished it by bed-time that same day!' *****'A super read' *****'This book stands head and shoulders above the rest in this overcrowded genre' *****'Absolute must read' *****
The Great Shroud: A gripping and addictive murder mystery perfect for crime fiction fans (The Anglian Detective Agency Series, Book 5) (The Anglian Detective Agency Series #5)
by Vera MorrisTHE ANGLIAN DETECTIVE AGENCY ARE BACKAldeburgh, 1972. The local community is devastated by the accidental death of a local fisherman. Another tragedy to add to the recent murders of three young women.Soon, Laurel Bowman, Frank Diamond and the rest of the Anglian Detective Agency are pulled in to investigate another complex and dangerous case. But one of them is convinced that the fisherman's death is not an accident and they'll do anything to prove it. Even risk breaking up the agency.With a killer on the loose, time is of the essence, but can Frank and Laurel unravel the mystery before another life is lost? And will the agency survive the investigation?Join Laurel Bowman, Frank Diamond and the rest of the Anglian Detective Agency as they embark on their latest case in this fifth instalment of Vera Morris's much-loved and unputdownable mystery series.Readers LOVE Vera Morris's Anglian Detective Agency series:'I sat up to past midnight reading this book' *****'Full of twists and turns' *****'A book you just know you are going to like from the 1st page' *****'A perfect detective novel' *****'I started it early one morning and had finished it by bed-time that same day!' *****'A super read' *****'This book stands head and shoulders above the rest in this overcrowded genre' *****'Absolute must read' *****
The Great Shroud: The Anglian Detective Agency Series (The Anglian Detective Agency Series #5)
by Vera MorrisTHE ANGLIAN DETECTIVE AGENCY ARE BACKAldeburgh, 1972. The local community is devastated by the accidental death of a local fisherman. Another tragedy to add to the recent murders of three young women.Soon, Laurel Bowman, Frank Diamond and the rest of the Anglian Detective Agency are pulled in to investigate another complex and dangerous case. But one of them is convinced that the fisherman's death is not an accident and they'll do anything to prove it. Even risk breaking up the agency.With a killer on the loose, time is of the essence, but can Frank and Laurel unravel the mystery before another life is lost? And will the agency survive the investigation?Join Laurel Bowman, Frank Diamond and the rest of the Anglian Detective Agency as they embark on their latest case in this fifth instalment of Vera Morris's much-loved and unputdownable mystery series.(P) 2023 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
The Great Stink: A Novel of Corruption and Murder Beneath the Streets of Victorian London
by Clare ClarkA mystery that offers &“a gripping and richly atmospheric glimpse into the literal underworld of Victorian England—the labyrinthine London sewer system&” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Clare Clark&’s critically acclaimed The Great Stink &“reeks of talent&” as it vividly brings to life the dark and mysterious underworld of Victorian London (The Washington Post Book World). Set in 1855, it tells the story of William May, an engineer who has returned home to London from the horrors of the Crimean War. When he secures a job transforming the city&’s sewer system, he believes that he will be able to find salvation in the subterranean world beneath the city. But the peace of the tunnels is shattered by a murder, and William is implicated as the killer. Could he truly have committed the crime? How will he bring the truth above ground? With richly atmospheric prose, The Great Stink combines fact and fiction to transport readers into London&’s putrid past, and marks the debut of a remarkably talented writer in the tradition of the very best historical novelists. &“A crackerjack historical novel that combines the creepy intrigue of Caleb Carr, the sensory overload of Peter Ackroyd and the academic curiosity of A. S. Byatt.&” —Los Angeles Times
The Great Thinking Machine: "The Problem of Cell 13" and Other Stories (Dover Mystery Classics)
by Jacques FutrelleSuppose you were locked into one of the most secure prisons in America at the turn of the twentieth century. You've been put into solitary confinement, with periodic inspections by the warden, whom you'd informed that you would escape in less than a week. How would you communicate with the outside, how would you smuggle in tools and weapons, and how would you finally break out?This was the situation confronting Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, aka The Thinking Machine, in "The Problem of Cell 13," one of the most famous "locked-room" mysteries ever written. Eventually The Thinking Machine did escape, and his method is known to generations of fans. Less well known, however, is the fact that Jacques Futrelle wrote many other stories about this unique detective. This volume presents twelve tales of The Thinking Machine, adventures that concern a perfect alibi and a perfect accusation, an impossible theft of a container of radium, a precise sealed room mystery, a flaming phantom, and other "impossible" situations. Rich in Edwardian period flavor, the realistic tales anticipate many of the major developments in modern crime fiction.
The Great Train Robbery
by Michael CrichtonFrom the bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes an enthralling novel about Victorian London's most notorious gold heist. London, 1855, when lavish wealth and appalling poverty exist side by side, one mysterious man navigates both worlds with perfect ease. Edward Pierce preys on the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of his century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England's industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, but studded with all the suspense and style of fiction, here is a classic historical thriller, set a decade before the age of dynamite--yet nonetheless explosive...
The Great Turkey Heist (Boxcar Children #129)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Robert PappA new restaurant is opening up in Greenfield, and the Aldens are first in line to help the owner start up a food pantry. They do everything they can to collect donations, from putting up signs to offering a free Thanksgiving dinner for the whole town, but someone keeps moving the signs and even steals the giant turkey that was meant for the dinner. The clock is ticking to get it back, but never fear, the Boxcar Children are on the case.
The Great Turkey Heist (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #129)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Robert PappThe Alden children were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Beloved by generations of families, this illustrated chapter book series is full of wholesome excitement, danger, and mystery. There's going to be a free Thanksgiving dinner for the whole town of Greenfield--except the turkey is missing! The Aldens are helping out at a new food pantry, collecting donations and putting up signs. But someone keeps moving the signs, and when the main course for the big town dinner disappears, the Boxcar Children have a mystery to solve!
The Great Vandal Scandal: The Great Pet Heist; The Great Ghost Hoax; The Great Vandal Scandal (The Great Pet Heist)
by Emily EctonThe Secret Life of Pets meets Spy School as furry friends come out of retirement to do some secret spy work sure to inspire &“chuckles aplenty&” (Kirkus Reviews) in this hilarious companion to The Great Pet Heist and The Great Ghost Hoax.Big plans are afoot! Butterbean is going to become a therapist (unless maybe she means a therapy dog?). The white cat is going to do a commercial for caviar-flavored pet treats. And Wallace is moving into a great new apartment. But these plans don&’t include a group of rowdy raccoons taking over the loading dock and throwing the building into turmoil. Now residents from the whole building are coming to the Strathmore Seven for help—from Second Floor Biscuit, a Yorkie with an unfortunate haircut who faces eviction for barking at the intruders, to the loading dock rats, who are feeling intimidated and upset. And even worse, Madison gets blamed for the vandalism! It&’s up to Butterbean and the rest of the pets to stop the raccoons and restore their friend&’s reputation—before it&’s too late.