Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and they’ve received an invitation to a mystery! When their friend Sam gets a letter full of riddles from an eccentric millionaire, the Aldens are eager to help him crack the code. If Sam can solve the puzzle in time, he will inherit the millionaire’s money! But Sam isn’t the only one in town to receive such a letter—and whoever solves the mystery first will win the prize. The Aldens are eager to help their friend, but solving the millionaire’s mystery turns out to be even harder than they expected. When every clue eventually leads them back to Sam, the Boxcar Children begin to wonder: Could the answer lie somewhere in Sam’s mysterious past?

Elizabeth Haynes, author of the bestselling debut Into the Darkest Corner, returns with a tense, gripping thriller about a woman caught in an underworld of corruption and murder... Genevieve has finally achieved her dream: to leave the stress of London behind and start a new life aboard a houseboat in Kent. She’s found the perfect vessel: Revenge of the Tide. She already feels less lonely; as if the boat is looking after her. But the night of her boat-warming party, a body washes up, and to Genevieve’s horror, she recognizes the victim. She isn’t about to tell the police, though; hardly anyone knows about her past as a dancer at a private members’ club, The Barclay. The death can’t have anything to do with her. Or so she thinks... Soon, the lull of the waves against Revenge feels anything but soothing, as Genevieve begins to receive strange calls and can’t reach the one person who links the present danger with her history at the club. Fearing for her safety, Genevieve recalls the moment when it all started to go wrong: the night she saw her daytime boss in the crowd at The Barclay... Dark, sexy, and exquisitely chilling, Dark Tide is another superb mystery from acclaimed rising star Elizabeth Haynes.

**A twisted psychopath...a trail of violence...and a man and woman who will risk everything to stop him... **Jean Marc Andreas wanted what was his by right. He was seeking justice—and he would use any means to get it. Juliette de Clement, a confidante of the royal family, could aid his search for the priceless treasure so many had killed to possess...and died to protect. But in eighteenth-century revolutionary France, a world of power and intrigue, soldiers and assassins, royalty and rebels, death could come in many forms and from any direction, and none more lethal—or more likely—than from the person you trusted most. Still, Jean and Juliette had no choice but to trust each other, because their very lives depended on it. Someone else was determined to have the Wind Dancer statue—and the legacy of power it bestowed. Someone whose twisted genius for evil was already wreaking a path of unspeakable violence that only together they could stop...even as they stood to be its next victims. From the Paperback edition.

A London detective story

Arthur B. Reeve was a well known writer during the early 20th century, and his most famous works were mysteries that remain popular today.

When a mother and daughter--both paragons of virtue--are savagely killed in their home an investigative frenzy ensues. In traditional Berger style, what is a murder mystery on the surface reveals itself to be a tale of much deeper meaning. Here Berger takes on friendship, family loyalty, and the American dream.

When Rhetta McCarter's '79 Camaro is destroyed in a fire, her best friend and mechanic Victoria (Ricky) Lane, finds a replacement, a "barnfind" vintage Camaro in perfect condition, except for one major flaw: a body buried beneath it.When Rhetta McCarter's '79 Camaro is destroyed in a fire, her best friend and mechanic Victoria (Ricky) Lane, finds a replacement, a "barnfind" vintage Camaro in perfect condition, except for one major flaw: a body buried beneath it. Later, Ricky is arrested when a second victim is found murdered in the same barn. Rhetta is convinced not only that Ricky is innocent, but that the two murders are connected. The police don’t agree, so Rhetta is forced to fight her way through a labyrinth of danger and misdirection to find the real murderer before the killer finds her first.

The new full-tilt, razor-sharp, unstoppably hilarious and entertaining novel from the best-selling author of Bad Monkey, Star Island, Nature Girl, et al. When Lane Coolman's car is bashed from behind on the road to the Florida Keys, what appears to be an ordinary accident is anything but (this is Hiaasen!). Behind the wheel of the other car is Merry Mansfield--the eponymous Razor Girl--and the crash scam is only the beginning of events that spiral crazily out of control while unleashing some of the wildest characters Hiaasen has ever set loose on the page. There's Trebeaux, the owner of Sedimental Journeys--a company that steals sand from one beach to restore erosion on another . . . Dominick "Big Noogie" Aeola, a NYC mafia capo with a taste for tropic-wear . . . Buck Nance, a Wisconsin accordionist who has rebranded himself as the star of a redneck reality show called Bayou Brethren . . . a street psycho known as Blister who's more Buck Nance than Buck could ever be . . . Brock Richardson, a Miami product-liability lawyer who's getting dangerously--and deformingly--hooked on the very E.D. product he's litigating against . . . and Andrew Yancy--formerly Detective Yancy, busted down to the Key West roach patrol after accosting his then-lover's husband with a Dust Buster. Yancy believes that if he can singlehandedly solve a high-profile murder, he'll get his detective badge back. That the Razor Girl may be the key to Yancy's future will be as surprising as anything else he encounters along the way--including the giant Gambian rats that are livening up his restaurant inspections.

A CIA agent's two-year-old child was stolen in the night as a brutal act of vengeance. Now, eight years later, this torment is something Catherine Ling awakens to every day. Her friends, family, and colleagues tell her to let go, move on, accept that her son is never coming back. But she can't. Catherine needs to find someone as driven and obsessed as she is to help her - and that person is Eve Duncan. She knows that Eve shares her nightmare, since closure is also something that eludes Eve after the disappearance of her daughter Bonnie. Now, Eve must take her talents as a forensic sculptor to another level, using age progression as a way to unite Catherine with her child. As Eve gets drawn deeper into Catherine's horror, she must face looming demons of her own. Bonnie's killer is still out there. And a new killer is taunting Eve and Catherine at every turn. Is Catherine's son alive, or not? These two women endure the worst fear any mother can imagine in Iris Johansen's latest thrill ride, a gut-wrenching journey into the darkest places of the soul.

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The House of Strange Secrets CHAPTER I THE STRANGE AFFAIR ON THE LONELY MOOR SQUIRE CARRINGTONS carriage, this way, please, proclaimed this magnificent powdered footman wearing theM arquis of Moorland slivery. His stentorian tones echoing from the porch, over which were suspended the noblemans arms, interrupted an edifying conversation betweenS quire Carrington scoachman and the individual who presided over another local dignitarys stables, both of whom, with their carriages, had taken refuge from the inclement weather beneath the stately ash trees which were the pride of their noble owner and his gardener (by the way, a far more important personage). Well, goode ning to yer, Mr.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

**To stay alive, an adopted girl must discover the secret of her birth When her parents tell her that she is adopted, Eve is upset but not surprised. After all, she doesn’t look like her parents, and has always felt a strange distance from them. But as she approaches her fourteenth birthday, something begins to feel very wrong. While skiing, she sees a girl about her age die suddenly of a heart attack. A few days later, Eve learns that the girl’s sudden death is part of a pattern of fourteen-year-olds dying of strange causes, based on a chromosomal defect. One of the dead is Alexis, a girl who looks exactly like Eve. Eve tracks down Alexis’s parents, hoping she has finally found her real family—but it turns out Alexis was adopted too. Something is killing fourteen-year-old children, and finding out where she comes from is the only way for Eve to save herself. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Peter Lerangis including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection. 

The Pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred and eighteen cardinals from all over the globe will cast their votes in the world’s most secretive election. They are holy men. But they have ambition. And they have rivals. Over the next seventy-two hours one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on earth.

The Boxcar children decide to help restore a historic firehouse when the town council starts thinking about demolishing it. Soon enough they realize that someone is hindering their efforts.

The Fall of Autumn is a special variety of short stories with surprising twists of murder mysteries. The stories enhance the readers in unexpected events that bring them to unexpected conclusions. The stores are enriched with moments that will take the readers to surprising and twisted heights.THE RAG MANThe Rag Man is a story that will turn hearts and water eyes. One person sometimes can hold the key to a blessing for someone else.THE TRIPLE CREEK MURDERIt was a 40th year class reunion at Triple Creek Park. Several classmates met early that morning for coffee and donuts. The reunion went good and everyone enjoyed it. But, one of the classmates was reported missing and was later found murdered. Who did it and why?I SEE YOUI See You is the sequel to Eli’s Cry. Who would have thought the retired FBI agent, Brandon, would think he would ever have to face a killer from his past. The warning from Eli came in the nick of time.HIDE-AND-SEEKWhen a convict is on his way to a new trial, the prison van is involved in a wreck and the convict gets away. Murders at a nearby campground flare up and the police are in a frantic search to find the ex-con who was last seen near the campground. Two murders have already happened. Will there be more before he is found?2:00 AM2:00 AM is a detective story of murder with bizarre twists. Who did it and why will lead to a surprising killer. 2:00 AM opens with the mystery of a murdered homeless man and then unravels a cold case from the past.THE EDGE OF NIGHT TO THE LIGHT OF DAYThis is a love story of two people who were childhood sweethearts. Will race, war and unpredictable and unstable times keep them together or will it drive them apart? Time will tell.AUTUMN HARVESTA simple two week vacation to Mexico was all that is was supposed to be. However, an unexpected twist occurs in the gulf. As the twist unravels as the story goes on will in the end bring another surprising twist.APT. 3 ACROSS FROM APT. 4Jonathan and Deborah first met in the hallway of an apartment building. Their friendship became a bonding relationship that would last a lifetime.WITCHER’S LAKEA weekend retreat at Witcher’s Lake for Ricky and Crystal Hartley was a chance for them the get away for a while to enjoy a second honeymoon. But, little did they know, it would be far from that. On the way, they are involved in a car wreck which turns their weekend in to a bizarre twist that unravels an old secret from Witcher’s Lake past.THE RIVER’S EDGEWhen two boys were playing along the river’s edge, they find the body of a dead woman. It opens up a bizarre story of twisted events. As the detectives search for a homeless man they think is linked to the murder, another body is found. As the detectives work on the two murder cases, the killer is revealed with a surprise ending.