Sleuth Stories

When an unexpected invitation to a mysterious soirée arrives, Roger Aberlour faces a dilemma: should he attend a gathering hosted by strangers? As a storm rages outside, the night takes a deadly turn. Roger finds himself determined to unmask a killer lurking in the shadows. * * * * * At Oakwell, a luxurious two-day event brimming with afternoon teas and sumptuous meals promises a sanctuary for its guests. But the atmosphere of elegance shatters when a shocking murder unfolds-a brutal stabbing in the back. Enter Roger, a whiskey-swilling, cigar-smoking unlicensed detective. With only a brief acquaintance with the other guests, he must navigate a web of deceit and hidden agendas to unmask the killer. To catch the killer, he must delve into the minds of those around him and navigate the labyrinth. As tensions rise and the clock ticks down, every secret kept could lead to another victim. In a game where trust is a luxury and danger lurks around every corner, will Roger uncover the truth before it's too late?

Making her grand re-entry into Portside, Rhode Island, Belinda Kittridge expected fun, sun, and sugar cookies. Instead, she gets one jilted lover braced for round two, an old rival on the hunt, and the murder of a former classmate and friend. Even worse, Belinda must return to the events surrounding a tragic sailing accident to set things right. But new possibilities emerge in the form of security expert Bennett Tate. Between her connections and his know-how, they're bound to catch the killer - and kick the skeletons out of the closet for good. Other Books Available in This Series: Auf'd (Book Two) Unexpected (A Short Story)

What if Nancy Drew and Frank and Joe Hardy didn't know each other and became enemies? A detective agency is being busted open. It's called A.T.A.C. - American Teens Against Crime. Nancy's father, Carson Drew asks her to investigate his two prime suspects in this operation scandal: Frank and Joe Hardy in Bayport, New York. A.T.A.C. is sending the Hardy Boys on a secret mission to stop a world famous lawyer from finding them. Their job? Convince Nancy Drew, his daughter, to leave A.T.A.C. alone and undercover. Is this all a big misunderstanding? Or are Frank, Joe and Nancy all in big trouble? Book 1 in the What If? Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys mystery trilogy

When a celebrated art dealer is found dead on the eve of Maple Glade's most anticipated gallery opening, local author Jade Reed stumbles onto more than just a missing painting. "The Glade by Moonlight" was meant to be the town's cultural crown jewel, instead, its disappearance unearths whispers of a priceless masterpiece hidden beneath its surface, stolen during World War II. As Jade digs into the painting's shadowy past, she crosses paths with dangerous international treasure hunters, coded clues, and a killer who's willing to strike again. With Detective Axel Ford torn between protecting her and solving the case, Jade must outwit enemies who will stop at nothing to keep old secrets buried, before she becomes the next victim.

AN EERIE TWIN-TOWERED CASTLE of white stone on an ice-bound island on a frozen winter lake, a nearby English manor house haunted by a flute playing ghost who roams the halls at night accompanied by a wolf, and a mysterious kidnapped girl from the past all come together in one of the most thrilling Dana Girls cases ever! THE DANA GIRLS were a sister-series to NANCY DREW and THE HARDY BOYS from the same publishers and writers from the 1930s to the 1970s. This is a FANFICTION MYSTERY, written in the same style as the original Danas from the 1930s, and set in that era. There were 30 Dana Girls mystery stories written and published by the creators of the original Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books in the 1930s - 1970s. This book is representative of the early volumes in the series. The Dana Girls have also appeared in some of the recent Nancy Drew graphic novels.

London 1923. Charlotte Wynthorpe's socialite circle is being plagued by a rash of diamond burglaries during their wild, drunken parties. Sensing some terrible fun to be had, Charlotte decides on the spur of the moment to investigate. But what she discovers turns out to be anything other than fun and games. Charlotte Wynthorpe first appeared in the Wattpad featured historical novel "Aftermath" as a side character. Now, she gets her own story in cozy mystery form.

" gonna make it to the problem page troubleshoot your life. . . " • • • Reluctant partners-in-crime, Angel and Del, find themselves questioning their own loyalties, relationships and perceptions of reality after being thrust into a criminal plot unlike anything they've ever experienced before... 2027, LOS ANGELES. When former cybercriminal kingpin Angel Torréz is framed for a government attack he did not commit, and brilliant amateur sleuth Delphi Walker becomes the primary target of local gang harassment, the two are forced to pair up to find the root cause of their dilemma, despite a longstanding rivalry and differing moral codes. As their search deepens, the pair stumble across "c0d3swvtch.net", a website catered toward unmasking and exposing the most dangerous entities on the web--including themselves--unless its victims obey its host's shocking demands. Left with no other options, Angel and Del are intimidated into playing a game that will force them to risk everything for their own safety, even if the end results are as devastating as the truths they will uncover about each other along the way. BOOK ONE OF THE "CODE SWITCH" SERIES. • • • " crucify yourself i'll bet you find yourself. . . "

What would make you pull the trigger? When Reed Kimball is found with a bullet between the eyes, the police are faced with so many suspects, they don't know where to begin. A gambler, a speculator, and a love 'em and leave 'em kinda guy, Kimball is a middle-aged, toupee-wearing louse who magnetically attracts women by his sheer lack of interest. On the heels of their triumphant resolution, dubbed the Canary Case, private investigators Florian Flix and Phalen Archer find themselves boarding a train for Hollywood. Movie mogul, Alfred Steppson, has made them and offer they can't refuse. He wants to make a move to immortalize them in film. Once they arrive in Hollywood, glitz and glamour threaten to turn their heads. A secret is being kept from the stars and major players in Tinseltown. In the land of make believe, nothing is as it seems. A dream factory and a magnificent estate warp into a nightmare. Booze and drugs and a legion intent on bringing down Steppson's empire clash in a twisted web of lies and deception. Who shot Reed Kimball? And why? The Cupid/Archer Mystery Series: 1. Beastly House 2. Cupid's Archer (A Cupid/Archer Mystery) 3. The Dust of Death (A Cupid/Archer Mystery) 4. Ashes of Yesterday (A Cupid/Archer Mystery)

When a jinn dragged Glasgow science teacher, Tavish MacBruce, to a Scotland where dragons and unicorns are real, he took on the role of a wizard. After a princess is murdered, he's asked to be a detective. When he finds a second body, he realizes it'll take more than a knowledge of BBC crime shows and the know-how to make a crab apple battery if he wants to survive.

Robin's life is in freefall over one weekend in April. On Friday, her fiancé Dustin calls off their wedding, on Saturday, she and her best friend Callie have a bonfire to burn everything but the dress, and on Sunday she moves from Dustin's apartment to her 80-year-old grandmother's house in the country. She's looking forward to returning to work and normalcy as a massage therapist at Rejuvenate, a popular day spa in a Miami suburb, but when she arrives Monday morning, a shirtless dead body has been discovered in the salt therapy room. The body belongs to one of her former clients. Six months ago, he'd been so obnoxious, she had to call the police on him, and because he's never worked with anyone else at the spa, it means Robin is the number one suspect. Quickly, Robin decides she needs to figure out who murdered him. Being sent to prison makes Robin's disastrous weekend seem as trivial as a bad pedicure. The only bright spot in this increasingly dark picture is that Robin's favorite clien

What if an old lover and an older brother come back? Nancy and George visit Sebastian Fayne, George's older married brother. While in Texas, Sebastian convinces George to be an extra in a movie being filmed nearby. But after George get the part Nancy finds that an old lover is the star and she wants to put all the space she can between herself and the movie set. Frank and Joe get summer jobs as bodyguards after their Dad suggests a break from detective work. The brothers are assigned to Jake Parrualt, a movie star who is currently filming in Texas. The set is being vandalized, the actor are having trouble and producers re disappearing. It is just too hard for Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys to stay away. Fame is book 2 in the "What If?" Series. Read "Pawns & Enemies" first.

A bitter and insane cat plots to save her beloved city by destroying it. Read along to the videos. Consider a world inhabited with only cats and dogs: a society recognizable as our own, but with its eccentricities being the norm, rather than the exception. A world where the charm of Kenneth Grahame's Wind In the Willows meets the exotic world of Ian Fleming's Bond. A world where fluffy just got dangerous. These are the Velvet Paw of Asquith Novels, also known as the Dooven Books: welcome to the genre of New Fable. The books follow Oscar Teabag-Dooven, a secret agent who believes he's more poet than spy. He finds training brash and clinical, with far too much shouting and not enough singing. But triumphing over villains and thwarting their garish plans isn't easy when unable to do much more than rhyme one lot of words with another. Nevertheless, he succeeds with the help of the characters he meets and a courage that arises when he believes it cannot.

Deals and trades are what Samantha and her younger brother Collin know and understand. Their business grows and thrives everywhere. They plant, take care, and sell mushrooms. What awaits their Mushroom Kingdom?? Well, you just have to read to find out. For thy information and whatnot : This is not the Mushroom Kingdom where Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach reside. Warning : This book is poisonous and should not be read by health buffs.

Andrea has been suppressing her psychic abilities all her life. Now that she's moving to a new city, she's challenging herself to blend into this vibrant and chaotic environment. If she can stand it here, she can make it anywhere. But her hopes of reinventing herself come crashing down when she sees the brutal murder of a young woman in her vision. How does she report a crime she didn't see? how can she catch a killer without any proof? In her pursuit of uncovering mysteries, she becomes entwined with a dark side of the city and the even darker detectives who keep it safe.

Action Adventure Series • Book I 🔊 Featuring: Four regular young people who find themselves thrown together (for reasons they don't discover right away) cracking ancient mysteries they never asked for. Atlas Archer - The wandering soul with music in his veins... becomes the bard whose tunes carry power. Noey Niles - The cautious intellect, Indiana Jones wanna be, becomes a robed wielder of knowledge (and maybe dangerous magic). Valli Vale - The soft-seeming one whose transformation reveals wild, kinetic energy and elemental command. Kaida Krass - Already fierce-eyed, but in this world? A warrior of destiny. India. A train station at twilight. Crowds alive with color, sound, and dust. And yet- this strange, hollow pause in the air around our four unknowing strangers when they first glimpse one another. They don't know why they're there. They don't know they're connected. But the omens do.

If you like a classic whodunnit, this one is for you! Zuri Dinshaw, a famous pianist is found drowned in a secluded farmhouse. Police is positive that it is an accident but Inspector Sid has his doubts. To find the truth, he seeks his old college friend- Lucifera Indica, the girl in turquoise glasses. Lucifera Indica is the girl who loves comics, prefers masala chai over coffee and nobody knows the meaning of her name. Though she is gifted with an organised mind and analytical abilities, will she be able to solve the case? Read the second case of Lucifera Indica right now, to unveil whether Zuri Dinshaw's death was an accident or a murder.

I'm just writing random stories about Enola Holmes and Sherlock Holmes (and sometimes Mycroft, Watson,etc.). I've now read all nine of the books and have edited the story to fit. (Yes, books, not movies, although I watched those too, but this isn't based on that. Yes, 9 books). It was supposed to be fluff, but that didn't last very long it may return to that, but who knows.

A sequel to Enola Holmes. **ON HIATUS** Disclaimer, all characters belong to Legendary Pictures Digital PCMA Productions and Nancy Springer. Ideas are completely original; any similarity to other works is purely coincidental.

An unlikely wealthy couple in the midst of constant emotional chaos finds themselves investigating the world of embryo and organ theft, a mystery that takes them to unexpected locales with the most unusual set of characters. With a nod to the The Thin Man, Bradley Lewis takes us out of Manhattan and into the rich, dysfunctional, world of Beverly Hills. With Sheila Benniger’s pet schnoodle killed by a Sub-Zero refrigerator accident in a prequel, she is left with only her husband Dr. Brantley Benninger, the local root canal specialist, to schlep around to help investigate her amateur sleuthing hunches. Like Nick and Nora Charles, the Benningers enjoy all the perks of wealth, such as country clubs and eating in the finest Hollywood and Beverly Hills chichi locations, but unfortunately too often with Sheila’s Borgia-like parents, the Stirlings. With the help of Irv-The-Shrink, the Bennigers manage to keep their marriage alive – and want to – especially since Sheila is pregnant. The perfect-imperfect couple, Sheila and Brantley are still in love, and their elegant condo provides refuge from the strange world that the Stirlings constantly try to invade. They enter the realm of international crime, macabre murders, and police cover-ups. With lively dialogue and uniquely authentic settings, the author, a Beverly Hills resident for twenty-six years, demonstrates that he knows his subject from every angle, and exposes the extraordinary perverse insider details of wealthy families. The Benningers rub elbows with the rich and famous, while trying to solve what proves to be an off-beat, often funny, tale of mystery and socially-impaired Beverly Hills life.

From #1 bestselling mystery author Blake Pierce comes a new masterpiece of psychological suspense: CAUSE TO HIDE (An Avery Black Mystery-Book 3). Bodies are being found in the outskirts of Boston, their corpses burned beyond recognition, as the police realize a new serial killer is roaming the streets. As the media converges and the pressure is upped, the Boston Police Department must turn to its most brilliant-and controversial-homicide detective: Avery Black. Avery, still trying to pick up the pieces of her own life-her budding relationship with Ramirez, her reconciliation with Rose-suddenly finds herself thrown into the most challenging case of her career. With scant evidence to follow, she must enter the mind of a psychotic killer, try to understand his obsession with fire, and what clues that offers into his personality. Her trail leads her deep into Boston's worst neighborhoods, to confrontations with its worst psychopaths-and finally, to a twist she could never possibly imagine. In a game of psychological cat and mouse, a frantic race against time, Avery is led too deep into the maze of a killer's mind, and to places darker than she'd ever wish to see. A psychological thriller with heart-pounding suspense, CAUSE TO HIDE is book #3 of a riveting new series-with a beloved new character-that will leave you turning pages late into the night. Book #4 in the Avery Black series will be available soon.