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Star Witness
by Dudley W. BuffaAttorney Joseph Antonelli tackles a case overflowing with greed and glamour, in a scintillating new thriller in the Edgar Award-nominated series. The novels of D. V. Buffa have been lauded for their "resonance that continues to play on the reader's mind" (The New York Times) and their "great intelligence and erudition" (San Jose Mercury News). But none has prepared us for the unique brilliance of this latest novel, a haunting tale of near-Fitzgeraldian eloquence, set amid the vaulting ambition and passion of Hollywood. Star Witness is about a man on trial for murder--a man recognized as one of the film industry's most successful writer-directors, a man of mythic drive and talent, and someone who looks more guilty with every passing witness. Attorney Joseph Antonelli--suave, philosophical, fearless, and cagey--takes up the director's defense for the murder of an equally famous young woman. Then the defendant shows Antonelli the script he has been working on for years, a script he considers his masterpiece: the story of a man's rags-to-riches climb to the top that recalls Orson Welles's Citizen Kane', and that includes a visionary film director as its hero. In this fascinating story-within-a-story, the accused reveals his version of the tragedy, the secrets of his relationship with the deceased, and the ominous events that led to her death. In it we see how art can imitate life-and unmask a killer even the court can't find. This is a novel about the nature of the confusing intersection of truth and fantasy dreams and desires, Star Witness is a rich tale of Hollywood, unlike any you've read in many years.
Maigret in Exile, The Rheingold Route, and The Murder of Miranda
by Georges Simenon Margaret Millar Arthur MalingMaigret in Exile by Georges Simenon<P><P> Inspector Jules Maigret has fallen into disfavor with his Paris superiors and has been shunted to a district supervisor's job on the northern French coast. Depressed and bored, Maigret regains a sense of purpose when a corpse is discovered in the house of a retired judge.<P> The Rheingold Route by Arthur Maling<P> An ex-U.S. Treasury agent is hired to smuggle money from England to Switzerland by a double crossing lawyer.<P> The Rheingold Route won the Edgar Allan Poe Award.<P> Murder of Miranda by Margaret Millar<P> Where is Miranda Shaw? She had just been widowed and her lawyer needs her signature for probate, but her mansion is empty and two addled teenagers, Cordelia and Juliet, are wearing her jewellery. Has she eloped? With Grady, the lifeguard at her club, who is also missing? Is she dodging her lawyer? Or has she been murdered ... ?
The Smoke Screen Mystery (Hardy Boys Mystery Stories #105)
by Franklin W. DixonTo track down an arsonist, Frank and Joe go undercover as firefighters in this sizzling new mystery. Fires have ravaged three buildings owned by Donald Pierce, and he asks the Hardy Boys to help him find the culprit.
The Old Gods Laugh
by Frank YerbyAmerican journalist gets caught up in struggle between dictator and rebels in Latin American country; adventure, love, intrigue, some violence.
Revolutions in Time
by Jonathan DunnThe author of this book donated a digital copy to Bookshare.org. Join us in thanking Jonathan Dunn for providing his accessible digital book to this community. The Revolutions of Time is a "timeless" philosophical thriller / science fiction novel. Its premise is this: Time flows in a circular motion, repeating itself in "seasons" that are much like a year on earth, similar time periods with the same general events. Because of these revolutions, the geological record shows not the immediate past, but the events of the last "season" or age, making the fossils and formations show what will happen rather than what has happened. Jehu is transported to the end of his age by the mysterious Lord of the Past, and finds himself caught in the middle of a society at war over how to divert the Big Bang that is foretold by their geologists. What follows is, as they say, history.
French Quarter
by Stella CameronSet in lush and languid New Orleans, FRENCH QUARTER is the story of Celina Payne, a talented and beautiful woman thrust into a harrowing world of murder and deceit, who must not only fight for her life and her future, but for the soul of a man who could fulfill her entirely--or ruin both their lives. Celina Payne still celebrates the day she met visionary New Orleans business man Errol Petrie. When Petrie hired her to represent Dreams--a company that caters to the whims of the wealthy and uses the profits to fund the wishes of dying children--he rescued her from a domineering mother and the suffocating world of high society. But Celina's new-found happiness is shattered all too soon. Arriving one morning at Petrie's opulent French Quarter mansion, Celina finds him dead--with all the evidence of a night of sexual excess around him--and is hurled into an unimaginable nightmare. The days and weeks that follow, Celina will be hounded by a cadre of scandal-hungry reporters who smell sensation in her boss's flamboyant death, and stalked by a ruthless politician who sees a way to turn her vulnerability to his advantage. But most of all, Celina finds herself fleeing Jack Charbonnet, Petrie's business partner and best friend. The bitter and volatile Charbonnet is certain that Celina is hiding something about his old friend's murder, and will stop at nothing to discover what it is. Jack is right about one thing, Celina is keeping a secret--one that makes her heart swell with tenderness and sorrow ... and one she is determined to keep. In the sultry heat of the bayou, amid the gothic buildings of the French Quarter, passions tangle, as Jack and Celina draw dangerously close to the truth about Errol Petrie--and alarmingly close to each other. And when Jack's ties to New Orleans underworld come back to haunt him, he will find himself trapped with Celina in a world more twisted, more starkly evil than even he could ever have imagined. French Quarter delivers chilling suspense, seething sensuality, and an utterly compelling love story. A tale that will draw readers into the world of a woman who dares to break more than one unwritten rule .
Evil Island
by Jennifer BlairThe name on the map was MacKenzie's Island, but Evil Island was what the local folk called the piece of wooded land with its great mansion and strange history. Here pretty, young Jean MacKenzie grew up after the horrifying death of her parents. Here she now returned, drawn back by ties of blood to this place of mystery and menace. Terror haunted her two old aunts on the island. Fear or guilt sealed the servants' lips. And as Jean soon learned, the hand of murder was poised to push her into the grave, and not even the man who loved her could come to her aid. Only Jean could unmask the danger that threatened her, and free herself at last from the dark curse that was her legacy.
The Ghost of Pickpocket Plantation (Pretty Darn Scary Mysteries #1)
by Carole MarshAn orphan named Terry spends the summer with his aunt at her newly-inherited colonial rice plantation outside Savannah, Georgia. What appears to be a long, hot, boring summer soon turns into a cool, creepy mystery! Pickpocket Plantation entertains some surprise visitors. The past and the present collide in a stormy drama. A boy's body is autopsied on a lawyer's boardroom table. The Weeping Time of slave trading haunts Terry. He is also attacked by an angry bull alligator. Terry and his aunt are forced to confront their past, the future, and one another. A boy tries to figure it all out, and in the process takes a giant step into becoming his own man.
The Mystery at Mount Fuji (Around the World in 80 Mysteries #7)
by Carole MarshJoin Christina, Grant, Mimi, and Papa on an adventure when they fly to Japan and end up in the midst of a mystery More about the Around the World in 80 Mysteries series: Travel around the world with Christina and Grant as they visit famous places in 80 countries. Exciting adventures include history, geography, culture, and more of each country they visit.
The Mystery at the Roman Colosseum (Around the World in 80 Mysteries #3)
by Carole MarshIt's off to Italy for Mimi and Papa and their two grandchildren, Christina, 10 and Grant, 7. Mimi, a children's book writer, is writing a new mystery set in Italy, and Papa is going to visit an old friend. It doesn't take long for a mystery to unfold as Christina discovers a puzzling advertisement in an Italian newspaper... and suspicious men in black trench coats Follow Christina, Grant, and their two new friends, Luigi and Francesca, as they look for clues while exploring Italy on fast scooters and floating gondolas Things get even more interesting as the kids end up in the middle of Carnivale holiday festivities (Who is really behind that mask?)
The Mystery in Icy Antarctica (Around the World in 80 Mysteries #12)
by Carole MarshThe story will give kids the scoop on Antarctica including how the continent formed, how cold it is, who owns the continent, who wants to own it, the history of adventurers who went there and the wildlife, including penguins. Environmental issues are also addressed.
The Mystery of the Ancient Pyramid (Around the World in 80 Mysteries #4)
by Carole MarshThe Mystery Of The Ancient Pyramid takes children to a world where Papa, Mimi, Christina and Grant continue in their adventure of exploring the world while solving mysteries. Lots of factual Egyptology information is charmingly presented as intrinsic to the plot, which requires the young detectives to solve hieroglyphic clues to escape a Pharaoh's curse-- or worse.
The Mystery of the Crystal Castle (Around the World in 80 Mysteries #11)
by Carole MarshChristina and Mimi are uber-excited to visit a famous castle in Germany. They call it the Crystal Castle. "I think it looks like a fairytale castle," says Christina. Little does she know dark mystery's afoot! Grant and Papa are less excited. But that's until the Mystery Girl lands and they discover Octoberfest underway.
The Secret of Skullcracker Swamp (Pretty Darn Scary Mysteries #2)
by Carole MarshThe Okefenokee Swamp in southeast Georgia is an unlikely place for anyone, much less a city girl, to go on summer vacation. But Tabitha braves the brain-searing heat and swarms of blood-sucking mosquitoes to spend the time with her father, a professor and Swampmaster. While fending off snaggle-toothed alligators, venomous snakes, and a cantankerous bear, Tabby makes friends with Mable, a real "swamp thing" of a woman who "learns" her more about life than any city ever could.
Beware the Gingerbread House (Raven Hill: Volume #1, Case #3)
by Emily RoddaThe Help-for-Hire crew must discover who is putting dead creatures in the pastry made by the Gingerbread House.
The Behemoth Blizzard Mystery (Masters of Disasters #5)
by Carole MarshIt's s'now wonder that Artemis, Nick and head directly for the worst snowstorm predicted in years. Of course, it's hard to solve a mystery when upstate New York is all white and everyone and everything is invisible in a BEHEMOTH BLIZZARD. The MOD van is stopped cold. Dad comes down with the flu. That leaves Nick and Curie to save the day in a wild, winter, wonderland you won't believe. Join this brother and sister team as they accompany their scientist dad on hair-raising adventures.
The Counterfeit Constitution Mystery (Real Kids, Real Places #20)
by Carole MarshOne suspicious document, 2 kids a'wondering, 3 spies a'spying, 4 flags a'flying, and at least 10 reasons to run for your life! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, Built-In Book Club and activities. Each Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, and a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level.
The Mystery of the Graveyard of the Atlantic (Real Kids, Real Places #23)
by Carole MarshYou could say deadly Diamond Shoals was "ground zero" for shipwrecks, once upon a time. In the era before lighthouses and before lifesavers, an enormous swatch of sneaky, shifting sandy shoals worked like skeletal fingers to snatch up ships and sink them. When Papa has to emergency-land The Mystery Girl, this spooky, mysterious story begins.
The Mystery on the Great Barrier Reef (Around the World in 80 Mysteries #6)
by Carole MarshIt's a trip "Down Under" for Christina, 10, Grant, 7, and their mystery-writing grandmother Mimi. Lots of surprises and mysterious activities unfold as the group travels through the Outback, Queensland, and finally to the Great Barrier Reef. During a glass-bottom boat ride, they discover more than coral and fish under the water. Scuba divers and flesh-tearing moray eel lurk beneath their boat.
The Mystery on the Great Wall of China (Around the World in 80 Mysteries #5)
by Carole MarshMimi, Papa, Grant, and Christina are headed to China in Papa's little red and white airplane, The Mystery Girl. Thousands of miles away from home, surrounded by hundreds of years of imperial history, Christina, 10, and Grant, 7, discover puzzling clues as soon as they arrive at the airport.
The Rip-Roaring Mystery on the African Safari (Around The World In 80 Mysteries #13)
by Carole MarshIt's a looooong plane flight from Georgia to South Africa for Grant, Christina, Papa, and the kids mystery-writing grandmother Mimi! They're going on a safari! Grant can't wait to see the Big Five-- lions, elephants, Cape buffalo, rhinos, and leopards. But he and Christina end up seeing much more-- and find themselves embroiled in a hot, dusty, safari-style mystery! It all starts when a white lion goes missing... followed by mischievous monkeys... mysterious messages... a snapping snake... and ends up with Grant coming fact-to-face with the most fearsome creature of them all! RRROOOAAARRR! Come along for a wild ride through the sunny, South African savanna!