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The Case of the Russian Diplomat: A Masao Masuto Mystery (book Three) (The Masao Masuto Mysteries #3)
by Howard FastA murder investigation at a high-priced hotel reveals a deadly plot reaching the highest seats of powerThey call the pool at the Beverly Glen Hotel "the naked hooker." To the frustration of the Beverly Hills police department, the women there are so high class that it's impossible to distinguish guests and girlfriends from professionals. Women flock to the lavish hotel because it teems with film stars, businessmen--and America's richest criminals. Tonight, to detective Masao Masuto's chagrin, there is the body of a naked man in the pool. Though the management insists the death was accidental, Masuto doubts that any man would hide his own clothes before taking a midnight swim. The woman who reported the body is gone by the time the police reach her room, and the man they find there, Jack Stillman, insists there was nobody staying with him. The next day Stillman is dead, and Masao Masuto has a killing spree to deal with--one that leads to a tangled web of espionage and international conspiracy. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author's estate.
The Case of the Secret Weapon
by John R. Erickson Gerald HolmesHank the Cowdog is at it again! There's a burglar on the loose, and he's robbing houses with the help of a super-sneaky, super stinky secret weapon. As Head of Ranch Security, Hank knows it's his job to protect the ranch and all the buildings on it. So when a suspicious character comes sniffing around Slim's bachelor shack, Hank heads right into action. But does Hank have what it takes to save the day even after getting caught in the line of fire?
The Case of the Shipwrecked Tree (Hank the Cowdog Series, #41)
by John R. EricksonLittle Alfred chooses Hank as his first mate for the tree-house pirate ship. Will Hank the Cowdog find a way to survive the high seas and return to shore in one piece?
The Case of the Swirling Killer Tornado (Hank the Cowdog Series, #25)
by John R. EricksonAttacked by an invisible enemy, Hank rushes to the house to make sure his family is safe, but the house is in the path of a killer tornado and Hank gets trapped inside the house.
The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump
by Harry TurtledoveIn an alternate America that runs on magic, a potential environmental disaster plunges an overworked bureaucrat into a deadly conspiracy of evil gods and darkest sorcery David Fisher pushes paper for the EPA in a world that&’s a lot like ours . . . only different. In this California—and throughout the alternate United States—all gods are real, science doesn&’t exist, and magic rules everything, running imp-driven computers and creating anxiety-inducing bumper-to-bumper flying-carpet rush hours. Unfortunately, unchecked magic use can leave dangerous residues, creating hours of mind-numbing deskwork for David and his fellow bureaucrats at the Environmental Perfection Agency. Now a leakage at a toxic spell dump in Angels City is about to complicate David&’s life in ways he never imagined, unleashing vampires, werewolves, and soulless babies. Even the actual spooks at the CIA concerned. But looking too closely into what might be more than just an accident could have David stepping on the toes of some very nasty deities indeed, imperiling his future on the Other Side . . . and on this one, as well. When it comes to creating alternate histories—and worlds—no one does it better than the great Harry Turtledove. The multiple-award-winning master of the fantastic carries readers on a droll thrill ride through a richly detailed, ingeniously imagined fantasy reality where the impossible is mundane—and absolutely anything can happen.
The Case of the Vampire Cat (Hank the Cowdog Series, #21)
by John R. EricksonWhen Slim accidentally abandons Hank at a neighbor's ranch, Hank ends up with a new sidekick, Mary D Cat, who he's sure is a vampire
The Case of the Vampire Vacuum Sweeper (Hank the Cowdog Series, #29)
by John R. EricksonA gang of marauding dogs is threatening the calves on the ranch, but Hank is trapped inside at the mercy of Slim's vampire vacuum sweeper. Will Hank be able to save the cattle?
The Case of the Vanishing Fishhook (Hank the Cowdog Series, #31)
by John R. EricksonLittle Alfred goes fishing and Hank the Cowdog accompanies him. A fishing hook ends up in Hank's belly. Unpleasantry follows. Number 31 in the Hank series.
The Case of the Weird Blue Chicken: The Next Misadventure
by Doreen Cronin Kevin CornellThe Chicken Squad is back for their second (mis)adventure, and this time they're solving the mystery of a kidnapped...HOUSE? A hilarious, "easy to read" (Booklist) chapter book from the bestselling author of Click, Clack, Moo and The Trouble with Chickens.Dirt, Sugar, Sweetie, and Poppy are the four members of The Chicken Squad, and business is booming. A weird blue bird has just flown into Chicken Squad headquarters squawking on about a house-napper (yes, house-napper), and it is once again up to the squad to uncover who is up to no good. But there is something NUTS about this story that the squad can't quite put their feather on...and oh, brother, is it key to solving the case!
The Case of the Weird Blue Chicken
by Doreen Cronin Kevin CornellThe Chicken Squad is back for their second (mis)adventure, and this time they're solving the mystery of a kidnapped...HOUSE? A hilarious chapter book from the bestselling author of Click, Clack, Moo and The Trouble with Chickens.Dirt, Sugar, Sweetie, and Poppy are the four members of The Chicken Squad, and business is booming. A weird blue bird has just flown into Chicken Squad headquarters squawking on about a house-napper (yes, house-napper), and it is once again up to the squad to uncover who is up to no good. But there is something NUTS about this story that the squad can't quite put their feather on...and oh, brother, is it key to solving the case!
Casey's Cases: The Mysterious New Girl (Casey's Cases)
by Kay HealyDiary of a Wimpy Kid meets Nancy Drew meets Amelia Bedelia in this hilarious young graphic novel series featuring an aspiring detective who will solve any case . . . usually accidentally.Casey wants nothing more than to be a detective. No mystery is too big or small for her to tackle! OK, so she doesn&’t see everything coming—mean girl Dina always has the last word, and Casey is constantly falling into embarrassing disasters in front of cute boy AJ. But now, it&’s Casey&’s eleventh birthday, and she&’s just been given a magnifying glass and a pair of binoculars—perfect gifts for today&’s mystery: Mr. Muffin, a cat Casey&’s parents insist is too big to be a hungry stray. Will Casey manage to convince them he belongs with her? More importantly, could that new girl in school be the perfect contender for a new best friend? Casey&’s on the job, and she won&’t stop till all cases are closed. Fresh talent Kay Healy&’s winsome heroine, crackling wit, and charmingly geometric characters alchemize to comedy gold. Voracious young comics fans won&’t want to miss Casey&’s laugh-out-loud debut.A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Cash Out: A Novel
by Greg Bardsley“Cash Out is one of those novels that begs for more adjectives: relentless, madcap, polished, lean, vivid, warped, original, horrifying and hilarious in equal measure.” —Marcus Sakey, author of The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes and The AmateurImagine a story by Ben Mezrich (The Accidental Billionaires, 21) of staggering financial improprieties infused with Tim Dorsey’s (Hurricane Punch, Gator A-Go-Go) zany, over-the-top pure insanity, and you might have something somewhat resembling Cash Out, the rollicking debut novel by Greg Bardsley. This is nonstop, mercilessly hilarious, no-holds-barred fiction for fans of The Hangover and Office Space—an outrageous tall tale that follows one desperate, disgruntled Silicon Valley exec through a his surreal three-day scramble to cash out his stock options and leave behind his hated high-tech job before outrageous villains (and even crazier friends) completely destroy him. Do you like the wildly satirical work of Tom Perrotta, Sam Lipsyte, and Gary Shteyngart? Do the ingenious comic caper novels of Elmore Leonard leave you breathless and exhilarated? Then get ready to Cash Out.
Cash Splash (Diary of a Roblox Pro)
by Ari AvatarAri Avatar is just your average Roblox kid living in a blocky world! Battle monsters and avoid disasters in a Roblox world -- all through the eyes of Ari and his friends. Diary of a Roblox Pro is a must-read for any kid who loves to game!Ari and his friends have discovered a portal to a parallel universe. And Ari is shocked to find that in this world, he's a millionaire! With a butler, dragon pets, and all the candy he could possibly eat, why would Ari ever want to go back home? Or is there something more threatening in this universe that Ari can't see?Join Ari and his friends on the seventh unofficial Diary of a Roblox Pro adventure!
Cashel Byron`s Profession
by George Bernard ShawAfter poleaxing his mathematics master with a perfect right, Cashel Byron, the unloved son of a successful actress, runs away to Australia. He returns to England and becomes the most famous prizefighter of his age, only to be floored himself by the lovely and impossible Lydia Carew. Can Lydia, with her reputation for vast learning and exquisite culture, be wooed by the ruffian Cashel? Can Cashel successfully hide his illegal professional? And so follows, with Shaw's inimitable wit and sparkle, a tale of miscommunication, drawing-room comedy and love.
Cashel Byron`s Profession: Newly Rev. , With Several Prefaces And An Essay On Prizefighting, Also The Admirable Bashville; Or, Constancy Unrewarded, Be
by George Bernard ShawAfter poleaxing his mathematics master with a perfect right, Cashel Byron, the unloved son of a successful actress, runs away to Australia. He returns to England and becomes the most famous prizefighter of his age, only to be floored himself by the lovely and impossible Lydia Carew. Can Lydia, with her reputation for vast learning and exquisite culture, be wooed by the ruffian Cashel? Can Cashel successfully hide his illegal professional? And so follows, with Shaw's inimitable wit and sparkle, a tale of miscommunication, drawing-room comedy and love.
Casi CRACKS 1 - ¡Campeones de rebote! (Casi CRACKS #Volumen 1)
by Laura Tárraga¡SALTA AL CAMPO DE JUEGO Y CONOCE AL EQUIPO DE FÚTBOL MÁS DIVERTIDO! Dicen que en el fútbol no hay rival pequeño, pero ¡eso es porque no conocen a los CASI CRACKS! Cuando los Casi Cracks se clasifican para uno de los torneos más importantes del año, nadie se lo cree del todo. ¿Ha sido suerte o es posible que esté ocurriendo algo más?Con equipos que se quedan dormidos en el campo, balones que parecen tener vida propia y algunos rivales bastante sospechosos, el reto no será solamente llegar a la final... ¡Será resolver el misterio más disparatado de la temporada! ------------------------Fútbol, amistad, deportividad y mucho humor en una serie para primeros lectores que hará que se partan de risa: - Con ilustraciones llenas de acción y de humor en cada página. - Texto sencillo, divertido ¡y fácil de leer! - Para todo tipo de jóvenes lectores: desde aficionados al fútbol hasta fans de las historias de aventuras y de humor.- Para niños y niñas, ¡en los Casi Cracks jugamos todos!
Casi CRACKS 2 - ¡Sin mente de repente! (Casi CRACKS #Volumen 2)
by Laura Tárraga¡SALTA AL TERRENO DE JUEGO Y CONOCE AL EQUIPO DE FÚTBOL MÁS DIVERTIDO! Han invitado a los Casi Cracks a un campamento de fútbol, pero en cuanto llegan... ¡empiezan a pasar cosas raras! Marcos, el rey de la planificación, va muy despistado; Salma, la jugadora más competitiva, pasa de todo, y el pijo de Aarón... ¿¡se ha puesto a cocinar?! Parece que las personalidades de todos los jugadores están patas arriba y es que... Con todo este lío, ¡los Casi Cracks no dan pie con bola! ---------------------- Fútbol, amistad, deportividad y mucho humor en una serie para primeros lectores que hará que se partan de risa:- Con ilustraciones llenas de acción y de humor en cada página. - Texto sencillo, divertido ¡y fácil de leer! - Para todo tipo de jóvenes lectores: desde aficionados al fútbol hasta fans de las historias de aventuras y de humor. - Para niños y niñas, ¡en los Casi Cracks jugamos todos!
Casi hermanas
by Ana RomeroSara y Lara. Lara y Sara. Lara tiene la familia más aburrida del mundo. Y eso a Sara le encanta. En cambio, Sara tiene la familia más emocionante del mundo, mitad humana y mitad monstruo y viven en un castillo que pareciera embrujado… y eso a Lara le fascina. Y cuando las dos chicas se comparten sus diarios y se dan cuenta de cómo en realidad ambicionan la vida de la otra, es que deciden llevar su amistad un poco más allá e intercambiar sus vidas. Total, nada puede salir mal. ¿O no? Ésta es la historia de dos niñas que no se parecen en nada y por eso siempre las confunden. Ésta es la historia de dos niñas que más que amigas son casi hermanas.
Casket Case: A Novel
by Lauren EvansIn this warm-hearted debut rom-com, a young woman returns home to run her family&’s casket business and falls in love with a seemingly perfect stranger. But there&’s just one problem . . . he works for Death.&“A charming, original love story about grief. I loved it.&”—Sophie Cousens, New York Times bestselling author of This Time Next YearNora thought she was finished with Rabbittown, Alabama, for good. But an unexpected tragedy turned her life upside down, and she&’s found herself back in her tiny hometown running the family casket business.There aren&’t exactly a lot of prospects for a single woman in her thirties in a place like Rabbittown. Until Nora Clanton&’s ordinary, casket-selling day is interrupted by a handsome stranger wandering into her shop and asking for directions—as well as a date.Garrett Bishop seems like the ideal guy. He&’s thoughtful, he&’s kind, and he has a lucrative job as a logistics coordinator, for which he seems to have a passion. She&’s not totally sure what &“logistics&” entails, but she knows it means long hours, lots of travel, and urgent calls in the middle of the night.When a few of Rabbittown&’s residents suddenly pass away—a heart attack here, a car crash there—and Garrett is spotted at the scenes of, well, all of the deaths, his frustratingly vague job description starts to become increasingly . . . suspicious. What is it that Garrett actually does for a living?He&’s a logistics coordinator for Death.When Nora discovers the truth, she is unable to reconcile the wonderful man she knows with the unthinkably cruel job he loves. Will she ever be able to understand how he can do what he does, or will she have to lay her best chance at love to rest?Casket Case is the heartfelt story of a small-town girl who feels surrounded by death—literally and figuratively. This clever, endearing, and romantic debut explores how love and loss are forever intertwined . . . but death might not be as scary as it seems.
El caso de la feria encantada (Misterios de Clodett #Volumen 3)
by Clodett¡Misterios y diversión con Clodett!Únete a la Agencia de Detectives Clodettamis y prepárate para resolver el caso de la feria encantada. ¡Hola, clodettamis! Menudo CAOS: ¡LUNA se ha perdido en la FERIA! O, mejor dicho: ¡alguien se la ha LLEVADO! Pero ¿quién? ¡Tenemos que encontrarla antes de que CIERREN! Nuestra única pista: Lunita no puede haber ido muy lejos. Nuestro objetivo: ¡Seguirle el RASTRO! ¿Estáis preparados para resolver el caso de la feria encantada? Es momento de pasar a la acción, de seguir todas las pistas... ¡y de partirse de risa! Carnet
El caso del crush secreto
by Clodett¡Misterios y diversión con Clodett! Únete a la Agencia de Detectives Clodettamis y prepárate para resolver el caso del crush secreto. ¡Hola, clodettamis! Estamos en alerta ROSA digo, ROJA: ¡me han mandado una CARTA de AMOR! Si alguien descubre que tengo un ADMIRADOR secreto, va a ser mi fin. ¡Tengo que saber QUIÉN ha sido antes de que sea demasiado tarde! Nuestra única pista: el AUTOR va a mi COLE Nuestro objetivo: ¡descubrir SU NOMBRE! ¿Estáis preparados para resolver el caso del crush secreto? Es momento de pasar a la acción, de seguir todas las pistas... ¡y de partirse de risa! (Carnet per retallar)
El caso del fantasma del campamento (Misterios de Clodett #Volumen 4)
by Clodett¡Misterios y diversión con Clodett!Únete a la Agencia de Detectives Clodettamis y prepárate para resolver el caso del fantasma del campamento. ¡Hola, clodettamis! Que todo el mundo se CALME: la primera noche en el CAMPAMENTO de MASCOTAS ha sido TERRORÍFICA... ¡un FANTASMA una SOMBRA misteriosa lo ha destrozado todo! ¡Tenemos que descubrir QUIÉN ha sido antes de que ARRUINE nuestro campamento por COMPLETO! Nuestra única pista: la sombra aparece por la noche. Nuestro objetivo: ¡pillarla in fraganti! ¿Estáis preparados para resolver el caso del fantasma del campamento? Es momento de pasar a la acción, de seguir todas las pistas... ¡y de partirse de risa! Carnet
El caso del ladrón de wifi
by Clodett¡Misterios y diversión con Clodett!Únete a la Agencia de Detectives Clodettamis y prepárate para resolver el caso del ladrón de wifi. ¡Hola, detectives clodettamis! Os necesito URGENTEMENTE: El wifi ha dejado de funcionar… ¡en el SÁBADO más aburrido de la HISTORIA! Pero todo está bien conectado, así que esta es la única explicación: ¡ALGUIEN ME LO ESTÁ ROBANDO! La pregunta es… ¿quién? Nuestra única pista: el LADRÓN está dentro de CASA. Nuestro objetivo: ¡PILLARLO! ¿Estáis preparados para resolver el caso del ladrón de wifi? Es momento de pasar a la acción, de seguir todas las pistas... ¡y de partirse de risa!
El caso en contra de Dios
by C. Sean McGeeEn medio de protestas y llamadas a su juicio, Dios es entrevistado por el famoso columnista de Rolling Stone, Gene, para conocer su versión de la historia y aclarar las cosas de una vez por todas. Lo que sigue es una gran conspiración que cambiará el curso de la humanidad para siempre.
Cassidy and the Princess
by Patricia PotterMarise Merrick had sacrificed everything to achieve perfection as a championship figure skater. But now everything she had worked for was threatened by a crazed stalker. And all that stood between her and certain death was one hard-as-nails detective-a man who made her dream for the first time of a life beyond the ice....Cassidy MacKay knew better than anybody that a cop couldn't afford to have a woman in his life-and that went double for this woman, whose world was so different from his own. But as he raced to save her from a ruthless killer, he couldn't stop wondering what it would take to melt this ice princess's heart....