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The Case of the Bleeding Limo (A Clooz Calahan Mystery #case 2)
by Michael ManleyWhile attending an antique-car auction, ace detective Clooz Calahan, his loyal assistant Matthews, and their friend Mary Beth discover blood dripping from the rear of a vintage car. The trail they follow leads to a mysterious accident involving a 1953 Buick Skylark and its owner, who's been missing ever since. Who caused the accident and why? The conclusion will astound you. Look in the Bookshare library for the Case of the Missing Ghost, case #1 in the Clooz Calahan series.
Case of the Bleus: A Cheese Shop Mystery (Cheese Shop Mysteries #4)
by Korina MossWhat in the bleu blazes is happening in Yarrow Glen now?Cheesemongers from across the Northwest have come to the Sonoma Valley for the Northwest Cheese Invitational. As owner of the local cheese shop, Curds & Whey, Willa Bauer loves it. The event showcases custom cheese creations, and it’s the perfect time to gather with old colleagues to honor her former boss, the late and grate cheese legend, Max Dumas. He was famous for journeying into the wild bleu yonder to where he aged his award-winning custom Church Bleu. Only Max knew the recipe and location to his beloved cheese, and many are eager to have these revealed at his will reading. But instead of naming someone to inherit his cheese and its secrets, Max stuns everyone with one cryptic clue. When a fellow cheesemonger dies under mysterious circumstances––the woman they all thought would get the secrets to Max's prized possession––everyone falls under suspicion. Willa adores Church Bleu as much as the next cheese connoisseur, but it’s not to die for. Is a killer trying to get away with murder...and the cheese?
The Case of the Blonde Bonanza
by Erle Stanley GardnerPerry Mason asks, "Why would anyone hire a girl with the figure of a strip teaser and pay her $100 a week to put on weight?"
The Case of the Blonde Bonanza: A Perry Mason novel (Perry Mason)
by Erle Stanley Gardner'Tantalising on every page and brilliant' Scott Turow, bestseller author of Presumed Innocent and Testimony'Kingpin among the mystery writers' New York Times'Why would anyone hire a girl with the figure of a stripteaser and pay her $100 a week to put on weight?' Perry Mason asked Della Street.'In the course of my secretarial career,' Della said demurely, 'I've seen quite a few approaches, but this is a new one.''According to the letter of this contract,' Mason mused, 'if Dianne Alder should marry a millionaire and her husband should die, the party of the first part would be entitled to fifty percent.' Suddenly Mason snapped his fingers.'You've got it?' Della Street asked.'I have an explanation. I don't know whether it's the explanation, but it's quite an explanation'.
The Case of the Bogus Detective: Book 4 (The P. K. Pinkerton Mysteries #4)
by Caroline LawrenceThe final whip-cracking adventure in the P.K. Pinkerton series from bestselling Roman Mysteries author Caroline Lawrence.When P.K's father, Robert Pinkerton, suddenly appears in Virginia City, P.K.'s life turns upside down. Suddenly she's having to learn how to be a 'girly-girl' in a cunning plot to outwit silver thieves. But it seems the thieves are one step ahead! Has P.K. finally met her match or can she use her detective skills to turn the situation on its head and impress her private-eye Pa?A gripping rollercoaster ride of a tale packed with Wild West authenticity and atmosphere from this million-selling author.
The Case of the Booby-Trapped Pickup (Hank the Cowdog Series, #49)
by John R. EricksonThere's never a dull moment when Hank the Cowdog is around. In this next installment to the long-running series, Hank gets the ride of his life when Slim's pickup truck breaks down and they end up with a brand-new model on loan while the old one gets fixed. But a ranch dog like Hank isn't used to power windows and door locks, and he manages to get himself in a whole heap of trouble with just one push of a button! Will Hank be able to find a way out of this latest mess?
Case of the Bookstore Burglar
by Aaron RosenbergPete and Penny live above Pizzarelli's, the family pizza parlor, in the town of Redville. A bookstore opens next door and strange things start happening there - bookshelves collapse, the fire alarm goes off, books disappear! Is someone trying to sabotage the new bookstore? When a secret message appears in the wall between the two stores, Pete and Penny start to puzzle it out. They need your help! .
The Case of the Borrowed Brunette
by Erle Stanley GardnerA young woman is hired to impersonate someone because her measurements and coloring match a very specific list. It is a tricky ploy in a divorce, and it soon leads to a murder charge against her chaperone.
The Case of the Borrowed Brunette: A Perry Mason Mystery (An American Mystery Classic #0)
by Erle Stanley Gardner Otto PenzlerA classified ad finds Perry Mason's client drawn into a murder plot, and only the sleuthing attorney can save her. When Perry Mason stumbles upon a classified ad for a brown haired woman with very specific physical attributes, he takes note of the seemingly suspicious circumstances surrounding the job posting. Then the woman hired for the job gets in touch, describing the strange requests of her new employer—who pays her and her chaperone to stay inside an apartment and answer to another woman’s name—and Mason knows there’s a more knotted plot at play. But by the time he works out the first mystery, a second, with murder, is just getting started, and that’s only the first twist that awaits him as he endeavors to prove the innocence of “the borrowed brunette.” Together with his crime solving team of Paul Drake and Della Street, Mason winds his way through one of the most puzzling cases of his career, involving separated ex-lovers, a tangled series of impersonations, and scores of private detectives. In order to clear his client of the charges, though, he’ll risk getting a few himself, before, in a final courtroom scene, breaking the case apart to the judge’s satisfaction. Reissued for the first time in thirty years, The Case of the Borrowed Brunette is one of the most beloved whodunnits featuring the iconic Perry Mason character, inspiration for multiple hit television series bearing his name.
The Case of the Bug on the Run (First Kids Mystery)
by Martha FreemanFirst Kid Tessa loves pets, so when she finds out that a hissing cockroach at the National Zoo might meet a terrible fate, how can she resist adopting it? The rest of her family are not so thrilled, especially when the giant cockroach turns up missing. Did it escape? Or was it stolen? Who besides Tessa would want a cockroach? There is more to this bug than meets the eye in the sixth book about three mystery-loving kids (and one too-energetic dog) who live in the White House.
The Case of the Buried Bones (The Milo & Jazz Mysteries ®)
by Lewis B. MontgomeryWhen it's time to dig up the town time capsule, all that is found is a mysterious note...and a skeleton! To everyone's relief, "Herman" turns out to be the long-lost skeleton from the high school science lab. Can Milo and Jazz gather enough clues to find the missing capsule and solve a 75-year-old mystery? (Super Sleuthing Skills: Make Connections, Observe, Think Logically, Draw Conclusions)
The Case of the Buried Clock
by Erle Stanley GardnerA returning war veteran stumbles across a buried clock that is apparently keeping sidereal time. A murder victim is found in a rural area where, it seems, all the neighbors go out for walks at night.
The Case of the Burrowing Robot (Hank the Cowdog Series, #42)
by John R. EricksonSally May's new vegetable garden is invaded by a burrowing robot. Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, investigates but then is implicated as the perpetrator. In exile, Hank meets his old friend, Madame Moonshine, who helps clear Hank's name. Number 42 in the Hank series.
The Case of the Candy Cane Clue (The New Adventures of Mary Kate and Ashley)
by Judy Katschke Mary-Kate Olsen Ashley OlsenThere is only one Sing-along Sammy doll left on Earth and it is missing! Sammy was stolen during Patty's slumber party at a really cool toy store Toy World. Now all at the party are suspect! Mary-Kate and I have to find the real crook before morning.
The Case of the Captured Queen (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #147)
by Carolyn KeeneThe International Chess Tournament has come to River Heights, but there is intrigue. Can Nancy figure out who is threatening players and their siblings?
The Case of the Careless Cupid, A Fine and Private Place
by Erle Stanley Gardner Ellery QueenThere's no love lost between Delane Arlington's fiancee and his frosty family. The wealthy widower's heirs are extremely eager to keep their lovestruck uncle from tying the knot -- thus cutting off their route to easy street. That's what brings Selma Anson, Arlington's beleaguered bride-to-be, to Perry Mason.
The Case of the Careless Kitten: A Perry Mason Mystery (A\perry Mason Mystery Ser. #0)
by Erle Stanley GardnerPerry Mason seeks the link between a poisoned kitten, a murdered man, and a mysterious voice from the past Helen Kendal's woes begin when she receives a phone call from her vanished uncle Franklin, long presumed dead, who urges her to make contact with criminal defense attorney Perry Mason; soon after, she finds herself the main suspect in the murder of an unfamiliar man. Her kitten has just survived a poisoning attempt, as has her aunt Matilda, the woman who always maintained that Franklin was alive in spite of his disappearance. Lucky that Helen took her uncle's advice and contacted Perry Mason—he immediately takes her as a client. But while it’s clear that all the occurrences are connected, and that their connection will prove her innocence, the links in the case are too obscure to be recognized even by the attorney’s brilliantly deductive mind. Risking disbarment for his unorthodox methods, he endeavors to outwit the police and solve the puzzle himself, enlisting the help of his secretary Della Street, his private eye Paul Drake, and the unlikely but invaluable aid of a careless but very clever kitten in the process. Reprinted for the first time in over twenty years, The Case of the Careless Kitten is one of the most highly praised cases in the iconic Perry Mason series, which need not be read in any particular order.
The Case of the Careless Kitten
by Erle Stanley GardnerWhen a key witness in a forgery case goes missing, the police come down on Mason, who now has two clients to defend against serious criminal charges: Gerald Shore--and his own secretary, Della Street!
The Case of the Caretaker
by Agatha ChristieDoctor Haydock, the resident GP of St. Mary Mead, hopes to cheer up Miss Marple as she recovers from the flu with a little story. The tale revolves around the return of the prodigal son of Major Laxton, the devilishly handsome Harry Laxton. Harry, after leading a life of childish indiscretions and falling head over heels for the village tobacconist's daughter, has made good and returned to lay claim to his tumbling childhood home and introduce the village to his beautiful new wife. But, the villagers are prone to gossip about young Harry's past, and one person in particular cannot forgive him for tearing down the old house. Will Miss Marple's acumen be up to the task of solving the story?
The Case of the Caretaker's Cat
by Erle Stanley GardnerTHE CASE OF THE CARETAKER'S CAT was the seventh Perry Mason mystery that Erle Stanley Gardener wrote. Our story opens as Charles Ashton seeks the advice of Perry Mason. His previous employer, Peter Laxter, now deceased, left a provision in his will that Ashton, a faithful caretaker, would always have a job with his heirs. But one of the heirs, the nasty Samuel C. Laxter, has decided that Ashton's cat must go. Poor old Clinkers the cat must leave or Samuel Laxter threatens to poison him. Perry takes the case, probably out of sheer boredom. He's just finished a murder trial, and there's nothing interesting on his desk. But before you know it, Ashton is dead; strangled. And then old Peter Laxter's nurse turns up dead, too. Maybe Peter Laxter's death wasn't an accident, either! And just who is getting blamed for all these deaths? Young Douglas Keene, the fiance of beautiful young Winifred Laxter, the only Laxter heir that DIDN'T inherit under the strange will. Up steps Perry Mason to defend the innocent young man. And so he does in his usual flamboyant style. Perry appears along with Della Street, his faithful secretary. and Paul Drake, his detective friend. District Attorney Hamilton Burger shows up just long enough to speak a paragraph's worth of dialog. But what a paragraph it is!
The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity
by Adam Rex Mac BarnettSeventh-grader Steve Brixton is an avid reader of the Bailey Brothers series, and he's about to get a chance to put the detective tactics he's read so much about into practice. He's out to solve a mystery being investigated by America's most secret crime solving agency: the United States Department of Library Sciences. It will take all of Steve's skills to navigate this story of intrigue and crime as he tracks down the missing quilt (yes, quilt) containing all of America's secrets.
The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity
by Adam Rex Mac BarnettSteve Brixton always wanted to be a detective... until he found out he already WAS one. It all starts here: The thrilling story of Steve Bixton's first case. Our hero has a national treasure to recover, a criminal mastermind to unmask, and a social studies report due Monday -- all while on the run from cops, thugs, and secret-agent librarians. Since when can librarians rappel from helicopters? Does Steve have any brothers or sisters? If not, then why is this series called The Brixton Brothers? You will solve all these mysteries and many more by the time you finish The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity. We think you'll agree: Steve Brixton's first adventure is his best adventure yet.
The Case of the Cat's Meow (I Can Read! #Level 2)
by Crosby BonsallMildred is missing! This is a job for the Private Eyes club. And even though Snitch's friends don't like his cat Mildred very much, they like a good mystery, and they like what they find even more. Picture descriptions have been included.
The Case of the Cautious Coquette
by Erle Stanley GardnerAt the behest of Perry Mason, who is representing a young man hit by a car, Paul Drake places an ad in the paper asking for witnesses to the hit and run. To Mason's astonishment, two different drivers are identified, one by a mysterious letter enclosing a key.