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The Case of the Haunted Haunted House: Milo & Jazz #3 (The Milo & Jazz Mysteries ® #Vol. 3)
by Lewis B. MontgomeryA ghost? At school? Detective duo Milo and Jazz have their hands full when they find out their class' "haunted house" might really be haunted! (Super Sleuthing Skills: Cause and Effect, Observe, Think Logically, Draw Conclusions)
The Case of the Haunted History Museum (Museum Mysteries #1)
by Steve BrezenoffCapitol City's Natural History Museum is haunted - or at least that's what someone wants people to think. But Wilson Kipper, son of the museum's head paleontologist, knows better. When the mysterious occurrences go from spooky to dangerous, the museum is forced to close its doors. Can Wilson and his friends get to the bottom of things, or will the Natural History Museum be closed for good?
The Case of the Haunted Husband
by Erle Stanley GardnerA cigarette girl in San Francisco leaves her job and the city abruptly, and hitchhikes to LA, but gets in a car wreck with a would-be Romeo, waking up in the hospital to find herself charged with his death.
The Case of the Haunted Scarecrow (Jigsaw Jones Mystery #15)
by James PrellerWhen Jigsaw takes a new case, he becomes the key witness. But he can't believe his eyes. Scarecrows don't walk, do they? It's a case of private eye turned eyewitness. And it's got Jigsaw and Mila scared silly.
The Case of the Headless Jesuit (The Inspector Littlejohn Mysteries #16)
by George BellairsOn New Year&’s Eve a string of grisly deaths strike a remote English hamlet For centuries Cobbold-in-the-Marsh has been haunted by the ghost of a Jesuit priest who lost his head rather than deny his faith. Since then, there hasn&’t been much bloodshed in this peculiar little village, but all that changes during the icy week just after Christmas. First a policeman is found drowned in the canal, a tragic death that shows signs of foul play. Then, as the whole town gathers for midnight mass on New Year&’s Eve, the prodigal son of the manor house staggers down the aisle. The congregation thinks he&’s drunk—until they notice the blood seeping down his side. Detective-Inspector Thomas Littlejohn and Detective-Sergeant Robert Cromwell are called in from Scotland Yard to oversee the investigation. As they dig into the quirks and secrets of this eerie little enclave, they find that Cobbold is haunted by more than a decapitated priest.
The Case of the Hesitant Hostess
by Erle Stanley GardnerPerry Mason has no hesitation about defending penniless ex-salesman Albert Brogan against a charge of armed robbery. That's because nightclub hostess Inez Kaylor's testimony will guarantee that the accusations against the alleged hold-up mon won't hold up in court. But when the hostess has the bad manners to stand Mason up instead of taking the stand, Perry's defense may not have a leg to stand on. Failure to find the AWOL witness in forty-eight hours could cost an innocent man his liberty and his life, when the prosecution serves up a shocking new charge of murder! But the high-tailing hostess has a host of her own secrets, and a cast of shady characters -- from Los Angeles to Las Vegas -- is determined to keep them (and her) hidden. It all adds up to a whirlwind working weekend for Mason: if he cant get the goods -- and the girl -- by Monday morning when the gavel falls, so will the ax. . .
The Case of the Hiccupping Ears
by Bill MyersIn The Case of the Hiccupping Ears, people all over the world are forgetting how to eat, see, hear, smell, and even walk! What on earth is going on? The boys at B.A.D.D. (Bungling Agents Dedicated to Destruction) are once again at work. Only Secret Agent Dingledorf and Splat can stop them.
The Case of the Hidden Daemon (Dr Ribero's Agency of the Supernatural #3)
by Lucy BanksStill recovering from the case of a serial killer spirit in Lyme-Regis, Dr Ribero’s agency is soon confronted with an even greater threat: a reckless cult conspiring with an ancient and powerful Daemon to open a permanent spirit door so that spirits have unfettered access to the human realm. Having just witnessed the lethal consequences uncontrolled spirits can have on the unsuspecting, the agency joins forces with several others to prevent the cult from unleashing chaos and ending the world’s fragile protection from dangerous spirits.
The Case of the Hidden Treasure (Sweet Valley Kids Super Snooper #5)
by Molly Mia Stewart Francine PascalWhen Elizabeth and Jessica see a woman behaving strangely at the beach, they are convinced that she is searching for buried treasure in the sand.
The Case of the Hook-Billed Kites
by J. S. BorthwickSarah Dean takes a break from graduate school--and dreary mid-March Boston--and heads for sunny southern Texas to join her boyfriend, Philip Lentz, on a birdwatching expedition. Philip's rare sighting of a pair of hook-billed kites gets things off to a great start. But when he ends up strangled by his binocular strap, the rest of the birdwatchers are both suspects and sitting ducks.
The Case of the Hook-Billed Kites / The Down East Murders: An F&M Duet (Sarah Deane Ser. #1)
by Alex ReeveIn two classic mysteries, an English teacher by profession discovers that sleuthing—of the strictly amateur variety—may be where her truest passions lie. J. S. Borthwick&’s debut novel, The Case of the Hook-Billed Kites, takes Sarah Deane, still a grad student at this point, out of her natural New England habitat and into the wilds of Texas, where her maybe-boyfriend is keen on a spot of birdwatching. But birds are not all that she spies through her binoculars, and so the adventures begin. In The Down East Murders, Sarah is glad to be back on home ground, but somebody, it appears, is not happy in any way at all, and Sarah is forced (and secretly thrilled) to put her newfound detecting skills to use again. Praise for the first two mysteries featuring Sarah Deane &“Miss Borthwick has a keen eye and a sharp pen.&” —The New York Times &“Borthwick . . . has the right stuff.&” —The Washington Post Book World &“A top-notch mystery that also gives the smell of the sea fresh in your face.&” —The Houston Post &“Very much in the Christie tradition . . . will challenge the wits of the most veteran of armchair detectives!&” —Library Journal &“Witty, appealing, and thoroughly delightful . . . an ingenious, richly satisfying mixture of the classic elements of a murder mystery.&” —Mystery News
The Case of the Howling Dog
by Erle Stanley GardnerIn this story, Arthur Cartright seeks out Perry Mason's advice on a neighborhood dog that keeps him awake with its howling. Seems like a strange premise for a story. But before you know it, things blossom and Perry is in the middle of another murder. Cartright's neighbor is dead; Cartright has disappeared; and Cartright's wife, who was posing as the neighbor's wife, is accused of the murder.
The Case of the Hungry Stranger (I Can Read! #Level 2)
by Crosby BonsallWho ate Mrs. Meech's blueberry pie? Mrs. Meech calls on private eyes Wizard, Skinny, Tubby, and Snitch to help her find out!
The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands
by Erle Stanley Gardner[from the back cover] "She was a stunning brunette, in a frightful hurry, and obviously keyed to a high pitch. She handed Perry Mason five $100 pari-mutuel tickets on Dough Boy, who'd run in the third that day, and asked Perry to collect--if the horse had won. She hadn't stayed to find out.... The horse not only won, it paid over eighteen thousand dollars. But as Mason was checking the take, the long arm of the law reached out, claiming that the bet had been made with embezzled funds.... From then on events race down a fast track to a sizzling trial scene that will have you shouting at the rail!"
The Case Of The Icy Igloo Inn (The New Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley)
by Mary-Kate Olsen Ashley Olsen Judy KatschkeMary-Kate & Ashley are spending the weekend at the 'coolest' resort ever -- The Icy Igloo Inn. It's a hotel made completely of ice -- ice walls, ice furniture, ice dishes and more. But the action really heats up when things start to melt. Someone must be behind these strange-goings on -- the temperatures are way too cold inside and out for things to just dissolve. Lucky for the guests and hotel owners, the Trenchcoat Twins are on the case!
The Case of the Ill-Gotten (Casebook of Dr. McKenzie #3)
by Claudia BishopOn their farm in upstate New York, vet Austin McKenzie and his wife, Madeline, keep busy looking after ailing farm animals and pets. But they've yet to find a cure for murder. Before milk inspector Melvin Staples was found dead in a four-hundred-gallon milk vat, the ladies' man got the goat of many Summersville residents. To crack this case, Dr. McKenzie and Madeline will have to learn all about goats, local politics, and the widow who runs the goat cheese dairy.
The Case of the Indian Curse (Andrew Tillet, Sara Wiggins & Inspector Wyatt #8)
by Robert NewmanTurning up missing is better than turning up dead Inspector Peter Wyatt is out of town. This is inconvenient, because something is terribly wrong with Andrew Tillet and Sara Wiggins&’s friend, antiquities dealer Baron Beasley—and he refuses to see a doctor or speak to anyone except Wyatt. A large man with usually-rosy cheeks and a fondness for exotic delicacies, Beasley now looks like a shadow of himself and can&’t be coaxed out of bed. To Sara and Andrew, Beasley doesn&’t look sick as much as deathly frightened—which is even more worrisome. What could possibly have driven the robust man into this state? Is it connected to a strange artifact he recently acquired that seems to have disappeared from his shop? Only Beasley knows, and he&’s not telling—in fact, he&’s disappeared from his room. Andrew and Sara race to find him, throwing themselves into their most dangerous case yet.
The Case of the Indian Curse (Andrew Tillet, Sara Wiggins & Inspector Wyatt #8)
by Robert NewmanTurning up missing is better than turning up dead Inspector Peter Wyatt is out of town. This is inconvenient, because something is terribly wrong with Andrew Tillet and Sara Wiggins&’s friend, antiquities dealer Baron Beasley—and he refuses to see a doctor or speak to anyone except Wyatt. A large man with usually-rosy cheeks and a fondness for exotic delicacies, Beasley now looks like a shadow of himself and can&’t be coaxed out of bed. To Sara and Andrew, Beasley doesn&’t look sick as much as deathly frightened—which is even more worrisome. What could possibly have driven the robust man into this state? Is it connected to a strange artifact he recently acquired that seems to have disappeared from his shop? Only Beasley knows, and he&’s not telling—in fact, he&’s disappeared from his room. Andrew and Sara race to find him, throwing themselves into their most dangerous case yet.
The Case of the Invisible Dog
by Diane StingleyIn the start of a charmingly imaginative cozy series sure to delight fans of Carolyn Hart and Diane Mott Davidson, Diane Stingley introduces a blundering detective who believes herself to be the great-great-granddaughter of the legendary Sherlock Holmes. After failing to launch her career as a Hollywood actress, Tammy Norman returns home to North Carolina, desperate for a regular paycheck and a new lease on life. So she accepts a position assisting Shirley Homes, an exceptionally odd personage who styles herself after her celebrated "ancestor"--right down to the ridiculous hat. Tammy isn't sure how long she can go on indulging the delusional Shirley (who honestly believes Sherlock Holmes was a real person!), but with the prospect of unemployment looming, she decides to give it a shot. Tammy's impression of her eccentric boss does not improve when their first case involves midnight romps through strangers' yards in pursuit of a phantom dog--that only their client can hear. But when the case takes a sudden and sinister turn, Tammy has to admit that Shirley Homes might actually be on to something. . . .Advance praise for The Case of the Invisible Dog "A protagonist with panache stars in a delightful twist on the Sherlockian tradition. This dazzling series debut is sheer fun."--Carolyn Hart, bestselling author of the Death on Demand series and winner of the Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity awards"Crazy-like-a-fox Shirley Homes is the funniest sleuth I've read in years, and she's sure to steal the reader's heart as she did mine. In Diane Stingley's fresh, fabulous, and fast-paced The Case of the Invisible Dog, the game's definitely afoot!"--Sarah Graves, bestselling author of the Home Repair is Homicide series
The Case of the Irate Witness
by Erle Stanley GardnerThe Case of the Irate Witness," the mystery which is the star of this collection of 4 novelettes, is the only one that the incomparable Erle Stanley Gardner ever wrote featuring Perry Mason in short story form. Each of the stories revolves around the subject of stolen jewels and each story is a gem in itself. Includes: The Case of the Irate Witness The Jeweled Butterfly Something Like a Pelican A Man is Missing
The Case of the July 4th Jinx (The Milo & Jazz Mysteries ® #Vol. 5)
by Lewis B. MontgomeryIt's the Fourth of July! There are fireworks, parades, pies, games―and a jinx? When everything at the fair starts going wrong, detectives-in-training Milo and Jazz must find out: is it really a jinx―or is it sabotage? (Super Sleuthing Skills: Role Play, Observe, Think Logically, Draw Conclusions)
The Case of the Karate Chop (Clue Jr. #9)
by Parker C. Hinter Delia RowlandJoin the Clue Club and crack cases all over town!
The Case of the Kidnapped Angel: A Masao Masuto Mystery (book Six) (The Masao Masuto Mysteries #6)
by Howard FastDetective Masuto investigates a Hollywood kidnapping that leads to a shocking conspiracyAngel is Hollywood royalty. Her husband, Mike Barton, is one of the silver screen&’s most bankable stars, and their marriage has all the hallmarks of a Beverly Hills fairy tale. But everything about Angel&’s past is kept secret, including her real name. When reporters ask why Mike dubbed her Angel, she says that she must have fallen from heaven. No one knows where Angel Barton is from, and now no one knows where she has gone. When his wife disappears, Barton readily agrees to a million dollar ransom demanded by her kidnappers, but Zen detective Masao Masuto doesn&’t buy his performance. As Masuto pries into the strange kidnapping case, he finds that Barton might be much more likely to pay to get rid of his wife than to keep her. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author&’s estate.
The Case of the Kidnapped Candy (Jigsaw Jones Mystery #30)
by James PrellerThe book is about a class's valentine candy stash's disappearance and later it is found that it has stolen not by one person but by the whole class.