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The Case of the Murdered Muckraker (Daisy Dalrymple #10)
by Carola DunnIn late 1923, the newly married Daisy Dalrymple and her husband Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard, come to America for a honeymoon visit. In the midst of a pleasure trip, however, both work in a bit of business - Alec travels to Washington, D. C. to consult with the U.S. government, Daisy to New York to meet with her American magazine editor. While in New York, Daisy stays at the famed Chelsea Hotel, which is not only close to the Flatiron Building offices of Abroad magazine, where she'll be meeting with her editor, but home to many of New York's artists and writers. After her late morning meeting, Daisy agrees to accompany her editor, Mr. Thorwald, to lunch but as they are leaving the offices, they hear a gun shot and see a man plummeting down an elevator shaft. The man killed was one of her fellow residents at the Chelsea Hotel, Otis Carmody, who was a journalist with no end of enemies - personal and professional - who would delight in his death.Again in the midst of a murder investigation, Daisy's search for the killer takes her to all levels of society, and even a mad dash across the country itself, as she attempts to solve a puzzle that would baffle even Philo Vance himself.Critical Praise for The Daisy Dalrymple novels by Carola Dunn:"Replete with well-drawn characters, snappy dialogue and interesting plot twists...Easily the best entry in a charming series." Booklist on Mistletoe and Murder"The period sense remains vivid, the characterizations are excellent, and the mysteries are, if anything, more perplexing than ever." The Oregonian on Rattle His Bones"Daisy and her husband spring into action, surrounded by historical armaments, secret rooms, hidden treasure, and family secrets. For fans of British cozies and Dorothy Sayer's novels, this is a very inviting situation." Library Journal on Mistletoe and Murder"Styx and Stones is a swift, deeply enjoyable read. While Dunn's influences are many, she ultimately makes this territory her own." The Register-Guard "Reading like an Agatha Christie thriller, Rattle His Bones is a charming look at life after the first World War." Romantic Times "Dunn captures the melting pot of Prohibition-era New York with humorous characterizations and a vivid sense of place, and with careful plotting lays out an enjoyable tale of adventure." Publisher's Weekly on The Case of the Murdered Muckraker
The Case of the Murdered Players (Andrew Tillet, Sara Wiggins & Inspector Wyatt #7)
by Robert NewmanSpecial effects might look like magic to the audience, but there&’s always someone behind a curtain pulling the strings Someone is targeting the best actresses in London, and the only way to keep Verna Tillet safe is to keep her off the stage until Andrew Tillet, Sara Wiggins, and Inspector Peter Wyatt can find out who the deadly killer is. But Andrew&’s mother isn&’t going to like being kept in the dark, and with a mysterious criminal mastermind set to take over London&’s sordid underworld, Wyatt has his hands full already. For extra help, the intrepid sleuths turn to their friend Baron Beasley, a gentle giant of a man whose job as an antiquities dealer provides plenty of opportunities to meet people from every level of London society—including a colorful reformed safecracker. They&’ll all have to work together to solve the case before time runs out . . . and the killer turns his attention to Verna.
The Case of the Musical Mishap (Secret Spy Society #3)
by Veronica MangGifted Girls. Daring Dames. Marvelous Mysteries.The Secret Spy Society is back with a new case to solve!Peggy, Rita, and Dot are practicing for the upcoming band concert. But when the school's instruments start to disappear one by one, their big performance is in jeopardy. With the help of some secret codes and the most enigmatic women in history who worked as spies, with the girls be able to solve the mystery and face the music?
The Case of the Mysterious Codes (The Kerry Hill Casecrackers #4)
by Peggy Nicholson John F. WarnerJason and the new friends he and his sister have made during their summer in Newport, Rhode Island, try to figure out the coded messages he has been getting from a mysterious stranger.
The Case of the Mysterious Dognapper
by M Masters Bruce LanskyTwelve-year-old amateur sleuths, and best friends, Hawkeye Collins and Amy Adams love to solve cases. They invite readers to follow the clues and sketches to solve crimes in their hometown of Lakewood Hills. All of the books in the "Can You Solve the Mystery" series contain 9-10 short mysteries. Readers are given written clues as well as visual clues to help them solve the crime. The answers and a brief wrap-up are given in the back of the book.The Case of the Imperfect Crime; The Case of the Mysterious Dognapper; The Mystery of the Moody Medallion; The Case of the Stashed Cash; The Mystery of the Double-Crossed Inheritance; The Secret in the Stands; The Case of the Reptile Rip-Off; The Mystery of the Musical Phone Call; The Secret of the Smuggler's Car; The Secret of the Ancient Treasure. Part 4: The Treasure Trove
The Case of the Mystery Cruise (The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley)
by Carol ThompsonTrench Coat Twins Mary-Kate and Ashley launch their first investigation when they visit Sea World with their parents and attempt to solve the mystery of a disappearing person and a scary, black-clad lady.
The Case of the Mystery Ghost (Clue Jr. #7)
by Parker C. Hinter Delia RowlandIn this set of short, illustrated mysteries, members of the Clue Club take young sleuths on lots of fun adventures.
The Case of the Mystery Mark (Nicki Holland Mysteries #1)
by Angela Elwell HuntStrange things are happening at Pine Grove Middle School. The door to Ms. Balian's darkened room clicked. From her hiding place, Nicki drew in her breath suddenly Someone had slipped into the room! A dark figure moved quietly through the rows of desks and stood in front of the dresses, waiting . . . . Strange things are happening at Pine Grove Middle School--vandalism, dog-napping, stolen papers, and threatening notes. Is there a connection between the unusual girl and the mysterious mark that keeps appearing whenever something goes wrong? Nicki Holland and her best friends want to find out before something terrible happens to one of them!
The Case of the Mystery Meat Loaf (Club CSI)
by David LewmanHow do you dust for fingerprints on a meat loaf? Club CSI: is on the case in this new middle-grade series about forensic science!Calling all kid crime-solvers: Forensic science isn't just for grown-ups anymore! Thanks to the popularity of shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, forensic science has made its way into the classroom. This new middle-grade series stars a group of students whose forensic science class inspires them to form a "Club CSI:" to investigate crimes and capers at school. As Club CSI: collects clues, readers will love trying to put the pieces together to find out what really happened in this series that is part mystery, part detective story, and just plain fun!In The Case of the Mystery Meat Loaf, Ben, Corey, and Hannah's first case as Club CSI: begins when a bunch of students and the principal get food poisoning from the cafeteria's hot lunch. Everyone blames the new science teacher because she pushed the lunch lady to add her healthy "meatless meat loaf" recipe to the menu, but Club CSI: isn't pointing fingers until they evaluate the evidence. Can they find out who messed with the meat loaf before the science teacher gets in trouble or more people get sick? Club CSI: is on the case!
The Case of the Negligent Nymph: A Perry Mason novel (Perry Mason)
by Erle Stanley Gardner'Tantalising on every page and brilliant' Scott Turow, bestselling author of Presumed InnocentShe pulled herself out of the water and into a canoe and gasped, 'I don't know who you are ... but you'd better paddle like hell!' Flashlights appeared on the shore. Someone shouted 'There she is!' but Perry Mason was doing as he was told for a change, paddling into the night, with a strange girl, towards the hottest water he had ever been in.By morning, Mason was in all the papers - wanted for robbery. By afternoon, he had a second client - in jail. Then murder arrived and he was precipitated into the tensest battle of his career.
The Case of the Negligent Nymph
by Erle Stanley GardnerThere she was, swimming naked toward Alder Island, and Perry Mason just happened to be paddling a canoe on the bay. But when he rescues her, Mason is rather surprised to find himself also having to defend her. At first the charge against Dorothy Fenner is theft, but now it's murder, and Mason has some explaining to do, too.
The Case of the Nervous Accomplice
by Erle Stanley GardnerPerry Mason is hired by a woman whose husband is having an affair to wreck it, then defends her on a murder charge.
The Case of the New Year's Eve Nightmare (Calendar Club Mysteries December)
by Nancy Star[from the back cover] "It's New Year's Eve, and the town of Fruitvale is ready to celebrate. But this year, the townsfolk have more to worry about than party hats and noisemakers. There's a cat burglar on the loose, and jewelry and money have been stolen from homes all over town. Even though Spector, Dottie, Casey, and Leon are stuck with a babysitter on this New Year's Eve, that doesn't stop them from using their detective skills. Cracking a case under the watchful eye of a babysitter is tough, but if anyone can do it, the Calendar Club can. Can they catch the thief before the clock strikes midnight?" Pictures are described. A winning Calendar Club story for February, The Case of the Vengeful Valentine, is included at the end of the book. Look for more Calendar Club mysteries in the Bookshare collection including The Case of the missing Pumpkin and The Case of the Thanksgiving Thief.
The Case of the Nibbled Pizza #1 (Dino Detective and Awesome Possum, Private Eyes #1)
by Tadgh BentleyMeet Dino Detective and Awesome Possum: the sister-and-brother duo who are on the hunt for the next big case! Designed to engage early readers, this story combines charming characters with simple text, lively illustrations, and laugh-out-loud humor to help boost kids' confidence and create lifelong readers!By veteran author-illustrator Tadgh Bentley comes a new series, chronicling the misadventures of a dynamic detective duo. When Grandma Thunderclaps's pizza is found with all the pepperoni missing, who's to blame? Dad's been at work, Grandma's a strict vegetarian, and everyone knows Plant couldn't be the culprit... So with a thirst for the truth, and a hunger for justice (and pizza), our heroes are on the case! With full-color illustrations on every page, this humorous story is perfect for kids just beginning to read on their own. The short chapters, early vocabulary, and amusing illustrations make reading easy and fun! Exciting, easy-to-read books are the stepping stone a young reader needs to bridge the gap between being a beginner and being fluent.
The Case Of The Nutcracker Ballet (The New Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley)
by Mary-Kate Olsen Ashley OlsenWhen their friend Miranda wins the role of Clara in the school's ballet performance of "The Nutcracker," Mary-Kate and Ashley soon have a mystery when Miranda's lucky ballet slippers are stolen.
The Case of the One-Eyed Killer Stud Horse (Hank the Cowdog Series, #8)
by John R. EricksonTuerto the Killer Stud Horse breaks free and it's up to Hank to protect Little Alfred's cousins.
The Case of the One-Eyed Witness
by Erle Stanley GardnerFrom the back of the book: Perry Mason is dining peacefully at the Golden Goose cafe when he receives a mysterious phone call. The frantic woman on the other end of the line is desperate to retain Mason's services, but suddenly vanishes during their cryptic phone conversation. The only clues: a newspaper clipping about a blackmail case, and the combination to a safe scrawled on a scrap of paper. The case: a tangled web indeed, strung between an eccentric widower with something to hide, a sexy cigarette girl with plenty to cry about, a real-estate broker with his own home on the selling block, a wife, a lover, and too many loose ends. The common denominator: murder, of course...
The Case of the One-Penny Orange (The Masao Masuto Mysteries #2)
by Howard FastDetective Masuto investigates a string of strange Southern California crimes that lead all the way back to Nazi GermanyReturning from a funeral, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Briggs find their Beverly Hills mansion ransacked. As they wait for the police, they discover something unusual: Despite the chaos, nothing appears to be missing--a fact that greatly interests Beverly Hills police detective Masao Masuto. But the Zen detective only has a few minutes to ponder the strange break-in before a murder intervenes. The victim is Ivan Gaycheck, a stamp dealer whom Masuto remembers for his stout frame and unplaceable accent. A .22-caliber bullet killed Gaycheck, but--just like the Briggs's home invasion--nothing in the shop has been disturbed. Suspecting a connection between the two crimes, Masuto dives into the case, uncovering a strange conspiracy that stretches back to the darkest days of World War II. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author's estate.
The Case of the Orphaned Bassoonists: Gaudí Afternoon, Trouble In Transylvania, The Death Of A Much-travelled Woman, And The Case Of The Orphaned Bassoonists (The Cassandra Reilly Mysteries #4)
by Barbara WilsonCassandra Reilly travels to Venice to solve the mystery of a missing bassoon, and lands in the midst of an international cast of characters who all have something to hideAt the Venice-based symposium on women musicians of Vivaldi's time, an instrument has gone missing: an antique bassoon, an invaluable family heirloom--and bassoonist Nicky Gibbons stands accused of the theft. Determined to clear her name, Nicky calls Cassandra Reilly--lesbian translator and part-time sleuth extraordinaire--and summons her to the City of Water. Fifteen scholars and musicians are attending the symposium, and each has a multitude of quirks and secrets--as well as motive to steal the bassoon. As Cassandra investigates, she immerses herself in the world of Baroque music, the tangle of personal intrigues at the symposium, and a second mystery involving the orphaned bassoonists of eighteenth-century Venice.Wry, intelligent, and atmospheric, The Case of the Orphaned Bassoonists is the fourth and final book in the Cassandra Reilly Mystery series, which begins with Gaudí Afternoon, Trouble in Transylvania, and The Death of a Much-Travelled Woman.
The Case of the Painted Dragon
by George WyattA moving statue, a suddenly empty swimming pool, a terrifying painted dragon-all clues proclaim this the most difficult and dangerous case Barclay ("Brains") Benton and Jimmy ("Operative Three") Carson have ever handled. The young detectives and their friend Mikko soon discover that the villains are the deadly variety, who will stop at nothing to get what they want. The 6th book in the Brains Benton Mystery Series
The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan: An Enola Holmes Mystery (The Enola Holmes Mysteries #4)
by Nancy SpringerWhen Enola Holmes encounters her friend Lady Cecily hiding behind a pink fan, she finds it peculiar. In fact, she realizes Cecily is in danger! But what, exactly, is the matter? And how can Enola help? After examining the clues, Enola discovers Lady Cecily is being held hostage in an abysmal orphanage, and if she isn?t rescued, she?ll be forced into a miserable marriage! This complicated case has Sherlock and Enola (literally) running into each other all over London. If Enola joins forces with the brother she has fought desperately to elude, she risks her freedom?yet, if she doesn?t, Lady Cecily could be doomed! Edgar Award?winning Nancy Springer offers the riskiest case yet for our well-loved, critically acclaimed heroine. .
The Case of the Perfect Maid
by Agatha ChristieWhen her maid asks Miss Marple to intervene in the delicate problem of her rather opinionated cousin Gladys, she doesn't think much can be done. Poor Gladys has been accused of stealing a precious brooch belonging to her employers, the reserved Misses Skinner. While one sister malingers with mysterious ailments, the other attends to her every need, and they've both decided that Gladys must go. But, one day there appears a paragon to replace her, the perfect maid, or so they think....
The Case of the Perilous Palace (The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency)
by Jordan Stratford Kelly MurphyThe history-mystery-science series concludes as the Wollstonecraft Detectives--Ada Byron Lovelace and Mary Shelley--take on a case by royal request.Ada's imperious grandmother has absolutely shut the Wollstonecraft Detective Agency down--until they get a case from a princess, that is.The princess Alexandrina Victoria, age 9 (who will grow up to be Queeen Victoria), is the most closely watched girl in England. She is never alone. Every morsel she eats is catalogued. Every visitor overseen. Every move noted down. She has but one thing of her own--a sketchbook she uses as a secret diary, where she records her private thoughts in code. But now, somehow, that sketchbook has disappeared.And so the princess enlists Ada and Mary to figure out what has happened to the sketchbook without arousing the suspicions of her minders. A most clandestine case indeed! One that will involve breaking into Kensington Palace and uncovering a host of surprising royal secrets...This funny, Christmas-time romp of a caper will delight history and mystery fans alike.
The Case of the Perjured Parrot
by Erle Stanley GardnerWhen eccentric millionaire Fremont Sabin is murdered in his mountain cabin, his talking parrot is replaced by a screaming imposter. Sabin's son, Charles, and his wife accuse each other. Charles hires attorney Perry Mason to find his father's killer. 1939.
The Case of the Phantom Cat (The Mysteries of Maisie Hitchins #3)
by Holly Webb Marion Lindsay"[A] young Nancy Drew adventure by way of Downton Abbey." --Publishers Weekly review of The Case of the Stolen Sixpence In book three of Holly Webb's The Mysteries of Maisie Hitchins, twelve-year-old Maisie and her dog Eddie are invited to join Maisie's friend Alice on a trip to the country. It's lovely to get away from the London smog, but there is something strange about the manor where the girls are staying. Odd noises, horrid smells, and sightings of a spectral cat keep them up at night. Has Alice's father rented a haunted house? There must be a logical explanation, and Maisie plans to use her detecting skills to find out what it is!