Mystery School

Have you seen this girl? When 14-year-old Poppy vanishes on a family boating trip, suspicion soon turns close to home - to the two people who should do everything to keep her safe: her parents, Kit and Neve. Neve has a secret. Kit is lying. Everyone is watching. Who do you believe?

The River Thames always gives up its dead.... There’s a killer picking off victims from the wild swimming spots on the upper reaches of the Thames. The case takes Detective Inspector Leo George into the path of Jess Bridges, a private investigator who lives life close to the edge. Their enquiries lead them to author, Jago Jackson, whose book on secret wild swimming spots has turned him into a social media celebrity. Is Jago’s book the blueprint that the murderer is following?

Pemberly Oaks is a prestigious, private high school in Marin County. The campus is stunning in its sylvan beauty, the students are brilliant and the teaching faculty is first-rate. But, all is not as fantastic as it first appears. There's an aspect of life at the school that has everyone on edge. Wealth, privilege and entitlement. Festering resentments. They all collide in "Death in a Fair Place."

One teacher’s missing. Another’s found dead. Jenny Mitchell and her fellow teachers used to enjoy hiking the trails at Deep Creek, but now they’re terrified to go back. Jenny’s best friend since childhood vanished without a trace, and Jenny’s life changed forever. Not even her faith comforts her now. Ranger Flint Stockman’s niece, Cassie, is in Jenny Mitchell’s first grade class. Not only does Flint find himself in the middle of a murder investigation, but he soon finds himself falling for Cassie’s teacher. That wasn’t in his plans, but neither are the bodies the rangers ...

English food is all well and good in its place, but for expatriate amateur sleuth Dorothy Martin, there's nothing like a good Thanksgiving turkey with all the trimmings to make November seem complete. In the midst of the preparations, though, when Dorothy gets a call to help out for one day at the local school because Amanda Doyle just hasn't shown up, she does agree to help; she was, after all, a schoolteacher.

Callie is a detective who has been sent to the high school to pose as a student to find out who is selling drugs. The problem with that is that Callie was a loner when she went to high school, and was voted "the biggest loser" by her high school classmates, but this time around, Callie is not going to let anyone walk all over her, she is not that shy nerd anymore, no this time she is sarcastic, rebellious, and the exact opposite of how she was growing up. As a matter of fact, she becomes enemies with a cheerleader the first day of school because the cheerleader wants the hunky FBI agent who...

Kerry had different plans for her first high school party—like not going. All she wanted to do was stay home in the safety of retro rom-coms and her strict retainer schedule. Instead her BFF, fiercely outgoing mystery-fanatic Annie, has roped her into going to the party to investigate who’s cyberbullying Heather, the most popular girl in school. Finding herself getting close with her dreamy crush is odd enough, but when the two of them discover Heather’s second in command, Selena, suffocated with a menstrual cup, things get really weird.

Tom Henderson (a.k.a. King Dork, Chi-mo, Hender-fag, and Sheepie) is a typical American high school loser until he discovers the book, The Catcher in the Rye, that will change the world as he knows it.

A Prequel to "The Impelled Series": Sixteen year old Emma Walker’s world revolves around one thing: horses. When Emma isn’t navigating her junior year of high school with her two best friends at her side, she is riding or working her horses board off at the barn. There is one thing that taints a perfect day at the barn though – the barn owners son, Luke, and his posse of infuriating friends. To make matters worse, Luke attends her high school and is friends with Emma’s former friend, and now sworn rival, Jaclyn Alcott. As if juggling horses and high school isn’t hard enough, ...

When Raine finds a hidden message in some old yearbooks that can't be ignored, she finds herself racing to solve a deadly puzzle before everyone at her school dies.

Join curious Imani, enthusiastic Tommy, and knowledgeable Maya on an action-packed adventure celebrating four special occasions in one magical day! Perfect for early readers ages 6-9. When Maya arrives with news that May 5th is simultaneously Museum Lover's Day, National Totally Chipotle Day, National Hoagie Day, AND World Hand Hygiene Day, the three friends embark on an educational journey filled with discovery, friendship, and fun. This engaging children's story: Teaches important museum etiquette through a child-friendly interactive tour Introduces culinary concepts with age-appropriate ...

Jake Scarne has retired. But he has mixed feelings about it. He suspects that there is more to life than golf outings and sojourns down the Jersey Shore. Little does he know that some of his old skills will come in handy when the Staten Island Ferry he is on is hijacked! The hijackers claim they are terrorists. But their real motives are more venal. Scarne avails himself of possibly the most unusual ally he's ever had. But there is death and tragedy in this twisty tale that reminds some critics of two classic movies: DIE HARD and THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE-TWO-THREE. “IF YOU LIKE HARD-...

Gabe has the ability to know what people are doing just by thinking about them. It doesn't matter where they are or what they're up to. He's learned a lot of secrets, and all of this knowledge is ruining his life. On the plus side, he's unbeatable at hide-and-seek. When a little girl goes missing, Gabe uses his powers to find her, which brings a hope of purpose to his life. He thinks he might be able to use his ability to help people, like a real-life superhero. But when the wrong people find out what he can do, his life spirals into a nightmare from which he may never escape.

When a school teacher from a small coastal town near La Rochelle asks Maigret to help prove he is innocent of murder, the Inspector returns with him to his insular community and finds the residents closing ranks to conceal the truth.

Aside from the stitches and the head wound, Tom Henderson is the same old King Dork. He's still trying to work out who to blame for the new scar on his forehead, the memory loss, and his father's mysterious death. But illicit female hospital visitations, The Catcher in the Rye, and the Hillmont High sex-pocalypse have made him a new man. What doesn't make you stronger can kill you, though, and 10th grade, act two, promises to be a killer. Tom's down one bloodstained army coat, one Little Big Tom, and two secret semi-imaginary girlfriends.

Claire Scared and the Drizzle Demon of Dortmund is about a school trip made by Willowside School from London to Dortmund in Germany. The trip goes well for the first day, but from the second day bad weather erupts during their excursion to the Muller Manor House a place that once housed the urban legend Manfred Muller otherwise known as the Drizzle Demon. During the heavy electrical storm the students, teachers and people from the manor house are trapped inside with the Drizzle Demon going on the attack, but can they escape unscathed from the Drizzle Demon or will he claim another victim ...

Seventeen-year-old Kyle Black is just trying to survive his final year of high school. Haunted by the death of his mother in a tragic car accident years ago, he keeps his head down, pushes a lawnmower for his dad’s landscaping business, and avoids any real emotional entanglements—until Rebecca Martel transfers into his school. Beautiful, enigmatic, and strangely familiar, Rebecca pulls Kyle into her orbit with a quiet intensity he can’t explain. As the two grow closer, Kyle begins to uncover secrets not only about Rebecca, but about his own past—clues that suggest their connection ...

Addie Michaels never thought much of her unique ability, but when it leads her to a missing student, she finds herself embroiled in the middle of a dangerous drug war. Now she's forced to work with a gorgeous (and completely off limits) detective to discover the truth before it kills them both. Their reluctant alliance will reveal more than either could have anticipated as Addie's ability leads them to a dangerous showdown and a shocking betrayal. Hidden truths never stay hidden. A paranormal romance/mystery novel fans of Sharon Sala will enjoy. Slow burn, age gap romance.

The Florida State reform school, notorious for its abuses, is now in the headlines for more than just abusing its guests. Bodies are being discovered and the deaths are referred to as being the most brutal killings of the century. This is mainly because the boys were young and some innocent. Not everyone that stayed at the Dozier school was guilty of a crime but rather simply had nowhere else to go.

Sander Soto is the most frustrating man on the planet. He’s also helping keep me alive, which seems to be quite a feat as of late. Just when I think things can’t get worse, they do. I am no longer safe living my dorm room, which means I’m now forced to spend my every waking moment with Sander. I miss my friends. I miss my family. I miss my life. Unfortunately, it looks like I’m going to be stuck with Sander a while longer. This is book 3 of 4 in the East Raven Academy Series. It is a full length, 65k+ word novel. It is a slow burn, fast paced, action packed, clean, YA, mystery, spy,...