Old English Mystery

Stuck in the shadow realm and straight out of luck, I’m more alone than ever. Even my friends are frightened of me now that they know the truth. Happy mid-life to me! That is, until my demon in rusty armor comes to my rescue. Now, I realize the magical world is so much bigger than I ever imagined, and it turns out, bigger than anyone else did, either. The Knights Templar are determined to stage a comeback at any cost, and my star-lit blood is the key to their plans. With only a demon to guide me, I have to find a way out of the shadow realm and back to Earth before magic is unleashed ...

Ghent, the bizarre, gothic City of Witches, of lore, and evidently, of murder! A man is dead and a missing antique manuscript of scientific and philosophical merit is missing. Poisoned chocolates, creepy dolls, thievery, treachery, and yes, waffles. I’m Honorio, a cat, and with my extraordinary detective skills, my three traveling lady companions and I are out to solve the latest case. I try not to fall in love. I try not to be run over by bicycles. I try not to be paralyzed. And I try my best to be brilliant. At that I am successful. Come with us as we continue our European tour. Visit ...

At the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, dramatized by the popular film Black Hawk Down, the majority of soldiers who died were killed instantly or bled to death before they could reach an operating table. This tragedy reinforced the need for a revolutionary treatment that could transform trauma medicine. So, when Frank Hursey and Bart Gullong—who had no medical or military experience—discovered that a cheap, crushed rock called zeolite had blood‑clotting properties, they brought it to the military's attention. The Marines and the Navy adopted the resulting product, QuikClot, immediately.

Old Silk Road is a prescient, powerful novel of the Afghan war by someone who's been there. Norman "Doc" Rodgers suspects he won't make it out of this one alive. He's a young combat medic in Afghanistan, eager to avenge his father's death in the World Trade Center and make sense of a new world that feels like it's fallen to pieces. Haunted by hallucinatory encounters, his only solace is a barely concealed addiction to the precious opiates he's supposed to dole out sparingly to those beyond aid.

A teacher is missing. Problem is she went missing 95 years ago. Angie Kramer, advice columnist, is on the case, with little help from the local police. They're busy trying to stem a crime wave. Residents of the Morning Sun long-term care facility are being scammed in a fake animal shelter scheme. And the McGill family is smack in the middle of the crime wave. Cattle rustlers, thieves, brawlers, and land barons, the McGills have plagued the county for over a century. Now they appear to be at the center of the case. Bobby Lee McGill, a resident of the Morning Sun, is a favorite of all the ...

Book lover and Austen enthusiast Sophie Collingwood has recently taken a job at an antiquarian bookshop in London when two different customers request a copy of the same obscure book: the second edition of Little Book of Allegories by Richard Mansfield. Their queries draw Sophie into a mystery that will cast doubt on the true authorship of Pride and Prejudice - and ultimately threaten Sophie's life.

Confronted with a development he’d long dreamt of, a weak link in the iron-hard chain of Professor Moriarty’s criminal empire, Sherlock Holmes undertakes a series of quests which arise from clues left in a number of locations around London, each message leading onto the next, and in order to keep a prearranged meeting with the mysterious informant who has sent the challenge, the great detective must unravel a complex series of psychological puzzles before he can keep his rendezvous with the unnamed defector. It’s all in The Case of Moriarty’s Betrayer, the twelfth volume in The ...

I started writing for myself for two reasons. Firstly, to help me to cope through a very stressful time – my wife’s severe illness. I did this mainly through poetry. The second was to share with my friends and acquaintances my motorcycling adventures. It was not until I joined Stroud Writers that I started to develop the skills and techniques of a storyteller. Soon after joining the group, they encouraged me to write fiction, something I always had difficulty with. However, within 16 months of joining, I had written and self-published my first novel. It certainly helped that I wrote on ...

When Georgia rents her country home for the month of August, it’s off to the relaxing Connecticut shore for her; her husband, Tom; and their young daughter. It’s just what they need to ease family tensions and reconnect. All that’s left to do is leave behind their house keys—to a stranger. For Anna, Georgia and Tom’s house in the cool woodlands is a dream break from the oppressive heat of a New York City summer—and from an increasingly ill-fated relationship with her lover. A month apart and Anna can clear her head and reassess her future. She’s found the perfect place to do it.

Are you or someone you love desperate for a miracle? As witnessed through Scripture, the God who was and is and is to come has been performing miracles from the beginning of time—so you can trust that Jesus wants to do something miraculous in your life today. In this follow-up to his book Mysteries of the Messiah, Rabbi Jason Sobel dives deep into Scripture, biblical culture, and ancient texts to help you better understand the truths and the power behind God’s miracles, and to increase your faith that Jesus can perform miracles in your life.

In Old Loves Die Hard, Lauren Carr continues the rags-to-riches story of Mac Faraday, an underpaid homicide detective who inherits 270 million dollars and an estate on Deep Creek Lake, Maryland. Mac is settling nicely into his new life at Spencer Manor when his ex-wife Christine shows up-and she wants him back! Before Mac can send her packing, Christine and her estranged lover are murdered in Mac's private penthouse suite at the Spencer Inn, the five-star resort built by his ancestors.

A photograph is worth a thousand words, but is a photograph worth killing for? Caught on Camera is the story of a thirty-year-old photograph discovered amongst a dead man's belongings. Innocent as the picture looks, it holds a dark secret that someone will stop at nothing to preserve. Following the death of his mysterious tenant, landlord George persuades his friend, journalist Tony Vercoe, to trace the family of the deceased man. Together they discover hidden documents. Among them is a thirty-year-old press cutting, as well as a roll of 35mm negatives plus two black and white photographs. ...

Jess Dyersen knew she had only moments to decide whether she could trust the man who was pounding on the door of her condo…a man she barely knew. But he’d done what he could to protect her daughter during a tragic time in their lives. Can she trust him to do the same for her?Quiet in the Storm continues the ongoing story of family, friends, and strangers who come together at a time when the unknown is their greatest enemy…and their hidden sanctuary is their greatest defense. One sanctuary has been traded for another after the assault on Gary Dyersen’s North Carolina home…a place ...

A thought-provoking novel for readers who enjoy literary fiction, unpredictable originality, bizarre mystery and cool, philosophical reasoning., An old lady and a young man meet on a crosswalk in Manhattan in bizarre circumstances which drastically change the directions of their lives. A foul-mouthed youth is killed in a traffic accident. The old lady’s apartment is visited by folks that would make most people run to their psychologist. A mass murderer explains why he thinks he is a good man. A cool Jesus asks for parts of The Bible to be rewritten. Literary characters come alive and ...

A well-to-do gentleman arrives in the seaside town of Badington. It's winter and out of season for tourists, but he has business to attend to with a peculiar old man and his beautiful daughter. However, to shocking results, for this out-of-towner everything is not as it seems. With his wonderful way with words, incredible description and beautiful literary style, award winning author, Robert E. Kearns is sure to captivate with this sensational short story. Now with a four star editorial review from Readers' Favorite

The Dodge City Murders Book One of the Earp, Masterson Murder Mysteries In the shadow of Dodge City, 1883, something wicked plays beneath the silence… When a series of ritualistic murders strikes the gritty frontier town, lawmen Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson find themselves chasing not just a killer—but a conductor orchestrating death like a symphony. From candlelit corpses on Boot Hill to blood-soaked altars in Kansas opera houses, the two must face a haunting enemy known only by a chilling nickname: The Conductor. As they unravel a dark musical conspiracy stretching across the American...

Twelve chefs. One killer contest. Who will make it out of the kitchen alive? After the murder mansion, Jack realizes there’s more than his life on the line. The invaders inside the tower are seizing level after level as the corruption virus spreads to every network. Only Mr. Smiley’s latest competition offers a shred of hope. The mysterious entity has lured the enemies of the tower into the simulation. Jack’s task? Beat a house full of top chefs in a competition while never having cooked a thing in his life. And after a contestant shows up dead, Jack realizes the contest isn’t what ...

WAS THERE REALLY A FOOT DANGLING OUT OF THAT CARPET? Fifty-two-year-old Glory Harper is stuck in a wheelchair with a broken leg, bored, and itching for some excitement. She doesn’t expect it to come in the form of a foot dangling out the back of a carpet as it’s carried into her new neighbor’s house. But Glory’s past “run-ins” with the police makes her latest report more difficult to believe. And, just when she thinks someone’s taking her seriously, Glory realizes Detective Rick Spencer, a Harrison Ford look-alike, appears more interested in her than in her story. Despite ...

John Stanley takes over the role of the World's Most Famous Consulting Detective in this collection of Sherlock Holmes radio adventures, with Wendell Holmes as Watson! Priceless artifacts, vital plans, and human lives are at stake through eight hours of exciting episodes. This series goes back to basics with 16 classic tales of deductive mystery in the grand manner, mixing original adaptations of the Doyle canon with brisk new stories - including a three-part tale of international intrigue and espionage.

Somewhat-retired LA Private Eye Amos Parisman is hired by lonely booking agent Pinky Bleistiff to find one of his missing singers, Risa Barsky. But what starts as a simple investigation turns into a complex puzzle when Pinky is murdered and Risa is still nowhere to be found. With suspects dropping dead at every turn, Parisman must act quickly to discover the truth about Risa's relationship with Pinky before an innocent person gets sent to prison.