Puzzle Mystery

En la costa de Chipre rescatan el cadáver de una mujer procedente de Oriente Medio. En Barcelona, en la playa de Sant Miquel en la Barceloneta, Joan Aiguader, un periodista frustrado, cree tener su gran oportunidad profesional cuando ve un reportaje sobre el "contador de la vergüenza", que lleva un recuento del número de refugiados ahogados en el mar y que contabiliza a la mujer de Chipre como la víctima 2117.

A seamstress, a dog, and a reenactment gone wrong. In the charming town of Serenity Springs, the annual Civil War reenactment takes a deadly turn when Major Everett Calhoun is mysteriously shot and killed. Pennie, a talented costume designer, and her dog Max, find themselves unexpectedly entangled in the investigation. Pennie discovers that uncovering a small town’s past that has been hidden for generations under an artful lie, takes cunning, a dog, and perseverance. To find the killer, Pennie dives into the town’s tangled history, unearthing hidden documents that challenge the accepted...

In a gripping game of cat and mouse, FBI Agent Sidney Stone hunts a vigilante killer targeting child predators, while battling her growing feelings for her unavailable partner, Alex Kane. As the Avenger's brutal spree intensifies and long-buried secrets surface, Sidney must confront her conflicted heart and outsmart a killer who's always one step ahead. In the shadows of New York City, a vigilante known as the Avenger is hunting child predators, leaving a trail of brutally killed bodies and cryptic puzzle pieces in his wake. FBI Agent and profiler Sidney Stone is called in to crack the case...

When her daughter’s life is at stake, there’s no one quite like our R.E.D. heroine! Following an unexpected lead Celia may have been sold by traffickers to someone in Africa three years ago, Daisy, Aidan and Sarah head for Uganda. They’ve only been in the country a few minutes when a mysterious dying man thrusts a note into Daisy’s hand. As he gasps his last breath, he begs her not to involve the police. Now there isn’t just one, but two mysteries to be solved. The extra mystery deepens as three different people confess to a murder that took place many years ago. But there’s a ...

[This revised edition addresses feedback from readers!] Can a young widow clear her name and save her hometown's livelihood when its beloved wine festival turns deadly? When the annual Winter Wine Festival in charming small-town Los Robles comes to a shocking halt with the discovery of a dead body, amateur sleuth Avery Parker finds herself thrust into a twisted murder mystery. Having recently returned to run her family’s vineyard after her husband’s untimely death, Avery must navigate complex small-town social politics and quirky characters to uncover clues, clear her own name, and ...

In D.M. Sorlie’s captivating story, My Friend Amelia, readers are taken on an exhilarating search for the legendary Amelia Earhart in the vast expanse of the Pacific. Dr. Jane, accompanied by her friend Sue Lee, embarks on a thrilling journey that takes them from the Bahamas to Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and finally to Hawaii for a climactic and exciting conclusion. Set in the year 1951, after the end of World War II, the story follows Dr. Jane and Sue Lee as they join forces to uncover the truth about Dr. Jane’s childhood idol, Amelia Earhart, an American aviation pioneer who ...

My name is Everett, and my partner in crime-solving is Finn. We're a dynamic duo of mystery-solving enthusiasts in our small town of Bridgeville. We love nothing more than embarking on thrilling adventures, cracking codes, and unraveling the most puzzling mysteries. With summer in full swing, we couldn't wait to dive into our next case—and if we are lucky, some ice cream.

Jezabelle Jingle and her neighbors in the Penderghast section of Brilliant, Minnesota, have a mystery on their hands. Someone is stealing sections of hardwood floors in their homes, and the thefts may be connected to a long-hidden treasure left by the founders of Brilliant. Not only that but there's a dead body in a basement to add to the mix. Can Jezzie and her quirky friends figure out the puzzle and find the treasure before some other, unknown person - maybe the murderer - beats them to the punch?

Shanghai in the 20s was a fabulous place, a gaudy, immoral, violent, unjust, optimistic free-for-all where rickshaws competed with Rolls-Royces and a wealthy Englishman, American, or Japanese who spent an afternoon at the dog races might be inconvenienced by the sight of a public beheading on his way to the club for cocktails. It was also an improbable model for the future where racial barriers were rigid in certain neighborhoods and completely lacking in others only a few blocks away.

An unputdownable whodunit mystery by LJ Bourne. A small town is shaken by the sudden death of the local butcher who fell to his death during a hike. While it may seem like an accident, the victim's mother believes it to be murder. Committed by a member of the Army. US Military Special Investigator Mark Novak is charged with solving the case. That task would be much easier if Mark still trusted his detective instincts and intuition. And working alongside an old flame, Mark soon finds himself faced with more questions than answers. Does Mark still have it in him to solve this case? Or will ...

การฆาตกรรมต่อเนื่องพร้อมทั้งกรีดที่ข้อมือของเด็กนักเรียนหญิงต่างโรงเรียนและไม่ได้มีอะไรเกี่ยวข้องกันเลยแม้แต่น้อย แต่ว่าเมื่อตามสืบเรื่องนี้โดยร้อยตำรวจโทโอภาส เขากลับพบเรื่องราวที่ซับซ้อนมากยิ่งขึ้นเกี่ยวกับคดีเมื่อสามปีก่อนซึ่งเป็นการฆาตกรรมต่อเนื่องพยาบาลสาวกว่าห้าราย แต่ในคดีนั้นคนร้ายได้กระโดดลงทะเลเพื่อฆ่าตัวตาย

People are dying at bingo games all over the city. The police are treating the deaths as natural because the people dying are elderly. Terry MacArthur is an amateur sleuth who plays bingo and notices the similarities. Her instincts for solving puzzles, especially murder are aroused. She begins a quest for answers. Using her long-time friend and police detective Arnold Jackson, Terry finds the coincidences, plots them into a bigger picture of anger, hatred, and narcissism. Is it another player, an employee at the hall, or an anonymous killer trying to make a statement? They fight together to...

A delightfully quaint mountain town, my cozy tearoom, a missing couple, and there’s something seriously weird about my bird. I didn’t expect to get wrapped up in a mystery through my husband… He’s dead. Retreat to the mountains, settle into my inherited family home and try to move on … a widow with kids and a parakeet. It was a good plan. It should have worked. I didn’t ask for a missing couple to complicate my first days, but there they were…or, rather, weren’t. I KNEW my detective husband was gone … but then here he was. Colorfully solving mysteries with me … he’s ...

The Saffron Queen A thrilling cozy culinary mystery packed with adventure, secrets, and a dash of danger. When spice emporium owner Amara Varela inherits a mysterious journal from her late mentor, Eloise, she never expects it to hold the key to one of the rarest treasures in the world—a lost strain of saffron, hidden for centuries. But when ruthless smugglers and a power-hungry syndicate come searching for the truth, Amara is thrust into a deadly international race that could cost her everything. With her enigmatic uncle Reza, quick-witted best friend Dylan, and an unpredictable ally in ...

O du tödliche Weihnachtszeit. Es ist kurz vor Heiligabend. Schnee fällt auf die Straßen der englischen Kleinstadt – und auf die Türschwelle von Rätselexpertin Edie O'Sullivan. Dort liegt ein mysteriöses Päckchen: sechs Puzzleteile, die den Ausschnitt eines blutigen Tatortes zeigen. Dazu eine bedrohliche Nachricht: Wenn es Edie nicht gelingt, alle Teile zusammenzufügen und den Absender aufzuhalten, werden bis Weihnachten mindestens vier Menschen sterben.

Minerva Keen and co are ready to take on a hair-raising new lead. But when know-it-all Zoe joins the club to read mysteries instead of solving them, it seems their sleuthing days might be over. To make things worse, Minerva's favorite teacher, Ms Voyant, takes Zoe's side . . . which gets Minerva wondering what secrets they could be hiding. As she digs into one puzzle, new questions pop up. Such as: Why are Ms Voyant and Zoe so friendly? And where do Minerva's parents go on their mysterious 'business trips'?

An elite university. An abduction. An FBI investigation. In the not-so-distant future of 2033, a gripping medical mystery unfolds in the heart of Silicon Valley. Dr. Frida Ending, a young medical insurance agent, is forcibly abducted and disappears without a trace. FBI special agent Angus Weber and CIA operative Dr. Annya Segond launch an investigation that leads them to the hospital of Silicon Valley University of Evolutionary Computation (SUEC), where every pending insurance claim for children with cancer has been suddenly approved. Who is behind this? Is Frida a victim or a villain? The ...

Introduction to the short story “Missing” by D.M. Sorlie: In the enchanting setting of 1950s Paris, a tale of mystery and intrigue unfolds on the houseboat Past Breakers, where Hermione and Granny Kate, two astute art detectives reside. As the first light of dawn illuminates the River Seine and the majestic Eiffel Tower, a shadow of apprehension falls upon the tranquil scene. The disappearance of Colette, a close friend of Meg’s sets the stage for Hermione and Granny Kate to embark on a journey that will test their intellect and resilience. The mystery deepens with each clue they ...

James is crime scene photographer with no life outside of work to speak of. One day, while sifting through old files, he finds a crime scene photo of a beautiful woman...and immediately falls in love with the picture. He then begins to research the woman's death as her crime was an unsolved mystery. Soon, he begins to see apparitions of the woman as she leads him on with clues to solve her murder. Is she a figment of his imagination, or is she his perfect vision coming to life?

Terry and her husband Rick are nearly killed in an explosion at the local hospital. Terrorism is suspected but she believes there’s more to the story. She follows her instincts, becoming the force behind the FBI and ATF investigations. Attempts are made on her life, suspects are killed, an assassin is operating in the city. Arnold is wounded. The Bureau makes her a licensed consultant. They use her information to make arrests, but she isn’t satisfied until the last detail is unraveled. Murder, bribery, corruption, drugs, she picks through the clues, eliminates the false leads, and finds...