Puzzle Mystery

Something horrifically sinister lurks in the town of Mountain Springs… Sharon Triplett’s life-change was to retreat to the majestic mountains, settle into her inherited family home with her two kids, plucky pet parakeet, Seymour, and try to recover from the tragic death of her husband, a hotshot, undercover, city detective. It was an elegant plan. It should have worked. But then, astoundingly, Seymour, began eerily communicating to her in her dead husband’s voice and Sharon’s life was flipped upside down. Sharon’s been keeping it all hush-hush. Impressive, considering she also has...

When William stumbles upon an ancient map in his grandfather’s attic, he never expects it to lead to a legendary mystery treasure hidden deep beneath the city. With the help of his best friend, Kimberly, and his loyal dog, Rex, he sets off on an unforgettable journey, navigating through underground labyrinths, decoding mystery word puzzle books, and solving logic puzzles that hold the key to a forgotten past.

Princeton. Good Friday, 1999. On the eve of graduation, two students are a hairsbreadth from solving the mysteries of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. Famous for its hypnotic power over those who study it, the 500-year-old Hypnerotomachia may finally reveal its secrets to Tom Sullivan, whose father was obsessed with the book, and Paul Harris, whose future depends on it. As the deadline looms, research has stalled, until an ancient diary surfaces.

Esta entrega de la Trilogía P.U.Z.Z.L.E está llena de acción: la espectacular fuga de prisión de El Narco y su sed de venganza; los dilemas de Verdugo y Pata Chueca; el errar de La Narca por rutas que atraviesan México de sur a norte; el dispendioso exilio de El Gober, el incendio del "Amor Eterno". Continúa la cerebral urdimbre de El Secre, y nuevos personajes son presentados en detalle: El Lechero, jefe transnacional del crimen; Martín, niño desaparecido que vuelve para asumir un nuevo rol, Chema, joven "nerd" al servicio del cártel...

It's Christmas eve at 221B Baker Street. On the stroke of midnight, a delivery arrives addressed to Sherlock Holmes. The message is a cryptogram which reveals itself to be so obtuse that it has the famous consulting detective baffled. Holmes becomes so obsessed with revealing the secret of the cypher that Watson fears for his well-being in refusing to eat or sleep. Holmes can only deduce that time is of the essence, and that a means of deciphering must be discovered which has never before been employed. Watson wonders what new adventure will emerge, should the puzzle be unraveled.

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 ...

Bell Casper is running a stealthy game in the Blue Parrot, a swanky bar in Manhattan catering to wealthy pleasure seekers. The game seems shady, and maybe it is. Leticia pretends to be his assistant. She's twenty-four and Bell's twenty-seven. Their relationship isn’t clear. Gigi is a pretty blonde, twenty-five years old. She also works out of the bar, running her own racket. She's attracted to Bell, but she can't understand why Bell and Leticia are together, or what his game is all about. She's determined to unravel both mysteries.

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...

With a secret code in a silk scarf and her dog Max, Pennie Pleat endeavors to find a murderer and a thief. Seamstress Pennie Pleat stumbles upon a mystery when she becomes enamored with strange stitches in an antique silk scarf belonging to Millicent "Milly" Fairfax. The mystery deepens when Pennie finds Milly dead in her home. The scarf’s cryptic code, stitched in dots and dashes, hints at a decades-old art theft and a suspicious death from Milly’s past. With her loyal dog, Max, by her side, Pennie follows a tangled thread of clues through the world of Milly’s former acquaintances: ...

Are you a Law & Order or CSI crime junkie? In these You Solve It mini mysteries, you get to be the lead detective who takes on the case. You will read the case file, collect the evidence and solve the crime. Become an iDetective.

Este último tomo de la serie nos hace retroceder para tomar impulso hacia el gran final. El autor combina la continuidad de los hechos anteriores con la inmersión en un pasado que lo explica todo. Así conocemos los oscuros días del orfanato; los desmanes de los Fonseca; la celebración de un trágico pacto entre niños sin esperanza; una Noche de Brujas que esconde horrores bien humanos; una guerra de pandillas entre niños, que preanuncia pasos a seguir en la adultez;

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...

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.

[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 ...

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'?

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?

The Golden Age of Detection has enjoyed a great resurgence of interest in recent years, with publishers mining back catalogues to bring the best of yesteryear to very receptive new audiences. What is it about a literary movement that took off in the 1920s that still appeals to book lovers in the 2020s? In this authoritative new study, John Curran reveals that it is the ludic qualities of classic crime fiction that continue to intrigue.