Society Mystery

Kalan Mars yearned to escape the cunning familiarity of small town life. He was labelled a clone. The bullet whizzed past his head. Kalan was thrown into a harrowing race for survival. Was he human, or was he a replica? The truth will unleash chaos.

Set in turn of the century London, The Friday Society follows the stories of three very intelligent and talented young women, all of whom are assistants to powerful men: Cora, lab assistant; Michiko, Japanese fight assistant; and Nellie, magician's assistant. The three young women's lives become inexorably intertwined after a chance meeting at a ball that ends with the discovery of a murdered mystery man. It's up to these three, in their own charming but bold way, to solve the murder....

Following a tragic event, The Herb Society, along with Lukas and Taylor are unwittingly pulled into Baptiste’s twisted plan to not only find a lost continent but unlock the secrets to a precious material that is only found near an archipelago he believes to be the remainder of this sunken world. Baptiste knows this material is more precious than all the gold in the world and he has big plans for it.

AD 265, Gaul—The Roman Empire is on the brink. Emperor Gallienus has amassed a huge army across the Alps to seize back the mountains from the usurper Posthumus. War has come. Ballista and his cavalry are on the frontline, battling in the most brutal of conditions. But if he is to survive the campaign and finally retire to his beloved Sicily, it's not just the battlefield he needs to navigate. As he and Praetorian Prefect Volusianus lay siege to Posthumus' armies, it becomes clear the greatest threat to Ballista's life might just come from within his ranks.

“Jacob, your mother was exiled.” Those words haunt me every time I close my eyes. Dead. My loving mother, tortured and killed. Alone, buried on a mound of dirt at the edge of the meadow. Anger runs through my blood thinking of the pain she went through. It’s all my fault. I failed to protect her. How did I leave her behind? Why didn’t I convince her to escape with us? The thought of her suffering makes me want to destroy him. Cassian, the evil leader who everyone fears in the village. I refuse to let him hurt anyone else, especially my loved ones. I’ll make sure he pays for the ...

When a billionaire heiress is brutally murdered in the glamorous streets of Monaco, seasoned detective Alexandre Moreau is thrust into a deadly web of secrets, power, and betrayal. As he unravels the truth behind her assassination, he uncovers a sinister conspiracy reaching into the highest echelons of wealth and influence. But the deeper he digs, the more dangerous the game becomes. With powerful enemies closing in, Moreau must race against time to expose the mastermind before he becomes the next target. Inspired by a true story, Murder of a Monaco Billionaire is a gripping thriller of ...

"Read any good books lately?" What is so different about the Chapter One Book Club? Why don't they exactly welcome new members? Trench surprisingly discovers that a colleague is already an existing member - so why can't he remember joining? And why doesn't he even seem to know who the other book lovers are? By reading in-between the lines, Old Tom begins to realise that Chapter One is far from a closed book...

This is the follow-up to “The Westbourne Cottage Curse” story. Discover the Thrills of Suspense in “Murder on the Beach” Dive into a world of intrigue and danger in K.R.M. Morgan's latest mystery, *Murder on the Beach.* Follow Professor John Castellanos as he navigates the sun-soaked shores of Bermuda, only to find himself ensnared in a web of deception and treachery. When a horrific event derails his much-anticipated book presentation, John must confront the darker facets of human nature he once explored within the pages of his own work. Stranded in paradise, he becomes the ...

After Séverin's seeming betrayal, the crew is fractured. Armed with only a handful of hints, Enrique, Laila, Hypnos, and Zofia must find their way through the snarled, haunted waterways of Venice, Italy, to locate Séverin. Meanwhile, Séverin must balance the deranged whims of the Patriarch of the Fallen House and discover the location of a temple beneath a plague island where the Divine Lyre can be played and all that he desires will come to pass.

My village has rules… Including who I can and cannot marry. In less than two weeks I turn 18. That’s when my future will be decided. I have no say. No voice. No freedom. “Just follow the rules. Stay loyal to your family.” That’s what I’m told by my father. He’s cold, emotionless and doesn’t have the first clue what love really is. I must obey or be punished. My resistance to the rules isn’t a secret… I’ve taken the punishment before. Small price to pay for the small glimmer of hope that I can someday escape. But choosing who I marry? That’s where I draw the line. ...

Ever since The Armageddon Code, the Devil’s Quintet have been using their demonic powers to fight evil and protect the world, while remaining nothing but an urban legend to the general public. But the Devil is not about to let them keep using his powers for good. Created by Satan himself to counter the Quintet, the Shadow Society are five saintly men and women that have been secretly (and strategically) possessed by five of Hell’s most powerful demons. Granted supernatural powers of their own, they are part of a literally diabolical plot to strike at the very heart of the Quintet.

Lady Augusta Colebrook, 'Gus', is determinedly unmarried, bored by society life, and tired of being dismissed at the age of forty-two. She and her twin sister, Julia, who is grieving her dead betrothed, need a distraction. One soon presents itself: to rescue their friend's goddaughter, Caroline, from her violent husband.

From three-time Edgar Award-winning mystery writer Ruth Rendell comes a captivating tale of residents and servants on one block of a posh London street - and the deadly ways their lives intertwine. Life in the well-manicured London locale of Hexam Place is not as placid and orderly as it appears. Behind the tranquil gardens and polished entryways, relationships between servants and their employers are set to combust. Henry, the handsome valet to Lord Studley, is sleeping with both the Lord's wife and his university-age daughter.

What's the going rate for a 19-year old at a blood auction? Ruby was supposed to charge her batteries back home for Christmas vacation. Delusional, right? Out of nowhere, an Avalonian knight shows up on her doorstep with. A dangerous fugitive is after Ruby's mum. Something to do with her pure Morgana blood. In the middle of it all, Ruby's friend Charlie uncovers an underground market for PureX—a drug made from pure blooded Magicals. Ruby can’t leave well enough alone, so of course they dig deeper. What she finds could make even Magical blood freeze. Ruby is about to discover how much ...

WAR IS BREWING IN THE STREETS OF LONDON ... With the election coming up, I find myself in the heart of the storm between the fractions. When a political attack sends my friend Nick to the hospital, it spurs a chain of events I have no control over. My powers feel useless in the face of this storm. Friends turn to enemies, and someone has to stop the bloodshed. For some reason, I think that someone is me. NOT EVEN THE BLOOD OF MORGANA CAN HELP ME NOW. This is Book 6 in the Ruby Morgan Series

A cosy mystery perfect for fans of Sally Smith, Steve Higgs, LJ Ross, Robert Thorogood, and Richard Osman. Karen McLaren has organised what she believes will be the perfect Yuletide celebration: a murder mystery evening based on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. It’s being held at Club Britannia; attendees are attired in period costume, and traditional food is on the menu. Everything has been planned to perfection… …one of the guests dying, however, isn’t something that’s been scheduled. A fictional murder mystery transforming into a real murder investigation throws Castillo ...

A woman is found murdered in her bathtub, and the murder has been made to look like a suicide. But a strange symbol found at the crime scene leads the local police to call Commissaire Adamsberg and his team. When the symbol is found near the body of a second disguised suicide, a pattern begins to emerge: Both victims were part of a disastrous expedition to Iceland over 10 years ago where a group of tourists found themselves trapped on a deserted island.

After surviving a brutal attack that claims the lives of those she loves, a young woman seeks revenge on a corrupt town. Going back home is never easy, but for Casey, it means returning to her corrupt hometown where she barely survived a brutal attack. Accompanied by two family friends, she seeks justice for the night that destroyed her life. Her physical scars are nothing compared to her emotional ones, forcing the local sheriff to believe that the town darling is back for revenge. As the conspiracy for her revenge appears to be leading up to the coveted town fair, the sheriff is ...

In the foreboding halls of Worthington Manor, eighteen-year-old Briar has always known she was different. Raised by a stern housekeeper and a reclusive uncle after her parents' mysterious disappearance, her sheltered life is shattered when she discovers a chilling secret: her mother and father didn't abandon her—they were forced into hiding to protect her from those who coveted her innate abilities. When a mysterious murder near Worthington Manor bears the hallmarks of ritual sacrifice, Briar follows a trail of cryptic clues to London. There, in her mother's ancestral home of Rosemere ...

The far-flung and isolated citadel of Arete faces out across the wasteland, awaiting the inevitable invasion. One man is sent to marshal the defences of this lonely city; one man to shore up the crumbling walls of a once indomitable symbol of Roman power; a man whose name itself means war, a man called Ballista.