Publisher: Wildside Press
A trip to Maine offers research opportunities for Steven, a history professor, and sightseeing fun for his wife, Kelsey. But when they find a dead student in the Atlantic surf, Kelsey changes her focus from cliffs...to clues!
Retribution is the final chapter of the story of Eddie and policewoman Sam Jacobs, who were responsible for the closure of the drugs cartel run by the Millichip family. It now leads to the desire for retribution by the Drugs cartel.Juan Ramos, a Lima cop played a key part and now seeks election as a Senator to continue to fight crime in Peru. He also is a target.Danger follows the Jacobs both in Peru and London, leading to a dramatic finale on the Exe Estuary.Show book
This is a concise summary and analysis of The Secret of Secrets , by Dan Brown. It is not the original book and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Dan Brown. Ideal those seeking a quick and insightful overview. The Secret of Secrets is a high-stakes thriller that blends mystery, history, and cutting-edge science into a story about power, knowledge, and the courage to question what has always been hidden. Set against the haunting backdrop of Prague, the novel follows Robert Langdon as he deciphers symbols etched into architecture, sacred texts, and modern conspiracies. At the heart of the chase lies a suppressed manuscript that challenges humanity’s understanding of consciousness and our potential to create meaning. As Langdon and Katherine fight to protect these revelations, they face coded messages, betrayals, and an ancient myth brought to life. The novel explores not only puzzles and conspiracies but also the universal lesson that transformation requires clarity, courage, and persistence. Perfect for listeners seeking both adventure and insight, this audiobook delivers suspense with ideas that inspire action in everyday life.Show book
"The Naval Treaty", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle ranked "The Adventure of the Naval Treaty" 19th in a list of his 19 favourite Sherlock Holmes stories. Dr. Watson receives a letter, which he then refers to Holmes, from an old schoolmate, now a Foreign Office employee from Woking who has had an important naval treaty stolen from his office. It disappeared while Mr. Percy Phelps had stepped out of his office momentarily late in the evening to see about some coffee that he had ordered. His office has two entrances, each joined by a stairway to a single landing. The commissionaire kept watch at the main entrance. There was no-one watching at the side entrance. Phelps also knew that his fiancée's brother was in town and that he might drop by. Phelps was alone in the office.Show book
The scandalous marriage of the Countess Narona to Lord Montbarry takes place in London to the disgust of his family. Not least to his treatment of his former betrothed: Agnes Lockwood. But scandal turns to tragedy when he dies of illness in a Venetian Palace. Under a cloud of suspicion and mystery, the Palace is turned into a hotel, but still questions remain... What has happened to the mysteriously missing Courier, last seen in Lord Montbarry's employ? ...and why do strange and unearthly things happen when members of his family sleep in a certain room in that hotel, the room in which he died...? Written by that grandfather of mystery and crime, Wilkie Collins, The Haunted Hotel is a supernatural mystery first published in 1879. Narrated by Michael Ward.Show book
Friend or foe? The character of Owen's old friend is called into question when he mysteriously vanishes from the king's mission after a page is murdered. York, 1367. Owen Archer and his old comrade, Ned Townley, are each leading companies of the king's men north of York to Fountains and Rievaulx abbeys respectively, on a mission to win the support of the powerful abbots for William of Wykeham becoming the Bishop of Winchester. A crime of passion? But trouble stalks Ned Townley—Sir William of Wyndesore's men at Windsor suspect he killed a page in a jealous rage over his betrothed. Is the rumor true? Some secrets must be protected at any cost. When Ned and a friar in his party go missing, Owen is drawn into the intrigue surrounding his friend. As further disturbing events occur, Owen uncovers a dangerous, scandalous secret that stretches to the highest level of the court.Show book
ONLY HIS (A Sadie Price FBI Suspense Thriller) is book #3 in a chilling new series by mystery and thriller author Rylie Dark, which begins with ONLY MURDER (book #1).Special Agent Sadie Price, a 29-year-old rising star in the FBI’s BAU unit, stuns her colleagues by requesting reassignment to the FBI’s remote Alaskan field office. Back in her home state, a place she vowed she would never return, Sadie, running from a secret in her recent past and back into her old one, finds herself facing her demons—including her sister’s unsolved murder—while assigned to hunt down a new serial killer.When a young woman is found mauled by a bear—the second case in one week—the authorities chalk it up to a desperate animal, driven by hunger to attack. Nature, as far as the locals are concerned, can be as cruel a killer as any murderer. But Sadie isn’t convinced. She suspects a serial killer, and when she realizes both victims were young women living alone in cabins, she takes it upon herself to visit a string of isolated, desolate cabins in the wilderness, including one with particular significance—her father’s. When a third woman is found, Sadie knows she is the only thing standing between this diabolical killer and his innocent, next victim.But in the forbidding wilderness, in the thick of winter, can Sadie reach the woman before it’s too late? And can she stop this killer all while unearthing the ghosts of her own family’s past?An action-packed page-turner, the SADIE PRICE series is a riveting crime thriller, jammed with suspense, surprises and twists and turns that you won’t see coming. It will have you fall in love with a brilliant and scarred new character, while challenging you, amidst a barren landscape, to solve an impenetrable crime. Books #4-#6 in the series—ONLY ONCE, ONLY SPITE, and ONLY MADNESS—are also available.Show book
