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  The Greek Interpreter - Sherlock...

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  "The Greek Interpreter", 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. The story was originally serialised in Strand Magazine in 1893. This story introduces Holmes's elder brother Mycroft. Doyle ranked "The Greek Interpreter" seventeenth in a list of his nineteen favourite Sherlock Holmes stories.
  On a summer evening, while engaged in an aimless conversation that has come round to the topic of hereditary attributes, Doctor Watson learns that Sherlock Holmes, far from being a one-off in terms of his powers of observation and deductive reasoning, in fact has an elder brother whose skills, or so Holmes claims, outstrip even his own. As a consequence of this, Watson becomes acquainted with the Diogenes Club and his friend's brother, Mycroft.

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  Minds in Ferment

  Anton Chekhov

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  The story takes place during the day in the market square. Two ordinary people walking along it, the treasurer Pocheshikhin and the correspondent of "Son of the Fatherland" Optimov, drew attention to a flock of starlings flying past. The flock sat down in the garden of the archpriest's father. During the discussion about where the flock finally sat down, in the garden of the father of the archpriest or the father of the deacon Vratoadov, passers-by began to gather around them: three old pilgrims, the father himself, Archpriest Vosmistishiev, deacon Evstigney, local vacationers, clerks.
  People began to worry whether there was a fire somewhere. Gradually a crowd gathered. They called the mayor Akim Danilych, who began to disperse the crowd. Firefighters appeared and came without water or equipment. During the excitement of the gathered crowd, a new organ received from Moscow began to sound in a nearby tavern. Hearing the organ, the crowd flocked to the tavern.
  In the evening, Akim Danilych, at the grocery store, wrote a letter about this event, in which he thanked "with tears the One who did not allow bloodshed."

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  For the Love of Maggie O'Die

  Cle Curbo

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  A mystery wrapped around two love stories with the same woman, Maggie O'Die. 
  Like so many mysteries, Cle Curbo’s new novel, For the Love of Maggie O’Die, opens with a body, but lest you get too comfortable, nothing is at all what it seems. From the first page, Curbo crafts a mystery, sci-fi adventure that takes the readers on a rollercoaster ride, putting them in the driver’s seat, while trying to figure out what exactly is happening. The book grabs you and makes you want to keep reading with crisp prose and engaging dialogue. Curbo hooks his readers by dishing out the clues with a deft and talented hand, offering enough breadcrumbs to keep his audience reading until the crack of dawn. - M.L. Hamilton, Author of the Peyton Brooks Mysteries 
  Cle Curbo keeps the reader guessing in this mystery set in the not too distant future in the Bay Area where scientific breakthroughs make the impossible possible. His unique voice nods to noir and seamlessly blends the genres of mystery and love story. - Susan Wiedner, MFA in Creative Writing 
  In For the Love of Maggie O’Die, mysteries nest inside puzzles jigsawed with secrets. Do characters’ names conceal a hint? Who’s dead or alive? Who’s young and who’s old? Plot twists face readers from start to astoundng finale. It’s like a locked room mystery, exploded out into the open road. - June Gillam, Author of Hillary Broome Crime Fiction 
  Simon Silibus is unflinchingly devoted to his friend, Ryger Deacon's comatose body. Simon plans to give Ryger a new life and a new name, but he must first get him to Heavenly Hospice without being caught by the “trackers.” Author Cle Curbo’s unusual premise along with the brilliant use of crisp dialogue, provides a taut and building tension in an edgy yet beautiful display of fiction at its best. - Sheryl J. Bize-Boutte, Author, Betrayal on the Bayou

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  Death at Gills Rock - A Dave...

  Patricia Skalka

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  "Skalka writes with unusually rich detail about her story's setting and with unflinching empathy for her characters."—Publishers WeeklyAfter tracking a clever killer in DEATH STALKS DOOR COUNTY,  park ranger and former Chicago homicide detective Dave Cubiak is elected Door County sheriff. His newest challenge arrives as spring brings not new life but tragic death to the isolated fishing village of Gills Rock. Three prominent World War II veterans, about to be honored for their military heroics, die from carbon monoxide poisoning during a weekly card game.Blame falls to a faulty heater but Cubiak puzzles over details. When one of the widows receives a message claiming the men "got what they deserved," he realizes that there may be more to the deaths than a simple accident.Investigating, Cubiak discovers that the men's veneer of success and respectability hides an intricate web of lies, betrayal, and treachery.In a dark, moody tale that spans more than half a century and hopscotches across the peninsula, Cubiak encounters a host of suspects with motives for murder. Amid broken dreams, corruption, and loss, he sorts out the truth.

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  Deadly Claws

  Jenna St. James

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  A Forty-year-old Witch with a New Career 
   
   
   
  A Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Teenaged Daughter 
   
   
   
  And an Enchanted Island Full of Secrets 
   
   
   
  Career-driven witch, Shayla Loci, is about to turn forty and is ready for a change. When she retires from capturing criminal supernaturals for the government, she figures her days of chasing bad guys are over. Little did she know her new job as the game warden on Enchanted Island would thrust her right back into harm's way . . . and she wasn't even officially on the clock yet! But when Sheriff Stone enlists her help to find out who killed an island resident, Shayla readily agrees. Between sorting through alibis, gathering clues, and mentoring a wayward teenager on how to be a witch . . . Shayla's life is hectic. If only her estranged dad—the King—wouldn't insist she take her bodyguard, Needles, with her everywhere she goes. Just when Shayla believes she's identified the killer, a new threat emerges . . . leaving her to make a snap decision that may cost her her life. This paranormal cozy series with a twist on midlife discovery will leave you guessing and hungry for more!

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  The Snake And The Serpent

  S. M. Humphreys

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  The year is 1940, the Holocaust is about to begin. England and Germany are at war, and families are ripped apart. Rudolf Hess is formulating a plan to broker peace with England, and all is not as it seems. Natasha and Michele are sisters on opposite sides in the war. Having been separated for a decade, the two sisters have forged very different lives. Natasha is a Nazi interrogator and Michele is the head of the resistance. Is Munich big enough for both of them, or will things change forever with the mysterious Rudolf Hess and his secret mission? Experience a thrilling tale of war, politics and family conflict in 'the Snake and the Serpent'. Follow Natasha and Michele as they each manoeuvre through a deadly society. Like the game of chess, each move has an effect, but can this game ever have a winner?

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