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  The Markenmore Mystery

  J. S. Fletcher

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  It seems very unreal but the author is not only top-notch with his plot handling but he never strays from the bounds of reason. It isn’t easy to fool someone like detective sergeant Blick of Scotland Yard, but he does it. Blick is called in by an archeologist named Mr. Fransenmery to help solve the killing of Guy Markenmore, who had been away from the area for seven years and had returned because of the expected death of his father. There was a question of inheritance but Guy wanted it known he didn’t intend to file any claim for money and other holdings. Arriving back at the same time were a one-time love rival, John Harborough, and Veronica Leighton, whom they had once quarreled over … now the widowed Mrs. Tretheroe. Their mutual arrivals meant that “Why? became a key question. Detective Blick soon found that actions in the past by a youthful Guy might mean someone, not only with something to gain by his death, but also with a sort of “get even” attitude. Suspicion keeps shifting from one or the other. With a story in the golden age of crime fiction, it won’t be surprising if the surprise ending surprises you.

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  The Forger's Requiem

  Bradford Morrow

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  Literary forger Henry Slader, assaulted and presumed dead by his longtime nemesis, Will, awakens in a shallow grave, suffocating in dirt. Concussed and disoriented, Slader exhumes himself and sets out to exact revenge on his rival, orchestrate Will's downfall, and make a fortune along the way—armed with a devastating secret about Will's past. 
   
   
   
  Slader quickly draws in Will's daughter, Nicole, wielding his threats against her father to blackmail her into forging inscriptions by such authors as Poe, Hemingway, James Joyce, and Gertrude Stein. As Nicole's skill grows, so does her devotion to—and doubts about—her father's integrity, until she commits the ultimate betrayal for the sake of his freedom. With breathtakingly precise background knowledge and virtuoso execution, Nicole forges a suite of brilliantly convincing and surpassingly valuable letters by Frankenstein author Mary Shelley—planting within them the seeds of Slader's doom. 
   
   
   
  Moving between upstate New York, a village in Ireland, London, and ending in a shocking standoff at the site of Mary Shelley's grave in a coastal town in Southern England, The Forger's Requiem is both a compelling standalone novel and the crescendo ending to the trilogy Joyce Carol Oates has called "lethally enthralling to read."

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  Mortal Shell The (The Sherlock...

  Arthur Conan Doyle, William K....

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  Brother Peter, the vicar of the Abbey of the Saviour, shows Holmes, Watson and Lestrade to their spartan guest cell – but Holmes still has a few requests. He wants to see the cell of the murdered novice, Brother Emanuel, then the scene of the crime in the foul-smelling latrine, and finally the body, laid out in the ice-cold crypt beneath the monastery. Dr Watson examines the dead man, and Holmes draws astonishing conclusions from a single wound. His verdict leaves even the vicar speechless: this monastery harbours a terrible secret.
  This radio play was produced with the help of Eleven Labs and using properly licensed voice clones, and was checked by human proofreaders.

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  Final Girls

  Mira Grant

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  What if you could fix the worst parts of yourself by confronting your worst fears? 
   
   
   
  Dr. Jennifer Webb has invented proprietary virtual reality technology that purports to heal psychological wounds by running clients through scenarios straight out of horror movies and nightmares. In a carefully controlled environment, with a medical cocktail running through their veins, sisters might develop a bond they've been missing their whole lives—while running from the bogeyman through a simulated forest. But . . . can real change come so easily? 
   
   
   
  Esther Hoffman doubts it. Esther has spent her entire journalism career debunking pseudoscience, after phony regression therapy ruined her father's life. She's determined to unearth the truth about Dr. Webb's budding company. Dr. Webb's willing to let her, of course, for reasons of her own. What better advertisement could she get than that of a convinced skeptic? But Esther's not the only one curious about how this technology works. Enter real-world threats just as frightening as those created in the lab. Dr. Webb and Esther are at odds, but they may also be each other's only hope of survival.

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  Covens & Clues - A Paranormal...

  Lucinda Race

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  Welcome to Pembroke Cove, where witches and murders are multiplying...  
  Some secrets were never meant to be uncovered 
  Fresh from her honeymoon and blissfully married to Detective Gage Erikson, Lily Michaels is settling into married life—and her new role as coven leader. But when the murder of a coven witch shatters the calm of Pembroke Cove Coven, Lily knows one thing for certain: this crime wasn’t accidental. 
  With dark magic lingering in the air and suspects hiding behind polite smiles, Lily must sort truth from deception before the killer gets away with murder—or worse, weakens the coven from the inside. 
  As clues surface and witches are questioned, Lily discovers that even the oldest spells can be twisted for mischief and murder… and the most trusted witches may be hiding deadly secrets. 
  In Pembroke Cove, magic leaves traces—and murder leaves clues. 
  Covens & Clues is the thirteenth novel in A Book Store Cozy Mystery Series, although each book can be read as standalone. A humorous cozy mystery with the guarantee that the culprit will be caught. Happy reading!

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  The Disappearance of Lady...

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is one of the eight stories in the cycle collected as His Last Bow, and one of the few stories in which for much of the plot Watson must act alone and try his best with Holmes left in the background.Holmes sends Dr. Watson to Lausanne to investigate Lady Frances Carfax's disappearance since he himself is too busy in London. Lady Frances is a lone, unwed woman denied a rich inheritance on account of her sex. She does, however, carry valuable jewels with her. It is also her habit to write to her old governess, Miss Dobney, every other week, but for the past five weeks, there has not been a word from her. She has left the Hôtel National for parts unknown. Her last two bank transactions were cheques, one to pay her hotel bill, and another for £50 to her maid, Miss Marie Devine.In Switzerland, Watson finds out that Lady Frances stayed at the Hôtel International for several weeks, but then suddenly left in a hurry one day. Only one witness could suggest an explanation, one involving a big, bearded man who kept hounding her. It also emerges that Lady Frances's maid has left her employ, although it is not known why...Famous works of the author Arthur Conan Doyle: A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, The Valley of Fear, His Last Bow, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, Stories of Sherlock Holmes, The Lost World.

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