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What will Miss Amelia Wainwright find on her arrival in Bermuda? There is a secret map and the hint of hidden treasure. However, the mysteries held in store were more than anyone could imagine. The story takes a supernatural turn and a long hidden historical mystery begins to unravel. What will happen next?
A classic detective story with twists and turns! Mr. Stoughton's vault has been robbed... How did this happen? How come he himself is clueless about how to access it? What is going on with the singing? Or with the stenographer? Nothing in this mess appears to make much sense, but the patient listener will enjoy both the confusion and the resolution!Mostra libro
How far would you go to save your life... and prove your husband's a murderer? The unputdownbable thriller from the bestselling author of The Perfect Husband. What if everything you believed was a lie? Your life... your marriage... your very existence. What if the person lying to you was your husband, the man who claims to love you more than anything in the world? Isolated in his remote Scottish ancestral home on the pretext that you are psychologically fragile and recovering from a breakdown, this place has become a prison. As the days slip by in a haze of confusion and a cocktail of drugs administered by a loyal housekeeper, you begin to piece together the fragments of your life and stumble on a terrifying secret. What if you discover you weren't his first wife, and nor will you be the last? That he plans to replace you, to make you disappear - just like the first wife. What would you do? A terrifying, gripping read, perfect for fans of Louise Candlish and Adele Parks. Praise for Danielle Ramsay: 'A heart-pounding read that had me glued to the pages.' Keri Beevis 'A truly terrifying tale of destruction and survival.' Valerie Keogh 'A gripping story, a brilliant writer, an easy five stars from me.' John Nicholl 'A real page-turner with an antagonist you'll love to hate.' Gemma Rogers 'An excellent portrayal of a living nightmare - it will chill you to the core.' Diane SaxonMostra libro
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 027: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.Mostra libro
A murdered model. A missing girl. A lead no one wants followed. It’s the late 1990s. An FBI Special Agent is pulled from his post at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and sent to Athens, Greece on a high-stakes mission. A Russian supermodel has been brutally murdered. Her closest friend is missing. The agent’s new partner is from Russia’s MVD—a sharp, young officer with elite training and no patience for American arrogance. Trust is limited. Time is short. And someone is already working to shut the investigation down. As the search widens, unexpected allies emerge—analysts, agents, and specialists with their own reasons for getting involved. One thing is clear: This isn’t just another murder. It’s the first step into something deeper—and darker. NADEZHDA DIES LAST - Book Two in the Directive Seven Series. An unflinching, high-stakes FBI thriller inspired by the real-life experiences of a former Special Agent. When cases are too sensitive, too strange, or too explosive for official channels, they’re handed down from the Director’s office—the seventh floor of the J. Edgar Hoover Building—under a covert mandate known only as: DIRECTIVE SEVEN Operating without a team, without recognition, and sometimes without backup, one agent and his unlikely partners follow the threads others refuse to touch—from international conspiracies and high-level corruption to missing persons, apparitions, and secrets that were never meant to surface. These are the cases that never made the news—because they were never supposed to.Mostra libro
“That Woman in the Croft” is a mystery-thriller set in the atmospheric Highlands of Scotland. It centers around the decaying MacCallum Lodge, a once-prestigious hunting lodge struggling financially. Tensions run high among the staff and guests, particularly between the lodge owner, Hugh MacCallum, his younger wife, Isla, and the rugged gamekeeper, Robbie McTaggart. As whispers of infidelity and unspoken desires simmer beneath the surface, the arrival of the mysterious and alluring Siofra Ravensway turns the lodge's dynamics on its head. Siofra, with her striking beauty and mysterious presence, captivates the men of the lodge, including Robbie, much to the dismay of Isla and the quiet jealousy of Morag, the housekeeper. Meanwhile, local gossip, led by the superstitious Agnes Maclean, fuels suspicions about Siofra, linking her to old Highland legends of the Baobhan Sith, a vampiric figure known to lure men to their doom. One fateful evening, after a tense night at the lodge bar filled with flirtations, jealousy, and unresolved emotions, Robbie disappears into the mist with Siofra not far behind. The following day, his body is found at the edge of the forest, sparking a murder investigation that uncovers the dark secrets lurking within the lodge's walls and the village's superstitions. As the mystery unfolds, the truth becomes entangled with myth, and the line between reality and legend blurs.Mostra libro
The year is 1948. Reverend Bernard Paltoquet and his friend Dr Robbie MacTavish go on a tour of Europe and encounter a mystery in a Bergen forest. Why are the ghosts of two children haunting a fir tree? The following Christmas, that very tree turns up in the church hall and the ghosts of the children with it.It seems they cannot rest until their murderer has been brought to justice and only the psychic, Robbie, can help, even though he doesn’t speak a word of Norwegian! It seems an impossible task, but Robbie is determined to help them, despite all the obstacles in his way.Mostra libro
