From the son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and one of America's greatest mystery writers, John Dickson Carr, comes twelve riveting tales based on incidents or elements of the unsolved cases of Sherlock Holmes. The plots are all new, with painstaking attention to the mood, tone, and detail of the original stories. Here is a fascinating volume of mysteries for new Sherlock fans, as well as for those who have read all the classics and crave more!From the Inside FlapFrom the son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and one of America's greatest mystery writers, John Dickson Carr, comes twelve riveting tales based on incidents or elements of the unsolved cases of Sherlock Holmes. The plots are all new, with painstaking attention to the mood, tone, and detail of the original stories. Here is a fascinating volume of mysteries for new Sherlock fans, as well as for those who have read all the classics and crave more! Always Holmes1The Adventure of the Seven Clocks2The Adventure of the3The Adventure of the Wax Gamblers4The Adventure of the Highgate Miracle5The Adventure of the Black Baronet6The Adventure of the Sealed Room7The Adventure of Foulkes Rath8The Adventure of the Abbas Ruby9The Adventure of the Dark Angels10The Adventure of the Two Women11The Adventure of the Deptford Horror12The Adventure of the Red Widow Views: 58
Ready for... love?Ready for.... a new job?Ready to... grow up?Ready for... change?Ready for...life?Life has been good for Ali, Molly, Ben and Sarah, things have seemed easy and uncomplicated and they have had the world at their feet. But now as they say goodbye to their twenties and thirty looms they begin to question themselves... Is Ali really ready to get married and become a wife, or is everything moving too fast? Molly has followed her dreams and changed jobs, but has she made a big mistake? Ben is still living at home -- surely it's time he moved out? And will Sarah ever find someone to love or will she always be single?Life is full of twists and turns and change is inevitable. Now they must ask themselves... are they ready for it? Views: 58
Poor Angus centres round a struggling painter, Angus McAllister, who has returned to the seemingly idyllic Hebridean island of his birth in the hope that it will inspire him to create his masterpiece. His privacy is invaded by Janet, a visitor with relatives on the island, who has decided that an affair with an artist would be the simplest way to incense and recapture her husband, a golf-fanatic devoid of imagination.So begins an irresistible story, both comic and serious which, with characteristic ironic wit explores the attitudes of men and women to sex and relationships in general, and which focuses on the psychology of the artist and the justification, if any, for art. Views: 58
A Big Top has arrived on the lane with a spectacular attraction: a real live minotaur! But the minotaur wants to return home, and Pogo Paws is homesick for his childhood circus family. The minotaur's labyrinth is in a parallel universe called Esterious, and Pogo Paws' circus is far, far away, and to return would mean abandoning Pickle. Can Badger, with his makeshift magic and a little help from a solar eclipse, open the portal in the Crystal Cave, and make the Enchanting Exchange happen? Or will Pickle sabotage Badger's attempts, and make it impossible for Pogo Paws and the minotaur to ever find their way home? Views: 58
A mysterious stranger has come to town
...Former cop, Mac Cordero, was going undercover one last time to find and extract revenge on the man who fathered, then abandoned him. All he knew was that the man's name was McBride - a name, he discovered, that was synonymous with scandal in the small town of Honoria, Georgia. Which was jut was well
because Mac intended to raise a little hell!
... and he wants her!Responsible, reliable Sharon Henderson was drawn to the sexy-as-sin stranger the moment he drove into town. Dark and dangerous, he made her feel carefree, reckless
and very, very desired. She couldn't help falling for him, hard and fast. Then she discovered that their love was based on a lie
...Some secerts are better left buried... Views: 58
When her father dies and she is left in the care of her conniving brother Laban, Rebekah knows her life has changed forever. Her hope for the future is restored when she falls in love with her cousin Isaac, and their relationship starts strong. But marital bliss cannot last forever, and the birth of their twin sons marks the beginning of years of misunderstanding, disagreement, and betrayal. The rift between them grows wider and wider until it is surely too deep to be mended. And yet, with God all things are possible.Join bestselling author Jill Eileen Smith as she fills in the blanks around the biblical women behind the men we know well. Her in-depth research and creative storytelling bring Rebekah's unique story alive with romance, heartache, and the power of forgiveness. Views: 58
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Detective Daniel Fox has just met with a grizzly end. The dawn of his afterlife is where our story begins. To redeem his soul and earn a place in Heaven, Daniel must first venture to the 9th Fortress: Lucifer’s primary prison in the heart of hell-fire. There the worst of the worst are contained, and Daniel’s mission is to save one particular soul from its dungeon. To help him achieve that almighty feat, the detective was given a defender-a samurai warrior called Kat-the most dangerous man who ever lived and the only one qualified, and capable of leading this perilous expedition. Together, the Kat and Fox encounter the unnatural and supernatural on their decent to the pit, and all of it trying to stop them. Views: 58
On long-term leave from the UESF, Fleet Commander John Thompson is drifting through life until an old war buddy-turned-politician swoops in and shatters his carefully constructed illusion of contentment. In fewer than fifteen minutes, John's worries go from avoiding the attentions of a professor with marital baggage to saving the human race - again. Done with ships, and space, and fighting wars, John insists on maintaining his civilian persona for the duration of the mission. However, adjusting to life on board a warship proves more complicated than he imagined. John is horrified to discover he actually enjoys aspects of a journey he thought would be hell. Of course, anything that seems too good to be true always is. A disaster with a quantum generator vaporizes nine crewmembers—including the captain and executive officer... Views: 58
'Wedding Hells' is a 5500 word, laugh-out-loud British chick lit short story.Mel Parker's perfect little sister is getting married and she'd rather cut her own arm off than attend. Her relatives are guaranteed to give her hell about not going first, her dress is unbearable and her beloved best friend Will isn't even invited.But her boyfriend is there. And there'll be cake. So maybe it won't be as bad as she thinks.Maybe it'll be worse...'Wedding Hells' can be read as a stand-alone short story, but is also a prequel to the romantic comedy novel 'The Dr Pepper Prophecies' by the same author.Praise for 'The Dr Pepper Prophecies':''The Dr Pepper Prophecies' is a riot. I confess I laughed [at] almost every page.'—DG, Badass Book Reviews'I couldn't put it down and read it so quickly. This author has a fantastic way with words and knows how to engage the reader.'—Nicola Smith, What Nikki Read'I loved 'The Dr Pepper Prophecies'. It's an entertaining and satisfying book with a little... Views: 58
If Jane Austen really did have the ‘nameless and dateless’ romance with a clergyman that some scholars claim, she couldn't have met her swain under more heart-throbbing circumstances than those described by Stephanie Barron. Views: 58
