This volume collects 22 stories from the author of the Anna Peters mystery series, many published in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine or Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Included are: "Secrets," "Lions on the Lawn," "The Summer of the Strangler," "My Life in Crime," "Lying," "Blood in the Water," "My Famous Relative," "Perfection," "The Blind Woman," "A Meeting at the Café Visconti," "Pigskill," "The Archeologist's Revenge," "Star of the Silver Screen," "Ghost Writer," "Tabloid Press," "My Demon Lover," "The Man Kali Visited," "The View From Above," "To Beauty," "Ideas in My Head," "The Paradise Garden," and "The Helpful Stranger." Great reading from a master of the short-form mystery! Views: 64
Lexi is cursed with a dark secret. The water calls to her, draws her in, forces her to sing her deadly song to unsuspecting victims. If she succumbs, she kills. If she doesn't, the pain is unbearable. To keep herself and those she cares about safe, she shuts herself off, refusing to make friends or fall in love-again. Because the last time she fell in love with a boy, he ended up dead. Then Lexi finds herself torn. Against her better judgement, she's opening up agian, falling in love with someone new when she knows she shouldn't. But when she's offered the chance to finally live a normal life, she learns that the price she must pay to be free or her curse is giving him up. Views: 64
Charlotte Grayson and her sister Kitty are living with their widowed mother at Westbury Hall, which they are renting from the wealthy Sir Benjamin Westbury. When he returns home unexpectedly, he brings with him his handsome great-nephew, Hugo, who demands that they leave the Hall forthwith. Then, during a violent thunderstorm, part of the library panelling is broken away, revealing a gruesome skeleton. The man has obviously been murdered, but who is he and how did he get there? As this gripping story unfolds, past family tensions are revealed and Charlotte puts herself in mortal danger. Views: 64
Mars is controlled by the Chinese, who call their civilization the Celestial Empire. But for teenagers Gamine and Huang, it is anything but heavenly. Gamine was taken off the street by an aristocrat, schooled as a fine young lady—then abandoned at her patron's whim and forced to make her living as a grifter. Huang's army career is cut short by a bandit ambush. When the two meet, Gamine —"Iron Jaw"—is the leader of a sham religious movement, and Huang, or "Hummingbird," is the bandits' chief tactician. They join forces to bring down the corrupt government that has determined their lives. Iron Jaw and Hummingbird offers a planet's worth of adventure! Views: 64
Short Story: Before her fated run-in with The Archer, Zo�� investigated the old Brentwood house on Web Ginn House road. Unfortunately when she shows up in the house out of body, her astral form is recorded by the local Ghost Hunting team, S.P.R.I.T.E. Will Zo�� be able to cut the fetter of what she finds inside, or will S.P.R.I.T.E. expose her with their research? SPRITE's first appearance! Views: 64
The Pee Wee Scouts and their parents are off to Atlanta, Georgia, for the first-ever Pee Wee Jubilee.What does that mean?It means an airplane ride for everyone. (Sonny Betz really gets scared!) It means camping out, bonfires, sports, and crafts. It means a special new song and making friends from far away. It means Pee Wee Scouts everywhere!But, for Molly Duff, it means much more. The Jubilee is far from home. Molly feels all alone. Sometimes it's not easy to be a perfect Pee Wee.From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 64
"Excellent smart-mouth thrills...my advice: Take a long sip." —Lee ChildIn J. A. Konrath's brilliant series, Lieutenant Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels keeps Chicago safe from serial killers and psychopaths, while struggling to keep a semblance of normalcy in her personal life. Comprised of 6 chilling mysteries that contain laugh-out-loud twists and turns, each book is an addictive roller coaster ride from beginning to end.This electronic omnibus edition includes the first 6 novels in Konrath's Jack Daniels series:Whiskey SourBloody MaryRusty NailDirty MartiniFuzzy NavelCherry BombPraise:"One potent cocktail: a police procedural dashed with romance, mixed with a shot of sharp-tongued commentary, and garnished with an acidic sprinkling of spoof." —Andrew Vachss, author of The Getaway Man"Jack Daniels...is as funny and resilient as she is feisty and determined." —David Wiltse, author of The Hangman's... Views: 64
A new selection for the NEA's Big Read programAcompact selection of Poe's greatest stories and poems, chosen by the National Endowment for the Arts for their Big Read program.This selection of eleven stories and seven poems contains such famously chilling masterpieces of the storyteller's art as "The Tell-tale Heart," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Cask of Amontillado," and "The Pit and the Pendulum," and such unforgettable poems as "The Raven," "The Bells," and "Annabel Lee." Poe is widely credited with pioneering the detective story, represented here by "The Purloined Letter," "The Mystery of Marie Roget," and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue."Also included is his essay "The Philosophy of Composition," in which he lays out his theory of how good writers write, describing how he constructed "The Raven" as an example.From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 64
