Farmer Hiram Applegate had just finished breakfast. For this reason, perhaps, he felt exceptionally good-humored. Even the news he had read in his morning paper (of the day before) to the effect that his pet abomination and aversion, The Boy Scouts, had held a successful and popular review in New York and received personal commendation from the President failed to shake his equanimity. Outside the farmhouse the spring sun shone bright and warm. The air was crisp, and odorous with the scent of apple blossoms. Robins twittered cheerily, hens clucked and now and then a blue bird flashed among the orchard trees. Views: 201
Includes the following classic ghost stories: I. THE BECKONING FAIR ONE II. PHANTAS III. ROOUM IV. BENLIAN V. IO VI. THE ACCIDENT VII. THE CIGARETTE CASE VIII. THE ROCKER IX. HIC JACET Views: 201
Move over, Dork Diaries! Jessica Darling, star of Megan McCafferty's bestselling Jessica Darling series for adults, is back in a hilarious new series perfect for tween (10 to 14) girls.
I hadn't even gotten to homeroom yet and I'd already discovered five hard truths about junior high:
My best friend had turned pretty.
She didn't know it yet.
It wouldn't be long before she did.
That knowledge would change everything between us.
And there wasn't a thing I could do about it.
It's the first day of seventh grade. Is Jessica Darling doomed for dorkdom?
New York Times bestselling author Megan McCafferty's hilarious series opener will have you laughing, cringing, and cheering for Jessica Darling as she learns that being herself beats being popular, pretty & perfect any day. Views: 200
Nancy Dickenson and the 90s Club at Whisperwood Retirement Village in West Virginia head south to Fort Lauderdale on a rescue mission in The 90s Club & the Whispering Statue. This is the second book in the 90s Club series by Eileen Haavik McIntire.Foreword Reviews calls the book "a fun read" and "a comfortable mix of nostalgia andcontemporary social commentary, wrapped up in an engaging mystery novel."Four attempts to murder Nancy's long-time confidant Peter Stamboul have failed, but in the placid lifestyle of his retirement condo, who would want to kill Peter and why? Meanwhile, a worried grandmother at Whisperwood asks Nancy to find her granddaughter. adventurous young Jessica Cantwell, last heard from in Fort Lauderdale. She had taken a job as crew on a boat, but she has disappeared and the boat captain was murdered. Once again, murder and mayhem stalk Nancy and fellow 90s Club members Louise and George as they race to save Peter and Jessica's lives... Views: 200
Have yourself a crooked little Christmas with The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries. Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler collects sixty of his all-time favorite holiday crime stories--many of which are difficult or nearly impossible to find anywhere else. From classic Victorian tales by Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Thomas Hardy, to contemporary stories by Sara Paretsky and Ed McBain, this collection touches on all aspects of the holiday season, and all types of mysteries. They are suspenseful, funny, frightening, and poignant. Included are puzzles by Mary Higgins Clark, Isaac Asimov, and Ngaio Marsh; uncanny tales in the tradition of A Christmas Carol by Peter Lovesey and Max Allan Collins; O. Henry-like stories by Stanley Ellin and Joseph Shearing, stories by pulp icons John D. MacDonald and Damon Runyon; comic gems from Donald E. Westlake and John Mortimer; and many, many more. Almost any kind of mystery you’re in the mood for--suspense, pure detection, humor, cozy, private eye, or police procedural—can be found in these pages. FEATURING:- Unscrupulous Santas- Crimes of Christmases Past and Present- Festive felonies- Deadly puddings- Misdemeanors under the mistletoe- Christmas cases for classic characters including Sherlock Holmes, Brother Cadfael, Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, Ellery Queen, Rumpole of the Bailey, Inspector Morse, Inspector Ghote, A.J. Raffles, and Nero Wolfe.ContentsINTRODUCTION Otto PenzlerA Traditional Little ChristmasTHE ADVENTURE OF THE CHRISTMAS PUDDING Agatha ChristieGOLD, FRANKINCENSE AND MURDER Catherine AirdBOXING UNCLEVER Robert BarnardTHE PROOF OF THE PUDDING Peter LoveseyTHE ADVENTURE OF THE DAUPHIN’S DOLL Ellery QueenMORSE’S GREATEST MYSTERY Colin DexterMORE THAN FLESH AND BLOOD Susan MoodyTHE BUTLER’S CHRISTMAS EVE Mary Roberts RinehartTHE TRINITY CAT Ellis PetersA Funny Little ChristmasTHE BURGLAR AND THE WHATSIT Donald E. WestlakeDANCING DAN’S CHRISTMAS Damon RunyonA VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS Ron GoulartTHE THIEVES WHO COULDN’T HELP SNEEZING Thomas HardyRUMPOLE AND THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS John MortimerA REVERSIBLE SANTA CLAUS Meredith NicholsonA Sherlockian Little ChristmasA SCANDAL IN WINTER Gillian LinscottTHE CHRISTMAS CLIENT Edward D. HochTHE SECRET IN THE PUDDING BAG & HERLOCK SHOLMES’S CHRISTMAS CASE Peter ToddCHRISTMAS EVE S. C. RobertsTHE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE Arthur Conan DoyleA Pulpy Little ChristmasDEAD ON CHRISTMAS STREET John D. MacDonaldCRIME’S CHRISTMAS CAROL NorvellSERENADE TO A KILLER Joseph CommingsAn Uncanny Little ChristmasTHE HAUNTED CRESCENT Peter LoveseyA CHRISTMAS IN CAMP Edmund CoxTHE CHRISTMAS BOGEY Pat FrankTHE KILLER CHRISTIAN Andrew KlavanTHE GHOST’S TOUCH Fergus HumeA WREATH FOR MARLEY Max Allan CollinsA Scary Little ChristmasTHE CAROL SINGERS Josephine BellWAXWORKS Ethel Lina WhiteCAMBRIC TEA Marjorie BowenTHE 74TH TALE Jonathan SantloferTHE UNINNOCENT Bradford MorrowBLUE CHRISTMAS Peter RobinsonA Surprising Little ChristmasNOEL, NOEL Barry PerowneDEATH ON CHRISTMAS EVE Stanley EllinTHE CHINESE APPLE Joseph ShearingA Modern Little ChristmasAND ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE Ed McBainAN EARLY CHRISTMAS Doug AllynTHE LIVE TREE John LutzTHREE-DOT PO Sara ParetskyMAD DOG Dick LochteA Puzzling Little ChristmasSISTER BESSIE Cyril HareTHAT’S THE TICKET Mary Higgins ClarkDEATH ON THE AIR Ngaio MarshTHE THIRTEENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS Isaac AsimovTHE CHRISTMAS KITTEN Ed GormanTHE SANTA CLAUS CLUB Julian SymonsA Classic Little ChristmasTHE FLYING STARS G. K. ChestertonCHRISTMAS PARTY Rex StoutTHE RAFFLES RELICS E. W. HornungTHE PRICE OF LIGHT Ellis PetersA PRESENT FOR SANTA SAHIB H. R. F. KeatingTHE CHRISTMAS TRAIN Will ScottMARKHEIM Robert Louis StevensonA CHAPARRAL CHRISTMAS GIFT O. HenryTHE CHOPHAM AFFAIR Edgar WallaceA CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY Agatha ChristieAbout the AuthorOtto Penzler is the editor of eleven other Vintage Crime/Black Lizard anthologies, including The Big Book of Pulps, The Big Book of Black Mask Stories, and, most recently, The Big Book of Ghost Stories. He lives in New York City. Views: 200
On a hot morning, in the year 1476 of poignant memory, there drew up before an osteria on the Milan road a fair cavalcade of travellers. These were Messer Carlo Lanti and his inamorata, together with a suite of tentmen, pages, falconers, bed-carriers, and other personnel of a migratory lord on his way from the cooling hills to the Indian summer of the plains. The chief of the little party, halting in advance of his fellows, lifted his plumed scarlet biretta with one strong young hand, and with the other, his reins hanging loose, ran a cluster of swarthy fingers through his black hair. Views: 200
Set in the Philippines during the chaos of World War II and the decadent twilight of the Marcos era forty years later, MacArthur's Ghost is a complex and moving tale of war and revolution, victory and defeat, promise and betrayal. Views: 200
“The man wants to seduce you with words. The wolf wants to throw you over my shoulder, take you to my bed and pleasure you until you say you are mine.” -Lucien, Alpha of the Last Hope Werewolf Pack His instinct is to claim her. Her instinct is to run. Will Lucien enjoy the thrill of the chase and have the satisfaction of bedding his mate? Views: 199
A dark and sexy reimagining of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale from the author of THE DEMON TRAPPERS.
For Briar Rose, life is anything but a fairy tale. She's stuck in a small town in deepest Georgia with parents who won't let her out of their sight, a bunch of small-minded, gossiping neighbours and an evil ex who's spreading nasty rumours about what she may or may not have done in the back of his car. She's tired of it all, so when, on her sixteenth birthday, her parents tell her that she is cursed and will go to sleep for a hundred years when the clock strikes midnight, she's actually kind of glad to leave it all behind. She says her goodbyes, lies down, and closes her eyes . . . And then she wakes up. Cold, alone and in the middle of the darkest, most twisted fairy tale she could ever have dreamed of. Now Briar must fight her way out of the story that has been created for her, but she can't do it alone. She never believed in handsome princes, but now she's met one her only chance is to put her life in his hands, or there will be no happy ever after and no waking up. Views: 199
The fate of Artimé is at stake - and an unlikely alliance could redeem it - in book three in the New York Times bestselling Unwanteds series.
The magical world of Artimé is gone. The Unwanteds have no food, no water, and no hope. And everyone is looking to Alex Stowe for answers. Overwhelmed and feeling totally helpless, Alex knows it's up to him to find a way to restore Artimé, rescue his captive friends, and free Megan from her voice-stealing necklace of thorns - three impossible tasks. But could help lie with the silent, orange-eyed newcomers? Meanwhile, Alex's twin brother Aaron continues to build his army in the stark land of Quill, preparing for the ultimate showdown with the Unwanteds. But a shocking twist reveals that Alex and Aaron share a common enemy more dangerous than either could have imagined... Views: 199
With the magic of their songs, the Witches control the seasons, the storms, even the sea. Secure in their supremacy, they have forgotten the unmatched destructiveness of mankind. For the world has begun to covet their power, seeing them as weapons to be controlled instead of rulers worthy of obeisance.
Born of witches but raised among their enemy, Lilette searches for a way to heal the rift between mankind and the witches. But it may be too late to save either. For if there is one thing Lilette has come to know for certain, it’s that all things fall. Views: 199
USA Noir Noir: Best of the Akashic Noir SeriesTable of Contents___________________IntroductionPART I: TRUE GRITAnimal RescueDENNIS LEHANEDorchester (Boston Noir)The Confidential InformantGEORGE PELECANOSPark View, NW (DC Noir)The Golden GopherSUSAN STRAIGHTDowntown (Los Angeles Noir)The Book SigningPETE HAMILLPark Slope (Brooklyn Noir)Run Kiss DaddyJOYCE CAROL OATSKittatinny Mountains (New Jersey Noir)Still AirTERRANCE HAYESEast Liberty (Pittsburgh Noir)White TrashJEROME CHARYNClaremont/Concourse (Bronx Noir)PART II: AMERICAN VALUESAlice FantasticMAGGIE ESTEPAqueduct Racetrack (Queens Noir)The Gospel of Moral EndsBAYO OJIKUTU77th & Jeffery (Chicago Noir)When All This Was Bay RidgeTIM MCLOUGHLINSunset Park (Brooklyn Noir)Crazy for YouBARBARA DEMARCO-BARRETTCosta Mesa (Orange County Noir)MastermindREED FARREL COLEMANSelden (Long Island Noir)The Clown and BardKAREN KARBOSE Twenty-Eighth Avenue (Portland Noir)PART III: ROAD RAGEMulholland DiveMICHAEL CONNELLYMulholland Drive (Los Angeles Noir)Our Eyes Couldn't Stop OpeningMEGAN ABBOTTAlter Road (Detroit Noir)Public TransportationLEE CHILDChandler (Phoenix Noir)Too Near RealJONATHAN SAFRAN FOERPrinceton (New Jersey Noir)Ride AlongJAMES W. HALLCoconut Grove (Miami Noir)Second ChanceELYSSA EASTBuzzards Bay (Cape Cod Noir)PART IV: HOMELAND SECURITYAfter ThirtyDON WINSLOWPacific Beach (San Diego Noir)Missing GeneJ. MALCOLM GARCIATroost Lake (Kansas City Noir)LootJULIE SMITHGarden District (New Orleans Noir)The PrisonDOMENIC STANSBERRYNorth Beach (San Francisco Noir)HelperJOSEPH BRUCHACAdirondacks, New York (Indian Country Noir)Easy As A-B-CLAURA LIPPMANLocust Point (Baltimore Noir)The Rose Red VialPIR ROTHENBERGMuseum District (Richmond Noir)PART V: UNDER THE INFLUENCEAmapolaLUIS ALBERTO URREAParadise Valley (Phoenix Noir)The TikJOHN O'BRIENScotch 80s (Las Vegas Noir)LighthouseS.J. ROZANSt. George (Staten Island Noir)Secret PoolASALI SOLOMONWest Philadelphia (Philadelphia Noir)BumsWILLIAM KENT KRUEGERWest Side, St. Paul (Twin Cities Noir)PART VI: STREET JUSTICEVic PrimevalT. JEFFERSON PARKERKearny Mesa (San Diego Noir)Feeding FrenzyTIM BRODERICK40 Wall Street (Wall Street Noir)Promised TulipsBHARTI KIRCHNERWallingford (Seattle Noir)If You Can't Stand the HeatLAWRENCE BLOCKClinton (Manhattan Noir)Phelan's First CaseLISA SANDLINBeaumont (Lone Star Noir)A Nice Place to VisitJEFFERY DEAVERHell's Kitchen (Manhattan) Views: 198
