The Social Gangster

Arthur B. Reeve was a well known writer during the early 20th century, and his most famous works were mysteries that remain popular today.
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Step on A Crack

It’s said things come in threes, a run of good luck at cards, a run of bad luck in love. But the penny doesn’t always drop until the third time around. Come the third time, you snap your mental fingers, and tell yourself, I knew that.A Trio of Terror...This story collection features 3 short tales and bonus material: a free excerpt from the author's horror novel "Let's Play in the Garden." Approximately 34 pages.In this book you will find:Motherhood- a mother must deal with her demanding, relentless children who push her to the brink of insanity.Expecting- Autumn Brookshire is the outcast of the village, living alone in a hovel in the forest she is visited by a special man all in black. He bestows a gift on her so that Autumn will never be alone again.Melissa's Wagon- An expectant mother dreams of passing on her favorite childhood toy to her child that is until she's visited by a lonely ghost who has other plans for it. Bonus Material: 3 Chapters of Let's Play in the Garden--a horror novel. Visit the author at www.shadowtales.com
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The Green Beans, Volume 3: The Curious Conundrum of Pan Gu

“The Green Beans” is a series of middle grade novels with themes of environmental conservation, featuring elements of adventure, mystery, science fiction, and the paranormal. Recommended for ages 9-12 (and anybody who is still young at heart).SOMETHING LIES BENEATH… Only a handful of days have passed since the nefarious efforts of Jasper, the evil school janitor, were squashed. Although they are exhilarated with their victory, the Beans have come to realize that Jasper is but the tip of the iceberg in the schemes of a larger organization of dubious methods and goals. Be that as it may, they’re happy to have a break from the astonishing events of recent weeks, and their field trip to the Portsmouth Museum of Historical Artifacts seems like the perfect way to relax. It doesn’t take long, however, for the Beans to realize that serious weirdness is afoot, and things are not as they initially appear. In this museum, nothing is what it seems at face value. There are artifacts of mysterious, unknown power, and the staff members are acting awfully peculiar. Most significant of all, the building’s primary purpose may not be to serve as a museum at all, but to hide the gargantuan secret that lies beneath it… a secret so big, its unveiling may transform the communities of Portsmouth and Hollow Oak. “The Green Beans” is a series of middle grade novels with themes of environmental conservation, featuring elements of adventure, mystery, science fiction, and the paranormal. Recommended for ages 9-12 (and anybody who is still young at heart).
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Comfort Zone

They say lightning never strikes twice, but Rae Holland knows better.Already dealing with the aftermath of death and betrayal, Rae's life is thrown into crisis when her neighbour is murdered. She wants to know who killed 'Smokey' Joe Whitmore and why.For John Lawrence, Smokey's death is an affront to the natural order. Smokey was a brother. A warrior who shared John's pain and scars. He deserved to die fighting, not trapped in his wheelchair.But Smokey was a man with secrets. Despite losing his legs in Uruzgan, he established a successful business. If you wanted something dangerous, and had the money, Smokey knew where to get it.Now his business partners want to know what happened to their money and weapons. They don't care who gets in their way.Can Rae and John avoid getting each other killed while they pursue their own leads? At least long enough to find out who killed Smokey?
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A Loss of Angels

An appalling triple murder in Edwardian Manchester. The evidence is unchallenged, the confession sound. But before the hangman can do his work, an appeal is lodged. The guilty man was supposedly insane when he killed Edward, Eliza and Lucia Tallboys. Dr Alice Urquhart must establish the truth.An appalling triple murder in Edwardian Manchester leads to a trial which is simplicity itself. The evidence is unchallenged, the confession sound. But before the hangman can do his work, an appeal is lodged. The guilty man was supposedly insane when he killed Edward, Eliza and Lucia Tallboys. With public outrage filling the papers, Dr Alice Urquhart of High Helmsley Asylum must investigate the true nature of the murderer's condition as quickly as possible. And determine at the same time why one of her other patients is convinced that Mr Dry, the so-called Deptford Assassin, is coming to kill him...
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The Crimson Thread: An Adventure Story for Girls

Leopold Classic Library is delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive collection. As part of our on-going commitment to delivering value to the reader, we have also provided you with a link to a website, where you may download a digital version of this work for free. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. Whilst the books in this collection have not been hand curated, an aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature. As a result of this book being first published many decades ago, it may have occasional imperfections. These imperfections may include poor picture quality, blurred or missing text. While some of these imperfections may have appeared in the original work, others may have resulted from the scanning process that has been applied. However, our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. While some publishers have applied optical character recognition (OCR), this approach has its own drawbacks, which include formatting errors, misspelt words, or the presence of inappropriate characters. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with an experience that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic book, and that the occasional imperfection that it might contain will not detract from the experience.
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The Crimson Flash

In the center of the “big top,” which sheltered the mammoth three-ring circus, brass horns blared to the rhythmic beat of a huge bass drum. Eight trained elephants, giant actors of the sawdust ring, patiently stood in line, awaiting the command to make way for the tumblers, trapeze performers, bareback riders and the queen of the circus.
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Miss Maitland, Private Secretary

Semi-retired sleuth Molly Morgenthau Babbitts goes undercover as a governess to investigate a robbery at the aristocratic Janney mansion on Long Island. Before Molly can crack the case, a more shocking crime is perpetrated and more mysteries develop, presenting a baffling jumble of clues for Molly to unravel. At the center of the intrigue is Esther Maitland, the family's competent but mysterious private secretary. What is she hiding? Is she really as trustworthy as the family believes she is?
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Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore

Sometimes a stranger isn't a stranger at all, but the one you've needed all along. Brent 'Killer' Agers is on leave. He needs to heal up and is tired of dealing with stuff around him so he takes a drive, ending up in Haversham, MT, deciding to rent a cabin and recover that way. Little does he know that the woman he couldn't get out of his mind will be in his life once more. Maya Brennan is content with her life running the local Bait & Tackle shop. Everything was going according to plan until the day he walked into her office looking to rent a cabin. She's never forgotten the man she had the fling with in Hawaii but by his reaction, he doesn't recall her in the slightest. Once he figures it out, Brent is ready to find a way to prove they're not strangers any longer. This Recon Marine may be facing his greatest battle yet.
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The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge

This book has been professionally retyped and reformatted to fit modern day standards by officials of the Portuguese Institute of Higher Studies in Geopolitics and Auxiliary Sciences. Albert Capwell Wyckoff was born on February 21, 1903, in New Jersey. His father, also named Albert Capwell Wyckoff, died when his son was young, an event that forced Capwell to go to work. He never finished high school, yet Capwell Wyckoff became a successful author of two and a half dozen children\'s novels. He also wrote for children\'s magazines, including Boys\' Life and The Open Road for Boys. Wyckoff is most well known for his series of mystery and adventure novels on the Mercer Boys, published in sixteen titles between 1921 and 1951. Interspersed among them were several other mystery novels, a perennially popular genre among children. Capwell Wyckoff wrote two stories for Weird Tales, "The Grappling Ghost" (July 1928) and "The Guillotine Club" (July 1929). Late in life, he wrote a number of Christian novels for children under the name Albert C. Wyckoff. He was well qualified, for Wyckoff served in the lay ministry in Arkansas before becoming ordained in the Presbyterian Church. He used the royalties from his books to pay for missionary work. For many years, Capwell Wyckoff lived and served in Kentucky, the place of his death on January 10, 1953. His headstone reads: "Well done, thou good and faithful servant." --This text refers to the Paperback edition. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Left to Lapse

"When you think that life cannot get better, Blake Pierce comes up with another masterpiece of thriller and mystery! This book is full of twists and the end brings a surprising revelation. I strongly recommend this book to the permanent library of any reader that enjoys a very well written thriller."—Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Almost Gone) LEFT TO LAPSE is book #7 in a new FBI thriller series by USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose #1 bestseller Once Gone (Book #1) (a free download) has received over 1,000 five star reviews. When a body turns up on a high-speed train passing through France, Germany and Italy—clearly the work of a serial killer—authorities wonder: whose jurisdiction is it?FBI Special Agent Adele Sharp—triple agent of the U.S., France and Germany—is called in as the only one capable of maneuvering the layers of authority and of tapping her brilliant mind to stop the killer.But as more victims turn...
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