Teddy Fitzroy returns as FunJungle’s resident zoo sleuth when a rhinoceros is at risk in Big Game, a companion to Belly Up and Poached—which Kirkus Reviews called a “thrill-ride of a mystery.”When someone takes aim at Rhonda Rhino, FunJungle’s pregnant (and endangered) white rhinoceros, the zoo steps up security measures in order to protect this rare animal and her baby. But the extra security isn’t enough—someone is still getting too close for comfort. Teddy and company start to suspect that whoever is after Rhonda is really after her horn, which is worth a lot of money on the black market. For the first time ever, the head of the zoo enlists Teddy for help—for once, he doesn’t have to sneak around in order to investigate—and the results are even more wacky, and even more dangerous, than ever before. Views: 132
Florian Bates—the only kid on the FBI Director's speed dial and several international criminals' most wanted lists—must save his friend from being framed for a crime he didn't commit in this hilarious third novel in the Framed! series.Middle school is hard. Solving cases for the FBI is even harder. Doing both at the same time, well that's just crazy. But that doesn't stop Florian Bates! Along with his best friend, and Watson to his Sherlock, Margaret, Florian's making the case that kids can do anything. When Florian and Margaret's FBI supervisor, Marcus Rivers, is accused of a crime, it's up to this mystery solving duo to jump into action and clear his name, because Marcus is more than their boss—he's family. The case involves one of Marcus's first investigations for the FBI and a Russian spy ring. However, when the spy they are chasing learns what they're up to, the tables are turned, and Marcus finds himself implicated in a variety of... Views: 132
A killer on the loose, a cunning amateur sleuth, and a trail of candy pigs...Determined to get on with her life and pursue her relationship with the gun-shy cop Brogan, Carol thinks she's put sleuthing behind her. But when she discovers her best friend Skye murdered alongside a mysteriously shattered peppermint pig, Carol is once again thrown neck-deep into a murder investigation.Teaming up with Brogan on a mission to unravel the mystery behind Skye's untimely death, Carol must weed out the true culprit and bring a cold-blooded killer to justice. But as she digs deeper, it quickly becomes clear that this case will be much more difficult than meets the eye...A sly shoplifter, a husband caught up in the throes of a bitter divorce, and a notorious homewrecker are all possible suspects. And as Carol gets closer to the truth, she discovers an elaborate plan that's far more sinister than she ever could have imagined...Can Carol avenge... Views: 132
Mayhem (and Herring) is book #6 in a charming cozy mystery series by #1 bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose Once Gone has over 1,500 five-star reviews.When London Rose, 33, is proposed to by her long-time boyfriend, she realizes she is facing a stable, predictable, pre-determined (and passionless) life. She freaks out and runs the other way—accepting instead a job across the Atlantic, as a tour-guide on a high-end European cruise line that travels through a country a day. London is searching for a more romantic, unscripted and exciting life that she feels sure exists out there somewhere. London is elated: the European river towns are small, historic and charming. She gets to see a new port every night, gets to sample an endless array of new cuisine and meet a stream of interesting people. It is a traveler's dream, and it is anything but predictable. In Mayhem (and Herring), London and her crew sail into the beautiful northern city of Oslo,... Views: 132
Sometimes a girl just needed a vacation. A getaway. An escape.Dell Powers really needed to destress after finding out the truth behind her husband leaving her all those years ago. So when James suggests a long weekend getaway to Port Arthur she looks forward to nothing but rest and relaxation with her man.There was just one little thing.Now that Dell was so sensitive to the ghosts around her what would she find waiting for her in a place like Port Arthur?It's not the older resident ghosts she needed to be worried about, though. It was a more recent ghost that brought the disappearance of a young woman to her attention with a message from the other side.DON'T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN.What was it that she was meant to stop happening again? Before she knew it Dell found herself right in the middle of the mystery. The stakes are raised even higher when James disappears as well and she finds herself racing the clock to save him before... Views: 132
The truth hurts, but not as much as a truth spell. . . When the demanding Marina Mercer forces Amelia to do a truth spell, she expects to discover the location of a gold mine. But when her tenant is murdered in gold blood, Marina becomes the prime suspect. Now Alder is furious at Amelia for once again finding herself an Australian Sherlock Holmes searching for nuggets of information—but she can't worry about that now. The real murderer has gone underground, and with everyone in town telling the truth, Amelia is starting to suspect that the truth won't set you free, but plunge you into trouble. Book 15 in this cozy mystery series from USA Today Bestselling author, Morgana Best. Views: 132
The moving new novel from bestselling author Karen White. From the time she was twelve, Julie Holt knew what a random tragedy can do to a family. At that tender age, her little sister disappeared-never to be found. It was a loss that slowly eroded the family bonds she once relied on. As an adult with a prestigious job in the arts, Julie meets a struggling artist who reminds her so much of her sister, she can't help feeling protective. It is a friendship that begins a long and painful process of healing for Julie, leading her to a house on the Gulf Coast, ravaged by hurricane Katrina, and to stories of family that take her deep into the past. Views: 131
It was a typical evening at a local Annapolis tavern, until a girl walked in, collapsed and died.The cause of her death was anything but natural. Something had latched itself to the base of her skull. Some type of creature unlike anything seen before.And it didn't arrive alone.Now, the patrons of The Fulcrum are trapped, held prisoner within the tavern's walls by monstrous things that flit across the night sky, trying to find their way in. Views: 131
West Coast literary agent Charlie Greene is on the case when an unexplained murder baffles the local cops—and brings out Charlie's blossoming psychic gifts Raising a fast-maturing teenage daughter, keeping up with the mortgage payments, and trying to launch a successful Hollywood career would be difficult for anyone. But Charlie Greene has an additional, more unusual challenge to deal with: her emerging abilities as a clairvoyant. And when Gloria Tuschman, the universally hated receptionist in Charlie's office and a practicing witch, is found dead in a garbage can—and pleads for Charlie's help from beyond the grave—the police turn to the reluctant psychic for clues. Charlie's colorful cast of colleagues, including Larry the Kid and Dorian the Dapper, are high on the list of suspects. And Charlie can't rule out members of Gloria's own coven. After someone else vanishes, Charlie starts attending séances and follows a trail of... Views: 131
