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Murder Ties the Knot (Haunted Souvenir Shop #4)
By Christy Fifield. 2015
It's winter in Keyhole Bay, Florida, and while the tourist trade is slow, souvenir shop owner Glory Martine is busy…
with her best friend's wedding. But between managing preparations, the bride's in-laws, and a haunted parrot named Bluebeard, Glory makes plans to catch a killer.As her friends Karen and Riley approach their wedding day, Glory could use a break from the nuptial madness. She takes a peaceful drive to Alabama's piney woods to pick up the wedding quilt she ordered from a supplier. But the supplier, Beth, has disappeared along with the quilt and her husband, Everett.Glory learns that two men were found murdered near Beth and Everett's home and that the couple is wanted for questioning. Believing they are innocent, Glory convinces them to cooperate with authorities. But when they're thrown in jail, Glory vows to catch the real killer before one happy couple walks down the aisle and another gets sent up the river.Fell Down
By M. E. Kerr. 1991
If things seem too good to be true, they probably are.A fateful car accident with a mysterious stranger sets a…
young man on a startling new path, tangled with promise, mystery, and danger. Presented with an offer too good refuse, working-class John Fell gives up his name to run with the rich kids at a fancy prep school. It's a place ruled by an elite association of young men, whose members pledge to watch out for their own - for life. Soon, like it or not, Fell is drawn into a complicated world. And even when the last thing he wants to do is get involved, it seems that somewhow, he already is . . . and getting in deeper by the minute.Famous
By Todd Strasser. 2011
All Jamie Gordon wants to do is to take pictures of celebrities...and maybe to become famous herself. She's only fourteen,…
but already her work is sought after by fanzines and websites, and she's invited to all the best parties. And now she has the chance of a lifetime: She has been invited to spend a week with Willow Twine, taking pictures of the teen superstar's new chaste life. But when Jamie gets her hands on some sensational shots of Willow, she's suddenly in over her head. The pictures could make her career--and destroy Willow's. It seems like everyone's eager to get their hands on the photos, and Jamie has to decide what she really wants...and what she's willing to pay to get it.Catch You Later, Traitor
By Avi. 2015
The Collison's are an ordinary family, and Pete's a normal kid... until the FBI show up at his door and…
accuse him and his family of being Communists. Set in 1951, during the Red Scare - when the cold war was really beginning to solidify - this suspenseful, middle grade novel explores the impact of the War on an average American family. As Pete digs into his family history, using the sleuthing skills he's learned from Sam Spade and radio dramas, his world is rocked. Is his dad really a Communist, and his grandfather too? And what does that make Pete? Is that why his friends won't talk to him anymore? Based on the author's own childhood experiences, CATCH YOU LATER, TRAITOR explores the meaning of belonging, the pain of ostracism and isolation, and the power of paranoia and fear that so easily turns neighbour against neighbour. Written by Newbery winner, AVI.Fell
By M. E. Kerr. 1987
John Fell loves his family and gourmet cooking, and feels appropriately tormented by Keats, his rich girlfriend from the right…
side of the tracks. A normal life - normal, that is, until he meets Woodrow Pingree one night by ramming into the back of his Mitsubishi. Suddenly nothing will be the same. A poor boy is now a rich one at an exclusive prep school. A woman who's no longer a girl enters Fell's life with long kisses and no promises. He's paid to be someone he's not with a name that's no longer his own. ''Your fate is already set; just lean into it,'' Fell is told. Only don't fall, Fell... don't fall.Fell is a love story and a suspense story - the first in a series by M.E. Kerr.A strange incident on the night of the senior prom changes John Fell's entire life, leading him to enroll in an exclusive private school under an assumed name.Hardy Boys 30: The Wailing Siren Mystery
By Franklin W. Dixon. 1951
Stranded by a sudden storm at sea, the Hardy boys discover a wallet containing two thousand dollars. Upon returning home,…
they learn that a truck loaded with rifles has been stolen. Even though the two events seem unrelated, they are but the first clues in a complex mystery.Trapped at Sea (Hardy Boys Mystery Stories #75)
By Franklin W. Dixon. 1982
The Tower at the End of the World
By John Bellairs, Brad Strickland, S. D. Schindler. 2001
When Lewis, his uncle Jonathan, and their friends Rose Rita Pottinger and Mrs. Zimmermann take a trip to a small…
town near Lake Superior, they expect a pleasant vacation. Instead, they find themselves facing the ghastly Ishmael Izard, son of the fiendish creator of the Doomsday Clock that was once hidden in the walls of Uncle Jonathan's house. Ishmael himself is a cruel and heartless sorcerer, and he is determined to wreak vengeance upon the entire world. Will Lewis and his friends be strong enough to defeat him, or will their fate be decided by their most formidable foe yet?The Tale of Briar Bank
By Susan Wittig Albert. 2008
Near Sawrey the seat of Miss Beatrix Potter s country home has been abuzz ever since Mr …
Wickstead met his death under a tree limb Many believe it had to do with a treasure he had dug up And only Pickles his dog knows what happened Meanwhile Miss Potter faces dilemmas in her love life and with her parents But she has no time to muse what with helping humans and animals alike and this little matter of murderThe Blackwing Puzzle (Hardy Boys Mystery Stories #82)
By Franklin W. Dixon. 1984
Sleepless
By Charlie Huston. 2010
What LAPD cop Parker Hass wants is a world both safe and just for his wife and infant daughter. But…
then a plague of insomnia strikes. Working undercover as a drug dealer in a Los Angeles ruled in equal parts by martial law and insurgency, Park is tasked with cutting off illegal trade in Dreamer, the only drug that can give the infected their precious sleep. After a year of lost leads, Park stumbles into the perilous shadows cast by the pharmaceutical giant behind Dreamer. Somewhere in those shadows a secret is hiding. Drawn into the inner circle of a tech guru with a warped agenda, Park delves deeper into the restless world. His wife has become sleepless, and their daughter may soon share the same fate. For them, he will risk everything. Whatever the cost to himself.Hide-and-Sneak
By Franklin W. Dixon. 2002
SOMETIMES THE BEST ACTING IS DONE BY AMATEURS The Hardys' friend Chet answers an ad in the paper for a…
role in a student film. There's just one catch: All participants must have a boat, so Chet persuades Frank and Joe to get their motorboat, the Sleuth, out of mothballs. He even convinces the brothers to join him. The aquatic extravaganza will be shot locally on Barmet Bay and will be totally improvised. The director promises clues, cryptic charts, and plot twists. Soon the Hardys and the other actors are chasing one another at high speed across the bay, running afoul of the harbor patrol. But the moviemakers aren't the only ones providing the drama. A yacht belonging to a financial whiz is adrift in the bay, and a mysterious figure is haunting the marina. The Hardys and Chet are steering a collision course with danger, and they may find themselves aground--permanently!The Dirty Secrets Club
By Meg Gardiner. 2008
Meet Jo Beckett deadshrinker a forensic psychiatrist who profiles victims lives to help solve their deaths On…
a San Francisco street Jo confronts a scene of pure carnage four dead five injured after a high speed pursuit In the mangled remains of a BMW lies prosecutor Callie Harding dead with the word dirty written in lipstick on her thigh Why did Harding run from the police Why did she crash through a bridge railing Was it an accident Suicide Or murder Jo is a last resort in difficult cases But now shes on the front line because Callie Harding isnt the first high flyer to go down and take others with her And if Jo cant figure out why the prosecutor died Harding wont be the last Jo s about to discover how dirty some secrets can beTrial by Fire
By Carolyn Keene. 1987
Sinister Paradise
By Carolyn Keene. 1988
In Hawaii, Nancy Drew investigates when Lisa Trumbull, granddaughter of millionaire Alice Faulkner, is kidnapped, and a ransom note demands…
that the Faulkners sell their shares of Windward Bancorp to the mysterious Malihini Corporation.Recipe for Murder
By Carolyn Keene. 1988
After the First Death
By Robert Cormier, Craig Virden. 1979
The Ends of the World
By Maggie Hall. 2017
The thrilling conclusion to the romantic adventure series that TeenVogue.com calls, a "Da Vinci Code-style thriller for teens."Power balances on…
a knife's edge. Destiny is uncertain. And love is the most terrifying thing of all. The Circle of Twelve is not who Avery though they were. Neither is Avery.Her mother is dead. Betrayal and attraction and history have tangled the strings that bind her, Jack, and Stellan. And now, Avery and her friends must put aside their own problems and focus on putting a stop to the most dangerous conspiracy of all . . . From London to Russia to Egypt, from the chill of underground crypts to the flash of paparazzi cameras, Avery West will finally have to confront whether her fate means salvation--or destruction.From the Hardcover edition.Nieve
By Terry Griggs, Alexander Griggs-Burr. 2010
Strange things are happening in town, but only Nieve seems to notice that something is up. But when two strangers…
come to town, trailing night along behind them, and people, including Nieve's best friend Malcolm, begin to disappear, Nieve knows that she must do something. She must venture into the Black City to uncover the mystery and save her town.Tokyo Heist
By Diana Renn. 2012
The perfect mystery for fans of Ally Carter's Heist Society When sixteen-year-old Violet agrees to spend the summer with her…
father, an up-and-coming artist in Seattle, she has no idea what she's walking into. Her father's newest clients, the Yamada family, are the victims of a high-profile art robbery: van Gogh sketches have been stolen from their home, and, until they can produce the corresponding painting, everyone's lives are in danger--including Violet's and her father's. Violet's search for the missing van Gogh takes her from the Seattle Art Museum, to the yakuza-infested streets of Tokyo, to a secluded inn in Kyoto. As the mystery thickens, Violet's not sure whom she can trust. But she knows one thing: she has to solve the mystery--before it's too late.