Download or read book Mutts Murder and Mayhem written by Ellen Gilman and published by . This book was released on 2023-10-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millie Whitfield, owner of The Best Doggone Bakery, expects the Third Annual Fur-Baby Gala to be the best one yet-- that it will raise record-breaking donations for her charitable foundation to help needy dogs. Frannie Flowers, florist and event planner for the gala, falls and breaks her wrist chasing her new foster pup-- leaving Millie in a ruff spot. Daisy Flowers, first-year associate in her father's D.C. law firm, is following in her dad's footsteps-- what she always wanted to do. Edward Plant, the law firm's hunky investigator, has become Daisy's best friend and advisor. They met her first day on the job, and she's infatuated with him. Lately Daisy is feeling uncertain she's chosen the right career. The only thing making her feel happy is when she's dog sitting Max, a rough collie. So when her mom calls desperately needing her assistance at the gala, she wants to help. The problem is the awful timing-- her team is in final preparations for a major trial. Does she stay in D.C. or go to Houndsville? Decisions have consequences. Things happen. Even murder!

Download or read book Misfit Mutts and Mayhem written by Carly Winter and published by Westward Publishing / Carly Fall, LLC. This book was released on 2024-08-22 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Gina Dunner is framed for murder, she must solve two mysteries: Who really killed the bar owner, and who planted the evidence that could lead to her going to prison for the rest of her life.

Download or read book Murder Mayhem in Cumberland County written by Joseph David Cress and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08-13 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the horrific Enoch Brown Schoolhouse Massacre of 1764 to settlers who hunted local tribes for a bounty, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, has long had a violent and bloody history. As more people came to the region, murder and mischief of every kind only multiplied. Local author Joseph David Cress explores the dark side of history, from little-known cases such as that of Sarah Clark--who became the first woman hanged in the county after she poisoned a family to dispatch a romantic rival--to high-profile crimes like the shocking 1955 courtroom slaying that left one person dead and three injured. Join Cress on a hair-raising walk down Hell Street as he investigates the underbelly of Cumberland County.

Download or read book Of Mutts and Men written by Spencer Quinn and published by A Chet and Bernie Mystery, 10. This book was released on 2021 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When Chet the dog, "the most lovable narrator in all of crime fiction" (Boston Globe), and his partner, PI Bernie Little of the desert-based Little Detective Agency, arrive to a meeting with hydrologist Wendell Nero, they are in for a shocking sight--Wendell has come to a violent and mysterious end. What did the hydrologist want to see them about? Is his death a random robbery, or something more? Chet and Bernie, working for nothing more than an eight-pack of Slim Jims, are on the case. Bernie might be the only one who thinks the police have arrested the wrong man, including the perp's own defense attorney. Chet and Bernie begin to look into Wendell's work, a search that leads to a struggling winemaker who has received an offer he can't refuse. Meanwhile, Chet is smelling water where there is no water, and soon Chet and Bernie are in danger like never before"--

Download or read book Gilded Age Murder Mayhem in the Berkshires written by Andrew K. Amelinckx and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-12 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This criminal history of the Berkshires is brimming with unforgettable stories of greed, jealousy, and madness from the turn of the twentieth century. The Berkshires of Western Massachusetts are known for their picturesque beauty, but this history offers a fascinating look at the region’s dark side. This chronicle includes true tales of greed, betrayal and violence in The Bay State. In the summer of 1893, a tall and well-dressed burglar plundered the massive summer mansions of the upper crust . . . A visit from President Teddy Roosevelt in 1902 ended in tragedy when a trolley car smashed into the presidential carriage, killing a Secret Service agent . . . A psychotic millworker opened fire on a packed streetcar, leaving three dead and five wounded, shocking the nation . . . These and many more stories—from axe murders to botched bank jobs—paint a stark portrait of the inequities that shadowed the extravagance of the Gilded Age.

Download or read book A Book Club s Guide to Murder Mayhem written by Bethany Barker and published by Harbor Lane Books, LLC. This book was released on 2024-04-02 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dead body, a large inheritance from an ex-boyfriend, a scam netting three-quarters of a million dollars, and a love attraction throw Suzie Tuft’s serene writing life into chaos. Textbook writer, Suzie Tuft, discovers a body near her rural home and learns he was an attorney from the estate of her deceased ex-boyfriend, who bequeathed her a small fortune. Suzie’s life is thrown into chaos when she is threatened by the ex’s crazy live-in girlfriend and his unsavory friends looking to recover nearly a million dollars from a con they executed him. Fortunately, Suzie has her book club friends to help her unravel the mystery, all while falling in love with the handsome detective investigating the murder. A Book Club’s Guide to Murder & Mayhem is the first book in A Suzie Tuft Mystery series in which a textbook writer recruits her book club friends to help find the killer of the victim she found near her rural home.

Download or read book Murder In Key West 9 Murder and Mayhem in Paradise written by Shirrel Rhoades and published by Absolutely Amazing eBooks. This book was released on 2023-02-24 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I’ve come to look forward to the annual appearance of this mystery anthology. Who would have guessed so many murders take place on the sunny island of Key West – at least in the pages of books.” —Edward Squires, Not Quite a Novella Here’s another can’t-put-it-down edition of mystery short stories. In these pages you will encounter a dozen intriguing tales by Bill Craig, Robert Coburn, David Beckwith, Barthélemy Banks, Hollis George, Jack Mazur, George Davidson, H.L. Osterman, Earl Smith, William P. Bahlke, Rusty the Writer, and Shirrel Rhoades. Some of these stories are neo-noirs, others cozies, still others heads-scratching puzzlers. You will meet spies, murderers, ex-cops, and private eyes. But the focus remains on Key West, that southernmost island where you will find murder and mayhem in Paradise. Shirrel Rhoades is a publisher, editor, and writer who has lived in Key West for over 20 years, so he knows the island from Fort Zach to Fort East Martello, the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. He was a founder of Mystery Fest Key West and served three two-year terms as the president of the Key West Art & Historical Society. An avid reader, he loves a good mystery.

Download or read book Murder Mayhem in East Tennessee written by Dewaine A. Speaks and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-05 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: East Tennessee is gorgeous country, but the hills and hollers have a dark side. James Earl Ray, who had already assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., created mayhem at Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary when he led six other men in a short-lived escape. Several thousand Cherokee Indians from East Tennessee were forced on what would later be called the "Trail of Tears." In the "Hankins Murder" case and in the triple killings in Oliver Springs, chaos and confusion resulted from the wrongful arrest and public accusations of innocent people. Jake and C.H. Butcher brought about bedlam with their banking scandal that at the time was unsurpassed in scope in the nation's history. Author Dewaine A. Speaks details these stories and more.

Download or read book Murder Mayhem in York County written by Joseph David Cress and published by Murder & Mayhem. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unsolved 1878 murder of a young woman walking home from Hanover and a lethal 1901 love triangle in Chanceford Township that led to murder by strychnine are but two incidents in York County's history of deadly deeds and misdoings. While the 1969 York Race Riots are the most infamous instance of mayhem in the county, the strangest is perhaps the Hex Murder that left a North Hopewell Township powwow doctor a practitioner of the local folk magic dead at the hands of those trying to lift a curse. Follow author Joseph David Cress on the lonely country roads and harsh city streets as he goes on the trail of the body snatchers, hooligans and black widows of York County, Pennsylvania.

Download or read book Murder and Mayhem in Muskego written by Megan Abbott and published by Down & Out Books. This book was released on 2012-10-29 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 2005, Murder & Mayhem in Muskego has welcomed and hosted over 150 authors a thousands of fans of crime fiction to the Milwaukee area. Just in time for the 8th annual benefit, a short story anthology featuring bestselling, Edgar and Shamus award-winning writers who have attended the day-long convention has been created. The collection is edited by Jon and Ruth Jordan. Contributors include: Megan Abbott, Dana Cameron, Reed Farrel Coleman, Hilary Davidson, Sean Doolittle, J.M. Edwards, Andrew Grant, Ted Hertel, Jr., Chris F. Holm, Brad Parks, Gary Phillips, Kat Richardson, Greg Rucka, Marcus Sakey, Tom Schreck and Nathan Banks, Zoë Sharp, Bryan VanMeter and Jeri Westerson. All profits from sales of this anthology will benefit the Murder & Mayhem in Milwaukee crime festival.

Download or read book Flawed Dogs The Novel written by Berkeley Breathed and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-09-17 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of Bloom County and Opus delivers a humorous and heartwarming illustrated novel for kids and dog-lovers of any age! "Breathed, through words and lush illustrations, tells a story that will charm many readers."--The New York Times Sam the Lion is actually a priceless dachshund, bred to be a show dog. More important, he is Heidy's best friend and she needs one like never before. Living with her reclusive uncle is hard, but Sam has a way of making her feel soft and whole. Until the day Sam is framed by the jealous poodle Cassius, and is cast out by Heidy's uncle, alone on the wild streets, where he is roughed up by a world he was not bred for. Sporting a soup ladle for a leg, Sam befriends other abandoned dogs and journeys all the way to the Westminster Dog Show, where his plan for revenge on Cassius takes an unexpected turn when he and Heidy spot each other after years of being apart. Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author Berkeley Breathed's first illustrated novel is a heartwarming and humorous ode to the unconditional and lasting love we and our pets share.

Download or read book Mayhem Mystery and Murder written by John A. Broussard and published by Bitingduck Press LLC. This book was released on 2006 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OC Back when I was a kid growing up in South Chicago, I never dreamed that having a Lebanese father and a Syrian mother would turn out to be an asset. But my ancestry paid off big-time when I sat down across from Timothy Fisher at a San Francisco sidewalk cafe on that warm September morning. He bought my cover as a Mid-East terroristOCohook, line and sinker. Of course, being an FBI agent, IOCOd been provided with excellent cover. Even so, he was nervous and kept looking around at our neighbors, the only ones at the time being a young couple who, hands across their table, were obviously and hopelessly in love. OC IOCOve got the money, OCO I told him, assuming that might help to calm him down. It didnOCOt. He kept scanning the street. OC IOCOm not interested, OCO he said. And that surprised me. What he said next surprised me even moreOC OCO Over 50! mystery short stories by John Broussard, a prolific and compelling writer. Boson Books also offers several full length mystery novels by John Broussard. Visit our Fiction page and look under Action, Adventure and Mysteries . For an author bio, photo, and a sample read, visit bosonbooks.com."

Download or read book Mayhem and Murder written by Heta Pyrhönen and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both detective and reader attempt to solve the crimes in detective novels, relying on the same motifs but employing different narrative interpretations to do so. A unique and lucid examination of a complex genre.

Download or read book The Pick of the Litter written by Sean Gallatin and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-08-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder and mayhem on a fringe planet. A SUN Universe Novel.Adar Genn gets a message to aid his old friend and mentor. Amazed by the size of the project Marcus Krael has in mind, Adar discovers it is nothing short of world building. The snake in paradise is Servolt. A huge life form with an appetite for power. He and Adar are sure to tangle. Murder isn't off the board for Servolt. Unprepared for the big alien's deceit, Adar finds himself on a planet with no means of escape. With only a small pack of dogs and robots for company, Adar scavenges the junkyard planet for parts. Can he create a means off the planet from junk? If he wants payback, he must.

Download or read book Distant Blood written by Jeff Abbott and published by Fawcett. This book was released on 2009-03-04 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blood runs cold--especially in this family. Thanks to a newfound connection with his natural father, librarian Jordan Poteet is suddenly a member of a rich Texas dynasty. But a series of poison-pen letters warns him to stay away from the Goertz family reunion on a Gulf Coast island. He soon wishes he had, because his new kinfolk--four generations of them--are hiding secrets deep and dark enough to taint an entire bloodline. And an unexpected death makes it chillingly clear that the anonymous hate mail directed at Jordan isn't a joke. Ghosts of the violent past are walking. A murderer is on the move. And a terrible unfolding of tragedy has begun that will spare no one--not even Jordan himself. . . .

Download or read book The Dog Trainer written by Gary Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2019-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gary {GAZ} Jackson will blow your mind in this inspirational and raw autobiography of his Dog training career. From many dog training first's including dogs to detect Cancer, Cadavers, endangered species and pests to Explosives and drug detection dogs to the K9 experiments at his dog training facility training over 20000 dogs in his professional career.Behind the public figure Gaz was torn apart by his Narcissistic family to be left nearly totally destroyed $50 000 in debt and homeless living is his car. "The Dog Trainer" will expose the mastermind behind an attempted murder and the Ultimate Betrayal by the most unexpected people that would have broken many men.Gaz on the bones of his arse bites back and goes from the dog house to the penthouse in an epic journey of obsessive commitment to rebuild his career to writing his first book while homeless and touring the world as a volunteer, dog trainer and public speaker. The Dog Trainer will leave you breathless and inspire you with the great Aussie underdog spirit of never ever giving up.

Download or read book The Greatest True Crime Stories Ever Told written by Tom McCarthy and published by Lyons Press. This book was released on 2021-09 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An arresting collection of murder and mayhem from the front pages of history that captured the whole world's attention.