Download or read book The Name of the Game Was Murder written by Joan Lowery Nixon and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2013-09-25 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Novelist Augustus Trevor has written a manuscript that reveals the darkest secrets of his guests. Whoever can solve Trevor's clues can have his story removed from the book. But when Trevor is bludgeoned to death, the survivors (along with the reader) are challenged to find both the manuscript and the murderer.

Download or read book The Name Game Murder written by Bruce Hammack and published by Jubilee Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One recluse millionaire. One murder… so far. Life between cases is downright boring for blind PI Steve Smiley. When an insurance investigator looking for a missing millionaire is convinced the man is alive, Smiley doesn’t hesitate to join the hunt. With no murder weapon and no body, Smiley suspects the man faked his own death. But the trail of multiple passports turns cold… until a body is found in a burned-out Texas truck. Dental records confirm it’s the missing man. A bullet in his back confirms he was murdered. But why would someone want to kill a video game developer? Then the killer takes a shot at the man’s widow. With both her life and Steve’s reputation on the line, can he stop the killer before he strikes again? Or will this be the one game Steve loses? Smiley and McBlythe mysteries never contain any graphic violence, sex or foul language. Just great whodunits to get the ‘little grey cells’ working!

Download or read book The Name Game written by Donald Klink and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-11-11 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Butch When he was a kid, they noticed that he was bigger than many of the children his age. He was also extraordinarily smart. He lifted weights religiously and was an avid reader. By the time he was seventeen he was muscular and as strong as an ox. ___________________ designers freedom scale: level 3

Download or read book The Murder Game written by Carrie Doyle and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boarding school has never been more dangerous. What if your roommate is a murderer? Or what if he's being framed and only you can save him? Luke Chase made history as a child when he escaped a kidnapping. Now, all he wants is to be a normal teenager. So when he sneaks out to the woods one night to drink with friends and flirt with the new British girl at school, he's excited to feel some freedom. Except the next morning, one of their teachers is found murdered—in the exact same spot where they had been partying. Soon, Luke's roommate and best friend Oscar is the #1 suspect. As the evidence and list of suspects builds, Luke attempts to use his famous survival skills to find the killer and clear Oscar's name. But as Luke gets closer to the truth, the killer is getting closer to Luke. The Murder Game is perfect for fans of: They Wish They Were Us and One of Us Is Lying Murder mystery books for teens Teen thrillers Young adult suspense

Download or read book Murder in the Name of Honour written by Rana Husseini and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder in the Name of Honour is Rana Husseini’s hard-hitting and controversial examination of honour crimes. Common in many traditional societies around the world, as well as in migrant communities in Europe and the USA, they involve a ‘punishment’—often death or disfigurement—carried out by a relative to restore the family’s honour. Breaking through the conspiracy of silence surrounding this crime, one writer above all others has been instrumental in bringing it to the world’s attention: Rana Husseini.

Download or read book Murder Game written by Christine Feehan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be seduced by the world of the GhostWalkers as #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan raises the stakes in the ultimate game of love and death… Games should be fun, but for two expert teams across the country, they’re murder—because the winning team is the one that gets the most kills. The participants in this violent challenge are rumored to be GhostWalkers. And Kaden Montague isn’t happy about it. Kaden is a GhostWalker and he’s determined to clear the GhostWalker name of the rumors. And he’s going to need the help of psychic Tansy Meadows to do it. But as soon as he sees her, he knows his mission will be more complicated than he imagined—and the “murder game” may not be at all what it seems.

Download or read book The Name of the Game is Death One Endless Hour written by Dan J. Marlowe and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two novels from "the hardest of the hard-boiled"--Stephen King.

Download or read book The Christmas Murder Game written by Alexandra Benedict and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Curl up by the fire (and lock all the doors) for this Christmas cracker of a book." —C.S. Green, author of Sleep Tight Twelve clues. Twelve keys. Twelve days of Christmas. But how many will die before Twelfth Night? Agatha Christie meets Clue in this delightful, tense manor house murder mystery. The annual Christmas Game is afoot at Endgame House, the Armitages' grand family home. This year's prize is to die for—deeds to the house itself—but Lily Armitage has no intention of returning. She hasn't been back to Endgame since her mother died, twenty-one years ago, and she has no intention of claiming the house that haunts her dreams. Until, that is, she receives a letter from her aunt promising that the game's riddles will give her the keys not only to Endgame, but to its darkest secrets, including the identity of her mother's murderer. Now, Lily must compete with her estranged cousins for the twelve days of Christmas. The snow is thick, the phone lines are down, and no one is getting in or out. Lily will have to keep her wits about her, because not everyone is playing fair, and there's no telling how many will die before the winner is declared. Including additional scavenger hunts for the reader, this clever murder mystery is the perfect gift for fans of classic mysteries, festive Christmas books, and armchair detective work.

Download or read book Murder In The Dunes written by Bruce Hammack and published by Jubilee Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2021-09-08 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detective’s perfect vacation: sun, sand, surf… and murder. When blind PI Steve Smiley visits his friend and writing mentor, Kate Bridges, he anticipates an idyllic South Padre Island getaway. The island’s magic spell is shattered when Kate is accosted by her abusive ex-husband. Two days later, his body is found in the dunes, and she becomes the prime suspect. As the authorities rush to put a final stamp on the case by arresting Kate, Steve sets out to find the real killer. His search takes him deep into a dark underworld of crooked cops and Mexican cartels where there are no rules. In a desperate attempt to prove Kate's innocence, Steve lays a trap for the murderer. Can he outwit the devious opponent, or will the next blood spilled in the sand be his? The suspense and action in the Smiley and McBlythe Mysteries will keep you turning the pages to find out whodunit! No foul language, sex scenes or graphic violence—just a great mystery waiting to be solved.

Download or read book The Thursday Murder Club written by Richard Osman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller | Soon to be a major motion picture “Witty, endearing and greatly entertaining.” —Wall Street Journal “Don’t trust anyone, including the four septuagenarian sleuths in Osman’s own laugh-out-loud whodunit.” —Parade Four septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleeves A female cop with her first big case A brutal murder Welcome to... THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club. When a local developer is found dead with a mysterious photograph left next to the body, the Thursday Murder Club suddenly find themselves in the middle of their first live case. As the bodies begin to pile up, can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer, before it's too late?

Download or read book The Name Game written by Muncy Chapman and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meg Donnelly has resigned her postition at a prestigious New York girl's school to teach in a primitive, two-room school near the Appalachian mountain cottage left to her by her beloved grandmother. When a financial crisis forces her to rent the upper portion of her home for the summer, she begins to wonder if she can tolerate her troublesome tenant for three long months. All best-selling author John Austin Bruce wants is a chance to write in isolation-peace and quiet for a few months. He'll do anything-even disguise his real name-to find that peace. But he didn't count on a landlady as bothersome as she is beautiful. Amidst all these sparks of adversity, can such an unlikely pair find love? Perhaps-but it will take a miracle.

Download or read book The Name Game written by Gene Geter and published by Gene Geter. This book was released on 2022-08-07 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This could be a Black Mirror episode. Following The Craigslist Model and Sub To Ego books, Slade West reminisces about the woman he had an on and off relationship with between girlfriends. He hadn’t seen her for a number of years. This woman didn’t own a cell phone and she didn’t use social media. She also never told Slade her real name. Based on true events.

Download or read book Murder On The Wichita written by Bruce Hammack and published by Bruce Hammack. This book was released on 2023-10-12 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fraud, deception, murder… what else awaits this detective along the banks of the muddy Wichita? Substituting for an art teacher on medical leave, artist and private detective Fen Maguire is asked to investigate a long-standing cold case. Seven years ago, a realtor swindled local residents out of millions, then disappeared without a trace. Her victims want their money and they want justice. With the police no longer interested in solving the case, Fen agrees to investigate. The police are suddenly plunged into a new case—the reporter who wrote exposé articles on the fraud victims is dead. The waters surrounding his case get murky when Fen discovers the paths of the missing realtor and the dead journalist intersect. With the senior police detective refusing to believe there’s a connection, he’s on his own. Digging deep into the past, Fen finds a long list of people with reason to kill both the reporter and the realtor. With no help from the police, it’s up to him to follow the trail to the money… and the killer.

Download or read book Murder On The Colorado written by Bruce Hammack and published by Bruce Hammack. This book was released on with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One body in the river. A flood of suspects on shore. Artist and part-time private investigator Fen Maguire's peaceful location scouting takes a dark turn when kayakers pull a corpse from the Colorado River. The grisly discovery sets off a chain of events that plunge Fen into a web of small-town intrigue. Weeks later, with the wrong man behind bars and threatening a lawsuit against the city, Fen is recruited to find the real killer. Under the guise of teaching an art class, he's tasked with uncovering the truth and preventing a costly legal battle. As Fen delves deeper, he finds the victim had no shortage of enemies. Long-standing feuds and small-town politics muddy the waters, making potential suspects as numerous as the trees lining the river. Can Fen navigate the currents of deceit to expose the real killer? Join Fen Maguire in this gripping whodunit as he sketches out the clues and paints a picture of deadly secrets. The twists and turns in this Texas small-town mystery will keep you turning the pages long into the night. With no graphic violence, strong language, or explicit scenes, you can recommend the Fen Maguire mysteries to anyone, from a teen to your grandma!

Download or read book The Murder Game written by Julie Apple and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-03 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of The Secret History and How to Get Away With Murder comes an exciting new voice in suspense fiction.Ten years working as a prosecutor have left Meredith Delay jaded and unsure of what she wants out of life. She's good at her job, but it haunts her. Her boyfriend wants her to commit, but she keeps him at arm's length. Then Meredith is assigned to a high-profile prosecution involving the violent murder of a fallen hockey star. At first, it appears to be just another case to work. But when her old friend Julian is accused of the murder, it takes on a whole new dimension.Meredith, Julian, Jonathan, and Lily were a tight-knit group in law school. But now, Jonathan's defending Julian, and Lily's loyalties aren't clear. And when Julian invokes a rare-and risky-defense, Meredith is forced to confront their past.Has something they played at as students finally been brought to death?

Download or read book Murder On The San Gabriel written by Bruce Hammack and published by Bruce Hammack. This book was released on 2024-04-04 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fortune in Texas land… and a ruthless killer who wants it. A wealthy rancher’s death in a house fire is ruled accidental, but his suspicious son doesn’t believe it. After PI Fen Maguire is called in to investigate, he’s on the verge of agreeing with the official ruling… until the rancher’s body is discovered in a shallow grave along the San Gabriel River. With a prime inheritance at stake, any member of this fractured family could have motives to hurry the patriarch’s demise. Fen zeroes in on the rancher's son and primary heir as the most likely suspect—until the son narrowly survives a bullet meant to kill him. Now Fen must peel back the layers of jealousy, greed, and bad blood to expose who stood to gain from eliminating both father and son. With time running out, the wily PI must rely on his final, meticulously crafted plan to unravel this tangle of deception and stop the killer before he strikes again. In the fifth book of the series, Fen Maguire seeks justice along the San Gabriel River in this page-turning mystery delivered with no graphic violence, foul language or sex scenes.

Download or read book Murder On The Angelina written by Bruce Hammack and published by Jubilee Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2023-04-12 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There’s more to this game than dodging paintballs… a killer is on the loose. Newly licensed private investigator Fen Maguire gets his next case — to investigate an extortion ring putting the squeeze on loggers in the piney woods of East Texas. Working undercover at a local university, Fen traces the clues to a neighboring county's championship paintball team. To prove it, he must first gain the trust of the tight-lipped community. Before he can make his case and expose the extortionists, the leader of the paintball team is found dead mid match. With the stakes even higher now, Fen is forced to break cover and start digging deep. It’s a toss-up who hated the team more—the loggers or the team’s competitors. If he can’t break through the wall of resistance, his career will be over before it’s begun…and a killer will get away with murder. A clean read, whodunit mystery, Murder On The Angelina is the second book of The Fen Maguire Mystery series. No foul language, gore, sex or violence!