Download or read book The Xyz Mysteries written by Iza Moreau and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-01-02 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sisters Xande, Yolande, and Zoe Calhoun make up XYZ Investigations in 1974 Miami. The oldest, Xande, is a young hiippie with blonde dreadlocks, Yolande is a pistol-packing, curly-haired lesbian, and Zoe, well, Zoe is missing. These six connected stories are not only unique and lively murder mysteries, they also tell the story of the three sisters within the context of a very odd time in America's history. Drugs, male hustlers, music, spousal abuse, and even horses find their way into Yolande's secret files. By the author of the popular Small Town Series.
Download or read book The Xyz Mystery written by George S. Haines and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The XYZ Mystery written by George Haines and published by Pageturner Press and Media. This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is now 1939, two years after Sam and Howie solved the GIANT HORSESHOE MYSTERY. Sam, age 13, and Howie, age 12, are now involved in another hazardous adventure. They explore an empty, dilapidated house on their grandfather's farm. Under the creaky stairs, they find three metal tools with the letters X Y Z forged on the ends. Beneath the house, in a secret underground room and tunnel they discover a skeleton holding a metal box. This box, plus two others, contains clues that perhaps will help Sam and Howie as they attempt to solve the X Y Z mystery. When they follow the clues Sam and Howie discover the remains of an illegal "moonshine" operation. Also, they learn about a historic naval map stolen from a museum in England. Dr. I. Yanky, who serves as a dentist in a prison, is very interested in this map. Two men dressed in black constantly harass Sam and Howie as they try to solve the X Y Z mystery. Follow Sam and Howie on this exciting journey. Will they be able to follow the clues and find the solution to the X Y Z mystery before the two men dressed in black? What about the strange Dr. I. Yanky? Will the priceless naval map be found? You won't know the answers to these intriguing questions until you read every chapter.
Download or read book X Y Z A Detective Story written by Anna Katharine Green and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “X Y Z: A Detective Story” is an 1883 detective novella by American novelist and poet Anna Katharine Green (1846–1935). Among the first writers of detective fiction in America, she is considered to be the “mother” of the genre for her legally-accurate and well-thought-out plots. A Government agent is assigned a case involving counterfeiting, but ends up head first in an active criminal investigation, with many twists along the way and accidently stepping inside the shoes of the ones being investigated, this fun, action packed mystery will keep you guessing. A gripping tale of mystery and intrigue that will not disappoint fans of classic detective fiction. Contents include: “The Mysterious Rendezvous”, “The Black Domino”, “An Unexpected Calamity”, “In the Library”, and “The Yellow Domino”. Other notable works by this author include: “The Leavenworth Case” (1878), “A Strange Disappearance” (1880), and “The Circular Study” (1900). Read & Co. Classics is proudly republishing this vintage detective novel now in a brand new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.
Download or read book X Y Z a Detective Story written by Anna Katharine Green and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 edition. Excerpt: ... A STORY TOLD BY A DETECTIVE. I. THE MYSTERIOUS RENDEZVOUS. SOMETIMES in the course of his experience, a detective, while engaged in ferreting out the mystery of one crime, runs inadvertently upon the clue to another. But rarely has this been done in a manner more unexpected or with attendant circumstances of greater interest than in the instance I am now about to relate. For some time the penetration of certain Washington officials had been baffled by the clever devices of a gang of counterfeiters who had inundated the western portion of Massachusetts with spurious Treasury notes. Some of the best talent of the Secret Service had been expended upon the matter, but with no favorable result, when, one day, notice was received at Washington that a number of suspiciouslooking letters, addressed to the simple initials, X. Y. Z., Brandon, Mass., were being daily forwarded through the mails of that region; and it being deemed possible that a clue had at last been offered to the mystery in hand, I was sent northward to investigate. It was in the middle of June, 1881, and the weather was simply delightful. As I stepped from the cars at Brandon and looked up the long straight street with its double row of maple trees sparkling fresh and beautiful in the noonday sun, I thought I had never seen a prettier village or entered upon any enterprise with a lighter or more hopeful heart. Intent on my task, I went straight to the post-office, and after coming to an understanding with the postmaster, proceeded at once to look over the mail addressed to the mysterious X. Y. Z. I found it to consist entirely of letters. They were about a dozen in number, and were, with one exception, similar in general appearance and manner of direction, though inscribed in...
Download or read book XYZ A Detective Story written by Anna Katharine Green and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: XYZ by Anna Katharine Green will shock you to your very core with its twists, turns, and dark and spooky secrets. An unnamed detective must uncover the mystery of a counterfeiting crime, without getting implicated in the process. Excerpt: "Sometimes in the course of his experience, a detective, while engaged in ferreting out the mystery of one crime, runs inadvertently upon the clue to another. But rarely has this been done in a manner more unexpected or with attendant circumstances of greater interest than in the instance I am now about to relate."
Download or read book The XYZ Mystery written by Irwin H. Herskowitz and published by . This book was released on 1999-03-01 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The XYZ Affair written by Mary Billiter and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-15 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mystery writer Dani Quinn hasn't been home for years. Once she put Casper, Wyoming, in her rearview mirror, she expected it to stay a distant childhood memory. But when her second marriage ends and a University teaching job in her hometown is offered, the single mom loads her three children in her Suburban and heads west. Casper, which many locals refer to as the "Ghost Town," holds its own ghosts that emerge when Dani returns home. When human skeletal remains are unearthed during renovations on campus, the University tries to keep the story buried. But skeletons and secrets are too irresistible for any mystery writer to ignore, and Dani finds herself in the center of a decades old mystery. She gets help from Chris Gorham (aka Gorm) her parents' hot new neighbor, who follows the Code of the West and offers to help the newly divorced damsel in distress. But Gorm has hidden secrets that Dani unintentionally unburies along with the skeleton. Dani recognizes the Greek letters, XYZ, on the fraternity ring found with the skeletal remains, and the mystery suddenly hits too close to home. Why the ring and the bones have been shelved by the University is just one of the many questions she has. The answers may cost not only her job, but her life.
Download or read book X Y Z written by Anna Katharine Green and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-14 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for a satisfying, meticulously plotted mystery with which to while away an afternoon? Look no further than "X Y Z," a short story from one of the most influential early writers in the genre, Anna Katherine Green. Her remarkable skill in leading readers to the unexpected but fascinating solution to this puzzle mystery makes this story an eminently worthwhile read.
Download or read book X Y Z written by Anna Green and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-29 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sometimes in the course of his experience, a detective, while engaged in ferreting out the mystery of one crime,runs inadvertently upon the clue to another. But rarely has this been done in a manner more unexpected or withattendant circumstances of greater interest than in the instance I am now about to relate.For some time the penetration of certain Washington officials had been baffled by the clever devices of agang of counterfeiters who had inundated the western portion of Massachusetts with spurious Treasury notes.Some of the best talent of the Secret Service had been expended upon the matter, but with no favorable result, when, one day,notice was received at Washington that a number of suspicious-looking letters, addressed to the simple initials, X. Y. Z., Brandon, Mass.,were being daily forwarded through the mails of that region; and it being deemed possiblethat a clue had at last been offered to the mystery in hand, I was sent northward to investigate."
Download or read book Xyz A Detective Story written by Anna Green and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-05 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes in the course of his experience, a detective while engaged in ferreting out the mystery of one crime, runs inadvertently upon the clue to another. But rarely has this been done in a manner more unexpected or with attendant circumstances of greater interest than in the instance I am now about to relate. For sometime Washington officials had been baffled by the clever devices of a gang of counterfeiters who had inundated the western portion of Massachusetts with spurious Treasury notes. Some of the best talent of the Secret Service had been expended upon the matter, but with no favorable result, when, one day, notice was received in Washington a number of suspicious looking letters, addressed to with the simple initials, X.Y.Z., Brandon, Mass., were being daily forwarded and it being deemed possible a clue had at last been offered to the mystery in hand, I was sent investigate. We are pleased to present this easier-to-read, specially formatted Classic Mystery Story for your Reading Pleasure. Riley's Bookshelf has partnered with Kick at Darkness. It is a non-profit organization working to raise awareness and helping survivors heal from sexual assault, domestic violence, sex trafficking, child abuse, or hate crimes. With the purchase of each book you buy one handmade crocheted scarf will be donated to Kick at Darkness. For more information please visit www.KickatDarkness.com Be sure to look for more great stories at www.RileysBookshelf.com
Download or read book The Red Pick Up Truck Mystery written by George S. Hatnes and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-11-18 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kidnapped? A 16 year-old farm boy abducted from his neighbors house in broad daylight? No, this hideous crime couldnt happen in peaceful rural Indiana! A mans corpse is found in his dilapidated house. Counterfeit money, stolen paintings, secret coded messages and international intrigue during the Second World War are all revealed as two teen-aged mechanics-turned sleuths attempt to breathe life back into an old rusted and grimy red pick-up truck. A county sheriff and an agent of the F.B.I. join forces to assist the two amateur detectives in their attempts to solve this complex mystery. Together they try to sort out the mind-boggling series of events involving an evil dentist who is a fugitive from the law, two dangerous escaped convicts and an odd pair of strange men--a seven-foot giant and a his puny partner. Will all the twisted threads of this exciting thriller be untangled so that justice can prevail? You will be enthralled as this spell-binding novel, the third in the Sam and Howie series, unfolds bringing suspense page by page.
Download or read book Xyz written by Anna Katharine Green and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes in the course of his experience, a detective, while engaged in ferreting out the mystery of one crime, runs inadvertently upon the clue to another. But rarely has this been done in a manner more unexpected or with attendant circumstances of greater interest than in the instance I am now about to relate. For some time the penetration of certain Washington officials had been baffled by the clever devices of a gang of counterfeiters who had inundated the western portion of Massachusetts with spurious Treasury notes.
Download or read book The Tragedy of Z written by Ellery Queen and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patience Thumm, the adventurous daughter of an NYPD inspector, teams up with actor Drury Lane to solve the mystery of a senator’s murder. Patience Thumm has just traveled the world. She turned heads in London, sipped absinthe in Tunis, and debated philosophy on the Left Bank of Paris. When she returns home to New York with a smuggled copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover in her bag, her father, the NYPD’s Inspector Thumm, is quite unprepared to handle her. At first, it seems they have nothing in common—but the two soon discover a shared appetite for murder. When a corrupt senator is stabbed to death in his study, Patience can’t resist hunting for the killer. With the help of her father’s old friend Drury Lane, the legendary Shakespearean actor, she will find that all the exotic cities of the world can’t offer anything as exciting as a New York homicide.
Download or read book XYZ Affair written by Mary Billiter and published by Koehler Books. This book was released on 2014-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mystery writer Dani Quinn hasn't been home for years. Once she put Casper, Wyoming, in her rearview mirror, she expected it to stay a distant childhood memory. But when her second marriage ends and a University teaching job in her hometown is offered, the single mom loads her three children in her Suburban and heads west. Casper, which many locals refer to as the "Ghost Town," holds its own ghosts that emerge when Dani returns home. When human skeletal remains are unearthed during renovations on campus, the University tries to keep the story buried. But skeletons and secrets are too irresistible for any mystery writer to ignore, and Dani finds herself in the center of a decades old mystery. She gets help from Chris Gorham (aka Gorm) her parents' hot new neighbor, who follows the Code of the West and offers to help the newly divorced damsel in distress. But Gorm has hidden secrets that Dani unintentionally unburies along with the skeleton. Dani recognizes the Greek letters, XYZ, on the fraternity ring found with the skeletal remains, and the mystery suddenly hits too close to home. Why the ring and the bones have been shelved by the University is just one of the many questions she has. The answers may cost not only her job, but her life.
Download or read book Thistles and Thieves written by Molly MacRae and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest entry in the charming Highland Bookshop mystery series finds the women of Yon Bonnie Books embroiled in the death of a local doctor, which sets off a chain of other curious—and deadly—events. Out for a bicycle ride in the hills beyond Inversgail, Janet Marsh discovers the body of Dr. Malcolm Murray. The elderly Murray and his own bicycle went off the road and down a steep slope—he’s sprawled in the burn at the bottom, his damaged bike in a patch of thistles on the bank. Janet calls the Police Scotland emergency number. Tire tracks at the side of the narrow road suggest a vehicle might have been involved. But if it was an accident, the driver hasn’t come forward. And if it wasn’t an accident. . . . But who would want the well-loved, retired doctor dead? A few days after the death, a box of vintage first editions is left on the doorstep of Yon Bonnie Books with a note: “Please look after these books. Thank you.” Janet and her crew at the shop are at first delighted, and then mystified—what exactly does “look after” mean? Are they free to sell them? And what are the odd notes penciled in the margins? With a little digging, the women decide the books might belong to Malcolm Murray or his reclusive brother, Gerald. When Janet and Christine call at Malcolm’s house, they find his confused, angry sister and evidence of a burglary. When they go to Gerald’s modest croft house, they find the door ajar and Gerald dead inside, stabbed with a regimental dagger. While the police try to determine if the Murray brothers’ deaths are connected and who’s responsible, Janet and the bookshop owners try to find out how and why the box of books ended up on their doorstep. The police are interested in those questions, too, and they’re more than a little suspicious. Are the Yon Bonnie women as good with burglar tools as they are with books—and at finding bodies?
Download or read book The Professor with Many Faces written by GEORGE S. HAINES and published by Author House. This book was released on 2012-03-31 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE PROFESSOR WITH MANY FACES Two decaying corpses are found buried on campus. A bizarre chemistry professor, a developing international conspiracy, and suspected sabotage of a war production factory confront Sam and Howie when they enroll as freshmen at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana. The year is 1944 and the United States is at war with the Axis powers. When Sam and Howie discover written communications during their chemistry classes that appear to be coded messages they attempt to decipher the baffling combinations of letters. Ominous and life-threatening events then develop that include Nazi agents, escaped German P.O.W. s, and Spade Digger, the rather odd owner of a nearby mortuary. The county sheriff, his inept deputy, the F.B.I. and the U.S. Office of Strategic Services are all involved in the attempt to solve this complicated and threatening intrigue. Will Sams romantic interest in Ginny, his long time heartthrob, survive the tensions of war? And will Howies new-found love continue to blossom? Will Sam and Howie be able to survive the academic challenges at Taylor and at the same time overcome the hair-raising gauntlet of circumstances facing them as they attempt to expose The Professor with Many Faces? You will have to read every chapter to find out.
