Download or read book The Crime and the Crystal written by E. X. Ferrars and published by FelonyandMayhem+ORM. This book was released on 2021-04-19 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A retired professor finds that an amateur sleuth’s work is never done, even on an Australian holiday in this cozy mystery with “a dandy plot” (Publishers Weekly). Andrew Basnett takes a break from his little English village to spend Christmas in the small Australia city of Adelaide. Visiting Tony, an old colleague with a newish wife, Basnett soon learns that a cloud hangs over the marriage. Jan, Tony’s bride, is widely believed to have murdered her first husband—a fact that is giving Tony second thoughts. Things don’t get any more comfortable when, at a family dinner, one of the guests is killed with a chunk of the same crystal that had been Jan’s alleged murder weapon. And Jan herself has disappeared. Now it’s up to Professor Basnett to make the truth crystal clear.

Download or read book An Hour To Kill written by Dale Hudson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-03-02 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After 17-year-old Crystal Todd was found brutally murdered in her South Carolina hometown in 1991, her best friend, Ken Register, was the last person anyone would suspect. But when DNA tests confirmed he raped and stabbed Crystal, their small town was stunned. photos. Martin's Press.

Download or read book Counterfeit Love written by Crystal Caudill and published by Kregel Publications. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can this undercover agent save the woman he loves—or is her heart as counterfeit as the money he's been sent to track down? After all that Grandfather has sacrificed to raise her, Theresa Plane owes it to him to save the family name—and that means clearing their debt with creditors before she marries Edward Greystone. But when one of the creditors' threats leads her to stumble across a midnight meeting, she discovers that the money he owes isn't all Grandfather was hiding. And the secrets he kept have now trapped Theresa in a life-threatening fight for her home—and the truth. After months of undercover work, Secret Service operative Broderick Cosgrove is finally about to uncover the identity of the leader of a notorious counterfeiting ring. That moment of triumph turns to horror, however, when he finds undeniable proof that his former fiance is connected. Can he really believe the woman he loved is a willing participant? Protecting Theresa and proving her innocence may destroy his career—but that's better than failing her twice in one lifetime. They must form a partnership, tentative though it is. But there's no question they're both still keeping secrets—and that lack of trust, along with the dangerous criminals out for their blood, threatens their hearts, their faith, and their very survival. Combining rich history, danger, suspense, and romance, Crystal Caudill's debut novel launches this new historical series with a bang. Fans of Elizabeth Camden, Michelle Griep, and Joanna Davidson Politano will be thrilled to find another author to follow!

Download or read book Crystal Death written by Charles Kipps and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-08-30 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: N.Y.P.D Detective Conor Bard (with an attractive woman as his new partner in tow) investigates the murder of Israeli diamond dealer Zivah Gavish in her Manhattan apartment.

Download or read book The Girl with the Crystal Eyes written by Barbara Baraldi and published by Max Crime. This book was released on 2010-05-03 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful killer, a cop determined to unravel an enigmatic trail of bloody butchery, a young medium fleeing her past, troubled dreams of murder. A perverse game of life and death unfolds between the hunter and the hunted, murderer and detective, night and day, where the female of the species proves as daringly evil as Hannibal Lecter, giving 'Femme Fatale' a whole new meaning.

Download or read book Crystal Beach written by Gary Pooler and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2022-01-24 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The memories within the millions of people who experienced Crystal Beach, even just once, will never be lost.” One of Canada’s greatest entertainment centres existed for one hundred years in an isolated little village in one of the southernmost corners of Ontario, just across the lake from Buffalo, New York. Nicknamed “Buffalo’s Coney Island,” the Crystal Beach Amusement Park swarmed with American visitors in its mid-century glory days, and its stories were carried all over the world. A Crystal Beach resident since childhood, Gary Pooler takes readers behind the scenes of a world class amusement park, combining local history, sports journalism, true crime, and North American folklore to create a unique picture of the quirky Crystal Beach community, both in and “out of the park,” through its geographical and social history. These collected stories tell of the life and times in an amusement park resort community—a summer-long carnival, illegal prizefighting in the nearby sand hills, world class entertainers and athletes, featuring the likes of Jesse Owens, an eccentric traveling minstrel, vaudevillians settling in the village, police scandals, bootlegging, and even murder. Pooler chronicles the gradual decline and closure of the amusement park and the effect this had on the village, and illustrates the community’s triumphant renaissance in recent years. Harrowing and nostalgic, Crystal Beach: Out of the Park is a rare and vital historical record and a spirited exploration of Crystal Beach in all of its various shades and stages.

Download or read book The Case of the Floating Crime written by Carolyn Keene and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-04 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volunteering on a hospital ship that brings medical care to South America, Nancy begins to suspect that someone is using the ship to transport illegal cargo and must track down the clues before her own health is risked.

Download or read book Crystal Witness written by Kathy Tyers and published by Spectra. This book was released on 1989 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Awaking from suspended animation and uncertain of her past, Ming Dalamani is troubled by requests for information by two very different men and by her role in the governing interplanetary corporation

Download or read book The Crystal Beads Murder written by Annie Haynes and published by Inspector Stoddart Mysteries. This book was released on 2015-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth and last of the Inspector Stoddart mystery novels, first published in 1930.

Download or read book Death at the Crystal Palace written by Jennifer Ashley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intrepid cook Kat Holloway puts aside her apron to delve into Victorian London’s high society and catch a killer in this thrilling new mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Murder in the East End. While attending an exhibition at the Crystal Palace, young cook Kat Holloway is approached by a woman in distress. Lady Covington is a wealthy widow convinced that her entire family is trying to kill her. Kat feels compelled to help. So, she escorts the lady home to discover whether she is delusional or in true danger. When it quickly becomes apparent that the threat is all too real, Kat promises aid. Her charming confidant Daniel McAdam is busy infiltrating a plot against the Crown, and she worries he will not have time to lend his sleuthing expertise. This might be for the best, as Kat fears her growing emotional entanglement with Daniel can only lead to disaster. But soon, Kat faces a more serious threat when her involvement in both investigations plunges her into peril.

Download or read book Crystal written by Heather Burnside and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blackmail is a high stakes game but who is going to the winner... THE PIMP When Crystal's pimp, protector and former lover, Gilly, dies of a drugs overdose Crystal is bereft. She refuses the paid protection of a rival pimp, determined to go it alone. But a vicious beating from a client leaves her feeling vulnerable and angry. THE JUDGE Meanwhile, Crystal's daughter, Candice, is asking difficult questions about her job. Crystal decides it's time to make some changes, and, when a high-profile judge offers her payment to keep schtum about his nefarious activities, it gives her an idea. Perhaps other clients will also pay for her silence... THE REVENGE Crystal engages on a revenge mission to rob, blackmail and expose her most depraved clients. But some of these men are highly dangerous and, if Crystal wants to exact her plan of revenge, she must accept the risks that go with it. Heather Burnside is back with this breath-taking, heart-racing series, perfect for all fans of Kimberley Chambers and Martina Cole. Readers love Heather Burnside! 'WOW LOVED THIS BOOK.' NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars 'Fab fab fab!!! Heather Burnside pulls another cracker out of the bag, I was totally engrossed throughout, who is it, who is it!... High five from me.' Lucysbooks26, 5 stars 'I LOVED IT!!! Clever, beautifully written and entertaining. And, what is unusual in the mass market of contemporary domestic noir/psychological thrillers, characters you actually care about.' NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars 'Hooked me from the very beginning and kept me hooked the entire time.' Honey Dukes Books, 5 stars 'Wow... Explosive... Great to see some old characters making an appearance and the book's twists and turns keep you on the edge of your seat.' NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars 'Brilliant, I read this book in 1 day and couldn't put it down. Just love how you see the characters from their life before. Loved it.' NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars 'Explosive, fast action story... A perfect tale again of love, hate, revenge and secrets all wrapped up in 'real' life family drama... Takes you on a journey they and you will never forget... 10/10.' NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars 'I did not want this to end from the first page, kept me gripped... An absolute joy, cannot recommend highly enough absolutely brilliant read.' NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars 'Will have you on the edge of your seat with twists and turns galore. Allow yourself the time to read and take in every page. 5* all the way.' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars 'Read this book in a day I literally sucked up the story as I went. The end of each chapter had me wanting more. This series is very good but I truly found this book amazing.' NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars

Download or read book Rhyme Crime written by Jon Burgerman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of Splat! comes more playful, irreverent, kid-empowering fun--with a rhyming twist. In this buoyant rhyming romp, words have gone mysteriously missing: Who stole Marlow's happy smile, and replaced it with a crocodile? Who swiped Dingle's sneeze--aaaaachooo!--and left a stinky cheese? The thief took Tumble's orange, and switched it with a . . . with a . . . Hey, does anything rhyme with orange? No? Aha! Could this be the rhyming robber's undoing? Guided by bright, clever artwork, kids are empowered to put the final clues together for themselves to solve this silly rhyme crime, then guess at the name-nabber's next sneaky move. Splendid, satisfying, inspiring. "Rhyming wordplay. . . [and] even more hysterical laughter." --Kirkus "The creator of Splat! offers more page-turn-based tomfoolery" --Booklist

Download or read book The Disappearance of Crystal Rogers written by Amanda Storm and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-21 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: KENTUCKY'S MISSING GIRLEvery town has its unfavorable moments, but the town of Bardstown, Kentucky has its own set of secrets. This town has become the center of murder, unsolved crime, and multiple disappearances. There was a time where this pleasant little town was voted "The Most Beautiful Small Town in America" but it wasn't long until deceit and murder took over. The area is well known for five unsolved deaths and disappearances. These crimes have inspired national media coverage and gossip. The town began to decline when police uncovered the "Cornbread Mafia" a group of rural farmers that ran one of the largest marijuana production operations in the United States. Many people wonder if drug trafficking lead to the mysteries of Bardstown. Over time, signs that read "Solve These Murders" took over residential yards and parks. According to a life-long resident of Bardstown, Imogene Morrow "Almost on every corner of every block, there's going to be one" The residents of Bardstown continue to search for answers on crimes that have seemingly gone cold. One of the sayings that has become well known to the citizens of Bardstown is "You want to commit murder, come to Bardstown".The five mysterious crimes involved Jason Ellis, Kathy Netherland, Samantha Netherland, Crystal Rogers, and Tommy Ballard. Jason Ellis was a local police officer that was murdered on his way home from work on May 25, 2013. Kathy Netherland and her daughter Samantha Netherland were found at their home, shot dead. Police believe that Kathy and Samantha were shot at some point on April 21 or April 22, 2014. The next victim, Crystal Rogers disappeared and is presumed dead with no remains. Crystal was last seen on July 3, 2015. Ironically, Crystal's father, Tommy Ballard was murdered when he was out hunting with his grandson on November 19, 2016. These five crimes have confused police and have remained unsolved. There are questions about each case and the possible relationship between cases. According to Crystal's mother "Police need that little piece of information that somebody might have that would result in solving these unsolved crimes". What happened to Crystal Rogers?

Download or read book After the Eclipse written by Sarah Perry and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2017 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fierce memoir of a mother's murder, a daughter's coming-of-age in the wake of immense loss, and her mission to know the woman who gave her life

Download or read book Still Life in Blood written by Crystal Heidel and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-08 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does seeing the future mean you may have a chance to change it? For Francesca Munro, a successful artist in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, that is a question that plagues her daily thoughts. For years she's kept her psychic abilities a secret but when a murder she's dreamt of actually occurs-and then another-her struggle to cope with the deadly visions may be exposed. Francesca knows that there is a deeper meaning to the murders, one that may be connected to her-especially when she begins to receive bizarre and cryptic clues that send her catapulting into a search for the truth about her mother who committed suicide twelve years earlier. As Francesca tries to figure out how the past she barely remembers, yet is so desperate to forget, is connected to the killings, the body count rises. Delaware State Police Homicide Detective Jack Remington tries to unravel the intricate knot that ties the victims to Francesca. But can Jack solve the mystery before Francesca becomes the final piece in a twisted killer's one-man show?

Download or read book Mortal Danger written by Ann Rule and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-12-20 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only Ann Rule, the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling true-crime author, could lend her sharp insight into these cases of the spouse, lover, family member, or helpful stranger who is totally trusted--but whose lethally violent nature, though masterfully disguised, can kill. Original.

Download or read book The Crystal Crypt written by Fiona Veitch Smith and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-19 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: