Download or read book The Rainbow Detective Agency written by Ryan Field and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-12-06 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Proctor's mom and dad pay a visit to Los Angeles and Proctor discovers his mom is keeping a deep dark secret, he finds himself in an unusual position. As a private investigator he doesn't want to investigate his own mother, so he asks Blair to do it for him. When Blair finally discovers what's been going on with Proctor's mom behind everyone's back, he's not only stunned, but not sure how to explain it to Proctor. It is the kind of painful, emotional case Proctor prefers to avoid altogether, and this time it involves his own mother. And it only makes him question his complicated relationship with Blair even more. Will this be the one thing that brings Proctor and Blair together once and for all? Or will it tear the entire family apart completely?
Download or read book The Wizard of Pride written by Ryan Field and published by Riverdale Avenue Books LLC. This book was released on 2021-06-21 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the year 1939, discretion is a way of life for young men like Darius Krasner. However, when he gets caught making love to one of the young farm hands by the wicked Agnes McCain, and she threatens to expose him and take his dog, he’s forced to run away from the only family and home he’s ever known. In his rush to leave, Darius stumbles across one of the most wonderful, handsome young men he’s ever met. Unfortunately, there isn’t much time to get to know him because there’s a storm approaching and Darius decides to run back home to make sure his family is safe. By the time Darius reaches the farm, there’s a twister in the distance and he escapes to the house for shelter. On his way, a piece of flying debris hits him on the head and knocks him out. When he finally regains consciousness, he’s in the most unusual place called The Land of Pride. And according to The Good Fairy, Miss Glitz, his only way back home involves a pair of magical pink stilettos, a silvery gilded road, a place called The Rainbow City, and a man they call the Wonderful Wizard of Pride. It’s an LGBTQ+ fairytale filled with references to gay culture and LGBTQ+ Pride that’s long before Darius’s time, but he’s well aware there’s no shame or hate in The Land of Pride. In his quest to find The Wizard of Pride, he meets other people like himself, and one in particular who teaches him that he can fall in love and live happily ever after with a man, which is something he never thought possible.
Download or read book The Full Cupboard of Life written by Alexander McCall Smith and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2004-04-20 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 5 Fans around the world adore the best-selling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe—with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi—navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea. Still engaged to the estimable Mr J.L.B. Matekoni, Mma Ramotswe understands that she should not put too much pressure on him, as he has other concerns, especially a hair-raising request from the ever persuasive Mma Potokwane, matron of the orphan farm. Besides Mma Ramotswe herself has weighty matters on her mind. She has been approached by a wealthy lady to check up on several suitors. Are these men interested in the lady or just her money? This may be a difficult case, but it's just the kind of problem Mma Ramotswe likes and she is, as we know, a very intuitive lady.
Download or read book The Case of the Perilous Palace The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency Book 4 written by Jordan Stratford and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history-mystery-science series continues as the Wollstonecraft Detectives--Ada Byron Lovelace and Mary Shelley--take on a case by royal request. Ada's imperious grandmother has absolutely shut the Wollstonecraft Detective Agency down--until they get a case from a princess, that is. The princess Alexandrina Victoria, age 9 (who will grow up to be Queeen Victoria), is the most closely watched girl in England. She is never alone. Every morsel she eats is catalogued. Every visitor overseen. Every move noted down. She has but one thing of her own--a sketchbook she uses as a secret diary, where she records her private thoughts in code. But now, somehow, that sketchbook has disappeared. And so the princess enlists Ada and Mary to figure out what has happened to the sketchbook without arousing the suspicions of her minders. A most clandestine case indeed! One that will involve breaking into Kensington Palace and uncovering a host of surprising royal secrets... This funny, Christmas-time romp of a caper will delight history and mystery fans alike.
Download or read book A Starr is Born written by Ryan Field and published by Riverdale Avenue Books LLC. This book was released on 2019-06-26 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by Lambda-Award winning author Ryan Field, A Starr Is Born is a queer retelling of an old rags to riches trope that’s been reinterpreted many times, but this time it’s totally different with gay main characters, a gay love story, and a gay male point of view. It’s partly a light-hearted parody and partly sarcasm. It’s also highly erotic and charged with authentic, emotional gay male romance. From the day they meet for the first time until the day their lives change forever, Harrison Parker and Morton Starr were destined for greatness—and each other. A Starr is Born follows the paths of handsome, badly-behaving rock star Harrison Parker and sexy gender-bending performer Morton Starr, who is just starting his career. Morton is so madly in love with his husband, Harrison, he’ll do anything to please him, including overlooking all his self-destructive issues. However, as openly gay Morton gains more fame and success in the mainstream with his popular gay love songs and his unique gender-bending image, and Harrison continues to slide downhill, there comes a point where everything has to change. And when that climax finally happens, Morton isn’t certain about anything in his future or his marriage.
Download or read book Sleepless in San Francisco written by Ryan Field and published by Riverdale Avenue Books LLC. This book was released on 2018-12-23 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is hard to believe that it’s been 25 years since the classic romance Sleepless in Seattle warmed the hearts of theatergoers. Best-selling M/M author Ryan Fields, gives us his unique reinterpretation of this classic theme with Sleepless in San Francisco. When young Noah Richardson sends an email to the producers of the home renovation show Dream Away, he has no idea that the host of the show, Jonathan Haynes, will be intrigued and touched by his sad story. Noah, his recently-widowed father, and their black lab, Tucker, have relocated to San Francisco to start a fresh new life and heal their wounds. And their new house is in dire need of renovation. Jonathan Haynes is desperate to find an interesting house to film for the show. So he gets on a plane and flies to San Francisco the day after he reads Noah's email. But Jonathan soon finds out that Noah's father, Ed doesn't know about Noah's email and he has to convince him to do the show. The fact that Ed and Jonathan wind up on the living room floor having passionate sex during their first meeting doesn't help. Ed finally agrees to do the show. By the time construction begins, Ed and Jonathan can't get enough of each other. They start having secret encounters to satisfy their desires, never realizing they are building a solid relationship at the same time. Then a series of events takes control of their lives and changes them all forever. Ed's not sure what to do. He's in love with Jonathan, and he can't get enough of Jonathan's body. But he feels guilty about starting a new relationship with anyone. So he wrestles with the conflict and begs for a sign to help him decide what to do, which leads to a surprise ending that none of them could have predicted.
Download or read book Deceived written by Mary Keliikoa and published by Camel Press. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PI Kelly Pruett finally feels like she's coming into her own. With her personal life well on track, a gig uncovering what drove a client's granddaughter underground could be good for business. But after her undercover operation at the homeless shelter reveals rampant drug dealing, she's suddenly kicked off the case... just as another girl goes missing. Vowing to expose the truth even if it means pro-bono work, Kelly is taken aback when her half-sister helps her hunt down answers in a tent city brimming with distrust. When her investigation doesn't move quickly enough to save a second woman from a vicious murder, Kelly doubles her efforts unwilling to accept defeat.
Download or read book The Marshmallow Hammer Detective Agency The Mysterious Case of the Golden Egg written by Ernie Lindsey and published by JCL Publishing Middle Grade Novels. This book was released on 2017-07-04 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A middle grade mystery from USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Ernie Lindsey... The sudden and unexpected arrival of a mysterious package interrupts would-be private investigator Hat Tintersmoot's twelfth birthday. Once she discovers that the small cardboard box is a present from her Grandpa Gordon, the mystery deepens . . . considering the fact that he passed away three years earlier. It's another perfect job for the owner of The Marshmallow Hammer Detective Agency. With the help of a new best friend, Hat must solve five nearly impossible clues in order to uncover the baffling truth behind such a perplexing, invaluable gift. Keywords: middle grade novels, middle grade fiction, young readers, middle grade mysteries, detective, young adult
Download or read book The Cousins Detective Agency written by C. E. Reid and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cousins Detective Agency Series is about 2 young boys that just happen to be cousins. Not only were they cousins, they were best friends. They started a detective agency because they loved to solve mysteries. Each book has a new case and you can follow the boys through their adventure to see how they solve the case.
Download or read book Detective Mole written by Camilla Pintonato and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A charming, tongue-in-cheek picture book about a mole who exchanges his chef's apron for a detective's trench coat and sets out to solve his first case! Oscar is a whiz in the kitchen, but he's always dreamed of being a detective. When a squirrel is reported missing, Oscar hopes this will be his big break. Since he's read so many mysteries and has a nose for details, he knows exactly how to lead an investigation. But the clues pile up and he's nowhere closer to solving the case. Will he be able to track down the missing squirrel? Readers will delight in page after page of imaginative scenes from Oscar's world--each is packed with hidden clues, making this an interactive game for readers. One spread features Oscar's underground tunnel home and restaurant, another is the corkboard where Oscar pins up his clues, and yet another is a huge tree populated with birdhouses--each with an address. Perfect to introduce children to the detective genre, tropes, and lingo.
Download or read book Outside Chance Don t Doubt the Rainbow 2 written by Anthony Kessel and published by Crown House Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-08-19 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's been three months since 13-year-old Edie solved her mother's murder and became a supersleuth. One evening Edie is babysitting for a neighbour, Donna, who has repeatedly caught sight of an estranged friend from overseas. What is troubling Donna, however, is that it seems she's been in the same place at the same time as this friend on a number of occasions over the past few days. Meanwhile, Edie's school friend Harry Coranger is suspicious of his stepfather, who has become involved with ultra-radical anti-capitalists who, furious at the state of the planet and its greed-fuelled decline, are plotting an audacious double atrocity. Utilising her brave instincts and skills as a supersleuth for hire, Edie sets about resolving the mysteries and averting the crises that she is confronted with - as she comes to realise that things often happen outside of chance, and outside of our understanding and control. To solve each mystery, Edie must harness the Three Principles, a new approach to understanding how the mind works that is currently proving invaluable in improving mental health and well-being in children internationally. Reading age 11+.
Download or read book Super Sleuths Detective Agency Tough Times written by M I BHAMJI and published by True Path Publications. This book was released on 2023-07-29 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book for budding detectives.
Download or read book A Cowboy Detective written by Charles A. Siringo and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Tombstone Detective Agency written by Karen Greaves and published by Grosvenor House Publishing. This book was released on 2024-03-21 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fun, quirky read in the form of a fantasy, adventure-come detective novel told from the perspectives of the two main characters. Set in the medieval cathedral town of Rochester, Kent and its surrounding areas, 'The Tombstone Detective Agency' tells the story of the county's mysteriously disappearing Ghosts (with a capital G!). Why? How? Who's responsible? As the Kent Board For Ghostly Behaviour is about as effective in protecting its citizens as a leaky umbrella is in keeping out the rain, it's up to Edwardian Ghost Girl Tessie and her detective obsessed Mortal (capital M!) friend Alex to find out by setting up their own detective agency and employing a bunch of eccentric spooks to help with their investigations. Will they succeed in solving the mystery or is there a traitor within their ranks? Aimed at children aged 9 - 12, the book is a fast-paced, imaginative read, packed with colourful characters, vivid descriptions of setting, and events, humour and twists and turns. Designed to encourage reading for pleasure, the novel also offers opportunities for parent/child and class discussion on themes such as friendship, the importance of making good choices, and celebrating differences. 'The Tombstone Detective Agency' is in line with the literacy goals for reading and writing at KS2 including 'show don't tell'. Note: Log on to the writer's website at www.kdgreaves.com to find further information about this book and other works by the author.
Download or read book A Rainbow in My Heart written by Russell Brandon and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Its starting to get to me. Almost daily we hear about acts of violence towards women and children. It was some of the worst examples of this that motivated me to start writing this book. There are more motivations. They are mostly things that society has become accepting of because they seem to be the norm. They are the things that make me want to shout; Hey this is wrong. We shouldnt just accept it because everyone else is doing it. And there are so many things I want to tell my grandchildren about navigating a path through life that follows the example Jesus set. Mostly, they are about avoiding a lifetime of mistakes - the same mistakes I made. But what kid wants to listen to a lecture by an old man, regardless of how much they love him. After all, he belongs to a bygone era and doesnt really understand what its like to grow up in these modern times. So I have composed a little story that allows me to share an old mans advice with his grandchildren, and yours, and all their parents as well. Its a story of friendship, love and loss in a modern era; in fact, whichever era they are growing up in. I know it is an ageless story because it talks about living a life that simply follows the example that Jesus set over two thousand years ago. It has not changed in all that time, and will not change until He comes again. Its all about doing life in a broken world, but living a life that makes a difference.
Download or read book A Cowboy Detective written by Charles A. Siringo and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After years of cowboying, Charles A. Siringo had settled down to store-keeping in Caldwell, Kansas, when a blind phrenologist, traveling through, took the measure of his "mule head" and told him that he was "cut out" for detective work. Thereupon, Siringo joined the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in 1886. A Cowboy Detective chronicles his twenty-two years as an undercover operative in wilder parts of the West, where he rode with the lawless, using more stratagems and guises than Sherlock Holmes to bring them to justice and escaping violent death more often than Dick Tracy. He survived the labor riots at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, in 1892 (his testimony helped convict eighteen union leaders), hounded moonshiners in the Appalachians, and chased Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch. Once described as "a small wiry man, cold and steady as a rock" and "born without fear," Charlie Siringo became a favorite of high-ups in the Pinkerton organization. Nevertheless, the Pinkertons, ever sensitive to criticism, went to court to block publication of Siringo's book. Frank Morn, in his introduction to this Bison Books edition, discusses the changes that resulted from two years of litigation. Finally published in 1912 without Pinkerton in the title or the text, A Cowboy Detective has Siringo working for the "Dickensen Detective Agency" and meeting up with the likes of "Tim Corn," whom every western buff will recognize. The deeper truth of Siringo's book remains. As J. Frank Dobie wrote, "His cowboys and gunmen were not of Hollywood and folklore. He was an honest reporter.
Download or read book The Mouse Detective Agency written by Ray A. Jones and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-17 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mouseville is a unique town in which cats and owls dont chase mice and rats. In fact, cats, mice, foxes, owls, flying squirrels, and raccoons all live in harmony. However, one thing the animals have in common with the human populace is greed. Sometimes, even animals want something somebody else has, and some of them dont want to pay for it. Enter the M&C Detective Agency, owned by two mouse friends, Murray and Cathy. They take on the crooks of Mouseville and Rattown with confidence. Whether searching for stolen cheese or solving a bank robbery, the M&C detectives always get their man, er, cat! A problem at the circus, a mystery at the baseball game, missing diamonds, and even a great train robbery cannot deter the mouse detectives. The sleuths drive a bright, yellow Mousemobile convertible. They are well known around town, especially to the chief of police, who often calls on them for help. The mouse detectives turn even the most challenging case into a bit of fun, and the celebration of success always takes the form of a picnic with their friends.
