The Maxwell Mystery - format ePub

"The Mystery of the Sycamore" is an early type of detective story, falling somewhere between Conan Doyle's genius Sherlock Holmes and Hammett's tough-guy Sam Spade. It contains elements of the Gothic...

A man is found murdered in a locked Manhattan apartment, the only other inhabitants of which were his niece and a servant. The niece, under suspicion, will be indicted unless Otis Landon, a young lawyer...

Sam Appleby, the former Governor of Massachusetts, pays a weekend visit to Sycamore Ridge, the Connecticut estate of his old political rival Dan Wheeler. Appleby wants Wheeler’s support for his son Appleby...

Patty was curled up in her favourite big easy-chair in her own study. Though called a study, because it had been used as such during her schooldays, the pretty room was really more like a boudoir. Her...

Ambientato nella natura selvaggia del Wisconsin, tra baie inaccessibili e boschi tenebrosi, Il mistero di Deep Lake si impone nell’ambito dello standard poliziesco per una serie di tratti atipici e stranianti....

Dick and Dolly were twins and had been twins for nine years. Most of these years had been spent with Grandma Banks and Aunt Helen, for Dick and Dolly were orphaned when they were tiny tots, and Aunt Helen...

Deep Lake, in Wisconsin, had a curious and sinister charm. By day it was a charming resort for summer visitors, but by night its character took on sinister depth like the swirl of its own waters. The...

The Mystery of the Sycamore By Carolyn Wells

First published in 1911, 'Patty's Motor Car' is the ninth in the wholesome 'Patty Fairfield' children's series by Carolyn Wells. Patty enters and wins a contest to win a car in which she has lots of adventures....

She only had one life and she was determine to live it on her terms she refuse to let life dictate to her how her life would go for the rest of it. She had kept those things and people close to her that...

“I can’t stand it, Patty, I simply can’t stand it!” “But you’ll have to, Phil, dear. I’m engaged to Little Billee, and some day I’m going to marry him. And that’s all there is about it.” “Oh, no, Patty,...

"Well, by the Great Catamaran! I think it's the most footle business I ever heard of! A regulation, clinker-built, angle-iron, sunk-hinge family feud, carried on by two women! Women! conducting a feud!...

A locked-room mystery is solved by detective Fleming Stone. Sanford Embury refused to give his wife an allowance of spending cash or even a checking account. He pays all the bills and her store charge...

In the seventh instalment of the 'Patty Fairfield' series of children's novels, Patty is still in Europe and is now touring Italy with her family. Patty makes plenty of new friends along the way and they...

Orphan Warble Mildew has successfully managed to get herself expelled from school. She becomes a waitress and learns how to make the best cream pie around, attracting the attention of the wealthy Mr Petticoat....

The terrifying outcast Abeniki Caldwell wins the love of the beautiful Lady Berenice after the events of a dark and dangerous night. Her father forbids the marriage, insistent that a low-born outcast...

Cosamian Dastou is the last living Saint. His immunity to the Social Cypher, a system of mass-hypnotism that regulates and controls modern life, means that some people worship him, and many think of him...

Under the searing sun, secrets simmer and betrayal lies thick in this claustrophobic, explosive new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Richard & Judy Book Club pick, Lie With Me.'A...

The deliciously dark new suspense novel from the international bestselling author of Strange Sally Diamond‘I couldn't stop reading! Absolutely a triumph!’ Freida McFadden‘What a read! A brilliantly dark...

Ten anniversaries to relive. Ten chances to remember why they fell in love. 'Twisty, intricate and perfectly observed – it will steal your heart again and again' JANE LINFOOT...

Rera knows it's only a matter of time before her secrets can no longer be hidden...With more people learning the truth about her Ma'at Blessing, Rera has to decide whether to tell the one person she thinks...

The Wistning Vines are dying. The one who can save them has been carried downstream. Davorin Astrophel is on the hunt to bring her back.It's been months since Lada disappeared from Isonpool Fortress,...

Not all is well in the Cobblestones.While life with the grumpy cat might have settled for Cassie, it's not going to stay peaceful for long. A source of negative energy shows up to disrupt her life and...

Dreams are meant to be pursued. I always thought it was true about my daughter's dreams. Gail wanted to be an actress, and I would do anything in my power to make that happen. My own dreams? They had...

The world thought the silence was over.They were wrong.In the remote outpost of Harrow Station, the sky fractures open with a crack of impossible green light, an omen that something beneath the earth...

Seven ruthless billionaires. Seven headstrong women who refuse to bow down. Seven explosive romances that will leave you begging for more.These alpha males have built empires with ruthless precision,...

In a mystical world where lycans and vampires rule, where magic, cruelty, and blood are part of everyday life, in a time if good fails then all is lost, fate rests in the hands of three people. Three...

 Four best friends. A dream vacation. Then one vanishes without a trace.Celebrating their forty-fifth birthdays, four best friends escape to a tropical island for "Boy Bands at the Beach." What could...

The lie was told in love. The love was real. So was everything it destroyed.For thirteen years, Daniel Rowe has lived the life of a man who has nothing to hide. Celebrated architect. Devoted husband....

FAITH ROSES ANDHIDDEN GRACEA STORY OF LOVE, LEGACY, ANDTHE COURAGE TO BELIEVE AGAINIn the heart of Paris, twenty-one-year-old ballerina Rose Delacroix follows herdreams with faith, grace, and courage....

The Robbins Nest Inn Mysteries are best read in order. Each book can stand alone, but may have some spoilers for previous booksEvil comes to town.Loralin and Devin are happy the grand opening murder is...

They watch the skies. The government watches them.Six months after the "Announcement," mysterious ships sit motionless in the sky over the harbor, but life on the ground has become a prison. In a city...

Sofi Riest has mastered everything except love.At twenty-nine, she's a successful senior creative producer at a fast-growing streaming startup, creating viral romance content that millions of people binge...

In a kingdom shaped by kindness and beauty, PrincessRosalina lives a peaceful life filled with art, love, and goldenroses. But when her beloved companion falls mysteriously ill,everything changes. Driven...

On the peaceful island of Nuru, eighteen-year-old Tella lives a joyful lifesurrounded by family, faith, and tradition. When she meets Sefton, a kindand determined young builder with a guarded heart, a...

The Fox Woman of the Glen is a hauntingly beautiful Irish folk tale set in the misty hills of ancient Erin. Cormac O'Donnell, a penniless but dreamy scholar, spends his days tending barren fields and...

What if the smallest step could change the future of the world?In the second volume of The Time-Traveling Wayfarer, the journey continues beyond the boundaries of time and reality.Standing on a fragile...

Regency London, 1814—where beauty is currency and scandal is ruin. Lady Cecily Hartley, cast from nobility after her father's disgrace, survives as a merchant's mistress, her wit and breeding masking...

The Sun has been burning for four and a half billion years. It never asked us to stop.In 2137, humanity solved its energy crisis with Project Helios quantum filament arrays threaded into the Sun's corona,...

Evelyn Hargrave dies quietly at home at eighty-three. She is not ready to leave.Not because she has unfinished business in the gothic sense. Not out of malice. But because she cannot quite believe the...

An angsty love story ten years in the makingWhen he turned fifteen, Van met the love of his life. Too bad Parker was already dating his older brother, Taylor. After ten years of pining, Van gets another...

The Sunken Chest of Dolly Sherwood unfolds in Gilded Age New York during the financial panic of 1873. Dolly Sherwood, a courtesan of rare grace and intellect, survives the squalor of Five Points' Golden...

The past has a way of rising when you least expect it.Lydia Blake moved to the coastal town of Driftwood Cove to escape high-pressure city life and reclaim her sense of taste. As the owner of the Lemon...

Sometimes, all it takes to change everything is a second chance.Caspian left his small hometown years ago, but the pain of losing Ophelia still lingers. Her father's disgrace has torn their love apart,...

Gerd is born on a rotting banana at Hour Zero. He has exactly one day.He spends it questioning everything.From his vantage point on the fruit bowl, Gerd observes his universe: the pear collapsing into...

Sixteen-year-old Marianne Hargrove has lived her entire life under the silken shadow of privilege, heir to her family's thriving textile empire and the expectations that come with it. But when she gives...