Anybody But Anne - 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...

This is a mystery novel that revolves around the murder of Philip Balfour. Balfour is a successful man who is passionate about collecting rare books. Balfour is married to Allie, whom he neglects in...

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....

Echoes and Embers is a collection of stories that delve into the quiet, powerful moments that shape our lives. From the lingering grief of a lost love to the rediscovery of a fractured self, and the intoxicating...

Demon blood runs in my veins.It never used to. I was your average, run-of-the-mill human kid. I don't remember much before waking up in a concrete room with shady scientists conducting tests on me, but...

'Heartfelt and beautifully written, this is the author's best book to date' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Caroline James, bestselling author of The Cruise Where books are borrowed, friendships...

Two worlds. One destiny. A love that defies the tides of time. Modern-day treasure hunter Desi Starr has spent her life searching for lost shipwrecks—and for meaning in a life scarred by tragedy. But...

Two love stories. Four hearts. One mission that will test them all.When Eason "Viper" Kane is sent to the kingdom of Osyra to assess a volatile monarch, he expects a difficult mission. He doesn't expect...

DAMIEN I've always been the cocky small-town lawyer who gets what he wants. That is, until I literally ran into Maggie Sloan, knocking over her flower arrangement and making a terrible first impression....

Carlos, born with severe deformities and enduring relentless bullying, finds solace in his mother's love and undergoes a miraculous physical transformation.His new life is shattered by family tragedy...

The strongest former Demon King challenges God once again.Hiram, the strongest demon king in history and ruler of all demons, defies the Demon God's demands for sacrifices. This defiance leads to a fierce...

The dead didn't just rise. They changed. Fifteen months after the first outbreak, the world is shattered. Cities lie in ruin, governments have collapsed, and what remains of humanity clings to survival...

After genius best friend, Skyler, invents a love potion that makes anyone fall in love with you, Marty decides to take revenge on his childhood ex-best friend, Rusty, who mocked him for professing his...

Years ago, Nomadic Delirium Press released J Alan Erwine's Manic Musings of a Maniacal Mind, which featured all of Erwine's short stories up to that point. Now, six of those stories are available in A...

When doctor Jack Hayes meets a beautiful woman named Briar Harleston at his hospital, he's immediately smitten. Found floating in the river and covered in blood, Briar seems to have nowhere to go and...

The harbinger of flame and fate will save us all. After watching one of her mates disappear before her very eyes, Alora has no choice but to flee the golden palace. Her other mate desperately drags her...

It's a perfect society … just don't grow old.Young advocate Arthur Enlight lives in a seemingly benign society based on social harmony and cooperation, where everyone contributes as part of the "Good...

Arohi: Love of Madness is a deeply emotional contemporary romance about love, obsession, healing, and self-identity. 

YOU CAN NEVER GO HOME AGAIN…Although Clan Wolf has defeated the Republic of the Sphere and taken charge of a war-torn Terra, many Terran citizens crushed beneath the ilClan's oppressive rule take matters...

The Bridge of San Luis Rey is American author Thornton Wilder's second novel. It was first published in 1927 to worldwide acclaim. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1928, and was the best-selling work...

The Murder at the Vicarage is a work of detective fiction by the British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 20 October 1930. The Reverend Leonard Clement,...

The Sound and the Fury is a novel by the American author William Faulkner, published in 1929. Faulkner's fourth novel, it is the second to be set in Yoknapatawpha County and the first featuring the Compson...

To the Lighthouse is a 1927 novel by Virginia Woolf. The novel centres on the Ramsay family and their visits to the Isle of Skye in Scotland between 1910 and 1920. The novel is set in the Ramsays' summer...

Într-o lume în care lumina și întunericul nu sunt doar metafore, ci forțe reale care modelează destine, Alexander — subiectul ALFA — devine pivotul unei confruntări cosmice ascunse de ochii lumii. Ordinul,...

Some doors are meant to be opened. Others appear only when we are ready to notice them.When Mara discovers a door that should not exist, she steps into a quiet space filled with forgotten pieces of her...

"Her whole life now played out as a series of lies. One lie after another to evade the truth. The burden of it sometimes weighed so heavily on her psyche that she would resort to whatever means to alleviate...

¿Es posible recuperar el tiempo que el silencio se llevó?Alfredo ha pasado las últimas dos décadas convencido de que su vida está completa en su tranquila soledad. Jenn, su gran amor de la adolescencia,...

Gereja Katolik mengajar kepada kita bahawa adanya kematian, kebangkitan badan dan kehidupan kekal di Syurga. Dan kehidupan manusia itu jika mendapat pengetahuan dan ajaran-ajaran yang benar dari Tradisi...

For too long, discussions about unemployment in regions like sub-Saharan Africa have been mired in the complexities of systemic issues: limited industrialization, persistent skills gaps, the lingering...

Six shadows. One impossible target. A heist that will redefine the meaning of professional crime.The Meridian Syndicate doesn't exist—at least not in any database the FBI can access. Former military operators,...

Six months after the Richmond operation made them legends, the Meridian Syndicate faces a threat more dangerous than any law enforcement agency: the government that employed them.What began as official...

The Maltese Falcon is a 1930 detective novel by American writer Dashiell Hammett, originally serialized in the magazine Black Mask beginning with the September 1929 issue. The story is told entirely in...

"Steppenwolf," written by Hermann Hesse, is a novel that explores the complex inner life of its protagonist, Harry Haller, a middle-aged man grappling with his identity and place in society. Haller lives...