The Mystery of the Sycamore - formato ePub

Quite aside from its natural characteristics, there is an atmosphere about a college town, especially a New England college town, that is unmistakable. It is not so much actively intellectual as passively...

"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...

Sir Herbert Binney, millionaire owner of ‘Binney’s Buns,’ is found murdered in the ritzy lobby of the New York apartment hotel where he lives with his mother and aunt. The two women are bun-baking competitors...

As I look back on my life, eventful enough in spots, but placid, even monotonous in the long stretches between spots, I think the greatest thrill I ever experienced was when I saw the dead body of Sampson...

Yes, that’s my bag. I left it at the lace counter. Thank you. Please give it to me. What? I must prove property? Why, don’t you see it’s mine? That twisty silver monogram on the side is really E. C. S....

"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!...

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...

For one, I have never been one of those who apologize for my frank and never-ending delight in mystery stories. Their mazes have led me unwearied through miles of printed pages, and if only the problem...

A wealthy entrepreneur is found murdered in the study of his lavish New Jersey mansion. Suspects include a retinue of servants, a beautiful niece, a private secretary and a will. Circumstantial evidence...

Quite aside from its natural characteristics, there is an atmosphere about a college town, especially a New England college town, that is unmistakable. It is not so much actively intellectual as passively...

Ptomaine Street (1921) by Carolyn Wells is a Jazz Age story about Warble Petticoat--who begins life as Warble Mildew, is promptly expelled from school for putting a caterpillar done the neck of another...

As the character of a woman may be accurately deduced from her handkerchief, so a man's mental status is evident from the way he opens his mail. Curtis Keefe, engaged in this daily performance, slit the...

"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 respectable young attorney in New York City, Otis Landon has barely settled into his new living quarters when an incident occurs in a neighboring apartment that he cannot, in good conscience, ignore....

Raspberry Jam Carolyn Wells - Renowned detective Fleming Stone is back again in this captivating whodunit with some spooky supernatural elements. When a titan of industry is found dead in his lavish apartment,...

In Carolyn Wells' novel 'The Luminous Face,' readers are transported into a realm of mystery, suspense, and romance. Set in the early 20th century, the book follows the journey of a young woman who becomes...

🕊️ A Light Fantasy Unlike Any OtherSome revolutions begin with fire. Others begin with feathers.Weirdo was no ordinary hen. Born from a strange egg and raised in a quiet corner of Texas, she defied nature's...

Kari Blake was a high-level executive with now dating or sex life. Her mother was pushing her to take time to date, so to shut her mom up, she hires an escort as her Christmas date to her family's house...

In the tranquil embrace of Nausaq village, Clairabelle Keita is raised by her blind father amidst the vibrant fields of The Plainlands—a vast stretch of swaying grass and rolling hills within The First...

The Stone King's City has a ruler for the first time in centuries. Revived and renamed, Clevehold has become a refuge for magic users. Lena is busy coordinating restoration, learning magic, and considering...

In the abandoned valley of Bezidu Nou, the dam was meant to save them—until it became their greatest threat.Mihai, the dam keeper, struggles to protect his family as relentless rains push the reservoir...

Magic school is about to begin!Twins Zyn and Ren are eager to start, until Zyn struggles to connect with her magic. Soon after the new students arrive, an enchanted mirror shard appears and Ren collapses...

Step into Marine World, where paradise hides predators & KK's thirst for revenge is unquenchable…KK devoted her life to saving marine animals until poachers turned her sanctuary into a crime scene.  From...

When wealthy businessman Max Barnes takes in two orphans to rear as his own, he has no idea that the governess he hires to care for them will change his life.Grace Martin has spent years protecting her...

Electric is the uniquely charged story of Chris, a young man with epilepsy, who strives to cope with and quell his seizures even as he completes his academic studies and tackles a professional freelance...

Her thirst for revenge becomes unquenchable when her dolphin sanctuary becomes a deadly battleground with enemies lurking in plain sight.KK's world shatters when a murdered poacher washes up on her beach.Her...

In a future where artificial intelligence has evolved into a god-like entity, one AI—known only as the algorithm god—rules over humanity with unmatched power. Its omnipotence controls every aspect of...

Henry is a lonely man without much to live for. When a miracle notes finds him, he finds his way to Jesus and also a loving community and relationship with God the father. A Christian story of rescue,...

Earth is saved!But saving Earth came at a cost.(Approximately five million dollars, but no one wants to pay for that.)Apart from a tab, that no one wants to pick up, John Zelm Athanator was also impacted....

14 Lone WolvesThey get along with no one. They travel alone, they fight alone, they live alone. They take on lost causes, impossible tasks, and fight battles no one else could win.From college reunions...

Tinsel, treachery and toxins… the perfect Christmas cocktail.Acclaimed for success in a career where sight is considered essential for detection, blind private investigator Steve Smiley has always relied...

Sometimes magic is simple—coffee grounds and salt, red pepper and castor oil. An old pair of glasses, a new deck of cards, a snippet of hair and the whisper of a crow's wing.Other times, it's far harder—mountain...

Fate is a cruel mistress, something I learned after a one-night stand in Vegas.The same week I discovered I was pregnant; I landed this new job that was supposed to change my life.To my horror, the man...

Bask in a sunbeam with three cozy fantasy novellas of the Catsprowl, a busy neighborhood brimming with cats and cat-goddesses, book-keepers and bath-houses, piping hot chai, and pouncing kittens' mischief. The...

The Yellow Road Not Taken is NOT your momma's Wonderful Wizard of Oz. If you're looking for the heartwarming, sugary simplicity of the original L.Frank Baum story, run. Run now. Run far away. If you're...

JOSEPH Oldest son in the Rossi family. Heir to the empire. Loyal to the family, over and above anyone else. Even when it comes to murder. War. Kidnapping my best friend. Sloane Brennan, daughter of the...

Some cabins whisper secrets; this one screams them.Deep in the heart of the forest lies a cabin, its timbers rotting and its shadows alive with untold horrors. Once a refuge, it now feeds on the fears...

A terrible sickness rages through the Eyrie, demanding all of Fionn's skill and magic as a healer, and leaving him no time to pine after the prince of Morven Forest.Far to the north, Kiernan awaits whatever...

After a nearly fatal encounter with a vampire, a new entity has captured the attention of Detective Graves. Although it is unclear what exactly the being is, Graves believes he is dealing with a far more...

Freedom has its own cost. And depending on who seeks it, life will find something to take as a price. Michael escaped with nothing but Anna; the woman who he could open up to. And when life took her away...

In a universe where the stars hold secrets and destiny is written in the void, one starship's journey could change everything. Drawn to Destiny follows a daring crew as they venture into uncharted space,...

In Dreams in the Heart of the City, Jackson O'Connor, a young African-American entrepreneur, balances ambition and family legacy as he builds his dream business. With his steadfast mother, Martia, and...

A tale of family, betrayal, and destiny unfolds as four siblings uncover their bloodline's extraordinary powers—each tied to the primal forces of nature. When an ancient artifact, the Chalice of Unveiled...

"This was how it had been in the old days, when I had befriended others as easily as a child might blow seeds off a puff-flower. Those days seemed long ago."Dolan is a quiet young man who spends his days...

Betrayal cuts deeper than any wound, leaving scars that never truly fade. Michael, a devoted soldier, returned home to discover the unthinkable—his wife's infidelity with five men during his time in the...

Ishiq is engaged to Atif Abbas in a union arranged to strengthen business ties between their families. However, her growing connection with Sinan, challenges her loyalty to her family's plans. As Ishiq...