Great Mysteries

Not everything in Scotland is as it appears. Some Scots say this is a land haunted by spirits, a place of strange disappearances and unexplained phenomena. There is no shortage when it comes to the strange stories Scotland has to offer, and the legends and lore have compelled many to dig a little deeper and even explore this wonderful land for themselves.

This book describes how a best-selling mystery writer seemed to drop off the earth in 1997. It includes her history, her successes, and her awards.

Many people look to Ephesians 5 for its teaching on being filled with the Holy Spirit. Many think Ephesians 5-6 is all about marriage. But the main idea of Ephesians 5:15-6:9 is Christ's relationship with believers and their relationships in the church. This is the Great Mystery now revealed in 5:32.

Jessy was a married man, a retired Army Veteran, and a successful pipeline welder who finds love in a very unexpected time and place in his life. A native from East Texas, Jessy grew up in Conroe Texas and attended Conroe High School. This is where he met Bruce, Chuck, and Penny, his lifelong friends. Because of Jessy’s disability, “PTSD”, that he got while in the US Army during wartime, Jessy learned to drink rum and Pepsi to deal with his bouts of depression and mood swings.

Pero cuando conoce a John Watson, Shelby encuentra la respuesta a un misterio que siempre había sido un acertijo para ella: la amistad. De repente, desaparece el perrito que ganó el premio canino en Nueva York, y Holmes y Watson se sumergen en un caso de secuestro de perro que requerirá de trabajo en equipo y mucho talento para resolverlo.

During lockdown, small businesses went under, people lost their livelihoods, and there were huge losses suffered by many. On the other side, there were even bigger winners.

Louis Auchincloss tells the story of a large Manhattan law firm - the kind of latter-day Olympus so rich and influential, so full of good grey heads, that it appears more a seat of government than a place of business.

A mysterious package is delivered to Hamilton DeShear and Jaden Trinn—by a driver who then brutally commits suicide on their property. The box contains a message from Dr. Marcus Hauser, who everyone is certain is dead, stating: When the couple’s adopted young daughter was in Hauser’s custody, an explosive device was implanted in her head. It will detonate in 72 hours and kill her—unless DeShear comes to a secret location.

11 spannende Fälle des weltberühmten Detektivs Sherlock Holmes, die es zu lösen gilt: Sherlock Holmes erzählt seinem Gefährten Dr. Watson unter anderem von einem seiner ersten Fälle rund um ein mysteriöses Ritual auf dem Familiensitz der Musgraves. Außerdem bittet Hopfenhändler Grant Munro um Hilfe: Im Fenster eines leerstehenden Hauses erblickt er ein schreckenerregendes Gesicht... Zu guter Letzt müssen sich Holmes und Watson einem besonders gefährlichen Gegner stellen.

A gripping collection of classic spy stories by some of the great early masters of espionage fiction: 'The Secret of the Black Bag' by William Le Queux, 'How I Became a Secret Agent' by Dr. A. K. Graves, 'The Secret of the Smoked Spectacles' by William Le Queux,'The 39 Steps' by John Buchan, 'Matahari and Some Other Women Spies' by Sir Basil Thomson, 'The Secret of Dr. Vaux’s Intrigue' by William Le Queux.

It's 1831, and Lady Gwendolyn Crichton has been appointed royal sorceress following the tragic events known as the Swing. Now alone at the head of the Royal College of Sorcerers, Gwen must overcome prejudice against her gender and age if she is to exercise her authority and fulfill her responsibilities. Soon, an unexpected responsibility is made manifest when Sir Travis Mortimer, a senior magician recently returned from India, is found murdered in a locked room.

A young Jay Gatsby finds himself working as a foreign spy in this historical thriller set at the beginning of World War I. The unexpected appearance of a woman from his past, famed journalist Ella Kaye, soon complicates his mission. Racing through war-torn Europe, entangled in a dangerous web of lies, they struggle to maintain the secrets that will keep them each alive.

There is no detective in fiction as shrewd as Sherlock Holmes. An accomplished violinist, adept at a dozen obscure sciences, and possessed of an acerbic wit, Holmes's adventures with Dr. Watson have delighted readers for more than a century. This collection features some of the most celebrated stories in the Sherlock Holmes canon: "A Scandal in Bohemia", "The Red-Headed League", "The Man with the Twisted Lip", "The Adventure of the Crooked Man”, "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box", "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches", and "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons”.

March 4, 1918. An army cook at Fort Riley, Kansas reported to the infirmary with a temperature of 103.1 degrees fahrenheit. Within two days, another 521 men became sick. It is one of the first recorded outbreaks of what came to be known as the Spanish flu. Living in the country, we fared better than those who lived in crowded conditions in the big cities. We were like one big, happy family, living in different houses. We held barn raisings, outdoor festivals, and church picnics. But at last, the plague of 1918 found us too, and that silent killer was about to drag us into hell.

Lydia and Bel have been best friends for years, from wild teenage days all the way through to motherhood. Bel becomes pregnant by accident and has a fraught relationship with daughter, Freya, while Lydia and love-of-her-life Mac, after failed fertility treatment, choose to adopt. Gorgeous toddler Chloe challenges them more than either of them had ever expected, and as a teenager her behaviour escalates increasingly out of control, pushing their marriage, and Lydia and Bel's relationship, to breaking point.

Holmes and Watson's exploits during the Great Hiatus are revealed in a series of short stories and novellas. These adventures include how they separately helped stop the Moriarities from starting a world war and using a legendary stone to destroy London....

几个江南学子进京后，各取所好，有的沉迷于八大胡同的欢声浪语中，有的搜寻古迹文物。但因为没能如愿以偿，于是乎来到古都开封…… 幾個江南學子進京後，各取所好，有的沉迷於八大胡同的歡聲浪語中，有的搜尋古蹟文物。但因為沒能如願以償，於是乎來到古都開封……

几个江南学子进京后，各取所好，有的沉迷于八大胡同的欢声浪语中，有的搜寻古迹文物。但因为没能如愿以偿，于是乎来到古都开封…… 幾個江南學子進京後，各取所好，有的沉迷於八大胡同的歡聲浪語中，有的搜尋古蹟文物。但因為沒能如願以償，於是乎來到古都開封……

Major Lewis Stiles is dying of cancer, but he wants all his affairs in order before he is "called home". To that end he wants to hire Moroni Traveler and his father Martin to track down one of the prisoners he was responsible for during World War II. Unseen since his mysterious disappearance from the POW camp at Cowdery Junction, Utah, Karl Falke is still owed $132.07 in back pay, and Stiles wants Falke to receive his due.

Finally, Rick has agreed to sign the divorce papers and give Lindsay her freedom! She is sitting in her lawyer's office waiting for him when she gets the call. Rick is dead. Murdered by a bomb that blew up his car in his own driveway. Lindsay is his sole heir. Or is she? She's never met any of Rick's family. Though he told her various conflicting stories about them, she came to believe they didn't exist, that Rick was an alien stranded here when the mother ship left without him.