Monkey Mystery

The year is 2425. Centuries after a catastrophic meteor collision, nature has retaken the earth. In a small town in what was once England, young Ocean Mooney and the monkey-owning Duke Smiff have just dug up a 400 year-old tablet computer. Meanwhile, in the present day, Thomas Reeve and his genius cousin Kylie create the Time Tablet – a device which they hope will allow them to communicate with the future. But when the Time Tablet malfunctions live on television, Thomas and Kylie are sucked into the year 2425 – and have only 24 hours to return home, and save the future of humanity.

Olivia’s life had just gotten back to normal after the death of her parents, when her beloved grandmother passed away. This was when her world began to turn upside down. She would soon discover some shocking things about her family, especially the grandmother whom she had lived with for so many years and her sister had turned into someone completely different than the beautiful person that she thought she knew. How could anyone know so little about the family they grew up with? She was even beginning to wonder how well she knew her best friend.

Three complete stories in one collection! Includes Monkey Trouble, The Zombie Project, and The Great Turkey Heist.

Jane Charlotte besitzt die Lizenz zum Töten und ist eine notorische Lügnerin. Wegen Mordes verhaftet, erzählt sie ihre Geschichte in der Psychiatrie des Bezirksgefängnisses von Las Vegas: Sie sei Auftragskillerin einer geheimen Organisation, die die Welt von bösen Menschen befreit. Sie berichtet von geheimen Nachrichten in Kreuzworträtseln und von Dollarscheinen, die sehen können.

Recruited to help the FBI and the Immigration and Naturalization Service perform the nearly impossible, Lincoln and Amelia track down a cargo ship headed for New York City carrying two dozen illegal Chinese immigrants, as well as the notorious human smuggler and killer known as "the Ghost". But when the Ghost's capture goes disastrously wrong, Lincoln and Amelia find themselves in a race against time.

In this daring venture - a rollicking pause-resister with crisp psychological intrigue, waves of deep emotions, and rich splashes of humor - we are gripped by a compelling story, a dynamic exploration, and revelation of the promiscuity of fear, the cruelty of truth, the futility of power, and the breadth and depth of an unrivaled love.

Elena Lacosta, a paranoid, take-no-prisoners drug trafficker turned FBI fugitive, marries a cop and fights her inner demons. Her new life depends on it. When Elena's oldest brother Gabriel is killed, she listens to what seems like endless accolades about him at his memorial service, held in a packed church with standing room only, and before the dirt on his grave can settle, she is scheming to reinvent herself in her dead brother's image to launch her new life.

Tue nichts Böses, sonst wird er dich bestrafen. Zuerst wird er einen Menschen entführen, den du liebst. Dann wird er dir ein Ohr des Opfers in einem weißen Geschenkkarton schicken. Daraufhin ein Auge, dann die Zunge. Du kannst versuchen ihn zu stoppen, aber du wirst es nicht schaffen. Denn er ist der Four Monkey Killer, und er kennt kein Erbarmen. Du kannst nur hoffen, dass er nicht weiß, wer du bist und dass er es nie erfährt.

Auf dem Friedhof von Chicago wird eine Frauenleiche entdeckt. Augen, Zunge und Ohren wurden entfernt und in kleinen Schachteln verpackt daneben gelegt. Kurz darauf tauchen weitere, ähnlich zugerichtete Opfer auf. Für die Polizei und das FBI ist klar, dass die Morde die Handschrift des immer noch flüchtigen Four Monkey Killers Anson Bishop tragen. Doch Detective Sam Porter glaubt nicht daran. Als Bishop sich stellt und betäuert unschuldig zu sein, fällt der Verdacht auf Sam Porter selbst - denn er hat kein Alibi, dafür aber ein verheerendes Geheimnis.

Seit Monaten herrschen in Chicago Minustemperaturen, als die Leiche der jungen Ella Reynolds eingefroren im See gefunden wird. Die Medien beschuldigen gleich den berüchtigten Four Monkey Killer Anson Bishop, aber Detective Sam Porter will nicht glauben, dass der etwas damit zu tun hat. Er kennt den Serienkiller gut. Er hat ihn geschnappt und laufen lassen. Und er hat noch eine Rechnung mit ihm offen. Porter hat sich zudem noch auf einen gefährlichen Deal eingelassen: Er soll Bishops Mutter finden, im Gegenzug würde Bishop ihm helfen, den Mörder seiner Frau zu stellen.

Seit Monaten herrschen in Chicago Minustemperaturen, als die Leiche der jungen Ella Reynolds eingefroren im See gefunden wird. Die Medien beschuldigen gleich den berüchtigten Four Monkey Killer Anson Bishop, aber Detective Sam Porter will nicht glauben, dass der etwas damit zu tun hat. Er kennt den Serienkiller gut. Er hat ihn geschnappt und laufen lassen. Und er hat noch eine Rechnung mit ihm offen. Porter hat sich zudem noch auf einen gefährlichen Deal eingelassen: Er soll Bishops Mutter finden, im Gegenzug würde Bishop ihm helfen, den Mörder seiner Frau zu stellen.

Those two bad men, Lanky Len and Hefty Hugh, are back! They may be in the city instead of the farm, but they haven't changed their thieving ways. In fact, they're even more ambitious. They're planning to steal a monkey from the zoo and use it to pinch the Queen's crown. It's a pity for them that a certain crime-busting ladybird is holidaying in the very same city...and she's got a good idea that will ensure the dastardly pair won't get away with it!

The author of the Mutts comic strip and several best-selling children’s books, Patrick McDonnell has been hailed as the next Charles Schulz. In his characteristic heartwarming style, McDonnell tells the story of the young Jane Goodall and her special childhood toy chimpanzee, Jubilee. With anecdotes from Goodall’s autobiography, McDonnell makes this true story accessible for the very young - and young at heart.

A courtroom drama of biological science versus transgenderism, The Wise of Heart updates the Scopes Monkey Trial for the twenty-first century. He wanted to test the new Gender Awareness in Academia (GAIA) Act, but high-school biology teacher, Mike Andrews got more than he bargained for.

Summer’s over for Trixie Grimble and her friends and that can only mean one thing. Mayhem! When the Ankhstone is stolen, everyone is a suspect and it’s up to Trixie, Gloria, and Colin to find out who the true culprit is before the terrible mind-control powers of the ancient curse are unleashed on Monstacademy.

Joining a new school is hard for any child. When Trixie Grimble joins a school for monsters, her problems are only just beginning. She soon realizes that she’s going to have to make some adjustments if she’s going to fit in at Monstacademy. There’s a big event on the horizon and a mystery afoot. With only a cursed werewolf and a vegetarian vampire to help her, will Trixie solve the mystery in time? Whatever happens, Trixie and her friends need to make sure that the school stays open and the Halloween Parade goes off without a hitch.

It has been four years since the Roadhouse Sons disbanded. The popular rock group once not only entertained audiences, but also worked with the FBI to monitor illegal activities on the club circuit. Now their former front man and drummer turned FBI agents, have just agreed to reunite the band for a tour in Cold War Germany. Unfortunately, the tour is not all it seems, as the band is taken behind the Iron Curtain. When they encounter a KGB agent who wishes to defect, the glamour of the tour quickly fades, as they are plunged into intrigue and murder.