Society Mystery

In this dark academia young adult thriller for fans of The Female of the Species and People Like Us, a teen girl’s search for answers about her mother’s mysterious death leads to a powerful secret society at her new boarding school—and a dangerous game of revenge that will leave her forever changed.

It’s October, 1923, and Olive Belgrave has a new case. Her client, Lady Agnes doesn’t believe in curses, and she hires Olive to prove her Egyptologist uncle wasn’t the victim of a malevolent mummy. Olive investigates and discovers the truth is much worse—it’s murder. Can Olive debunk the curse and reveal the true culprit before the supposed curse claims another victim?

To the discerning few were revealed the esoteric, or spiritual, teachings, while the unqualified received only the literal, or exoteric, interpretations. In order to make simple the great truths of nature and the abstract principles of natural law, the vital forces of the universe were personified, becoming the gods and goddesses of the ancient mythologies. While the ignorant multitudes brought their offerings to the altars of Priapus and Pan, the wise recognized in these marble statues only symbolic concretions of great abstract truths.

Twelve-year-old Tessa was looking forward to baking cookies, relaxing, and spending time with her best friend Dennis in their clubhouse, but with the sudden arrival of Katie—her perfect gymnast cousin from the US—Tessa's plans change. Katie isn't very nice at the best of times, but now has turned downright hostile, and is threatening to ruin everyone's summer.

Life is a journey that leaves scars on our hearts until we take our last breath. This saying rings true for both Kat and Fred as they attempt to pick up the pieces of their lives after Juanita's murder by the Sinville Police Department. Unfortunately for them and the rest of the town, capitalism waits for no one, especially when the greedy and power-hungry Mayor James seeks to put his multibillion-dollar jail plan in motion. What makes him dangerous is not only his political power, but also his ties to Kareem and Pastor Thomas, who are also willing to build more jails throughout town.

Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society president Nell Pratt gets some unexpected news that rocks her foundation. Two members of a local neighborhood rescue program, Tyrone Blakeney and Cherisse Chapman, inform Nell that her society owns an abandoned row house in a rundown area of Philadelphia and they insist on taking her to see the property before its date with the wrecking ball. But soon after they arrive at the house, Cherisse is fatally shot and Tyrone is badly injured. The police believe it's just random violence in a bad neighborhood, but Nell thinks there's more to it.

Conspiracy theories, and particularly the belief that elements of the world are secretly controlled by individuals or groups, have been around for as long as people have lived in groups. Perhaps that’s inevitable - after all, those who are excluded from power are very likely to be inclined to see their position not as an outcome of their own choices or situation but because of the secret machinations of shadowy groups.

In 'Beyond the Grassy Knoll: How JFK's Death Changed American Society Forever,' A.M. Wolf charges through the fog of history with a piercing gaze, dissecting one of America's most catastrophic moments. Wolf's narrative is a relentless pursuit of truth amidst the chaos and sorrow that drowned the nation after Kennedy's fall in Dallas. This book isn't just a recount; it's a crusade against the shadows that have lingered over the American soul since that fateful day in November 1963.

A large group of people enters the Rutledge Historical Society to see the new and much anticipated 1950s murder exhibit. After viewing the display, the group exits the building leaving two people behind. A few minutes later, one of the two is shot dead in front of the exhibit and the other one rushes out the back door and escapes. Was the perpetrator one of the group or was it the old woman’s daughter who has only a very weak (and stinky) alibi? Or could it have been someone else?

When Lorry Lockharte’s cousin, Kasey, is accused of murder, Lorry feels like once again she must work to find the murderer. Did Kasey do it, or is she truly innocent as she claims? Lorry isn’t so sure about this one. Not only did Kasey have the opportunity and the motive, but she picked up the murder weapon. Will Lorry find the murderer only to discover that it really is Kasey?

When a dead man that she knows falls out of Lorry Lockharte’s new car right in front of the sheriff, it doesn’t look good. Still, being hauled into the sheriff’s station isn’t what Lorry had expected. After a lawyer comes out of nowhere to get her released, Lorry struggles to prove her innocence and find the real killer.

After one final insult, Lorry Lockharte leaves her abusive husband stranded at the Grand Canyon. Returning home, she finds their house repossessed and her elderly employer deceased. Her cousin gets her a job at the Rutledge Historical Society after the previous employee had a fatal accident with a steep set of stairs. On her first day of work, Lorry finds a dead body at the foot of those same stairs. When she learns the dead woman is the sister of the previous victim, Lorry suspects the two deaths are related. Will she discover the killer in time or will she be the next victim?

Join Sammy Wilson on an exhilarating journey into the clandestine world of espionage in "The Secret Society of Spies Kids Stories Book". When Sammy receives a mysterious invitation to join a secret society, he discovers a hidden world of intrigue and adventure beyond his wildest dreams.

Yaosha Li, China's bravest writer, follows up his monumental work "A Decade of Undercover Reporting" with another groundbreaking masterpiece—"Evil in the Margine of Society". With his personal experiences, he documents the various distortions of human nature and animalistic evil present in the marginal society of China.

Deadly stakes, dangerous secrets, and a cut-throat game where the winners are set for life. Welcome to the Boston School, and the world of the Liars Society. Weatherby and Jack have been tapped to join Last Heir, the most powerful secret society in the world, but the night of the first gambit, the game takes a terrifying turn. Now, Jack and Weatherby are in a race against time to discover the truth about the game - and themselves. But how do you know who to trust when everyone is a liar?

When someone tells you who you are, do you believe them? The first question the cops asked me was if anything out of the ordinary happened to me lately. When I woke up this morning in the room of a mental institution I couldn’t remember a thing – not my name nor how I got there. Not how I left or how I ended up in that interrogation room.

The Shepherd: A Society Lost is an action-packed post-apocalyptic thrill ride detailing the struggles of former sheriff Jessie Townsend as he and his family seek shelter from a crumbling world with a self-sufficient life on a homestead deep in the Rocky Mountains. Sanctuary soon becomes what he meant to escape, peaceful bliss slipping into desperation and despair in the aftermath of events that shook the foundations that shaped our world to the core.

A handful of sixth-graders have been chosen to attend an exclusive weekend at the Octagon Valley Institute, the mysterious, high-tech lab of the uber famous multimillionaire, genius, recluse Onassander Octagon. What will they do there? No one is telling. Which just makes everyone want to get in. Edwin has high hopes for the weekend—hopes he’ll meet other kids like him—kids who will accept him even though he’s got a photographic memory, genius level math skills and some very specific personality quirks. But when he meets the other kids, he starts to wonder if they’re all in the right place.

Lady Georgies und Darcys Flitterwochen werden von einem Mord getrübt… Der neue Fall der charmanten Cosy-Krimi-Reihe von Rhys Bowen. Georgie ist entzückt, als Darcy ihr aus heiterem Himmel Flitterwochen in einer Luxus-Villa in Kenia vorschlägt. Erst als sie dort ankommen, ahnt sie, dass er eigentlich mit einem Auftrag dorthin geschickt wurde. In London gab es einige spektakuläre Diebstähle und man vermutet, dass der Dieb aus Adelskreisen stammt und nach Kenia geflohen ist.

Driven by a desire to save the Sinclair name from disgrace, Juliet seeks assistance from her father's old friends, the Burnhams. Unfortunately, her arrival does not go as expected, and Juliet finds herself mistakenly assuming the role of lady's maid to Mrs. Burnham and her daughter Eugenia. This unintentional appointment provides her with an opportunity to gain Mrs. Burnham's confidence and to investigate the treasonous rumors against her family as she assists Eugenia with preparations for her first London season.