Society Mystery

In the first book of the Forbidden Doors fiction series, The Society, author Bill Myers introduces Becka and Scott Willams, two siblings who are thrust into the supernatural when a group at their new school uses the occult in an attempt to weaken their Christian faith.

There's nothing that Ryley hates worse than her father, but serial killers rank a close second. Alive or dead, they're all the same—they need to be stopped. When a ghostly serial killer torments a young girl, Ryley must put an end to his reign of terror and figure out a way to shove him into the great beyond. But when a fellow psychic turns up dead, and another one suddenly goes missing, Ryley suspects that it's not just the ghostly threats she needs to worry about. There's also a live predator lurking somewhere in the shadows.

The need to relieve stress and anxiety, for physical and mental health during a disaster, can be as simple as sharing some survival information, and a glorified cup of tea, it seems. The stranded Preppers from a nationwide electrical grid down, and communication breakdown event occurring back at the Hideaway, would soon benefit from this wisdom, as Farley continues to supply them with emergency provisions. That is, if he can ever get back to them! Cyber war, pandemics, and world-wide unrest - survival was the only thing on their Prepper minds now, as society began its collapse.

Psychic Ryley St. James has a million problems, but a haunted house isn't one of them. Until now. When a woman is attacked in a haunted house and sent to the hospital fighting for her life, her powerful fiance blackmails Ryley into uncovering the deadly secrets hidden on the property. The house reeks of ill warnings and bad tidings. This isn't what Ryley calls a typical haunting. It's an infestation, and the evil spirit residing inside refuses to cooperate. Now she'll have to risk her life to save her brother's career, her multi-million-dollar foundation, and her new unorthodox family.

Blowing up the Master's penthouse was one of the coolest moments of Dylan's life. Unfortunately, it turns out that being an action movie hero comes with a price. They have to kill the Master, or Dyani and her band of werewolves will descend upon Phoenix and do it for them. What they don't have is a lot of time. Seven days and the clock is ticking. The Templars have always stood for one thing. They fight against the darkness. Even if it comes wrapped in a cute little package that his daughter is interested in.

Terzo romanzo della serie dei delitti della Royal society, anche in questo caso assistiamo ad una miscela di thriller, ragionamento investigavo, e accurata ambientazione storica della Londra della seconda metà del 1600, in fase di ricostruzione dopo il Grande Incendio. Ulysses Unt, l’investigatore che grazie alla soluzione del “caso del demone rosso” e del “caso Vaughan” ha acquistato grande credito presso la Royal Society, viene da questa incaricato di investigare sulla misteriosa morte di un piccolo erede al trono.

Having barely escaped the clutches of the Guard, Sefia and Archer are back on the run, slipping into the safety of the forest to tend to their wounds and plan their next move. Haunted by painful memories, Archer struggles to overcome the trauma of his past with the impressors, whose cruelty plagues him whenever he closes his eyes. But when Sefia and Archer happen upon a crew of impressors in the wilderness, Archer finally finds a way to combat his nightmares: by hunting impressors and freeing the boys they hold captive.

The lives of Toronto teens Crystal and Becca Hatcher revolve around helping their mother out at the family's used bookstore, The Speckled Muse. It's a relatively uneventful after-school job, until an package arrives addressed to her mother, Julia. Thinking it's nothing more than run-of-the-mill inventory, Becca opens it and removes the book inside, unwittingly triggering an ancient magic and intertwining their fates with the powers that flow from the mysterious leather-bound book.

Agnes Wilkins is standing in front of an Egyptian mummy, about to make the first cut into the wrappings, about to unlock ancient (and not-so-ancient) history. Maybe you think this girl is wearing a pith helmet with antique dust swirling around her. Maybe you think she is a young Egyptologist who has arrived in Cairo on camelback. Maybe she would like to think that too. Agnes Wilkins dreams of adventures that reach beyond the garden walls, but reality for a 17-year-old debutante in 1815 London does not allow for camels....

Jeremy Davis is the rising star of his first-year class. He’s got a plum job with the best professor on campus. He’s caught the eye of a dazzling Rhodes scholar named Daphne. But something dark is stirring behind the ivy. When a mysterious club promises success beyond his wildest dreams, Jeremy uncovers a macabre secret older than the university itself. In a race against time, Jeremy must stop an ancient ritual that will sacrifice the lives of those he loves most and blur the lines between good and evil.

Why do the Ark of the Covenant, Mary's reliquary box, and Jesus' Coffer all have the same imagery? Was the Ark the container of the Covenant, the Ten Commandments, or the Chalice? Does the image of the Shroud of Turin contain a bioelectric field? These questions and others are explored in The Ark, The Shroud, and Mary.

The second semester at the Gladwell Academy of Shifters starts now! Continue Remi's incredible story and find out what happens next with Remi, Laith, Victoria, Hickoree, and the others. The darkest secrets about the Tooth and Claw Society will be revealed. Will Remi find her brother or was it all just a delusional?

Eva and her husband, Peter, are in Hong Kong on a romantic getaway from London when Peter wakes up in their hotel room to an empty bed, his wife gone without a trace. His worst fears are confirmed: Eva wasn’t imagining things. Suddenly, he finds himself the number-one suspect in his wife’s disappearance, trapped in a foreign country with no one to turn to. He calls his boss, Forrest "Holly" Holcomb, who enlists the help of Catherine, his ex-flame and the enigmatic operator behind the darknet witness-protection program known as the Burial Society.

Dopo aver risolto il mistero del demone rosso, e essere passato attraverso la peste e il grande incendio di Londra, l’investigatore Ulysses Unt viene nuovamente incaricato dalla Royal Society di approfondire la dinamica dell’incidente con cui l'alchimista Thomas Vaughan rimane misteriosamente ucciso nel suo laboratorio di Albury.

This is a Western filled with bandits, stagecoach robbers, gunfighters, cattle towns, and Texas Rangers. What happens when a group of lawmen decide to turn the tables on an outlaw gang? Will their desperate gambit work, or will it backfire and send them all to Boot Hill?

It is 1890. In the twilight of his years, Carl Brooke records his reminiscences as a member of the Agora Society. Each letter describes the society's involvement in solving a crime, often coming to the aid of Captain Barnwell of the Boston police.

After officially naming themselves the Petite Private Eyes, Peggy, Rita, and Dot are ready to take on a new assignment from the Lady Spies. The Fashion Twins, two local designers, have been robbed! When the girls go undercover to investigate, they find themselves joining a curious scout troop run by a mysterious scout leader. With the help of the Lady Spies and a feisty pet cheetah, will the girls crack the case and make some new friends?

Seven of Charles Dickens' best ghost and thriller stories, which have been widely read and beloved worldwide. This collection celebrates the 200th anniversary of his birth. These stories provide a wonderful introduction Dickens before embarking upon his long novels; after these stories, listening to his longer novels becomes even more of a pleasure. Perfect for students and teachers seeking an understanding and appreciation of Dickens, without the time to engage with his long novels.

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.

Nell Pratt, president of the Pennsylvania Antiquarian Society, has something to smile about thanks to a generous donation from a major Philadelphia developer who's willing to help update their museum. But renovations have barely begun when a man is struck by a car in front of the building and killed. The victim is a construction worker who found a curious metal object while excavating an old privy in the museum's basement. Nell thinks the death is somehow connected to the Society, and her suspicions are confirmed.