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Be the detective ! Find the clues, lift the flaps and read the secret facts to solve the Mystery of the Russian Ruby. Solve it once, solve it twice, solve it thrice.
Author : Iain Smyth
Publisher : Orchard
Page : 9 pages
File Size : 16,13 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : 9781852135546
Be the detective ! Find the clues, lift the flaps and read the secret facts to solve the Mystery of the Russian Ruby. Solve it once, solve it twice, solve it thrice.
Author : Maggie Estep
Publisher : Crown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 16,25 MB
Release : 2010-03-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307530825
Having drifted through thirty-three years of life, Ruby Murphy has put down roots in a rootless place: Coney Island. A recovering alcoholic who is fanatical in her love for animals and her misanthropic friends, Ruby lives above a furniture store and works at the musty Coney Island Museum. One day, Ruby is on the subway heading into Manhattan when the train stalls between stations. An elegant blond woman with a scarred face strikes up a conversation, and a misunderstanding between the two women leads to an offer Ruby decides she can’t refuse. The woman needs her boyfriend followed, and she thinks Ruby is the woman to do it—and do it right. Ruby’s life has been flat and painful lately. The Coney Island Museum isn’t doing much business, Ruby’s live-in boyfriend has moved out, and her best friend Oliver is battling cancer. Ruby agrees to follow the woman’s boyfriend, Frank, a man who works at Belmont Racetrack and seems to hang out in odd places with bad company. Ruby soon finds herself pushed headfirst into horse racing’s seamy underbelly. This is a dangerous world where nothing is as it appears, and people and horses seem to have limited life spans. When Ruby finds herself staring down the barrel of a loaded gun, she begins to have second thoughts. Only now it’s far too late.
Author : Iain Smyth
Publisher : Dutton Childrens Books
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 18,63 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Buried treasure
ISBN : 9780525456933
By following the hidden clues and hints on each page, the reader tries to work out the location of the buried treasure and who is responsible for its subsequent disappearance.
Author : Cristelle Comby
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 14,84 MB
Release : 2013-03-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781482030396
Alexandra Neve is a student at University College London whose world suddenly falls apart. When her best friend jumps from the university's rooftop, she can't stop herself from asking, 'Why?' The police rule her friend's death a suicide and for them the case is closed - so whom can she turn to for help? Sometimes the person you need the most is the one you least expect to find, and in this case it's none other than Ashford Egan, a blind middle-aged history professor, who's more willing than most to listen to what she has to say. Neve and Egan are as different as they come. She's restless, careless at times, and fearless when the need arises, while he's almost the complete opposite: a deep thinker with an analytical mind, a highly rational and collected individual. As they enter the violent world of the Russian mafia, they must overcome their differences and learn to work together. It's their only chance if they want to survive.
Author : Mike Knowles
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 23,60 MB
Release : 2014-04-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1770902090
Following the first three installments in the mafia enforcer's adventures, this whodunit finds Wilson taking up with his old partner, Ruby. The pair set out to take down an armored car carrying a huge payday, but there's one problem--Ruby's kid Rick is the one who scouted the job, and he wants in on the deal. Despite his misgivings about Rick, Wilson signs on with the condition that he runs the job. The heist is a success, but the antihero soon finds himself at the heart of a double cross, learning the hard way that honor among thieves is a myth. Packed with suspense and surprising twists, this novel adds yet another ruthless chapter to the celebrated Wilson Mystery series.
Author : Iain Smyth
Publisher : Dutton Childrens Books
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 22,30 MB
Release : 1995-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780525454274
Dozens of pop-ups, pull-out dossiers, flaps, and secret labels provide clues to the identity of the thief who stole the Pharaoh's priceless jewel, leading to three different solutions.
Author : Iain Smyth
Publisher : Dutton Childrens Books
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 15,46 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : 9780525452744
During a weekend party at Countess Wilby's home, her priceless Russian Ruby vanishes, and it is up to the reader to sort through the colorful suspects and ingenious clues to find the culprit, in a combination pop-up book and board game.
Author : Keith Moseley
Publisher : Dial Books for Young Readers
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 21,2 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Animals
ISBN : 9780803710214
When Penelope Pig's diamond is stolen during a "dark and stormy night," Inspector Derek Dog must question an assortment of suspects
Author : Kerstin Gier
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,66 MB
Release : 2020-01-28
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1250300207
Witty and charming, New York Times-bestselling author Kerstin Gier's contemporary young adult novel A Castle in the Clouds follows a girl as she navigates secrets, romance, and danger in an aging grand hotel. Way up in the Swiss mountains, there's a hotel steeped in tradition and faded splendor. Once a year, when the famous New Year's Eve Ball takes place and guests from all over the world arrive, excitement returns to the vast hallways. Sophie, an intern at the hotel, is tasked with ensuring everything goes as planned. But the unexpected seems to lurk in every corner, and she soon realizes that not all the guests are as they appear to be. As Sophie finds herself embroiled in a thrilling adventure, risking not just her job but her heart, readers will be captivated by this whimsical tale of romance and mystery. Find yourself lost in the winding hallways of our grand Swiss hotel where secrets, romance, and danger coalesce into one unforgettable experience.
Author : Maggie Estep
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 42,54 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
When Ruby Murphy-Brooklyn resident-notices a human leg in her psychiatrist's fish tank in her third diverting sleuthing adventure, the limb proves to belong to Tobias Ray, the estranged spouse of Dr. Jody Ray, Ruby's coolly professional therapist. Once over the shock, Jody begs Ruby to help hunt for Tobias, an apparent kidnapping victim. But just when Ruby finds the one-legged Tobias, Jody disappears. Meanwhile, Ruby is inexplicably fired from her job at the Coney Island Museum.