Book Description
When they pick up the wrong suitcase through a mix-up on a bus, three children are convinced it belongs to a criminal planning a bank robbery.
Author : Florence Parry Heide
Publisher : Albert Whitman
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 41,96 MB
Release : 1972-01-01
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : 9780807553824
When they pick up the wrong suitcase through a mix-up on a bus, three children are convinced it belongs to a criminal planning a bank robbery.
Author : Paul Moxham
Publisher : Paul Moxham
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 22,37 MB
Release : 2015-07-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :
Are you up for a thrilling adventure? For the first time in many years, it snows in the seaside village of Smugglers Cove. Delighted by this turn of events, the Mystery Kids go tobogganing near Brackness Castle and make a surprising discovery. Why has someone hidden a suitcase in the bushes? How do the children escape from the castle tower? What's the meaning of the cryptic message? Set in 1950's Britain, this adventure story will suit anyone who enjoys Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys or the Famous Five. THE MYSTERY SERIES This middle grade series set in 1950's UK will delight children of all ages. Perfect for fans of Enid Blyton (Famous Five/Secret Seven), Carolyn Keene (Nancy Drew), Franklin Dixon (Hardy Boys) and Gertrude Chandler Warner (The Boxcar Children). Suitable for children 6-8, 9-12, and even adults who love a clean and wholesome story. Full Length Novels: The Mystery of Smugglers Cove The Mystery of Adventure Island The Mystery of Hidden Valley The Mystery of Claw Mountain The Mystery of the Golden Dragons The Mystery of Treasure Island The Mystery of Four Towers Short Stories: The Mystery of the Missing Money The Mystery of the Missing Gnomes The Mystery of the Mysterious Man The Mystery of the Strange Notebook The Mystery of the Golden Elephant The Mystery of the Red Balloon The Mystery of the Howling Dog The Mystery of the Hidden Suitcase
Author : Carole Marsh
Publisher : Gallopade International
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 17,89 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0635069024
One creepy curator, two missing skulls, three batty bats, four funny friends and too many bones! An ordinary trip to see the dinosaurs at Chicago's Field Museum turns into a riot of mystery and laughs as four real kids gallivant all over town trying to learn about Chicago's past in order to solve the mystery and save the dinos. LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more! "Sue," the Tyrannosaurus Rex on display at the Field Museum Š Al Capone, Chicago gangsters, and the Roaring 20s Š History of and facts about Navy Pier Š History of the Field Museum of Natural History, and exhibits found therein Š Bat facts ? Berghoff Restaurant Š Grant Park, Chicago Š Magnificent Mile Š Navy Pier, Chicago Š Printer's Row Š Sears Tower. Like all of Carole Marsh Mysteries, this mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that will keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book: Grade Levels: 3-6 Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 5.1 Accelerated Reader Points: 3 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 74563 Lexile Measure: 780 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q Developmental Assessment Level: 40
Author : T. V. Scribner
Publisher :
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 46,78 MB
Release : 2020-03-23
Category :
ISBN : 9781734666304
In a small midwestern town the unthinkable happens... In a murder mystery/thriller, two Minnesota detectives investigate a routine murder, and soon they are targets of unknown assailants, as they become enmeshed in a matter of national security. But will Detectives Paisley and Boone, solve their predicament in time, to prevent a massive catastrophe? BUY NOW to follow Detectives Paisley and Boone's harrowing adventure, as they face dangers from all directions, while racing to prevent a catastrophe of massive proportions!
Author : Joyce Chalmers
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 44,52 MB
Release : 2005
Category :
ISBN : 9780973745207
Author : Giovanni Cocco
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 48,29 MB
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0698185722
A new atmospheric Italian mystery novel set in Lake Como, introducing the clever and captivating Inspector Stefania Valenti During the construction of a new road to the Swiss border in the mountains above Lake Como, the remains of a young man are unearthed on the powerful Cappelletti family’s property. On the case is Stefania Valenti, forty-five, divorced with a young daughter, and a brilliant, determined police inspector. Her investigation takes her back to World War II and deep into the history of the region, a place that during the war attracted smugglers, deserters, secret agents, and fleeing Jews. Steeped in the beautiful atmosphere of Northern Italy, Valenti’s investigation brings to light a family’s secret, a tragic romance, and reveals a fascinating piece of Italian history.
Author : Cynthia Baxter
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 30,37 MB
Release : 2008-10-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0553905716
Mallory Marlowe is ready to turn a corner—one lined with palm trees, plastic pink flamingo lawn ornaments, and snack bars shaped like giant ice cream cones. Thanks to her new job as travel writer for the New York magazine The Good Life, recently widowed Mallory is zipping around Orlando, assigned to rediscover the glory days of “old Florida.” It’s the first of what she hopes will be many exciting adventures . . . but she’s about to discover that the Sunshine State has a dark side. Settled in among the faux volcanoes and tiki torches of the Polynesian Princess Hotel, Mallory is on the lookout for quirky attractions like alligator farms and pirate-themed diners hidden amid the glitzy theme parks. But she’s not prepared to find a cranky journalist speared to death in the Bali Ballroom—or to find herself a suspect in his murder. With her trip coming to a close, Mallory has no choice but to figure out if one of her fellow travel writers is a killer. Because if she doesn’t get out of Florida soon, her career—and her life—are about to come to a dead end. Includes Mallory’s article for The Good Life, with tips and reviews of real Florida attractions!
Author : Lee Ann Hager
Publisher : Author House
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 14,24 MB
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 146342535X
Ages 8-12--Cricket Kelly is no ordinary twelve year-old. Shes super smart and very observant, and she has one week until her birthday to prove it. Crickets life transforms when she begins receiving strange clues that require her to solve the mystery of where she will spend her first summer vacation away from home. Enter kookie Aunt Lila, the orchestrator of a complex plot to take Cricket to Lighthouse Cove on Nantucket Island. Lilas work for the travel magazine, The Ragged Suitcase, prompts Crickets investigation into some scary island mysteries. Following the clues to a long-ago disappearance, one of the first people Cricket encounters on Nantucket is Nate Tucker, a scary old man who holds a very old grudge. In an effort to escape Tucker, she meets Michael Adams, a dreamy fourteen year-old boy with sandy-blonde hair. Michael accompanies her on her mission to solve the infamous missing persons case of Hattie Mae Bellarose, a childrens mystery writer from Savannah, Georgia. Armed with nothing but her courage, her smarts, and some old notebooks left to one of Hattie Maes relatives, Cricket manages to turn this hundred year-old cold case into one that will go down in the record books. Cricket figures out the clues and just in time. More importantly though, she discovers that you shouldnt judge people before you get to know them.
Author : Ned Stevens
Publisher :
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 12,92 MB
Release : 2012-11-16
Category :
ISBN : 9781481015851
'A Suitcase Mystery' thriller. In a few words-a deadly secret is found in a suitcase full of stolen gold. Years later, it leads to a series of unexplainable murders while the FBI hunts for a top foreign killer spy.The story starts in Latvia, near Riga, during the final days of the Second World War. A young boy Ben Kalninsh searches an abandoned coal mine tunnel for stolen guns the soldiers hid inside. Unfortunately for him, he meets an AWOL Soviet Army officer on the run instead. The officer is involved in a theft of a large amount of gold from one of his superiors and had it hidden inside the same tunnel. Unknown to him, one of the valises holds also a diary with top Soviet secrets related to espionage in the US. And so, by entering the tunnel, Ben sets into motion deadly events which will follow him into his adult life.Years later, in Minnesota, his father is gunned down. And no one knows why. FBI agents approach Ben with the news of the murder of his father. Special Agent Miriam Dokes and Agent Book are assigned to the case which includes the torture and murder of his father's doctor friend, Karlis Goulbis. The FBI manager, Bob Sawyer, has a hunch there's something much more valuable than the stolen gold. Due to so many secret projects and so many years gone by, the affair becomes the proverbial search for a "needle in a haystack". In order to find the answers, Ben, the principal character, needs to go back to Switzerland, to a bank where the gold is hidden. And, from there on, Death stalks Ben and all other participants in the gold heist. Nemesis provides the denouement of the story.
Author : Marion Lee
Publisher : CMJ Publishers and Distrib.
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 24,11 MB
Release : 2002-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781891280429
Of Moose and Miracles is a book that offers a personal glimpse into the deep faith of a family nurtured in love. There are seven children and the youngest, Kraig, is suddenly stricken with a brain stem tumor. During Kraig's illness, Divine Providence leads the family into the path of a seminarian, a late vocation. It doesn't take long to realize that a mysterious and wondrous plan is afoot. Through the transcendent power of God, a partnership is forged in time and in eternity that fortifies the faith of the newly ordained priest, Fr. Jacques LaPointe, enabling him to move mountains in his ministry. Of Moose and Miracles is a story that will lift your heart and restore your faith. It's about a family that everyone can identify with--you will experience the depth of their pain but, in the end, you can't help but rejoice in recognition of the grace that God lavishes upon them