The Technique of the Mystery Story
Author: Carolyn Wells
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Published: 1913
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13:
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The Kate Huntington Mysteries Collection IV
Author: Kassandra Lamb
Publisher: misterio press LLC
Published: 2022-05-25
Total Pages: 1115
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe final 2 books in the Kate Huntington Mysteries, PLUS Book 1 in the spinoff series—starring Lieutenant Judith Anderson—the C.o.P. on the Scene police procedurals. (Fans of JA Jance’s Sheriff Joanna Brady and JD Robb’s Eve Dallas will love this new female cop on the scene!) Anxiety Attack ~ An operative working for Kate’s P.I. husband is shot during an undercover assignment involving industrial espionage, and the alleged shooter turns out to be one of her psychotherapy clients—a man suffering from severe social anxiety. Kate believes he’s innocent and tensions build at home...until a suspicious suicide brings the case to a head. Is the spy tying up loose ends, and is Kate’s husband one of those loose ends? Police Protection ~ A story ripped from real-life headlines! A police detective is found standing over the body of an unarmed African-American boy, with no memory of what happened. Investigating behind the scenes, Kate Huntington and her P.I. husband determine that this was more than just a bad shoot by a stressed-out cop. They’d better figure out what really happened soon… before another life is lost. Lethal Assumptions ~ Eight days into her new job as Chief of Police in a small Florida city, Judith Anderson finds herself one step behind a serial killer. In a race to save lives, she’ll need every talent and instinct that made her a star homicide detective in Baltimore. But will that be enough this time?
Everyday Physical Science Mysteries
Author: Richard Konicek-Moran
Publisher: NSTA Press
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 279
ISBN-13: 1936959291
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat can make a ball roll faster? Does the temperature of wood affect the heat of a fire? How can old-fashioned tin can telephones teach today's students about sound and technology? By presenting everyday mysteries like these, this book will motivate your students to carry out hands-on science investigations and actually care about the results. The 21 open-ended mysteries focus exclusively on physical science, including motion, friction, temperature, forces, and sound. The stories come with lists of science concepts to explore, grade-appropriate strategies for using them, and explanations of how the lessons align with national standards. They also relieve you of the tiring work of designing inquiry lessons from scratch.
Deadly Sails: A Blue Lake Cozy Murder Mystery - Book 2
Author: Hadley K. Knox
Publisher: Stolen Key Press
Published: 2022-10-13
Total Pages: 246
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKWelcome back to idyllic Blue Lake Village, in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains. It’s summertime in Blue Lake. After previously solving a murder for the new acting sheriff, former NYPD forensics expert Celia Strong is looking forward to settling in to her new life quietly running Ye Old Ice Cream Shoppe in Blue Lake Village with the help of her teenage daughter Katie. But then murder returns to Blue Lake. Regatta Weekend arrives—a highlight of the Blue Lake summer season. Six finalists sail a course for the championship cup. One arrives dead at the finish line, murdered during the race. But how? As the racers’ dark secrets emerge, acting Sheriff Denny DeWalt turns back to Celia—with the help of her friends on ‘the block’—to help solve the case. Find out if Celia and her friends can catch the killer in the second book in the Blue Lake Cozy Murder Mystery series by author Hadley K. Knox.
Talking Books with Mario Vargas Llosa
Author: Raquel Chang-Rodríguez
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 2020-08
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 1496220250
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection of essays associated with Mario Vargas Llosa’s visits to the City College of New York offers readers an opportunity to learn about his body of work through his own perspective and those of key fiction writers and literary critics.
The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery
Author: B. Murphy
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1999-12-09
Total Pages: 553
ISBN-13: 0230107354
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBruce Murphy's Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery is a comprehensive guide to the genre of the murder mystery that catalogues thousands of items in a broad range of categories: authors, titles, plots, characters, weapons, methods of killing, movie and theatrical adaptations. What distinguishes this encyclopedia from the others in the field is its critical stance.
The Essential Guide to the What Doesn't Kill You Romantic Mystery Series
Author: Pamela Fagan Hutchins
Publisher: SkipJack Publishing
Published: 2019-08-03
Total Pages: 492
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAll the stories behind the hilarious and heartfelt stories, plus behind-the-scenes character interviews, and much, much, more. You may think you know the What Doesn't Kill You series, but this Guide will fill in the gaps for you. Or maybe you're new to the series and trying to decide whether to dip a toe into the water—the Guide will put you in the know. The What Doesn't Kill You series features romantic mystery and suspense characters whose lives are interconnected in a myriad of ways. The protagonists are smart, kickass women who solve whatever problems—including a few dead bodies—life throws at them as they navigate their unique and adventurous journeys of friendships, romance, career, families, amateur aka "accidental" sleuthing, and more: Katie, Emily, Ava, Michele, Maggie, and Laura, and counting. The novels are mostly PG-13, with a thread of everyday magic running through them. Whether you've run the table on Pamela Fagan Hutchins’ USA Today bestselling and Silver Falchion Best Mystery-winning series and are yearning for a deeper dive or are wanting a low-cost way to see whether the novels or one of the multi-book box sets are right for you, this guide is your ticket. NOTE: this guide does not contain the novels! ˃˃˃ See why Pamela wins contests and makes best seller lists. USA Today Best Seller #1 Amazon Best Seller Top 50 Amazon Romantic Suspense and Mystery Author Silver Falchion for Best Adult Mystery USA Best Book Awards Cross-Genre Fiction Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, Romance, Quarter-finalist ˃˃˃ Once Upon A Romance calls Hutchins an "up-and-coming powerhouse writer." If you like Sandra Brown or Janet Evanovich, you will love Pamela Fagan Hutchins. A former attorney and native Texan, Pamela lived in the U.S. Virgin Islands for nearly ten years. She refuses to admit to taking notes for this series during that time. ˃˃˃ The reviews for the series are top-notch. "Hutchins’ Maggie is an irresistible train wreck—you can’t help but turn the page to see what trouble she’ll get herself into next." Robert Dugoni, #1 Amazon Best-selling Author of My Sister's Grave "Murder has never been so much fun!" — Christie Craig, New York Times Best Seller "You’re guaranteed to love the ride!" — Kay Kendall, Silver Falchion Best Mystery Winner "Taut suspense." — Midwest Book Review "Quick, entertaining read." — Kirkus Reviews "Fantastic mystery." — Once Upon a Romance ˃˃˃ Catch the adventures of Katie, Emily, Ava, Michele, Maggie, Laura, and their friends in the What Doesn't Kill You romantic mysteries. Scroll up and grab your copy of The Essential Guide to the What Doesn't Kill You Romantic Mystery Series to get started now.
The Viola Brothers Shore Mystery MEGAPACK®
Author: Viola Brothers Shore
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Published: 2017-04-17
Total Pages: 325
ISBN-13: 1479426458
DOWNLOAD EBOOKViola Brothers Shore (1890-1970) was an American author who worked in a variety of mediums from the 1910s through the 1930s. Married three times, she began her writing career as a poet and a writer of short stories and articles or magazines. Towards the end of the silent film era, she began writing screenplays, and eventually expanded into theatrical plays and novels. She is best remembered today for her mystery stories and her Jewish-themed stories. Her mysteries appeared in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine in the 1940s and 1950s. She also published two mystery novels, The Beauty Mask Murder (1930) and Murder on the Glass Floor (1932). Although this collection focuses on mysteries, it also includes several poems and the complete contents of her 1921 short story collection, Heritage and Other Stories, which provides a good sampling of her mainstream fiction. Included are: THE MACKENZIE CASE OPALS ARE BAD LUCK THE CASE OF KAREN SMITH 'BYE 'BYE BLUEBEARD EVERYBODY'S NAME IS JONES THE HERITAGE MARY MARY DIMI AND THE DOUBLE LIFE IF YOU WANT A THING-- A MESS OF POTTAGE WE CAN'T AFFORD IT MATZOTHS CAST UPON THE WATERS O TEMPORA! O MAWRUSS! PERCHANCE JUDGEMENT, UMPIRE! MY FRIEND IN JUNE AFTER A DAY AND A YEAR If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!
Hidden Mysteries
Author: Joshua D. Stone
Publisher: Light Technology Publishing
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780929385570
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Essenes, the Kahunas of Hawaii, Pan and the nature kingdom, the angelic kingdom, the Vedas and Upanishads, the Kabbalah, the Yoga sutras of Patanjali, the Egyptian mysteries, and The Keys of Enoch ... These profound spiritual teachings, unknown to so many on our planet, are a valuable resource to anyone wishing to move further along the path to enlightenment and ascension. This book contains a wealth of information on esoteric teachings, from the ancient mystery schools to the recently founded religions. More than a mere retelling of well-known facts, the story begins with what may be the most elusive knowledge of our time --that of the extraterrestrial presence on Earth.
The Technique of the Mystery Story
Author: Carolyn Wells
Publisher: Phoemixx Classics Ebooks
Published: 2021-09-13
Total Pages: 339
ISBN-13: 3986476377
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Technique of the Mystery Story Carolyn Wells - Do you love mystery stories, such as the Sherlock Holmes stories and those of Edgar Allan Poe and Agatha Christie? Do you ever yearn to be a good writer of mysteries?Carolyn Wells was a prolific author of mystery novels. In this detailed book, she teaches the history, types, principles, devices, plots, and structures of mystery writings. She gives advice to would-be authors of this genre, including ghost and riddle stories as well as detective and crime mysteries.This authoritative work begins with a justification of mystery as a legitimate literary art form, with numerous quotations from authorities. Then proceeding systematically through her topics, she explains and illustrates the mystery-writing craft with excerpts from mystery works and quotations of literary critics and notable authors.The lover of mystery will find many authors and stories cited and excerpted in this book, which would be a good resource for finding more material to satisfy the reader's thirst for the genre. Aspiring authors will find insights through the critical eyes of this successful mystery author and of the many authors whom she quotes.This is virtually a miniature course in creative writing of the mystery story.
