The North Hollywood Detective Club in the Case of the Hollywood Art Heist
The North Hollywood Detective Club in the Case of the Hollywood Art Heist

Author: Mike Mains

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-07-07

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9781533126412

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"You've got to help me," Marisol cried. "My brother is innocent!" With those words, the North Hollywood Detective Club officially begins as teen super-sleuths Jeffrey Jones and Pablo Reyes set out to prove the innocence of Marisol's brother and rescue him from jail. Their search for a stolen painting leads them to a mysterious pawn shop, a glamorous television star, and a 20-year-old unsolved murder! This is the first book in a new teen and middle grade mystery series, starring a pair of 14-year-old boys who start their own detective club. If you're the type who loves origin stories, then this is the book for you. (When I was a kid reading comic books, I always wanted to read the origin stories of all my favorite super heroes!) How are YOUR detective and mystery-solving skills? Check out Amazon's Look Inside feature for this book. When their teacher's apartment is broken into and the police can't solve the crime, Jeffrey Jones and Pablo Reyes take up the challenge! Can you solve the story's first mystery before our young detectives do? REVIEWS: "This is a fantastic read for young adults, teens, or anyone who wants to look back to our teenage years looking for a good mystery to solve." - Amazon Reviewer "This is a fun exciting read!" - Amazon Reviewer A PERSONAL NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: I designed this mystery book series for teens, middle-grade and young adult readers. These are intelligent, well-written mystery and suspense stories, starring a pair of real teen heroes. The clues are laid out as challenges for the reader to solve, and each book is grounded in morality. Originally, I thought they would be good mystery books for boys, but I was pleasantly surprised to discover how much girls also liked them. I hope you enjoy reading these stories as much as I enjoyed writing them. If so, please leave a review, or shoot me an email. I always love hearing from my readers. [email protected] Book Two in this mystery and suspense series for young readers - "The Case of the Dead Man's Treasure" - is now available on Amazon. Middle grade adventure books, middle grade mystery books, teen books, teen fiction, teen mystery books, teen mystery books for boys, ya and young adult mystery books.

The Sweetest Heist in History
The Sweetest Heist in History

Author: Octavia Spencer

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2015-03-31

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 1442476869

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A hard-to-prove art heist in New York City becomes a mystery for ninja detective Randi Rhodes in this second book in a series full of humor, adventure, and heart from Academy Award–winning actress Octavia Spencer. Randi Rhodes and her fellow ninja detectives, DC and Pudge, were flying high after solving the Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit. But life in sleepy Deer Creek has begun to feel…a bit boring. There are no crimes to investigate! But a trip to New York City to visit Randi’s aunt changes that! While the ninja detective trio explores Randi’s old neighborhood in Brooklyn, they uncover an art theft. Except no one will believe them. So they’ll just have to catch the criminals in the act...

The Case of the Christmas Counterfeiters
The Case of the Christmas Counterfeiters

Author: Mike Mains

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-11-25

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 9781729844243

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Two teen detectives. One criminal mastermind. And two billion dollars in counterfeit money. What could possibly go wrong? Teen super-sleuths Jeffrey Jones and Pablo Reyes are back in this, the third book of The North Hollywood Detective Club series. While the rest of the world prepares to celebrate Christmas, Jeffrey and Pablo uncover a plot to flood Los Angeles with billions of dollars in counterfeit currency. Their investigation leads them to a master criminal, his hoodlum son, and a mysterious 15-year-old girl who holds the key to the entire puzzle. Classic Books for Boys; Mystery Books for Kids You'll be pleased to know that the paperback version of this book isn't priced at $17 or $16 or even $15, like so many other books for boys. It's priced a fantastical $12.99 (what a bargain). What's more, this book is enrolled with the Kindle Matchbook plan. That means if you buy the paperback book, you get the Kindle book for free. I highly recommend this. Even if all you want is the Kindle version, you can give the paperback book to someone for Christmas. Books make great gifts and everyone loves getting books for Christmas! Teen Mystery Books; Young Adult Mystery Books The first mystery book for teens that I read was a decades-old Nancy Drew book that I found in the school library back in the 4th or 5th grade. It wasn't the best mystery book for kids, but it got me hooked. Since then, I've been a fan of mysteries, thrillers, and detective stories. Whether they are written specifically as books for boys is irrelevant. All I want is a good book.If you're the same way, then pour yourself a cup of hot chocolate and nestle into your favorite easy chair, or curl up in bed or in front of the fireplace, and get ready to enjoy this new mystery book. For boys, for girls, for anyone who appreciates the turn of a clue and the thrill of the chase. The North Hollywood Detective Club books are popular mystery and suspense books for young readers. Thousands of fans around the world have thrilled to these stories of detection, intrigue and danger. The Case of the Hollywood Art Heist: The first book in the North Hollywood Detective Club series. Teen detectives Jeffrey Jones and Pablo Reyes must solve the mystery of a stolen painting to free an innocent man from jail. The Case of the Dead Man's Treasure: Hired by their teacher to find the driver responsible for a hit-and-run auto accident, Jeffrey and Pablo stumble upon a search for an ancient treasure, and a ruthless treasure hunter who will stop at nothing to get his hands on the prize. Here's What Readers Are Saying: 5 Stars! My 10 year old son has enjoyed all 3 books. He just finished The Case of the Christmas Counterfeiters and loved it. He says "It is intriguing and leaves you in suspense." "When it seems that there is no hope, something cool happens!" "I highly recommend this book!" 5 Stars! I loved the action and the mystery that he used. Like how it was one mystery than the book changed and then there was another mystery. 5 Stars! My 13 year-old daughter loves this series. 5 Stars! I bought this book for my son and read a few pages just to check it out. A funny thing happened, though. I couldn't stop reading it. Every chapter is a cliff hanger and I had to keep turning the page. 5 Stars! My 12 year old read this on my old kindle & he loved it! Middle grade mystery books, teen mystery books, books for boys, books for girls, mystery books for kids, mystery books for boys, mystery books for girls, mystery books for teens, adventure books for kids!

The Birds of America
The Birds of America

Author: John James Audubon

Publisher:

Published: 1842

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13:

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This edition has 65 new images, making a total of 500. The original configurations were altered so that there is only one species per plate. The text is a revision of the Ornithological Biography, rearranged according to Audubon's Synopsis of the Birds of North America (1839).

The Black Echo
The Black Echo

Author: Michael Connelly

Publisher: Little, Brown

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 471

ISBN-13: 0759525773

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An LAPD homicide detective must choose between justice and vengeance as he teams up with the FBI in this "thrilling" novel filled with mystery and adventure (New York Times Book Review). For maverick LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch, the body in the drainpipe at Mulholland Dam is more than another anonymous statistic. This one is personal . . . because the murdered man was a fellow Vietnam "tunnel rat" who had fought side by side with him in a hellish underground war. Now Bosch is about to relive the horror of Nam. From a dangerous maze of blind alleys to a daring criminal heist beneath the city, his survival instincts will once again be tested to their limit. Pitted against enemies inside his own department and forced to make the agonizing choice between justice and vengeance, Bosch goes on the hunt for a killer whose true face will shock him.

Priceless
Priceless

Author: Robert K. Wittman

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2011-06-07

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0307461483

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The Wall Street Journal called him “a living legend.” The London Times dubbed him “the most famous art detective in the world.” In Priceless, Robert K. Wittman, the founder of the FBI’s Art Crime Team, pulls back the curtain on his remarkable career for the first time, offering a real-life international thriller to rival The Thomas Crown Affair. Rising from humble roots as the son of an antique dealer, Wittman built a twenty-year career that was nothing short of extraordinary. He went undercover, usually unarmed, to catch art thieves, scammers, and black market traders in Paris and Philadelphia, Rio and Santa Fe, Miami and Madrid. In this page-turning memoir, Wittman fascinates with the stories behind his recoveries of priceless art and antiquities: The golden armor of an ancient Peruvian warrior king. The Rodin sculpture that inspired the Impressionist movement. The headdress Geronimo wore at his final Pow-Wow. The rare Civil War battle flag carried into battle by one of the nation’s first African-American regiments. The breadth of Wittman’s exploits is unmatched: He traveled the world to rescue paintings by Rockwell and Rembrandt, Pissarro, Monet and Picasso, often working undercover overseas at the whim of foreign governments. Closer to home, he recovered an original copy of the Bill of Rights and cracked the scam that rocked the PBS series Antiques Roadshow. By the FBI’s accounting, Wittman saved hundreds of millions of dollars worth of art and antiquities. He says the statistic isn’t important. After all, who’s to say what is worth more --a Rembrandt self-portrait or an American flag carried into battle? They're both priceless. The art thieves and scammers Wittman caught run the gamut from rich to poor, smart to foolish, organized criminals to desperate loners. The smuggler who brought him a looted 6th-century treasure turned out to be a high-ranking diplomat. The appraiser who stole countless heirlooms from war heroes’ descendants was a slick, aristocratic con man. The museum janitor who made off with locks of George Washington's hair just wanted to make a few extra bucks, figuring no one would miss what he’d filched. In his final case, Wittman called on every bit of knowledge and experience in his arsenal to take on his greatest challenge: working undercover to track the vicious criminals behind what might be the most audacious art theft of all.

The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep

Author: Raymond Chandler

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-08-16

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13:

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Art in the Blood (A Sherlock Holmes Adventure, Book 1)
Art in the Blood (A Sherlock Holmes Adventure, Book 1)

Author: Bonnie MacBird

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Published: 2015-08-27

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0008129681

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London. A snowy December, 1888. Sherlock Holmes, 34, is languishing and back on cocaine after a disastrous Ripper investigation. Watson can neither comfort nor rouse his friend – until a strangely encoded letter arrives from Paris.

Red Card
Red Card

Author: Ken Bensinger

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Published: 2019-06-11

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 1501133918

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The definitive, shocking account of the FIFA scandal—the biggest corruption case of recent years—involving dozens of countries and implicating nearly every aspect of the world’s most popular sport, soccer, including the World Cup is “an engrossing and jaw-dropping tale of international intrigue…A riveting book” (The New York Times). The FIFA case began small, boosted by an IRS agent’s review of an American soccer official’s tax returns. But that humble investigation eventually led to a huge worldwide corruption scandal that crossed continents and reached the highest levels of the soccer’s world governing body in Switzerland. “The meeting of American investigative reporting and real-life cop show” (The Financial Times), Ken Bensinger’s Red Card explores the case, and the personalities behind it, in vivid detail. There’s Chuck Blazer, a high-living soccer dad who ascended to the highest ranks of the sport while creaming millions from its coffers; Jack Warner, a Trinidadian soccer official whose lust for power was matched only by his boundless greed; and the sport’s most powerful man, FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who held on to his position at any cost even as soccer rotted from the inside out. Remarkably, this corruption existed for decades before American law enforcement officials began to secretly dig, finally revealing that nearly every aspect of the planet’s favorite sport was corrupted by bribes, kickbacks, fraud, and money laundering. Not even the World Cup, the most-watched sporting event in history, was safe from the thick web of corruption, as powerful FIFA officials extracted their bribes at every turn. “A gripping white-collar crime thriller that, in its scope and human drama, ranks with some of the best investigative business books of the past thirty years” (The Wall Street Journal), Red Card goes beyond the headlines to bring the real story to light.