Monkey Mystery

Seit Monaten herrschen in Chicago Minustemperaturen, als die Leiche der jungen Ella Reynolds eingefroren im See gefunden wird. Sie wurde vor drei Wochen vermisst gemeldet – der See ist seit Monaten zugefroren. Die Medien beschuldigen den berüchtigten Four Monkey Killer Anson Bishop, aber Detective Sam Porter will nicht glauben, dass er damit etwas zu tun hat. Er kennt den Serienkiller gut, denn er hat ihn geschnappt und laufen lassen, und er hat noch eine Rechnung mit ihm offen. Porter hat sich auf ein gefährliches Spiel eingelassen, währenddessen verschwindet ein Mädchen nach dem anderen.

Seit fünf Jahren terrorisiert der berüchtigte Four Monkey Killer bereits die Einwohner Chicagos, als ein unvorhergesehener Verkehrsunfall den Täter zum Opfer macht. Als seine Leiche gefunden wird, ist der Polizei schnell klar, dass er noch eine letzte Nachricht übermitteln wollte. Ein letztes Opfer wartet irgendwo auf sein endgültiges Schicksal. Detective Sam Porter ist dem Serienkiller schon seit Jahren auf der Spur. Er kennt ihn besser als jeder andere und weiß, dass dieser selbst nach dem Tod noch lange nicht ruhen wird.

The year is 2425. Centuries after a catastrophic meteor collision, nature has retaken the earth. In a small town in what was once England, young Ocean Mooney and the monkey-owning Duke Smiff have just dug up a 400 year-old tablet computer. Meanwhile, in the present day, Thomas Reeve and his genius cousin Kylie create the Time Tablet – a device which they hope will allow them to communicate with the future. But when the Time Tablet malfunctions live on television, Thomas and Kylie are sucked into the year 2425 – and have only 24 hours to return home, and save the future of humanity.

Someone slipped one of the monkey brothers a bad bunch of bananas. Now, Madam Electra and Officer Bruno have to figure out who is behind the malarkey spreading throughout the circus. Unfortunately, Electra’s cryptic crystal ball makes finding answers no easy cakewalk.

A large sum of money is stolen from Tudways Bank, and a clerk named Franklin Gale is the obvious suspect. But Gale’s father is positive his son is innocent, and hires private detective Sebastian Zambra - who finds that the key to the mystery lies with a five-pound note and a performing monkey.

Olivia’s life had just gotten back to normal after the death of her parents, when her beloved grandmother passed away. This was when her world began to turn upside down. She would soon discover some shocking things about her family, especially the grandmother whom she had lived with for so many years and her sister had turned into someone completely different than the beautiful person that she thought she knew. How could anyone know so little about the family they grew up with? She was even beginning to wonder how well she knew her best friend.

Mo Collins survived the beginning of the zombie apocalypse by staying on the replica pirate ship, the Viva Ancora. But after a chance meeting with another survivor named Smokes, everything changed. Can good triumph over evil? Will this wickedness spread? Who will stand against the malevolence? Is all hope lost? It's the end of the world as we know it.

An elderly couple living in a remote village with their mischievous son, Herbert, are presented with a macabre souvenir from India: a withered monkey's paw. Upon receiving this strange gift, the couple are warned of its dangers - that though it has the power to grant wishes, it exacts a terrible price for them. Disbelieving such fanciful ideas, the old man makes a wish that brings the most terrible events imaginable into their lives.

A courtroom drama of biological science versus transgenderism, The Wise of Heart updates the Scopes Monkey Trial for the twenty-first century. He wanted to test the new Gender Awareness in Academia (GAIA) Act, but high-school biology teacher, Mike Andrews got more than he bargained for.

It has been four years since the Roadhouse Sons disbanded. The popular rock group once not only entertained audiences, but also worked with the FBI to monitor illegal activities on the club circuit. Now their former front man and drummer turned FBI agents, have just agreed to reunite the band for a tour in Cold War Germany. Unfortunately, the tour is not all it seems, as the band is taken behind the Iron Curtain. When they encounter a KGB agent who wishes to defect, the glamour of the tour quickly fades, as they are plunged into intrigue and murder.

When Trixie returns after being suspended, her best friend Gloria doesn’t seem herself. To make matters worse, the vampire is suddenly best friends with an exciting new monster. Is the new girl all that she seems, or are the Mean Ghouls up to no good? When the most important monster in the country pays Monstacademy a visit, the threat of their school closing hangs over Trixie and her friends like a black cloud. To make matters even worse, there’s a traitor in the ranks. Who is making things go wrong at just the right time?

Summer’s over for Trixie Grimble and her friends and that can only mean one thing. Mayhem! When the Ankhstone is stolen, everyone is a suspect and it’s up to Trixie, Gloria, and Colin to find out who the true culprit is before the terrible mind-control powers of the ancient curse are unleashed on Monstacademy.

Rebekah Daniels is just your ordinary spunky 9 year old girl living in the small town of Curtis Bay... Except she is determined not to be ordinary at all! Her small town is filled with mysteries and Rebekah is sure that she, along with her best friend Mouse, will be able to solve every last one of them. It's a school field trip and this time Rebekah, Mouse and her classmates are headed to the zoo. Rebekah is especially excited to see the new baby monkey so when it goes missing, she is working harder than anyone to solve the case!

Joining a new school is hard for any child. When Trixie Grimble joins a school for monsters, her problems are only just beginning. She soon realizes that she’s going to have to make some adjustments if she’s going to fit in at Monstacademy. There’s a big event on the horizon and a mystery afoot. With only a cursed werewolf and a vegetarian vampire to help her, will Trixie solve the mystery in time? Whatever happens, Trixie and her friends need to make sure that the school stays open and the Halloween Parade goes off without a hitch.

The author of the Mutts comic strip and several best-selling children’s books, Patrick McDonnell has been hailed as the next Charles Schulz. In his characteristic heartwarming style, McDonnell tells the story of the young Jane Goodall and her special childhood toy chimpanzee, Jubilee. With anecdotes from Goodall’s autobiography, McDonnell makes this true story accessible for the very young - and young at heart.