Puzzle Mystery

Princeton. Good Friday, 1999. On the eve of graduation, two students are a hairsbreadth from solving the mysteries of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili. Famous for its hypnotic power over those who study it, the 500-year-old Hypnerotomachia may finally reveal its secrets to Tom Sullivan, whose father was obsessed with the book, and Paul Harris, whose future depends on it. As the deadline looms, research has stalled, until an ancient diary surfaces.

Santa Claus is coming to town, but guess who’s coming first – Great Aunt Kit. And if Sheila and her fellow sleuth Clara want to give her author relative what she most wants, they’ll wrap up a murder. But not too fast, because Kit wants to be involved first-hand in solving this puzzle. Kit also has ideas on how to solve Sheila’s romantic relationship with detective-once-more Teague O’Donnell, starting with revealing on her dangerous secrets.

Jezabelle Jingle and her neighbors in the Penderghast section of Brilliant, Minnesota, have a mystery on their hands. Someone is stealing sections of hardwood floors in their homes, and the thefts may be connected to a long-hidden treasure left by the founders of Brilliant. Not only that but there's a dead body in a basement to add to the mix. Can Jezzie and her quirky friends figure out the puzzle and find the treasure before some other, unknown person - maybe the murderer - beats them to the punch?

Sam King, the most decorated and honored homicide detective in the department’s history, is thinking he will retire, as soon as he makes lieutenant. Then, the unthinkable happens, a councilwoman is murdered, the crime of the century for the city, yet King is not involved in the investigation. Instead, his captain has King investigating crimes usually reserved for new detectives. Why? Does the captain know more about the conflicts between King and the councilwomen than he lets on?

Cora couldn't have been happier: Matt Greystone was coming to town! The rookie sensation had just signed a huge contract with the Yankees, coming to the team from Arizona, where he won 17 games as a starting pitcher for the Diamondbacks. But an arm injury requiring rehab had sidelined his meteoric rise, and this was her chance to meet him! A diehard Yankee fan, Cora was delighted when Matt invited her to a weekend pool party. On the plus side, she got to meet Derek Jeter. On the minus side, she had a puzzle of her own to solve when a couple of guests got killed.

Hildegarde Withers is on the hunt again, as a vacation in California lands her a movie job and two dealers to clear up. Her own death brings Inspector Piper to the scene, and her resurrection cuts through Hollywood red tape as she becomes a target for the killer.

Dive into the heart of darkness and light in "The Puzzle Chamber Mysteries: The Amazonian Abyss," a thrilling expedition that blends mystery, adventure, and ancient wisdom into a narrative as dense and compelling as the Amazon rainforest itself. Join Elena and her team of intrepid explorers as they navigate a labyrinth of enigmas and dangers in search of a vanished civilization's secrets. From the Clockwork Jungle to the celestial mysteries of the Solar Alignment, each step reveals puzzles that challenge the mind and spirit, beckoning with the promise of ancient truths and hidden wisdom.

Crusty schoolteacher/sleuth Hildegarde Withers can't escape mysterious deaths, even on a trans-Atlantic crossing on an ocean liner. En route to England she spends part of her time (when not feeling queasy) sizing up her fellow passengers. Her intuition helps when passengers and crew start dropping over the side, or just dropping, period.

With The Pieces of the Puzzle, Robert Stanek masterfully creates an intelligent thriller that weaves the excitement and intrigue of a sophisticated mystery with the fascinating secret world of international espionage. The leader of a special operations unit returns home after a mission gone terribly wrong to find himself a wanted man.

Este último tomo de la serie nos hace retroceder para tomar impulso hacia el gran final. El autor combina la continuidad de los hechos anteriores con la inmersión en un pasado que lo explica todo. Así conocemos los oscuros días del orfanato; los desmanes de los Fonseca; la celebración de un trágico pacto entre niños sin esperanza; una Noche de Brujas que esconde horrores bien humanos; una guerra de pandillas entre niños, que preanuncia pasos a seguir en la adultez;

When Charlotte McKay wakes up in a hospital bed with no memory of how she got there, all she wants is to go back to the perfect London flat she shares with her husband, and the impressive career she’s worked so hard to build. But something’s not right. Her husband David is at her bedside - but so is a three-year-old girl, and she’s calling Charlotte "Mummy"....

Aaron Peterson feels like he's trapped in a recurring nightmare. After moving halfway across the world to flee his father's latest theme park failure, yet another disaster has occurred: A roller coaster car jumps the tracks at the Golden Apple Amusement Park, resulting in the death of his friend, Lucy Yi.

The Golden Age of Detection has enjoyed a great resurgence of interest in recent years, with publishers mining back catalogues to bring the best of yesteryear to very receptive new audiences. What is it about a literary movement that took off in the 1920s that still appeals to book lovers in the 2020s? In this authoritative new study, John Curran reveals that it is the ludic qualities of classic crime fiction that continue to intrigue.

Andy Crowl barely knew his recently deceased cousin, Craig Moore, so he’s especially surprised to be named as the sole beneficiary in Craig’s will. Not that there’s much to inherit: just an empty bank account and a run-down house. Once Andy arrives in the town of Mortom, however, he’s drawn into his puzzle-obsessed cousin’s true legacy: a twisted and ominous treasure hunt. Beckoned by macabre clues of dead rats and cemetery keys, Andy jumps into the game, hoping to discover untold wealth. But unsavory secrets - and unanswered questions about Craig’s untimely demise - arise at every turn....

A “lifer” at the secluded Academy of Florence, Leo has never met his parents ... or anyone in his family for that matter. His current “family” is his mechanical monkey and robot lion, who along with his charming best friend and fellow lifer, Savvy, only get him into trouble. But after Leo’s latest experiment goes catastrophically wrong, he finds a mysterious clue that opens an underground maze—one that seems to have been created for him to solve. Leo hopes the tunnels will help him discover the identities of his parents and the reason he’s an orphan in the first place.

Ordinary Elementary is anything but ordinary. Below the classrooms are winding, abandoned, underground passages filled with lost treasures. Fifth-grader Graysen Foxx, aka The Gray Fox—finder of secrets, solver of mysteries, and explorer of the unknown—is hot on the trail of the legendary treasure of long-since-retired Principal Redbeard, which includes a decades’ worth of confiscated gadgets, rare comic books, first-edition Pokémon trading cards, an original Rubik’s Cube, and a retro football handheld video game.

การฆาตกรรมต่อเนื่องพร้อมทั้งกรีดที่ข้อมือของเด็กนักเรียนหญิงต่างโรงเรียนและไม่ได้มีอะไรเกี่ยวข้องกันเลยแม้แต่น้อย แต่ว่าเมื่อตามสืบเรื่องนี้โดยร้อยตำรวจโทโอภาส เขากลับพบเรื่องราวที่ซับซ้อนมากยิ่งขึ้นเกี่ยวกับคดีเมื่อสามปีก่อนซึ่งเป็นการฆาตกรรมต่อเนื่องพยาบาลสาวกว่าห้าราย แต่ในคดีนั้นคนร้ายได้กระโดดลงทะเลเพื่อฆ่าตัวตาย

The town is building a new park for a panda and her baby. But as soon as the pandas arrive, the baby is stolen! All the panda-nappers want in return is a million dollars.... Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose collar the culprits before Green Lawn has to cough up the cash?

Grace Angelo, witch and retired detective, is looking forward to a night of glitz and glamour. Her friend Dario, a local bookstore owner, has invited her to a prestigious book award event, but the celebrations are cut short when one of the winners is found dead. Hemlock Cove PD’s detective, Zachary Jackson, is quickly on the case, and it soon becomes apparent they have a murder on their hands. Grace agrees to consult on the case and recruits Dario to help.

En la costa de Chipre rescatan el cadáver de una mujer procedente de Oriente Medio. En Barcelona, en la playa de Sant Miquel en la Barceloneta, Joan Aiguader, un periodista frustrado, cree tener su gran oportunidad profesional cuando ve un reportaje sobre el "contador de la vergüenza", que lleva un recuento del número de refugiados ahogados en el mar y que contabiliza a la mujer de Chipre como la víctima 2117.