Mysteries

TITLE & AUTHOR

Accident

Alias*

Amythyst Dreams*

For several years, time and circumstance have managed to separate Hallie Knight and her old friend Susan Trench, but when Susan disappears from her grandfather's seaside home on historic Topsail Island, it is Hallie whom Nicholas Trench calls for help.

And Then There Were None

CHRISTIE, A

A pathological killer systematically murders ten strangers entrapped on an island.

Best Stories By Edgar Allen Poe

POE, E

Short stories dealing chiefly with mystery, horror and crime.

Body Of Christopher Creed

When class freak and whipping boy Christopher Creed vanishes without a trace, speculation as to what happened runs rampant in town, causing accusations that changes several lives forever.

Breakfast At Madeline's*

Candidate For Murder

When Cary's father runs for governor of Texas, Cary begins receiving strange calls in the middle of the night and is convinced that someone is stalking her. As she digs into the political intrigue surrounding the election, she uncovers shocking truths - and real danger.

Chasing Redbird

China Garden

After college, Clare moves with her mother from London to a rural home in Ravensmere where her psychic abilities help unravel their past.

Chronicle Of Death Foretold*

A mystical story of a wedding, a sudden scandal, and a murder to which an entire town appears to be an accessory to the fact

Close To A Killer

In this gripping mystery, a 17-year-old girl's involvement in a string of murders forever changes her sense of community, family and self.

Crusader

Roberta struggles to unravel the mystery of her murdered mother's death and the hate crimes that suddenly explode where she works.

Death Of An Expert Witness

When a scientist is murdered, Chief Inspector Dalgiesh learns that there are more than obvious clues to be considered.

Devil's Race*

16-year-old John Proud is tormented by the ghost of an evil ancestor and namesake, who was hanged in 1854 for being a demon.

Dolores Clairborne

Folks on Little Tall Island have been waiting 30 years to find out what happened the day Dolores Claiborne's husband Joe died - but the police want to know what happened yesterday, when Dolores's long-time employer died suddenly in her care.

Drowning Ruth

Set at the end of World War I, this is a beautifully written mystery, as well as a story of a family love, sibling rivalry, duty, loyalty and a possible murder.

Executioner*

When Raymond dies in an automobile accident, Bruce Kendall must face his avenger, the "Executioner".

Face On The Milk Carton

A photograph of a missing child on a carton of milk leads Jane on a search for her real identity.

Final Approach

After a horrifying aviation disaster Joe Wallingford races to find out why it happened - and discovers a complex conspiracy of airline cost cutting, ruthless management, and bureaucratic game playing.

Fireter

A clandestine government agency attempts to harness Charlie McGee's bizarre fire-starting talent.

Flyers *

While filming a movie for a school project, Gabe and his friends discover mysterious activities at an empty farmhouse.

For Mike*

Going After Cacciato

A private deserts his post in Vietnam, intent on walking 8,000 miles to Paris for the peace talks. The remaining members of his squad are sent after him, but what happens then is anybody's guess.

Green Mile

Set in the 1930s at the Cold Mountain Penitentiary's death-row facility, The Green Mile is the riveting and tragic story of John Coffey, a giant, preternaturally gentle inmate condemned to death for the rape and murder of twin nine-year-old girls.

Holes *

Stanley Yelnats isn't surprised when a miscarriage of justice sends him to a juvenile detention center. Subjected to hard labor digging huge holes, Stanley befriends a fellow inmate and begins to unravel the mystery surrounding his family's curse.

Hound Of Baskerville

The most famous adventure of the peerless detective Sherlock Holmes concerns a family living under the ancient curse of a spectral hound.

I Am The Cheese*

Adam Farmer desperately tries to remember the events surrounding the mysterious disappearance of his parents.

I Know What You Did Last Summer*

Four teenagers conceal their responsibility for a hit-and-run accident and are pursued by a mysterious avenger.

In The Middle Of The Night*

Every October, the phone begins to ring for Denny's father, who was once involved in the accidental death of 22 children. Defying his parents, 16-year-old Danny decides to answer the phone and is drawn into a dark world of obsession, vengeance, and a life gone wrong.

In The Tennessee Country

A subtle, evocative story about a one person's obsession to recover a vanished cousin and to understand his disappearance.

Is Anybody There?

Marcus Mullen hasn’t minded being a latchkey kid since his father died - until things t disappearing and he begins to wonder if there is someone else in the house with him.

Jaguar

Jacob finds himself involved in a frightful and dangerous mystery after his father attempts to open a jaguar reserve in Brazil.

Killer's Cousin*

17-year-old David has moved to Massachusetts to finish high school, away from the media glare that surrounded his murder acquittal. However, life with his cold aunt, his hostile cousin Lily, and the haunted attic apartment forces David to come to terms with his own past.

Locked Inside

Kidnapped and locked away in a basement, 16-year-old heiress Marnie is forced to confront painful truths about her family as she tries to escape.

Maltese Falcon

Classic tale of suspense and intrigue featuring hard-bitten detective Sam Spade tracking down a statuette worth a fortune.

Midget*

A physically handicapped boy, who has suffered years of abuse at the hands of his older brother, discovers that he has amazing but terrifying mental powers.

Mr. Was

After Jack's grandfather tries to strangle him, he runs away, through a door he discovered that leads him fifty years into the past. He's soon involved in events that will determine his own future.

Murder And Obsession*

From lethal spikes to fatal kisses, here is Murder & Obsession, a -studded collection of previously unpublished short mysteries.

Murder On The Orient Express

CHRISTIE, A

Agatha Christie's renowned mystery on the fabled Orient Express.

Never Trust A Dead Man

Accused of murder, teenager Selwyn teams up with the ghost of the victim in a desperate search to find the real murderer.

Never Trust A Dead Man*

Wrongly convicted of murder and punished by being sealed in the tomb with the dead man, 17-year-old Selwyn enlists the help of a witch and the resurrected victim to find the true killer.

New Year's Eve

Twin sisters, Heather and Erica, both give birth within weeks of each other. Three short years later, an accident takes the life of Heather's young son, David. Then something extraordinary happens: Sarah, Erica's daughter, crosses the seemingly impassable boundary between two worlds.

Nobody’s There*

Assigned to help a cranky senior citizen as a condition of her community service sentence, 17-year-old Abbie is drawn into a deadly game when Mrs. Merkel's hobby as a sleuth results in a vicious attack.

Other Side Of Dark*

Phantom Of The Opera

A half-crazed musician hides in the labyrinth of the famous Paris Opera House and orchestrates a number of events to further the career of a beautiful young singer.

Philadelphia Fire

Seance

Lauren is reluctant to be part of the séance from the start, and when the lights are turned off and only a candle flickers, she feels scared. Then Sara suddenly screams; something is wrong. When they turn the lights back on, Sara is missing. Then her body is found.

Silent To The Bone*

From the moment he dialed 911 to get help for his baby sister, young Branwell has stopped talking. The au pair accuses Branwell of dropping his sister, but his friend, Connor is suspicious and begins investigating the events leading to his silence.

Something Wicked This Way Comes

October is the season of mystery and dying, and when Halloween brings the Pandemonium Shadow Show to town, two boys discover its sinister secrets.

Sudden Silence

Tightrope*

Ashley's tightly wound existence as a good hardworking kid caring for her sickly mother, begins to unravel when a terrifying stranger discovers she is "Cindy", the daring graffiti artist who leaves her work in the most unreachable places.

Trouble With Lemons

Two teenage misfits, Tyler and Lymie, discover a dead body in a quarry and work to solve the mystery behind it.

Troubling A Star*

Vicky Austin is given a trip to Antarctica as a birthday present, but the trip is not what she imagined. As she becomes caught up in a mystery involving drugs, nuclear waste and family secrets, Vicky discovers that life - hers included - is as fragile as the ecosystem of Antarctica."

Twice Taken*

Brooke Eastman learns that her dad had abducted her when she sees a picture of herself and her father on a program about missing children. She calls the 1-800 number on the TV screen, and sets off a chain of events that not only brings about her return to her mother and a family she doesn't remember, but also alters everything she assumed to be true about herself.

Two-Minute Mysteries

SOBOL, D

Quickie mysteries filled with very tricky clues. Answers for the amateur sleuth.

Voice On The Radio*

In this companion to The Face on the Milk Carton, Janie confronts her past again when her boyfriend Reeve uses it as dramatic filler for his job as a disc jockey at his college radio station.

Weekend Was Murder

16-year-old Liz's summer job with an expensive hotel involves her in a staged murder and a real murder.

Westing Game*

RASKIN, E

A wonderfully clever mystery in which only the reader has the clues.

What Janie Found*

In the thrilling conclusion to the story that began with The Face on the Milk Carton, 17-year-old Janie's father suffers a stroke, leading her to discover a fact that could destroy both of her families.

Whatever Happened To Janie?*

In this sequel to The Face on the Milk Carton, Janie Johnson discovers that her name is really Jennie Spring - she had been kidnapped as a small child. Janie's contented life is disrupted when she is sent to live with her biological family and must decide who she is and where she belongs.

When No One Was Looking*

Kathy is a young tennis player with enough drive, attitude and talent to go right to the top. And it seems that everyone around her has a stake in her success. So, when Kathy is presented with an opponent she can't beat, and a tragedy occurs, everyone's motives are questioned. They all want victory badly, but would anyone really kill for it?

Who Are You?*

High school student Kristi Evans begins investigating a complete stranger after police detectives reveal that he has been keeping a secret file of her entire life.