[PDF] Mystery Writers Of America Presents The Mystery Box eBook

Author : Brad Meltzer
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 24,99 MB
Release : 2013-04-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1455522678

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There's nothing more mysterious than a locked box. Whether it's a literal strongbox, an empty coffin, the inner workings of a scientist's mind, or an underground prison cell, there are those who will use any means necessary to unlock the secrets of...The Mystery Box. With this anthology, bestselling author Brad Meltzer introduces twenty-one original stories from today's most prominent mystery writers. In Laura Lippman's "Waco 1982," a young reporter stuck with a seemingly mundane assignment on lost-and-found boxes unwittingly discovers a dark crime. In Joseph Finder's "Heirloom," a scheming neighbor frightens the new couple on the block with an unnerving tale of buried treasure. In R.L. Stine's "High Stakes," a man on his honeymoon gets drawn into a bizarre bet involving a coffin--a bet he may pay for with his life. From the foothills of Mount Fuji to Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp, from a physics laboratory in wartime Leipzig to an unusual fitness club in Boca Raton, these sometimes terrifying, sometimes funny, and always suspenseful tales will keep you riveted to the page.

Author : Brad Meltzer
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 32,85 MB
Release : 2013-04-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1455522678

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There's nothing more mysterious than a locked box. Whether it's a literal strongbox, an empty coffin, the inner workings of a scientist's mind, or an underground prison cell, there are those who will use any means necessary to unlock the secrets of...The Mystery Box. With this anthology, bestselling author Brad Meltzer introduces twenty-one original stories from today's most prominent mystery writers. In Laura Lippman's "Waco 1982," a young reporter stuck with a seemingly mundane assignment on lost-and-found boxes unwittingly discovers a dark crime. In Joseph Finder's "Heirloom," a scheming neighbor frightens the new couple on the block with an unnerving tale of buried treasure. In R.L. Stine's "High Stakes," a man on his honeymoon gets drawn into a bizarre bet involving a coffin--a bet he may pay for with his life. From the foothills of Mount Fuji to Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp, from a physics laboratory in wartime Leipzig to an unusual fitness club in Boca Raton, these sometimes terrifying, sometimes funny, and always suspenseful tales will keep you riveted to the page.

Author : Mystery Writers of America, Inc.
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 18,4 MB
Release : 2008-04-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0316032018

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Taking us from smoggy Los Angeles to the woods of Idaho, from Hawaii at the turn of the twentieth century to the post-Civil War frontier, these riveting stories trace the perils and occasional triumphs of lawmen and women who put themselves in harm's way to face down the bad guys. Some of them even walk the edge of becoming bad guys themselves. In T. Jefferson Parker's "Skinhead Central," an ex-cop and his wife find unexpected menace in the idyllic setting they have chosen for their retirement. In Alafair Burke's "Winning," a female officer who is attacked in the line of duty must protect her own husband from his worst impulses. In Michael Connelly's "Father's Day", Harry Bosch faces one of his most emotionally trying cases, investigating a young boy's death. These are hard-hitting, thrilling, and utterly unforgettable stories, from some of the best writers in the mystery world.

Author : Mystery Writers of America, Inc.
Publisher : Mulholland Books
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 29,63 MB
Release : 2012-04-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0316201871

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When a different kind of justice is needed -- swift, effective, and personal -- a new type of avenger must take action. Vengeance features new stories by bestselling crime writers including Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Dennis Lehane, and Karin Slaughter, as well as some of today's brightest rising talents. The heroes in these stories include a cop who's seen too much, a woman who has been pushed too far, or just an ordinary person doing what the law will not. Some call them vigilantes, others claim they are just another brand of criminal. Edited and with an introduction by Lee Child, these stories reveal the shocking consequences when men and women take the law into their own hands.

Author : Jeffery Deaver
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 26,96 MB
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1455520721

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Nuclear brinksmanship. Psychological warfare. Spies, double agents, femme fatales, and dead drops. The Cold War--a terrifying time when nuclear war between the world's two superpowers was an ever-present threat, an all-too-real possibility that could be set off at the touch of a button--provides a chilling backdrop to this collection of all-new short stories from today's most celebrated mystery writers. Bestselling authors Jeffery Deaver and Raymond Benson--the only American writers to be commissioned to pen official James Bond novels--have joined forces to bring us twenty masterful tales of paranoia, espionage, and psychological drama. In Joseph Finder's "Police Report," the seemingly cut-and-dry case of a lunatic murderer in rural Massachusetts may have roots in Soviet-controlled Armenia. In "Miss Bianca" by Sara Paretsky, a young girl befriends a mouse in a biological warfare laboratory and finds herself unwittingly caught in an espionage drama. And Deaver's "Comrade 35" offers a unique spin on the assassination of John F. Kennedy--with a signature twist.

Author : Mystery Writers of America, Inc.
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 32,1 MB
Release : 2011-05-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0446574899

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Selected by Nelson DeMille, a collection of mystery/thriller short stories focused on the wealthy upper echelons from some of today's top writers. The truly wealthy live in another world. From their multi-national businesses to their palatial mansions to their exotic vacations at glamorous places all around the world, they do everything in a big way. And sometimes, that even includes crime. In this anthology, you'll read about a wealthy writer who plots murder his hopeless agent, an aging actress who clings to her past of wealth and fame, and a spoiled rich boy who steps into dangerous territory with his mean antics, among others. The Rich and the Dead features mystery and crime stories set among the upper crust of society, going behind the scenes of the lifestyles of the two percent of the world that controls sixty percent of its riches--and just how far they'll go to stay on top.

Author : Joan Lowery Nixon
Publisher : Yearling Books
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 34,53 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : 9780440404583

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The Nic-Nac kids, who solve neighborhood mysteries together and write their own newspaper, the Nic-Nac News, investigate the case of The Great Giovanni, a mysterious man on their block.

Author : Joan Lowery Nixon
Publisher : Penguin Adult HC/TR
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 36,29 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780399608704

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Paul, with his Indian ancestry, not only guesses what is in Michael John's box, but knows how to find it when it escapes.

Author : Tony Broadbent
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 24,87 MB
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Pets
ISBN : 1608685942

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If you live with a cat, you live with a teacher, one that watches your every move. When author Tony Broadbent began observing his cat Zuzu in all her daily wanderings, he found she led him to new pathways of thought, new insights, and an unexpected trove of wisdom. In tribute to the beloved little Bombay pussycat he took as his teacher, Tony has collected some of the teachings of Guru Zuzu into this enchanting little book. He has coupled them with illustrations that celebrate all cats, in the simple hope that you may delight in them too. And perhaps, as he did, also find some small measure of enlightenment for the way ahead.

Author : Roma N. Dessai
Publisher : Notion Press Media Pvt Limited
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 48,57 MB
Release : 2021-10-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781684871346

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This is an extremely powerful and intriguing story of a young girl Sophia and her friends . Sophia and her friends visit her Farmhouse for a stay where they find a unique box. After they reach the farmhouse they learn many secrets which they were unaware of. Sophia's parents embarks on a journey of mysteries behind the box which leads them to many surprises. An innocent mistake leads to behavioral changes in Sophia . Sophia's parents and friends attempt to help her unfolds many untold secrets which keeps them astonished . The combined efforts to help Sophia come out of the misery puts her into more trouble. The incidents of the story are wholly absorbing. It is a story of The Mystery Box, how they find it and how it changes their life to an extent that it starts affecting them at each and every point in their life. They make lot of efforts to come out of it which puts them in more and more trouble until they learn the truth.