Was That The Bell???

Baker Street Cats

My name is Dooley and I’m a ragamuffin. I’m also Max’s best friend, and because he’s my best friend, he asked me to write this introduction to our new mystery. I’ve never written an introduction before, so I hope you’ll forgive me if it’s not very good. Okay, let’s begin. So first there was the woman who was murdered on the beach. Chase didn’t know who killed her, and because he really wanted to find out, he went on television and asked people if they could help him.

Then there was the blackmail. A very nice woman named Rosa Bond was being blackmailed about a dark secret in her past, and so she asked Odelia to help her. And it worked. Well, more or less. The next day the blackmailer was found dead. The good news was that Rosa got her money back. The bad news was that he was murdered, which isn’t very nice. Also, now we had to try and catch the killer, which is a lot of work. A lot of talking to a lot of people and asking them a lot of very personal questions. Good thing Chase is a cop. When people don’t want to talk he can arrest them.

And then there was the boy who drowned in the pool. And this is where I got confused. Was he murdered or not? Some people said he was, and others said that he wasn’t. And for a while even Max didn’t know, which is weird, since he’s the smartest cat I know. Lucky for us (and for Rosa Bond) he finally figured it out. I just knew he would. Max is my hero. Even when things look pretty hopeless, and Chase has to go on television to ask people to help him, Max figures it out. I don’t know how he does it. Brutus says it’s because he has a big head. I don’t know if that’s true.

Well, I think that’s it. I wanted to tell you who the murderer was but Max said I shouldn’t. He says it would spoil the fun. I don’t know what’s so funny about murder, but then I guess Max knows best. Did I mention he’s very clever? And now if you’ll excuse me, I have some Discovery Channel to watch. There’s a very interesting documentary on about tardigrades, also known as water bears or moss piglets. I think I’m going to enjoy that. Moss piglets. Is it a piece of moss that looks like a piglet or a piglet that likes to eat moss? I have absolutely no idea, but I’m going to find out!

Young Gimli Parduu has everything — except freedom.

Raised in isolation by his mysterious grandfather, his only connection to the outside world comes through virtual reality games. But when he starts asking dangerous questions, he’s suddenly transported to a strange cabin at the center of a swirling mysterious mist where he must face an impossible choice: master his emerging powers or die trying.

As Gimli struggles to understand his extraordinary inheritance — both the vast wealth awaiting him and abilities that defy explanation — he discovers that his grandfather’s overprotective sheltering may have been hiding an incredible destiny. With only a snarky AI companion and cryptic visitor for guidance, Gimli must learn to control his dangerous new talents before they consume him.

But time is running out. His grandfather is dying, and Gimli must find his way home through the deadly mist filled with monsters born from his deepest fears. Yet the greatest challenge may not be surviving his journey, but arriving in time to say goodbye to the only parent he’s ever known.

INHERITANCE is a gripping science fantasy novel that explores what it truly means to come into one’s own. Perfect for fans of Ursula K. Le Guin’s “The Wizard of Earthsea” and Orson Scott Card’s “Ender’s Game,” this story weaves together themes of personal growth, facing fears, and the complex bonds between generations into a compelling tale of self-discovery and supernatural power.

Enjoy this MC (motorcycle club) sexy new adult series starter by USA Today Bestselling steamy romance author Summer Cooper and her friend Sienna Chance.

When Eliana’s dad died, she couldn’t help but feel a little relieved. She knew that he did his best to provide for her as a single parent. But she wished that he had done it differently.

The night Eliana and her alcoholic father ran away from their home, from the MC, it was the beginning of her sleepless nights, haunted by fear of being captured and dragged by the bikers back to the town she once called home.

Years later, through hard work and grit, she not only graduated from the way-out-of-budget Harvard, but has become a successful lawyer. Now, without her father, she can breathe, stop living in fear, and finally come out of hiding.

But then her ex, Kye, showed up at her dad’s funeral unexpectedly. But he wasn’t there to pay his respects. He was there for her. Ten years of nothing… he couldn’t be there to rekindle the love with his high school sweetheart. He was there to prove his loyalty to his MC, the same one that she feared so much. He was there to drag her by force to their small town, to pay an impossible debt that belonged to the father she just buried.

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Her daughter’s missing. A tragic accident… or something much worse?

When Cleo Cooper’s daughter vanishes during a family barbecue, her perfect life begins to unravel.

Everyone thinks three-year-old Immy drowned in the river at the bottom of the garden.

Everyone except Cleo. Because all her instincts tell her someone took her daughter. Someone she knew.

With time running out, Cleo sets out to uncover the truth. But the deeper she probes, the more she realises everyone has a secret to hide. Especially her husband.

And as Cleo unpicks the lies, she discovers her carefully constructed life was just an illusion.

No One I Knew is the compulsive psychological thriller by A J McDine, author of The Baby and The Invite.

Edmond Taylor’s Fall of the Dynasties: The Collapse of the Old Order, 1905-1922 is a compelling narrative of the forces that brought an end to Europe’s great imperial powers. Spanning the years leading up to and following the First World War, the book examines the demise of the Austro-Hungarian, Russian, German, and Ottoman empires, illuminating the cascade of events that transformed the continent.

At the heart of the story are the flawed decisions of rulers, the rise of revolutionary ideologies, and the societal unrest that broke the foundations of centuries-old monarchies. Taylor brings these historical moments to life with vivid detail, from the opulent courts of Vienna to the fiery rhetoric of Lenin, offering a richly textured portrayal of a world on the brink of modernity.

Rather than presenting history as a series of isolated events, Taylor weaves together the political, cultural, and economic threads that defined this transformative era. The collapse of these dynasties is not merely a story of defeat but a dramatic prelude to the birth of new nations, ideologies, and power structures. With a narrative that is both insightful and engrossing, Fall of the Dynasties invites readers to witness the tumultuous end of an era and reflect on its lasting impact on the modern world.

How do you go from poster child of All-American-Girl-Next-Door to Calculating-Killer-on-a-Murderous-Rampage? Try discovering a houseful of your family’s bloody corpses.

Anna Croix’s life was perfect, until suddenly it wasn’t.

Amazing family? Check. Doting Fiancé? Check. The career she’s always wanted? Almost check. And then there was nothing…

Nothing but a gaping hole longing to be filled. Question is, does she fill it with peace and acceptance or bitterness and a burning drive for revenge?

The latter, of course. Because it’s not every day your entire family gets slaughtered.

But first, she needs to know why… and by whom.

Then there’s the issue of finding them and what to do once she has.

Will she really be able to commit murder?

Most definitely.

Not a problem.

Her problem is knowing when to stop.

A deep sea fracking operation in the Arctic Ocean breaks through into a world hidden for 15-million years, an undersea cavern from the Pliocene Epoch of the Cenozoic Era. Among the prehistoric terrors unleashed is a giant megalodon, a shark so efficient it had no need to change for 20-million years. Asa Iverson was the only survivor from the Global Kulik incident. Now, the nightmares haunt him. Did he see a colossal shark long thought extinct, or was it a hypothermia-induced hallucination?

Now, he’s back in the Arctic to see for himself, and the deadliest predator the world has ever known is headed in his direction.