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Lark is spending the summer on Swallowtail Island for the first time since her mom passed away. But she discovers something that others on the island would do anything to keep buried.

On all other nights, the train departs from Stain'd Station and travels to the city without stopping. But not tonight. You might ask, why is this night different from all other nights? But that's the wrong question. Instead ask, where is this all heading? And what happens at the end of the line?

Former New Jersey prosecutor Sandy Moss moved to a LA law firm to make a new start. But when abrasive Hollywood movie director Robert Reeves is accused of murder, Sandy can't say no when he demands her help.

Assembled and edited by Julian Hawthorne and first published in 1909, the Modern English volume of The Lock and Key Library features classic mystery and detective stories by such luminaries as Rudyard Kipling, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Wilkie Collins.

March, 1859. During an exhibition of London's top engineers, proceedings are disrupted by the discovery of a body, seemingly the result of an accident. Charles Dickens however is convinced of foul play, and sets out to uncover the truth.

Gideon's short-lived run as a locally famous boy detective ended when middle school started. Now he's sixteen and officially retired. That is, until his best friend Lily shows up suddenly at Gideon's door, needing his help. As a cover, Gideon joins Lily on the school paper. As the case gets bigger than Gideon or Lily could have anticipated, Gideon must balance his black-and-white quest for the truth with the full colors of real life, or risk a permanent fade to black. 

In the fading town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea, young apprentice Lemony Snicket has a new case to solve when he and his chaperone are hired to find a missing girl. Is the girl a runaway? Or was she kidnapped? Is it really any of your business? These are all the wrong questions.

Eight talented mystery authors lend their skills of crafting murder and suspense to this collection of short stories. Each of these eight provocative tales is designed to entertain and mystify, and chill you to your core.

Gemma James is adjusting to professional and personal changes, and a future now intricately entwined with Duncan Kincaid. But her new responsibilities are put to the test when she is placed in charge of a particularly brutal homicide. This case sets off warning bells for Duncan: It's far too similar to a recent unsolved murder in which an another person was killed in precisely the same way.

Heather Wells is perfectly happy with her new job as an assistant dorm director at a top college. That is, until the dead body of a student is discovered at the bottom of an elevator shaft. Everyone labels the death as an accident, but Heather knows something isn't right, yet no one wants to listen. So she makes the decision to take on yet another new career: as spunky girl detective.