The first title in a new series of crime mysteries is set in 18th-century London where what at first appears to be a suicide, turns out to be the victim of a very clever murderer who is still at large.
Puss in Boots is the tale of a very clever cat. He is so clever that not only he manages to find his poor master a new life but also a real princess to marry. Read and learn what tricks Puss uses to make all this happen.
A small village in Suffolk, England, is the scene of two seemingly unrelated murders right before the town's grandest party of the decade. Detective Campion suspects that the murderer will be present at the bash, and his clever sleuthing provides mystery readers with the twists of plot and a surprise ending to baffle and delight!
Added by: ella_sabe | Karma: 85.27 | Fiction literature | 22 August 2010
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Leonato, a kindly, respectable nobleman, lives in the idyllic Italian town of Messina. Leonato shares his house with his lovely young daughter, Hero, his playful, clever niece, Beatrice, and his elderly brother, Antonio. As the play begins, Leonato prepares to welcome some friends home from a war. The friends include Don Pedro, a prince who is a close friend of Leonato, and two fellow soldiers:..
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Fiction literature | 18 November 2009
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Atalanta is the best hunter, swiftest runner, and the all-around most eligible bachelorette in ancient Greece. She's also a woman with a secret: a fortune-teller has given her a stern warning to never marry. When her father--a powerful king--insists that she choose a husband, she hatches a clever plan to hold onto her freedom. Will Atalanta be able to outrun her father's demands? Will the gods intervene in her story? And will fate catch up with her in the end?
