This very popular children’s story with a timeless moral is based on the adventures of a lazy bee called Fumble Bee and the eventual consequences of his actions. While out collecting honey one day he is captivated by a beautiful little butterfly he bumps in to, and together they party all summer long, resulting in him getting banned from the bee-hive. Eventually the weather changes to winter, and all of a sudden Fumble Bee can no longer find flowers to feed from, and his new friends have disappeared. Finally, he realizes the error of his ways and works to redeem himself.
Fethering sleuths Carole and Jude return in a wonderful mystery of bitter rivalries and deep-rooted jealousies Bracketts, an Elizabethan house near the town of Fethering, is about to be turned into a museum. Once the home of celebrated poet Esmund Chadleigh, it has now been decided that it should become a shrine to his life and poetry. But the transition from house to museum is running far from smoothly. For a sudden discovery is made: Buried in the kitchen garden is a human skeleton.
Private detective Monk makes his fourth appearance in the vivid Victorian series by the beloved creator of Inspector Pitt and wife. A gifted nurse has met death by strangulation, and William Monk is convinced it was no random act of violence. Soon he discerns the shadow of a tragic evil that darkens every level of society.
While working on a dig in the California wilderness, archaeologist-adventurer Annja Creed uncovers evidence of a tragedy that's linked to Chinese miners during the days of the Gold Rush. A sudden attack on the site by shadow if gures drives Annja to if nd the connection to a mysterious buried city in China.
Baffled by a seemingly supernatural connection to his critically injured sister, an FBI special agent heads to the Oregon coast in search of a more plausible explanation for his sudden ESP, only to discover more puzzling mysteries.
