A gambler returning home met his fate to the surprise of his fellow passengers: the dental rep, the single mom, and the man dressed in black. No one could unravel the case except for the traveler Mr. Greene.These short stories are best when read in sequence.

These four short stories are packed tight with murders and theft that only the inconspicuous traveler Mr. Greene could perceive the motives and point to the culprits.Whether you sympathize with the victim or the murderer in this collection of short mysteries, each crime had to be solved before the next stop on the northbound California train. Read these stories separately or in this one boxed set.The Man Dressed In BlackThe Unwanted PassengerThe Ye...

An inexperienced police officer attempts to solve the murder of a man stabbed in his sleeping compartment.These short stories are best when read in sequence.

The family matron, Mrs. Levesque, carried a precious family heirloom intended to be handed down when her granddaughter marries, that is until it was . . . . .These short stories are best when read in sequence.

Everyone wanted to claim credit for the murder of a passenger who died in the train’s dining car, everyone except for the real murderer.The final story and epilogue in this series, which are best when read in sequence.

From the world's #1 bestselling author, an ex-cop must save the woman he's sworn to protect from an ancient Irish curse.Ex-cop Finn O'Grady hasn't been home in years. But the woman he swore to protect is convinced an ancient curse has put her and her son in deadly danger. O'Grady has seen too much evil on earth to believe in the supernatural.And then the killing starts ...BookShots—original, lightning-fast stories by James P...

What happens when the hunter becomes the hunted?To the Gregg family, hunting is just plain fun. To the girl who lives next door, it's just plain horrible. She tries to be polite. She tries to talk them out of it, but the Greggs only laugh at her. Then one day the Greggs go too far, and the little girl turns her Magic Finger on them. When she's very, very angry, the little girl's Magic Finger takes over. She really can’t control it, and now it's turned the Greggs in...

SUCH A GOOD IDEA…FROM THE MASTER OF THE HOUSEMeg was an old-fashioned girl. She’d been happy to quietly stay at home, looking after her invalid mother. But with the family home now sold, Meg’s future was uncertain. Things looked bleak until the new owner of the house, Ralph Culver, offered an ideal solution: Meg could be his housekeeper. Meg found her employer to be a difficult man to understand, but he was an easy man to love…even if there was no hope of be...

Stanley Lambchop is an ordinary boy. At least he was, until the night his bulletin board fell off the wall and flattened him. At only half an inch thick, Stanley can slide under doors, mail himself across the country in an envelope, and fly like a kite!And that's only the start of Stanley's adventures. In these four tales, Stanley also becomes invisible and helps nab some bank robbers, journeys to outer space to rescue aliens, and, after being rounded out, turns flat—again! One thi...

‘So tense and gripping, I NEVER saw that ending coming!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Finished this in the space of two nights!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘That ending and that reveal!! I did not see that coming’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐He says he loves you. He says you’re the only one. He’s just another liar…Denise, Petra, and Anna all have their reasons for being alone.But they’re no...

Joshua's uncle has survived a near fatal accident and Rose and Joshua drive to Newcastle to visit him, along with their friend Skeggsie.Joshua is convinced they are being followed. Can it be true, or is it just his paranoia? Rose and Joshua do not know who to trust – even Joshua's uncle has a dark past, touched by murder. And then the precious murder notebooks are stolen and it is Skeggsie who pays the price for Rose and Joshua's so-called meddling. Somebody out there really does n...

‘Barry was never a father to me, but he did become a friend.’—Martin Crump Barry Crump was a titan of New Zealand writing, his semi-autobiographical novels about life as a rugged outdoorsman selling millions of copies. In his time, he was held up as the quintessential Kiwi bloke. He was also an unscrupulous brute, womaniser, alcoholic and absentee husband. And he was the father of six children – all of them boys. For Ivan, Martin, Stephen, Harry, Erik and Lyall, B...