Ace of Spades

Ace of Spades
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Publisher : Feiwel & Friends
Total Pages : 342
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ISBN-10 : 9781250800824
ISBN-13 : 125080082X
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Ace of Spades by : Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Gossip Girl meets Get Out in Ace of Spades, a YA contemporary thriller by debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé about two students, Devon & Chiamaka, and their struggles against an anonymous bully. All you need to know is . . . I’m here to divide and conquer. Like all great tyrants do. —Aces When two Niveus Private Academy students, Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo, are selected to be part of the elite school’s senior class prefects, it looks like their year is off to an amazing start. After all, not only does it look great on college applications, but it officially puts each of them in the running for valedictorian, too. Shortly after the announcement is made, though, someone who goes by Aces begins using anonymous text messages to reveal secrets about the two of them that turn their lives upside down and threaten every aspect of their carefully planned futures. As Aces shows no sign of stopping, what seemed like a sick prank quickly turns into a dangerous game, with all the cards stacked against them. Can Devon and Chiamaka stop Aces before things become incredibly deadly? With heart-pounding suspense and relevant social commentary comes a high-octane thriller from debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé.

Ace of Spades

Ace of Spades
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Publisher : BeeBop Publishing Group
Total Pages : 243
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ISBN-10 : 9781393306139
ISBN-13 : 1393306136
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Ace of Spades by : Sidney St. James

There was only one case out of hundreds of cold cases Vincent James Gideon never wholly solved, Rosenthall. (Read about in Book 1 of the Gideon Detective Series.) In the stack of envelopes on top of Gideon's desk, one was curiously unlabeled, the same as any random piece of junk. He slid it open nonetheless. All the envelope contained was a simple leaf… dark green with serrated edges, finely divided and lacy. It was almost triangular, broad at the base with the tip tapering to an almost point. No sooner did he lay the envelope down on his desk, his phone rang. It was the Chief of Police requesting his service on another case. Across town, another event was happening. Watching her take a sip, it took the assassin every urge not to swat the glass away, but he knew it was the only way to save his life. He stared at the beautiful woman and wondered how long it would take to go into effect. He questioned how much time it would be before she became dizzy and forgot where she was. Everything seemed to switch into slow motion. For a moment, the killer doubted himself and wondered if, in fact, he poisoned the wrong glass? Guilt began to creep into his gut. It took all his strength to withhold the tears that started to glisten in his eyes. Why? She began to cough and cough. The wine glass fell to the side, and her body collapsed to the floor. The killer wasted no time. With an ivory-handled dagger, he stuck the Ace of Spades across the point of the blade and pierced her in the chest. He then placed her body inside the largest trunk among the many in the hallway packed earlier for a long journey. Then, he called on a deaf-mute to carry the trunk to an unknown destination. But, the blundering detectives assigned to the case get all the facts twisted, and the wrong man was accused… or, was it the wrong man? Vincent James Gideon, the famed detective who went into retirement eight years earlier tried to avoid the case when the Black Rock Cove Police Department requested his services. Events occurred that forced the famed detective out of retirement. Then, he was blamed for the murder of not just the woman, but a reputable pharmacist downtown on Pacific Avenue. This is Volume 1 in Book 7 of the final chapter in this long-running detective series. For more details follow Sidney St. James' blog or on Instagram and Twitter.

Murder in Silk

Murder in Silk
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 164
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ISBN-10 : 9781605430553
ISBN-13 : 1605430552
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Murder in Silk by : Ralph Trevor

Mysterious Martin, the Master of Murder

Mysterious Martin, the Master of Murder
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 198
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ISBN-10 : 9781605431048
ISBN-13 : 1605431044
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis Mysterious Martin, the Master of Murder by : Tod Robbins

The Six from Nowhere

The Six from Nowhere
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 166
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ISBN-10 : 9781605432731
ISBN-13 : 1605432733
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis The Six from Nowhere by : Harry Stephen Keeler

The Circus Stealers

The Circus Stealers
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : 9781605432717
ISBN-13 : 1605432717
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis The Circus Stealers by : Harry Stephen Keeler

The Name of the Game Was Murder

The Name of the Game Was Murder
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Publisher : Delacorte Press
Total Pages : 193
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ISBN-10 : 9780307823496
ISBN-13 : 0307823490
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis The Name of the Game Was Murder by : Joan Lowery Nixon

Novelist Augustus Trevor has written a manuscript that reveals the darkest secrets of his guests. Whoever can solve Trevor's clues can have his story removed from the book. But when Trevor is bludgeoned to death, the survivors (along with the reader) are challenged to find both the manuscript and the murderer.

The Case of the Crazy Corpse

The Case of the Crazy Corpse
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 156
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ISBN-10 : 9781605433509
ISBN-13 : 1605433500
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis The Case of the Crazy Corpse by : Harry Stephen Keeler

The Straw Hat Murders

The Straw Hat Murders
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 120
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ISBN-10 : 9781605431093
ISBN-13 : 1605431095
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis The Straw Hat Murders by : Harry Stephen Keeler

Ambrose Bierce and the Queen of Spades

Ambrose Bierce and the Queen of Spades
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 391
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ISBN-10 : 9780520353879
ISBN-13 : 0520353870
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Ambrose Bierce and the Queen of Spades by : Oakley Hall

The Morton Street Slasher has been leaving the corpses of his victims around San Francisco's Union Square. On the women's naked bodies are spade playing cards. The city's infamous newspaperman, Ambrose Bierce, blames the rash of murders on his old enemy, the Southern Pacific Railroad. A naive reporter at Bierce's Hornet pursues the case, uncovering conspiracy at every turn. In a fast-paced novel that is a combination of murder mystery, historical fiction, and quirky biography, Oakley Hall draws the reader into 1880s San Francisco and the changing world that was California in the latter part of the nineteenth century. Local and state politics, the exploitation of the Chinese, the power of the mining and railroad barons, and San Francisco's colorful history provide a backdrop for this irresistible thriller. The novel's chapters are introduced by appropriate excerpts from Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary and narrated by the young reporter Tom Redmond. Redmond is interested in the murders because of his attraction to a woman threatened by the Slasher, and Bierce encourages him because of his personal vendetta against the Big Four of the Railroad. Bierce's misogyny is an influence as well, which Hall uses to advantage in portraying the enigmatic journalist. Hall knows his territory and his characters well. The sights and smells of late-nineteenth-century California are cleverly evoked, and the story's key players are refreshingly authentic. Bierce brandishes his famed cynicism with all the aplomb of the sharp-eyed, sharp-witted newspaperman he was. Cameo appearances by such California worthies as Ina Coolbrith and Joaquin Miller add to the novel's historical richness. Intelligent, gripping, and often quite funny, Ambrose Bierce and the Queen of Spades will satisfy any reader who craves adventure, mystery, romance, and fine writing.