422 Results with the "Mystery" genre


    • Chapter 10: Alice Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin The chapter explores the profound empathy exhibited by elephants, drawing parallels to human behavior through anecdotes and scientific observations. It begins with an African proverb emphasizing collective strength, which sets the stage for discussing elephant social dynamics. Researchers in Amboseli documented elephants displaying empathy by comforting distressed herd members, protecting calves, and assisting injured individuals. These behaviors suggest a sophisticated emotional intelligence, challenging…
    • Chapter 1: Jenna Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin The chapter introduces Jenna, a precocious thirteen-year-old with an exceptional understanding of memory. She distinguishes between different types of memory—factual, sensory, academic, and personal—and reflects on her early fascination with the subject, which led her to conduct independent studies in school. Jenna’s first memory, from when she was just nine months old, involves her mother feeding her cotton candy and speaking to her in Xhosa, a language she learned in South Africa. This vivid…
    • CHAPTER 1: GRAYSON Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin The chapter opens with Grayson Hawthorne immersed in a rigorous knife-fighting practice session, embodying the Hawthorne family ethos of perfection and relentless self-improvement. His disciplined approach reflects years of mastering combat techniques, emphasizing stance, fluidity, and precision. Grayson’s choice of a simple, understated dagger underscores his preference for practicality over ornamentation. The narrative highlights the Hawthorne legacy of obsession with mastery, as Grayson recalls his…
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      Buried Prey

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      by testsuphomeAdmin In Buried Prey, ​Lucas Dav­en­port​ con­fronts a chill­ing ghost from his past when the bod­ies of two miss­ing girls—Kate Jones and Martha John­son—are unearthed after 25 years. Orig­i­nal­ly dis­missed as a cold case from Davenport’s ear­ly days as a Min­neapo­lis cop, the dis­cov­ery reopens old wounds and expos­es a web of lies, cor­rup­tion, and a killer who’s been hid­ing in plain sight. As Dav­en­port revis­its…
      Fiction • Mystery • Politics • Thriller
    • A Strange Disappearance Cover
      by LovelyMay A Strange Dis­ap­pear­ance by Anna Kather­ine Green is a mys­tery nov­el that fol­lows detec­tive Ebenez­er Gryce as he inves­ti­gates the baf­fling case of a wom­an’s sud­den dis­ap­pear­ance, uncov­er­ing secrets and puz­zling clues along the way.
    • [Joe Pickett 18] • The Disappeared Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin In The Dis­ap­peared, Wyoming game war­den ​Joe Pick­ett​ is drawn into a high-stakes mys­tery when a British ​CEO’s daugh­ter, ​Kate Shelford-Long­den, van­ish­es from an exclu­sive ​guest ranch​ near ​Sarato­ga. Tasked with inves­ti­gat­ing by Gov­er­nor ​Colter Allen, Joe uncov­ers a web of secrets involv­ing: A ​van­ished ranch employ­ee​ with a vio­lent past A ​ruth­less Sil­i­con Val­ley investor​ with ties to the ranch A ​local jour­nal­ist​ dig­ging…
      Mystery • Thriller • True Crime
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