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Praise for Pattaya Heat: "IF YOU ENJOY OLD DETECTIVE STORIES, YOU'LL ENJOY THIS." "EXCELLENT BOOK AND A GREAT NEW DETECTIVE!" Welcome to Pattaya City, Thailand. This piss-poor paradise makes Las Vegas look like a PG-13 Disney movie. Pattaya is where Richy Sky has landed for a premature mid-life crisis. This is not where he wants to be, scraping by taking small-time PI jobs, mostly infidelity investigations. The fun, if you could call it that, can't last forever, and now Richy sees a way out -- a new job, one that pays very well. All he has to do is find a missing antique watch that's worth ...

The Mystery That Makes Learning English Fun! Eleven-year-old Alex Carter finds something strange in his school library—an old silver key with a mysterious symbol. But what does it open? Why was it hidden? And why is someone trying to steal it? Join Alex, Mia, and Noah—three curious young friends—as they investigate the secret key. Their adventure takes them through hidden rooms, dusty archives, and a forgotten safe. The clues lead to a secret from the past. Can the young detectives solve the puzzle before the mysterious man in the dark jacket finds the treasure first? More Than Just a...

Something strange is happening at the Greenfield Museum. An old map from 1852 has vanished from a locked display case. The lock is undamaged. The key is safe. The mystery is impossible. But not for Alex Carter, Mia Bennett and Noah Reed. Alex is observant and brave. He notices things other people miss. Mia is calm and intelligent. She remembers details others forget. Noah is creative and quick. He finds unusual ways to solve difficult problems. Together, they are the Mystery Trail detectives. And this is their first case. The Missing Map Should Be Easy to Find. But Nothing Is What It Seems....

Unlock the Mystery. Learn the English. Join the Adventure. Something strange is happening at Blackwood Station. The old railway has been locked for five years, but a mysterious note appears on the door with a single instruction: Check the timetable. When young detectives Alex, Mia, and Noah follow the clue, they discover a hidden key, a secret room, and a strange symbol that connects this case to a much larger puzzle. Someone is leaving them a trail of clues, but who? And why? In this second book of the thrilling Mystery Trail series, readers join Alex, Mia, and Noah as they investigate an ...

The Fallacy Detective has been the best-selling book for teaching logical fallacies and introduction to logic for over 15 years. What is a fallacy? A fallacy is an error in logic a place where someone has made a mistake in his thinking. “A cloud is 90 percent water. A watermelon is 90 percent water. Therefore, since a plane can fly through a cloud, a plane can fly through a watermelon.” This is an easy book for learning to spot common errors in reasoning. For ages 12 through adult. Fun to use - learn skills you can use right away.

At dawn, the Colosseum is the most beautiful place in the world. But this morning, in an area closed “for restoration,” a man lies on the ground: Davide Ricci, tour guide, thirty-two years old. A workplace accident, they say immediately. But Davide was not supposed to be there. And above all: why does a tour guide enter a construction site at night? Arthur Finch knew Davide: he was the best guide in Rome, and a month earlier he had told him a strange sentence: “Arthur, the walls of the Colosseum talk. The problem is what they say about money.” Meanwhile, someone has decided to stop ...

Unlock the Mystery. Master the English. Become the Detective. The Mystery of Room 13 is here—the fourth gripping installment in the award-winning Mystery Trail series that has captivated young readers around the world. What's Hidden Inside Room 13? A locked room. A missing silver box. Three conflicting stories. One impossible puzzle. When Mr. Patterson, the school caretaker, discovers a strange object in a storage room that only he can access, he knows something is wrong. The room was locked. The keys never left his possession. Yet the object appeared overnight—and when Alex, Mia and ...

Experience the first episode of the Baumgartner & Momsen detective story series for German learners on your stereo or headphones, at home or on the go! The narration style and speed of this audiobook is aimed at providing learners with real-world spoken German which is clearly understandable, not too fast, but also not too slow.

Improve your Italian vocabulary and absorb real grammar naturally while solving a thrilling murder mystery set in Rome! When a cold case resurfaces in the historic streets of Trastevere, American journalist Arthur Finch starts asking the questions nobody wants to hear. To find the truth, he will need his instinct, his notebook — and the help of Rome's most feared prosecutor. Specially written for A2-B1 (Pre-Intermediate) language students, this graded reader combines the suspense of a classic detective story with a complete, structured learning framework. Designed for maximum ...

Ennio Basile had worked in the archive of the Rome Prosecutor's Office for forty years. He knew every file, every shelf, every secret of the Port of Fogs. One morning he is found dead among his shelves, and everyone says: his heart. But the evening before, Basile had left a message on Luisa Corna's desk: "Dottoressa, I must show you something. It concerns you." Luisa will not be allowed to investigate: an internal inquiry has been opened against her, carefully built by those who want to stop her forever. The system has decided to settle its accounts: with her, with the American, with ...

The clock tower has stood silent for a hundred years. But tonight, it will speak. Ashford is a quiet town with one very loud secret. Every night at exactly 11:43 PM, the old clock tower comes alive, but it does not chime the hour. Instead, it strikes a chilling thirteen times. No one knows why. No one can stop it. The town historian is baffled, the supervisor is hiding something, and the police are out of leads. Enter Alex, Mia, and Noah. They are not your average kids. They are detectives. They notice what others ignore and solve mysteries that leave adults scratching their heads. When ...

Arthur Finch has stayed in Rome. After the Trastevere case, the American journalist is almost famous: his article "The Port of Fogs" made noise around half the world. But the calm does not last. Bruno Castelli, an elderly art restorer, is found dead in his workshop behind the Vatican walls. An accident, says the first report. But only one painting is missing from the workshop: a small "school" Madonna, a "minor" painting. Why does a thief enter a workshop full of treasures and take exactly that one? Prosecutor Luisa Corna has the file on her desk. Arthur has his uncomfortable questions. The...

READ SHERLOCK HOLMES IN FRENCH—WITHOUT A DICTIONARY Level: A2 (Elementary) Genre: Mystery / Classic Literature Do you understand basic French but still find native novels too difficult? You have completed the language apps. You know the essential grammar. But when you open a novel written for native speakers, you encounter long sentences, unfamiliar vocabulary and literary tenses that make reading feel like work. You are not alone. The gap between textbook French and authentic literature is one of the most difficult stages for language learners. THIS BOOK IS THE BRIDGE Welcome to the ...

Something precious has vanished from the museum. Can you solve the case before the trail goes cold? The Greenwood Natural History Museum is buzzing with excitement. The legendary Golden Scarab of Amenhotep – a priceless Egyptian treasure made of solid gold and rare jewels – is about to go on display for the very first time. Crowds are gathering. News crews are arriving. Everyone wants to see history come alive. But when the museum doors open, the display case is empty. No alarms. No broken glass. No footprints. The scarab has simply disappeared into thin air. Join Alex, Mia, and Noah ...

¿Quién puede resistirse a los encantos Sherlock Holmes mientras aprendes español? Aventuras de Sherlock Holmes para estudiantes de español combina el misterio y la intriga de los relatos clásicos de Arthur Conan Doyle con una forma divertida y efectiva de mejorar tu español. En esta edición especial, encontrarás los casos más emocionantes: Escándalo en Bohemia, Un caso de identidad, El misterio del valle de Boscombe, Las cinco semillas de naranja y El carbunclo azul. Esta edición no es una traducción de la obra, es una re-escritura con algunas partes añadidas u omitidas ...

A retired Scotland Yard detective. A stolen painting. And a language you have always wanted to speak. Edward Blake came to Tuscany for a quiet life — art, good food, and train journeys through the Italian countryside. Then a priceless painting disappears from the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. And Edward is the prime suspect. Guided by cryptic notes from a mysterious woman named Cassandra, he is pulled into a web of intrigue that stretches from the historic streets of Florence to the port of Livorno — all orchestrated by a legendary thief known only as «The Prince of Thieves». Furto al ...

If Alison Girling, former principal of England's Holm Coultram College, died in an avalanche in Austria, why has her skeleton been unearthed on campus? While no love is lost between conservative detective Andrew Dalziel and the entirety of Liberal Arts, his attention to the grim discovery must be paid. But when he and Peter Pascoe scour the ivory tower for answers, they discover that the shady faculty and creepy student body have more to bury than just one corpse. Try two-and counting.

Five mysteries. Five Italian regions. One retired Scotland Yard detective — and a complete journey through Italy while you learn the language. This is the complete Misteri Italiani collection: all five Edward Blake detective stories in one volume, from the theft at the Uffizi in Florence to the murder at the Arena of Verona. Travel from Tuscany to Lombardy, Valle d'Aosta, Piedmont and the Veneto — solving a mystery in each region while your Italian grows from book to book. Written for learners of Italian at A2–B1 level (Pre-Intermediate), the collection is designed with progressive ...

Experience the fourth episode of the Baumgartner & Momsen detective story series for German learners on your stereo or headphones, at home or on the go! The narration style and speed of this audio book is aimed at providing learners with real-world spoken German which is clearly understandable, not too fast, but also not too slow.

Many young believers want to tell others about their relationship with Jesus but aren’t sure how to begin or can become rattled by questions. In fact, many young believers have their own questions about Christianity and struggle to find answers. Detective J. Warner Wallace helps kids develop...