Puzzles Can Be Deadly

Puzzles Can Be Deadly
Author: David S. Pederson
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Inc
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2024-05-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1636796168

A bizarre old woman who worships the memory of her lost son. A nun with hidden secrets. A spinster housekeeper with a secret of her own. An angry young man with a troubled past. A neighbor who claims to talk to dead people at seances. Skip Valentine and Henry Finch encounter these eccentric people on their weekend trip to visit Henry’s uncle. When they learn of the groundskeeper who died in a mysterious fire shortly before they arrived, strange occurrences are imbued with ominous portent. The peculiar accidents, ghostly barking, a pounding heard late at night in the creepy old mansion, and a strange old box buried behind the burned-out carriage house all add up to something. Skip yearns to investigate. It’s all so perplexing. But when another death raises the stakes, the puzzle turns deadly. The solution may lie in a curious rhyme told by the groundskeeper before he died, but first Skip and Henry must decipher it.

Deadly Skills Puzzle and Activity Book

Deadly Skills Puzzle and Activity Book
Author: Clint Emerson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-10-23
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781449495893

From former Navy Seal operative and best-selling author Clint Emerson comes a fun, challenging, and seriously useful activity book that tests your observation, concentration, memory, reasoning, sequencing, and logical thinking skills. The Deadly Skills Puzzle and Activity Book is an entertaining companion to Clint Emerson's popular series of Deadly Skills survival guides and calendars. It features coloring pages, mazes, games, activities, and puzzles such as Pick the Pair, Spot the Difference, Killer Sudoku, Match Up, Word Search, and many more.

Fatal Foul Play

Fatal Foul Play
Author: David S. Pederson
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Inc
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2024-11-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1636797954

When Milo agreed to accompany his friend Mark for a weekend getaway with six other men in northern Arizona, he did not anticipate a snowstorm stranding them all in their lodge. But they make the best of it. Their biggest concern is how they’re going to entertain themselves until the snowstorm ends. Complicating things for Milo is his secret attraction to Mark, not to mention Mark’s renewed attraction to his handsome ex-boyfriend, Brick, who seems like he wants to rekindle the relationship. But all is not as it seems in their cozy snow-covered lodge. When one of them is found brutally murdered, tension between the friends escalates. It seems that everyone has their secrets, and some of those secrets are proving deadly. Suspicion mounts as each person wonders who is behind the killing, and why. With no way to contact the authorities, it’s up to Milo and Mark to discover which of their friends is the murderer and stop him before they become the next target.

1001 Deadly Checkmates

1001 Deadly Checkmates
Author: John Nunn
Publisher: Gambit Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Checkmate (Chess)
ISBN: 9781906454258

For all chess-players, from beginners to world champions, from kids to seniors, delivering checkmate is the greatest thrill the game has to offer. The ability to spot checkmates is a vital skill - and this easy-to-use book shows you how it is done. With the help of Grandmaster John Nunn, you will be ready to shock your next opponent with a deadly checkmate, whether in a school match, a club tournament - or even a championship game! By focusing exclusively on positions from real games, ranging from junior events to grandmaster encounters, Nunn ensures that the mates featured are those which arise most often in real life. He also highlights themes and ideas that are often missed in practice. While solving these puzzles, your all-important 'mental library' of patterns will grow, leading to an immediate increase in your playing strength. All 1001 puzzle positions have been carefully checked, and are graded by theme and difficulty. Points are awarded for finding the checkmate, so you can measure your skill. Most of the puzzles are suitable for novice and junior players. The last chapter challenges you with 'extreme checkmates', but don't worry: you'll be ready for them!

Clean Kill

Clean Kill
Author: Anne Laughlin
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Inc
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2024-05-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1636796354

Nicky Sullivan is the resident manager of a sober living home in Chicago. There she rides herd on ten newly sober addicts and alcoholics, trying to point them in the right direction while keeping their chaos to a minimum. But when one of her residents is murdered, Nicky turns to the investigative skills honed during her past career as a homicide detective. She calls on her old police partner who has been assigned the murder investigation along with his new partner, a woman beautiful enough to give Nicky pause. The body count starts to mount as it becomes clear a serial killer is at work, targeting newly relapsed women, all of whom have some connection to Nicky. Each death makes her feel she’s wielded the knife herself. In the midst of the tragedy, she finds herself falling in love. With the lives of fragile women in the balance, Nicky finds her own sobriety threatened. Can Nicky save her lover and find the killer? How many others must die before she does?

Deadly Little Games

Deadly Little Games
Author: Laurie Faria Stolarz
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2011-09-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1423147316

High school juniors Camelia and Ben have discovered a powerful bond: They both possess the power of psychometry, the ability to see the future through touch. For Ben, the gift is a frightening liability. When he senses a strong threat or betrayal, he risks losing control. Camelia's gift is more mysterious. When she works with clay, her hands sculpt messages her mind doesn't yet comprehend. Before either one has a chance to fully grasp their abilities, a new danger surfaces, but this time, Camelia is not the target. Adam, a familiar face from Ben's past, is drawn into a puzzle he can't solve . . . and his life is on the line. As the clues pile up, Camelia must decide whether to help him and risk losing Ben or do nothing and suffer the consequences. But in these games, who can be trusted? Packed with the suspense and romance that made Deadly Little Secret and Deadly Little Lies breakout hits, Deadly Little Games is sure to be a bestseller.

Fiendish Sudoku

Fiendish Sudoku
Author: Clarity Media
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2015-07-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9781515173441

Welcome to this brilliant collection of fabulously fiendish sudoku! Love traditional sudoku but looking for something a little harder? Look no further. This book is sure to test your very best puzzle solving skills and provide a great way to keep the grey matter in tip-top shape!The standard rules of traditional 9x9 sudoku apply to all puzzles. You will need all the usual solving methodologies you are familiar with from standard sudoku puzzles. In addition, some will require one or both of the harder rules- sets and xwing, as demonstrated inside.Remember, all solutions are noted at the back of the book so if you get stuck along the way- take a peek there! All puzzle books are printed on very high quality paper making the puzzle experience all the more enjoyable!

Overwatch Anniversary Puzzle

Overwatch Anniversary Puzzle
Author: Blizzard Enterta Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2018-10-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781945683749

Overwatch may have disbanded after the Omnic Crisis, but you can help piece them together again with this gorgeous Anniversary puzzle.

Deadly Contradictions

Deadly Contradictions
Author: Stephen P. Reyna
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 606
Release: 2016-08-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1785330802

As US imperialism continues to dictate foreign policy, Deadly Contradictions is a compelling account of the American empire. Stephen P. Reyna argues that contemporary forms of violence exercised by American elites in the colonies, client state, and regions of interest have deferred imperial problems, but not without raising their own set of deadly contradictions. This book can be read many ways: as a polemic against geopolitics, as a classic social anthropological text, or as a seminal analysis of twenty-four US global wars during the Cold War and post-Cold War eras.