Books published by publisher Emerson Books Inc

A collection of twenty-two of Edgar Allan Poe's classic mysteries, including:The Pit and the PendulumThe Premature BurialThe Masque of the Red DeathThe The Adventure of Hans PfaallThe Gold BugThe Balloon HoaxVon Kempelen and His DiscoveryMesmeric RevelationThe Case of M. ValdemarThe Tale of ScheherazadeMs. Found in a BottleThe Murders in the Rue MorgueThe Mystery of Marie RogêtThe Purloined LetterThe Black CatThe Fall of the House of UsherThe Cask of AmontilladoThe Imp of the PerverseThe Island of the FayThe Oval PortraitThe AssignationandThe Telltale Heart

The second book in the Monkey Tales series, and the follow up adventure to Monkey and the Silver Mine 9781848760776, Monkey and the Ghosts From Space is a ghost story set in Scotland. An innocent ghost tour in the heart of Edinburgh soon turns into a desperate race against time that reveals a centuryold mystery. When exploring the citys underground vaults, Doreen is attacked by a ghostly, luminous cloud. Thanks to Monkeys quick actions, Doreen escapes. As she recovers she tells Monkey that she heard voices in her head, ghostly voices pleading to return home, a home beyond the Earth! When Monkey learns that sightings of ghosts were reported across Edinburgh that same weekend he decides to investigate. After visiting an observatory, a quarry and a famous monument in Edinburgh, Monkey starts to piece together the clues and realises that he is the only person who can save the day but in doing so he must risk his life! Why are ghosts appearing across Edinburgh? What secret lies inside the Scott Monument? Where do the ghosts come from and what do they really want? Will Monkey, Ian and Doreen be able to answer these questions in time to save Edinburgh from an invasion of ghosts?

On the edge of our solar system far beyond the orbit of Pluto lies another solar system very similar to ours. It is called SOL 2. Separating the two systems is the Oort cloud, a region of space where comets are formed. Orbiting the Quilids planet is the volcanic moon of Bunsen home of the Plasmoids. But something strange is happening that is causing the Quilids planet to freeze. From this other solar system comes Space Captain STEVE CRATER. He has been sent to Earth to find MONKEY and to ask his help in solving the mystery of the freezing planet. Monkey agrees to help and sets off with Captain Crater and his crew, Doctor FIONA PHOTON and their Jeloid navigator JELL O-TEEN, in the spaceship FALLING STAR. Monkey will meet many strange creatures and see bizarre and exotic planets as he helps the crew of the Falling Star unravel the mystery that will lead him to discover what is causing the Quilids’ planet to freeze. Not all the aliens Monkey encounters are friendly, some are very bad tempered. In following the clues to help resolve the mystery Monkey will visit many strange worlds: a planet almost identical to Earth but far more technologically advanced where Steve Crater and the SOL2 Space Fleet operate from, Heart’s moon populated by old discarded intelligent appliances, machines, robots and vehicles, the ocean world of the Quilids, a world made of diamondS with acid seas that are populated by creatures made from crystal and the volcanic moon of the Plasmoids.

Festival time is here but something sinister is gong on…Set during the Edinburgh Festival, Monkey is working during the summer with the Linlithgow Gazette when he is sent to investigate the disappearance of princess Mirembe one of three dancers visiting from Uganda. Why has Princess Mirembe gone missing? What connection is their between this and the events taking place near Monkey’s Mum and Dad’s home in Uganda and how will Monkey solve the puzzle in this his latest escapade?The places depicted in this story are real. Monkey – lives in Bathgate with Ian and Doreen. He likes to spend his time exploring the country side on his quad bike. Wherever he goes he takes his notepad and pencil which he uses to write down and draw whatever he finds interesting. When not exploring he spends time making things from bits & pieces and playing with his two pet kittens; Jack and Daisy.