Books with title The Mysterious Mr.Quin

A mysterious stranger appears at a New Year’s Eve party, becoming the enigmatic sleuthing sidekick to the snobbish Mr Satterthwaite…So far, it had been a typical New Year’s Eve house party. But Mr Satterthwaite – a keen observer of human nature – sensed that the real drama of the evening was yet to unfold.So it proved when a mysterious stranger arrived after midnight. Who was this Mr Quin? And why did his presence have such a pronounced effect on Eleanor Portal, the woman with the dyed-black hair?

"Oh, no!" whispered Sheila."Someone is coming inside." THE MOONLIT SHADOW advanced. In the shadow's hand was a large flashlight. It flashed over the barn before it fastened on the trap-door handle on the floor. The barn door slammed shut and once again the inside of the barn lay in darkness. The sole light came from the flashlight outlining the trap door. As the figure neared the trap door where Jimmy lay hidden, Sheila's fingers gripped Mary's shoulder. Mary, hiding the terror she felt, put a reassuring hand over Sheila's and gave it a squeeze. Mary's teeth were tightly shut, and her jaws ached as the scream rising in her throat was swallowed. Her thoughts were of Jimmy, trapped in the underground space, who was soon to be exposed by this figure with the light.The first title of the Fox Mystery Series is the adventure story of three fifth-graders and their discovery of a mystery surrounding an old abandoned house.

A dark figure wreathed in sea spray appears, as if from nowhere, below the treacherous Grey Gull rocks. Felicity, famous for her clumsiness, deftly saves Mr Ross from drowning, and brings him home to her mother's guest house. But who is he? And how does he exert such a subtle power over everyone he meets? Even Felicity, with her wild flights of fancy, couldn't have dreamed up Mr Ross, nor guessed how he would transform her life and the lives of all who meet him. Vivien Alcock has written a haunting and compelling story of an imaginative girl growing up in a world where commonsense holds sway. Written with humour and great sensitivity, it observes the reactions of an ordinary family and a typical seaside town to the unexpected. Shortlisted for the Young Observer Teenage Fiction Award.

DJ and his cousins Kyle, Hanna and Bekka are part of a close knit family. They do everything together including going camping. DJ and his family were camping together in the Daniel Boone National Forest when DJ first learned about "The Legend of The Mysterious Cave." DJ's sense of adventure and curiosity got the best of him. DJ decided to go for a walk when he discovers that the legend was true. DJ hurries back to camp. When he is almost there, he runs into his cousins. DJ convinces his cousins that the Mysterious Cave was true by showing Kyle, Bekka and Hanna his discovery. While the cousins were looking around, they were chased inside the cave. From that point on Kyle, Bekka, Hanna and DJ has to rely on each other's strength to defeat the evil that lives inside the cave.

Through James' story and his grandfather's illustrations they take you on an adventure that you can read and see. With his brothers, Andrew and Wyatt they travel through the mysterious door and find new wonders and adventure. Come along with them and explore this strange place. Come through the Mysterious Door and explore along with readers from around the world.

After two weeks, suddenly, the sky of Eparo was darkened by the heavy smoke from burning cocoa farms. King Adebo had secretly ordered his slaves to set ablaze all the cocoa farms and ordered his well trained warriors to take over the entire village and to even capture the king.Eparo town was bitterly destroyed, as they cannot resist their enemies’ arrow and flying bullets. Even if they have prepared very well, they could not combat Adebo’s warriors.When the King of Eparo town was totally out of control and seeing his people being wasted under his slag nose, he then surrendered after complete two weeks of bloodshed and wastage of humanity.Since then the chiefs and people of Obala do fear the judgement of their king, he is an unpredicted personality. What is conclusion and judgment would be on Oluju case now is like an egg, that either good or bad is expected when it’s ripe to hatch.