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Books in Great Mysteries series

  • Water Monsters: Opposing Viewpoints

    Alan Garinger

    Library Binding (Greenhaven Pr, March 1, 1992)
    Explores the reports and evidence for the existence of mysterious large creatures allegedly living in certain lakes and rivers of the United States.
  • Cat Playing Cupid: A Joe Grey Mystery

    Shirley Rousseau Murphy

    Hardcover (William Morrow, Feb. 3, 2009)
    “Excellent….These Joe Grey mysteries will stay popular for many years to come.”—Tampa Tribune Kirkus Reviews says that award-winning author Shirley Rousseau Murphy has “raised the stakes of the feline sleuth genre.” In Cat Playing Cupid, Murphy’s fourteenth delightfully sophisticated whodunit to feature Joe Grey and his furry friends Dulcie and Kit, the feline P.I. is on a mission to stop a crime spree that endangers love on Valentine’s Day. The winner of seven straight Muse Medallions from the national Cat Writers Association, Murphy’s Joe Grey novels are the “cat’s meow”—as doggone good as Rita Mae Brown’s “Sneaky Pie,” Carole Nelson Douglas’s “Midnight Louie,” and Lilian Jackson Braun’s The Cat Who...books.
  • Haunted Houses

    Janet Riehecky, Lydia Halverson

    Library Binding (The Childs World Inc, May 1, 1989)
    Describes supposedly true incidents in which houses have been haunted, in such categories as "Friendly Ghosts," "Animal Ghosts," and "Vengeful Ghosts"
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  • Bigfoot: Opposing Viewpoints

    Norma Gaffron

    Library Binding (Greenhaven Pr, Nov. 1, 1988)
    Evaluates physical and eyewitness evidence concerning the existence of large, hairy creatures such as the Bigfoot of the Pacific Northwest and the Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas
  • Witches: Opposing Viewpoints

    Wendy Stein

    Library Binding (Greenhaven Pr, Jan. 1, 1995)
    Presents opposing views of experts on medieval and modern-day reports of the practice of witchcraft and the persecution of suspected witches, including the Salem, Mass., cases, and discusses the reality of the phenomenon, the existence of organized witchcraft, and social and economic explanations
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  • The Lost Colony of Roanoke: Opposing Viewpoints

    Tom Schouweiler

    Library Binding (Greenhaven Pr, June 1, 1991)
    Presents opposing viewpoints about the mysterious disappearance of the English colony on Roanoke Island
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  • King Arthur: Opposing Viewpoints

    Michael Oniell

    Library Binding (Greenhaven Pr, Sept. 1, 1992)
    Examines the conflicting evidence about the existence and historical basis of the legendary British king
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  • Voodoo: Opposing Viewpoints

    Don Nardo, Erik Belgum

    Library Binding (Greenhaven Pr, March 1, 1992)
    Book by Nardo, Don, Belgum, Erik
  • The Bermuda Triangle: Opposing Viewpoints

    Norma Gaffron

    Hardcover (Greenhaven Pr, March 15, 1987)
    Explores the mysteries surrounding the disappearances of planes and ships in the Bermuda Triangle.
  • Anastasia Czarina or Fake: Opposing Viewpoints

    Leslie McGuire

    Library Binding (Greenhaven Pr, Aug. 1, 1989)
    Examines the life of the daughter of the czar who ruled during the Russian Revolution and discusses the question of whether she escaped or was killed along with the rest of her family.
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  • Houdini

    Laura Alden, Betty Raskin

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 1989)
    A biography of the mysterious magician, focusing on his great escapes, wondrous illusions, crusade against spiritualism, and attempt to communicate with his wife after his death.
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  • The End of the World: Opposing Viewpoints

    Michael Arvey

    Library Binding (Greenhaven Pr, Sept. 1, 1992)
    Explores different theories about how the world might end, including such possibilities as an extraterrestrial calamity, an environmental disaster, or a mystical apocalypse
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