Books with title The Mystery of Death Canyon

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.Previously published in the print anthology Parker Pyne InvestigatesOn the River Nile, Parker Pyne is enjoying his holiday when a wealthy woman reveals suspicions that her husband is trying to poison her. With a plot for murder afoot, Mr Pyne is called into action. But will he be too late?This short story shares the same title as one of Agatha Christie’s most famous books, but there the similarity ends…

MYSTERIOUS NATIVE AMERICANS AND A DEADLY PLOT Visiting an Indian reservation in eastern Montana, Justin and Jenny Parker see what appears to be the ghost of Chief Thunderbird riding across the night sky. They don't believe in ghosts but other strange things are happening. Could Chief Thunderbird's spirit really be warning everyone away from the sacred canyon? When the twins investigate further, they find chilling answers—and life-threatening danger—in Death Canyon…

MYSTERY AT DEATH CANYON: Book #4 of the Parker Twins SeriesVisiting an Indian reservation in eastern Montana, Justin and Jenny Parker see what appears to be the ghost of Chief Thunderbird riding across the night sky. They don’t believe in ghosts, but other strange things are happening. When they investigate, Justin and Jenny find chilling answers—and life-threatening danger—in Death Canyon. In a face-off with an angry shaman, can the reservation’s fledgling church—and the twins’ own faith—stand the test?*“Page turning, action-packed adventure. These books are cool!”—Bill Myers, author of Forbidden Doors“I never knew what was going to happen. I kept leaning forward as I read, waiting to turn the page.”—Jonathan, age 13About the AuthorJeanette Windle grew up daughter of American missionaries in South America, where she canoed in jungle rivers, hiked the steep Andes trails, and swung from vines off cliffs into mountain pools. She has since lived in six countries and traveled in more than thirty. Her experiences have birthed eight YA novels, including the Parker Twins Series, and seven adult international intrigue novels, including bestselling Veiled Freedom, Freedom’s Stand, and Congo Dawn.

The Mystery of Chaco Canyon is an historical fiction, a mystery and a love story set against the background of the American Civil War in the Southwest. Ten years after the events described in Massacre at Point of Rocks, Dan and Roque joined by Doña Loca and Jicarilla Apache, Peregrino Rojo, are set on a quest by a dying Masonic brother. Along the way they must solve the real mysteries of the Los Lunas Decalogue Stone, Chaco Canyon, Chimney Rocks, Rough Hurech’s Grave and the Silverbell Artifacts. The mysteries are real, the solutions novel. The enemies who pursue them are real, the battles are real. The DaVinci Code meets the Wild West.They didn't ask me why I write historical fiction (westerns), so I don't have to lie. My answer would have reflected all the elements shared by other Western Writers. I was born, though I seldom admit it, near New York City, and dropped off on an Indian Reservation in New Mexico to grow up in a land stuck in the 19th century. I loved it and still do.

Marty Allen and his sister, Karen, along with their young Uncle, Brian Forbes, explore the mysterious Devil's Canyon together, and, after a series of mishaps, find the solution to a long-time local mystery. In the process, Marty, who has a reputation for taking things into his own hands, learns there are some things he can't handle alone. Although the story's focus is mainly on the mysterious canyon and what they find there, their Christianity definitely comes through in how each of them handles situations they face on their trip and it also ends up playing a big part in the life of another person they meet along the way.

A megalomaniacal genius has built a fortress and gathered an army of scientists and engineers on the Darkside of the Moon. Rumour and whisper are all that float across to the Main Colony - with far less getting to Earth.A myriad of questions are asked in secret - the most dangerous among them - What is the Death Ray?Twins, Isadora and Aidan Darken are sent to the Moon, by their scientist grandmother, Dame Annette Rapp, to study at the prestigious Barbicane Academy. From their first encounter, the young teens learn that their links to the Moon reach far back to before their births. Stumbling upon artefacts left behind by their missing parents, the twins follow a broken path that leads to the Darkside of the Moon, where they uncover a plot that threatens all of mankind.