Ingalls Publishing Group : Mystery & Suspense

Ingalls Publishing Group: High Country Publishers, Claystone Books, Southlore Press, Kent Hollow Press, Grace Publishers

Mystery & Suspense

Contemporary and Historical Mysteries by Albert A. Bell, Jr.
Albert A. Bell, Jr. combines the best of the puzzle-story mystery with stories that pull the reader into the characters' time and place, whether it's Smyrna in the days of the Roman Empire or an urban setting in modern-day Michigan.

Death Goes Dutch

by Albert A. Bell, Jr.

ISBN: 1932158650 Trade Paperback - Regularly $12.95, $9.71 online

First of the "Wooden Shoe Mysteries." A Korean-American risks all to help a fellow adoptee!
Sarah DeGraff feels a special connection with the adoptees in her caseload. As a Korean-American unlikely ever to find either of her biological parents, she takes satisfaction from re-uniting others. But Josh Adams' mother is dead. Margaret Dysktra, heiress to a furniture fortune, died under suspicious circumstances that were never investigated. Yet it seems Josh himself may be the one with something to hide.

Secret of the Lonely Grave

by Albert A. Bell, Jr.

ISBN: 1932158790 Trade Paperback (Fall 2006), Claystone Books

Kids investigate a mysterious grave and solve a 150 year old murder. One grave in the cemetery stood off by itself. Steve Patterson and Kendra Jordan noticed flowers on the grave for the first time. As they tried to solve the mystery of who left the flowers and why, they uncovered a secret leading back to the Civil War and the Underground Railroad. But some people in their small Kentucky town – even members of their own families – were not happy with what they found.

All Roads Lead to Murder: A Case From the Notebooks of Pliny the Younger

by Albert A. Bell, Jr.; illustrations by William Martin Johnson, from the 1901 edition of Ben Hur by Lew Wallace

ISBN: 097130453X Hardcover - Regularly $21.95, $16.46 online

The ancient Roman world comes alive in this tale of horrific murder. This series first features Pliny as investigator, working with his friend Cornelius Tacitus and Luke, the Biblical physician.

"Wonderful historical mystery set in the Roman Empire during the early Church and St. Luke's timeframes. Five stars!!!" – Bob Spear, Heartland Reviews

Mount Doomsday

by Donald A. Berman, MD

ISBN: 193215857X Trade Paperback - Regularly $12.95, $9.71 online

A volcano in the Cascades Range erupts – again – but this time it's radioactive. Newsman Richard Burrell and Berkely geologist Lee Burrell cover the event, but government information management imperils life and property. The current catastrophe is illuminated by flashbacks to historic volcanic events, leading to a sobering, startling conclusion.

"Riveting tale, and Dr. Berman should keep at it until maybe someone will listen to his wisdom and experience. ... His characters are human, intelligent, and flawed. ... story is timely." – Shelley Glowoski, Midwest Book Review

Dirty Deeds

by Mark Terry

ISBN: 1932158529 Trade Paperback - Regularly $12.95, $9.71 online

Meg Malloy discovers more than fraud in her search for the preacher's daughter.

"Page-turning action, ... maximum intrigue and just the right touch of romantic interest." – Oakland Press

Dear Mouse... Murder, Love and Movie-making in the Carolina Mountains

by Schuyler kaufman

ISBN: 09713045 Trade Paperback - Regularly $14.95, $11.21 online

Matt writes his journal as letters to the daughter he has lost. When the blackmailing starlet shows up dead in his dressing room, he must find out what she knew to save himself and his daughter.