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    Twice Round the Clock

    by Billie Houston ...
    Narrated by Nick Rawlinson ...
    Series series British Library Crime Classics

    Unabridged

    7 hours 4 min

    Horace Manning, scientist, recluse and 'closed book' even to his friends is found dead in his study at 4a.m., following a dinner in honour of his daughter's engagement. An ivory-handled carving knife rests between his shoulder blades as the houseguests gather round to witness the awful crime. The telephone line has been sabotaged - a calculated murder has been committed. Rewinding twelve hours, ... Read more

    $51.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Chapter and Verse

    by Billie Houston ...
    Chapter And Verse has one theme--love. Yet there is diversity within that unity, both in form and substance. The poems run in length from a few short lines to a several verses. The rhyme schemes are many and varied. The subject matter addresses the charm, the mirth, the drama, the chivalry, the bliss, the gravity, and the mystery of love. Each poem speaks directly to the heart with its symmetry of ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Twice Round the Clock. Illustrated

    by Billie Houston ...
    Originally published in 1935, Twice Round the Clock is a rare gem of Golden Age detective fiction—fast-paced, theatrical, and packed with intrigue. A glamorous house party at a country estate promises an evening of music, merriment, and high society. But as the clock ticks toward midnight, the mood shifts from festive to fatal. One of the guests is found dead—and it becomes clear that beneath the ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD

  • Moonlight & Misadventure

    20 Stories of Mystery & Suspense

    by Judy Penz Sheluk, Susan Daly, Susan Jane Wright, K.L. Abrahamson, M.H. Callway, Elizabeth Elwood, Joseph S. Walker, Robert Weibezahl, Michael A. Clark, Billy Houston, Sharon Hart Addy, Clark Boyd, Kate Fellowes, KM Rockwood, Buzz Dixon, John M. Floyd, C.W. Blackwell, Bethany Maines, Jeanne DuBois, Tracy Falenwolfe ...
    Series Book 3 - A Superior Shores Anthology
    Whether it’s vintage Hollywood, the Florida everglades, the Atlantic City boardwalk, or a farmhouse in Western Canada, the twenty authors represented in this collection of mystery and suspense interpret the overarching theme of “moonlight and misadventure” in their own inimitable style where only one thing is assured: Waxing, waning, gibbous, or full, the moon is always there, illuminating things ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Brush Country

    Poems of the American Southwest, #1

    by Billie Houston ...
    Series Book 1 - Poems of the American Southwest
    Brush Country is a collection of poems that vary in style, tone, length, and content. Their unity is in the setting, the Brush Country of Central Texas.Whether rugged and rough-hewn as the tangled underbrush that grows in in stubborn profusion beneath stately oaks and scrubby mesquites, or as finely wrought as fragile flowers that bloom in shady glades and hidden places, these poems reflect the ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Summertime in My Heart

    by Billie Houston ...
    Narrated by Brenda J. St. John ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 14 min

    Fern Marshall has not seen her ex-husband in fifteen years. Their parting was less than amicable. Now she is faced him with telling him that their eighteen-year-old daughter has been in an automobile accident. If her bad news ended there, she could manage. Unfortunately, it does not. Drew Marshall feels keenly his failure as a father. When his ex-wife brings a message that his daughter has been in ... Read more

    $6.71 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    21 Stories of Mystery & Suspense

    by Judy Penz Sheluk ...
    Series Book 1 - A Superior Shores Anthology
    Whether it's a subway station in Norway, ski resort in Vermont, McMansion in the suburbs, or trendy art gallery in Toronto, the 21 authors represented in this superb collection of mystery and suspense interpret the overarching theme of the best-laid plans in their own inimitable style. And like many best-laid plans, they come with no guarantees.Includes "A Sure Thing" by CC Guthrie, nominated for ... Read more

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  • Larceny & Last Chances

    22 Stories of Mystery & Suspense

    by Judy Penz Sheluk ...
    Series Book 4 - A Superior Shores Anthology
    2025 Derringer and Silver Falchion Nominee for Best Anthology. 2025 Derringer nominee for best short story (The Last Chance Coalition and Skeeter's Bar & Grill).Sometimes it’s about doing the right thing. Sometimes it’s about getting even. Sometimes it’s about taking what you think you deserve. And sometimes, it’s your last, best, chance. Edited by Judy Penz Sheluk and featuring stories by ... Read more

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  • Midnight Schemers & Daydream Believers

    22 Stories of Mystery & Suspense

    by Judy Penz Sheluk ...
    Series Book 5 - A Superior Shores Anthology
    Desire or desperation, revenge or retribution—how far would you go to realize a dream? The twenty-two authors in this collection explore the possibilities, with predictably unpredictable results.Featuring stories by Pam Barnsley, Linda Bennett, Clark Boyd, C.W. Blackwell, Amanda Capper, Susan Daly, James Patrick Focarile, Rand Gaynor, Gina X. Grant, Julie Hastrup, Beth Irish, Charlie Kondek, ... Read more

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  • Not Poems, Just Words: On Loving, Living and Longing

    by Ramon Loyola ...
    A finalist in the 2014 Indie Excellence Awards, this is a collection of prose poems on love, loss, longing and yearning, and on dealing with the vagaries of life. It is a small journey from the deepest emotions of love and loss to the sometimes overwhelming realisation of the beauty of life. ... Read more

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    $3.99 CAD

  • Just Imagine: An Anthology Of Poems On Love, Faith And Dreaming

    by Isabella Amaris ...
    Series series Rhyme Whisperer Series
    'Just Imagine' brings together two Rhyme Whisperer Books, 'As The Moon And The Sun' and 'In The Madness Of Meeting' in an anthology of poetry on love, faith and dreaming that will provoke minds and brighten hearts of readers of all ages. ... Read more

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