A rejacket of the wonderful Bartholomew and the Bug that won the Bronze Smarties Book Award.

Darkus's dad has disappeared - but his new friend, a giant beetle called Baxter, is some consolation. Together, boy and beetle set out to solve the mystery of his father's disappearance. But Lucretia Cutter - a fashion designer with a penchant for beetle jewellery - is dead set against their success ...

Contains readings for each day of the Advent season that describe the fate of young Bartholomew after Roman soldiers attack his village and he must travel across Israel in search of his family; and provides candle-lighting instructions.

Crosswords get the Hollywood treatment in this mystery featuring PI Rosco Polycrates and master puzzle solver Belle Graham Jamaica Nevisson—or Cassandra Lovett, as she’s known to the adoring fans of her daytime soap—has vanished without a trace. She and her pal Genie Pepper went pleasure yachting off Nantucket, only to end up lost at sea. So far, only the charred hull of the boat has turned up. Called in by Pepper’s husband, Massachusetts detective Rosco Polycrates and crossword editor Belle Graham uncover a list of potential evildoers that reads like a who’s who of Hollywood vipers, including paparazzi stalker Reggie Flack, Jamaica’s longtime nemesis. But when Belle starts receiving cryptic crosswords, she believes the women are alive and in grave danger. Now she’s up against the clock as she races to unravel the messages before someone completes an across-the-board coup. Because with two down, that leaves only one more to go. This ebook includes six crossword puzzles that can be downloaded as PDFs, with answers in the back of the book. Two Down is the 2nd book in the Crossword Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

With only seconds to spare, Cal escapes from the burning wreck of the Orca. Once again he must dodge the cops and the thugs and return to his pursuit of the Ormond Jewel. He embarks on a dangerous break-in mission to retrieve it, but what if it reveals another menacing mystery? The clock is ticking, and stealing from his enemies could prove to be a fatal mistake . . .

Includes Statistical tables of patients under treatment.