Showing results by publisher "Chong Teck Chuan" in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Miss Araminta has to run an errand for Bishop Hand: pick up a young pastor at the Nashville Greyhound Terminal. When Miss Araminta gets to the crowded terminal, the bus from Ft. Lauderdale has just come in. She begins anxiously looking for a young man in a clerical collar. Seeing him only in the distance, she follows him to the small cafeteria area, where he appears to be looking for someone. Just then a young girl leaves one of the tables and runs to him. She starts to speak, but instead falls at his feet.

When the Lord Killian Ware, second son of the Duke of Worthing, arrived from his country seat, he was in tears. His daughter disappeared two weeks ago. The Duke begged "South", the Marquis, to find her. Meanwhile, the Marquis' younger brother, Killian, who is rumored to be something of a rogue and a gambler, but is very kind-hearted, found an orphan boy in the streets and rescues him from a pair of ruffians. The boy swears he'll serve the Marquis' brother until he dies.

Alina Waldorf's adventure continues as she keeps looking for chances to take her revenge against Alexandr Konstantin. In this book, she has barely escaped with her life from when she is assigned to watch the daughter of one of Russia's biggest bankers. Even more dangerous is the growing tension with Alexandr himself. In this high-stakes game, can Alina find her courage to execute her vengeance? Or will love win at the end?

Alina Markovic is now working for Alexandr to get close to him and at the same time waiting for her chance to strike. Alexandr is no fool; he is always been surrounded by his bodyguards. His enemies are plenty in his line of work. Alina tries another tactic of ruining him by using his subordinates. She soon finds out Alexandr has his entire organization in his absolute control. At the same time, Alina feels the urge to be close to him and feel his passions. Will she be forever be haunted by her past?

Alina Markovic knows what hatred is. She feels it every time she looks at Alexandr Konstantin, the man who she thinks killed her father and destroyed her entire family. Determined for revenge, she offers her services as a bodyguard to him, but what she doesn't count on is the way she feels every time Alexandr is in the room. Alexandr Konstantin is convinced he has never met a more infuriating woman than the woman he knows as Alina Waldorf. Try as he might, he can't seem to get her out of his mind.

When a prominent chemist disappears for more than a few days, the family hires Smith Investigations to find her. It is Rob's first official case. The members of the investigation team thinks the chemist may be dead, but Rob thinks otherwise. In the midst of this investigation, Rob has to deal with issues of her team. Is the chemist dead for sure?

Rob goes to Smith Investigations to gather her things and resign, but Smith's complaints about his team falling apart get her suspicious. He says that with her leaving and Robert MIA on some video game tournament, Smith has had trouble dealing with the recent wave of new cases.

When Richard Smith, her old colleague from her PI firm, invites her to solve a difficult case, Robin refuses outright. Smith pleads with Robin if she does not investigates this case, a life is at stake.

Robin is now a full time private investigator in Smith Investigations. A woman came to the agency and asked that they investigate the disappearance of her husband. Robin immediately senses something is amiss.

Rob has to come to terms with her decision to come back to work. In this story, she will finally accept that the job is not worth losing her sanity. The day begins with a missing child case. The police think that the boy, known to be a "Dennis the Menace" sort of child, had run away from home, but Rob and the team discover that there is more than meets the eye. How will Rob and her team solve this case?

Miss Araminta enjoys taking a week's holiday every fall. She always goes to the Pioneer House Bed and Breakfast near Triune, Tennessee, which is owned by her good friends Mark and Felicia Rollins. This time, Miss Araminta finds a scene of consternation and turmoil when she starts to check in. Police Detective Davis is talking to her hostess, and both seem upset. They quickly tell her that a guest died in one of the upper rooms during the night.

Araminta Elmore is a 67-year-old retired insurance adjustor. She is helpful and always finds herself in the middle of a police investigation. She has been invited to a piano recital at the Belle Meade home of Arthur and Beatrice Lyons. As she makes her way to the French doors of the drawing room, Araminta suddenly notices a glint in the grass. When she picks this up, it turns out to be a red stone - a real ruby. She shoves it into her bag until after the recital.

Miss Araminta pushes her shopping cart to the neighborhood market, but stops when she sees a well-dressed woman stealing from a blind man's cup. The beggar is well known in the neighborhood; Bill and his seeing-eye dog sleep in a derelict shed behind the grocery store. He just turned up one day from nowhere, and is fed and clothed by the community.