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Doris Fein, the mad samurai

1981
As Doris investigates the murders of two people allegedly by a Samurai swordsman during Nisei Week in California, she finds her own life in danger.

Adventure in Granada

1985
While visiting Spain, Chris and Ken try to save a friend who has been falsely accused of stealing a valuable cross.

The case of the Etruscan treasure

1983
Already in New York with Andrew's actress mother, Sara and Andrew join Inspector Wyatt on a mysterious case when he arrives from London.

The case of the murdered players

1985
When two actresses of the London stage in the 1890s die under circumstances suspiciously like those that killed three actresses ten years before, Andrew and Inspector Peter Wyatt fear for Andrew's actress mother.

Mystery on ice

1985
A family outing to Camp Allegro during the Christmas holidays is overshadowed by a series of mysterious threats that soon escalate into dangerous and frightening events.

Last seen on Hopper's lane

1982
While exploring a deserted mansion, a teenage girl is taken captive by two men making a drug drop.

Floating illusions

1986
Shortly after fourteen-year-old Millicent meets an intriguing stage magician on board an ocean liner, the cruise is disrupted by a series of apparently impossible murders.

Finder

1981
Jenny and her friends resolve to find out about the mysterious house hidden in the dunes on Fire Island after she finds an abandoned dog that seems to have belonged there.

Tiger counter

2008
Nancy, George, and Bess volunteer for some work at the River Heights Animal Protection Center only to find themselves looking for escaped circus tigers.

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