murder

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Hamlet's trap

2004
Justin, upset that his mother has agreed to marry Lance just eight months after his father's death, is inspired by the play Hamlet to investigate whether his father might have been murdered, and reaches a dangerous conclusion.

The sword of Bedwyr

1996
After his friend is murdered, Luthien Bedwyr seeks justice and becomes a fugitive from the evil Wizard-King Greensparrow and his cyclop thugs.

Evil encounter

1997
Michelle begins attending group sessions to help her deal with her parents' divorce, but her increasingly intense involvement with the group's charismatic leader leads to even bigger problems for both her and her mother.

The boy in the burning house

2002
Trying to solve the mystery of his father's disappearance from their rural Canadian community, fourteen-year-old Jim gets help from the disturbed Ruth Rose, who suspects her stepfather, a local pastor.

Alberta Alibi

2005
Sheila, Rusty, and Katie try to solve a mystery when they arrive at Triple W Ranch and find Sheila's father battling to keep his land from developers--and the night watchman at the development murdered.

Identity crisis

2005
When the wife of superhero Elongated Man is murdered in her own home, superheroes join forces to scour the country for clues and suspects, while five champions stay behind to protect a secret that could change the world forever.

The unexpected guest

a mystery
1998
A novelization of the Agatha Christie play in which Michael Starkwedder, having run his car into a ditch, walks to the nearest home for help where he discovers a murdered man in a wheelchair and a woman holding a smoking gun.

William Shakespeare's Macbeth

2009
Retells, in comic book format, Shakespeare's play about a man who kills his king after hearing the prophesies of three witches.

Paranoid Park

2008
A sixteen-year-old Portland, Oregon skateboarder, whose parents are going through a difficult divorce, is engulfed by guilt and confusion when he accidentally kills a security guard at a train yard.

Nightmare

1992
When a falling body strikes Nick's car as he drives under an overpass, the police call the man's death a suicide, but Nick suspects murder and finds his life in danger when he tries to investigate.

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