Secret Of Devil Lake

He knows in his heart that his father, Lieutenant James Martin, could not have stolen the money stored overnight in the blockhouse of The Isthmus and then brutally murdered his commanding officer, Colonel Forrester. But the jury has been swayed by damning circumstantial evidence. Now it's up to 14-year-old Will to find the real murderer and stop the hangman's noose. Only one slim clue guides him: the colonel's missing pet parrot, whose strange and eerie mutterings may hold the key to James Martin's life. Set in the Brockville/Westport area of Ontario, against the backdrop of the 1837 Rebellion, The Secret of Devil Lake is a race-against-time that's packed full of action, danger and perfectly timed plot twists.

Will Martin is fighting a desperate race against time. In two weeks, his father will be hanged for murder--unless 14 year-old Will can prove his innocence. James Martin could give his son only one slim clue. "Find Auld Clootie," he whispered to Will while his guard's back was turned. How hard could that be? Plenty hard: Auld Clootie is a 75-year-old parrot--and she has disappeard. Armed with nothing but his wits and the sickening knowledge of what will happen if he fails, Will sets out on his mission with a heavy heart. But he soon finds there's little time to brood--he's distracted by almost being killed by a stranger. Locked in a life-or-death chase, Will knows the adventure isn't over even if he does elude his pursuer. He still has to unlock the secret--and the curse--of Devil Lake.

Ned Harris is the ultimate apex predator. Huron University has offered him an ideal landscape in which to stalk his prey. But no serial killer is infallible in their mind. Hubris is sometimes blinding, and it's caused his ego to trespass over a line of perfection. He's taunted Detective Roman Lee at every turn following his sadistic ritual. The city of Kirkwood is on edge and now the President of Huron University has a missing daughter.

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While developing a secret formula to shrink living things, young scientist Herby Strange accidentally shrinks himself and must use his Boy Scouts skills to face the dangers of his backyard.

On rare occasions, a writer makes a first appearance on the literature scene and the reader feels the excitement of meeting a new friend. In her debut novel, The Ecowarriors, Sandra Dreis creates young characters with voices that ring true and a story that is perfectly timed to entertain. Setting the fantasy against the background of the all-too-real problem of fracking is nothing short of brilliant. —Leigh Somerville, Author, It All Started with a Dog (trilogy, Second Wind Publishing) Davie Wyatt, born into a family of scientists, is forced to imagine a world without Wisconsin. Uncontrolled sand mining is taking over the state, threatening to destroy the land’s natural beauty. Two badgers, leaders of a royal underground dynasty, choose Davie and his buddies—Carl, Sharon, and Melissa—for a vital mission. With the powers given to them by the badgers, the four youths must defeat an evil force that will rise from Devil’s Lake on the eve of the Winter Solstice . Suddenly, vacation plans morph from the ordinary to the fantastic as the four experience a daring cross-country ski excursion, uncover clues from petroglyphs on a cave exploration, and survive a bizarre ice-fishing adventure. Will they be able to put these clues together in time? In the background, Grandpa John, a retired geologist, and his old friend, Avery, an Ojibwa storyteller, play important roles. As the young eco-warriors find themselves with the ability to fly, they face the enemy at Devil’s Doorway, a landmark rock formation high up on the dangerous cliffs over the lake. Battling the forces of a giant sand monster, the teenagers will discover the truths that lie—not only below the surface of the Devil’s Lake—but within themselves.