When seventeen-year-old Paige dies in a freak fall from the roof during Physics class, her spirit is bound to the grounds of her high school. At least she has company: her fellow ghosts Evan and Brooke, who also died there. But when Paige hears the rumor that her death wasn't an accident—that she supposedly jumped on purpose—she can't bear it. Then Paige discovers something amazing. She can possess living people when they think of her,

Looking for a satisfying, meticulously plotted mystery with which to while away an afternoon? Look no further than X Y Z, a short story from one of the most influential early writers in the genre, Anna Katherine Green. Her remarkable skill in leading readers to the unexpected but fascinating solution to this puzzle mystery makes this story an eminently worthwhile read.

In The Three Eyes, author Maurice Leblanc veers away from the Sherlock Holmes-style mysteries that were long his stock-in-trade and mixes things up by introducing some science fiction elements. A series of mysterious images are projected onto a wall, and onlookers are unable to discern their source. Where are they coming from, and what does it mean?

Author E. W. Hornung is perhaps best remembered for creating the unforgettably raffish criminal mastermind, Raffles. In the novel The Crime Doctor, Hornung flips the script and takes a hard look at crime from the other side of the equation. Doctor John Dollar is a learned scholar and practitioner who becomes obsessed with the idea of preventing criminal behavior before it takes hold—and he's willing to take extreme measures to fulfill

Amidst the turmoil and tumult of the French Revolution, a mysterious fate befell a young boy, the true nature of which has been lost to history. In The Mystery of the Lost Dauphin, author Emilia Pardo Bazan brings the puzzle of what happened to the 10-year-old heir to the French throne to life. This gripping historical mystery will draw in fans of the genre.