The Mysterious Montague

Author: Leigh Montville
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0767926501
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 346

Book Description
John Montague was a boisterous enigma. In the 1930s, he was called “the world's greatest golfer” by famed sportswriter Grantland Rice. He could drive the ball 300 yards and more, or he could chip it across a room into a highball glass. He played golf with everyone from Howard Hughes and W. C. Fields to Babe Ruth and Bing Crosby. Yet strangely, he never entered a professional tournament or allowed himself to be photographed. Then, a Time magazine photographer snapped his picture with a telephoto lens and police quickly recognized Montague as a fugitive with a dark secret. From the glamour of 1930s Hollywood, to John Montague's extraordinary skill and triumphs on the golf course, to the shady world of Adirondack rumrunners and the most controversial, star-studded court trial of its day, The Mysterious Montague captures a man and an era with extraordinary color, verve, and energy.

The Montague Twins: The Witch's Hand

Author: Nathan Page
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0525646795
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description
Brothers. Detectives. Witches? Meet Pete and Alastair Montague in the first installment of a new graphic novel duology that is the Hardy Boys meets Paper Girls. Pete and Alastair Montague are just a couple of mystery-solving twins, living an ordinary life. Or so they thought. After a strange storm erupts on a visit to the beach, they discover there is more to their detective skills than they had thought. Their guardian, David Faber, a once prominent professor, has been keeping secrets about their parents and what the boys are truly capable of. At the same time, three girls go missing after casting a mysterious spell, which sets in motion a chain of events that takes their small town down an unexpected path. With the help of David's daughter, Charlie, they discover there are forces at work that they never could have imagined, which will impact their lives forever. An exciting new graphic novel from innovative creators Nathan Page and Drew Shannon that is at once timely and thrilling.

Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror

Author: Chris Priestley
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1599906988
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
This spine-tingling novel has more than enough fear factor for the most ardent fan of scary stories. Uncle Montague lives alone in a big house, but regular visits from his nephew, Edgar, give him the opportunity to recount some of the frightening stories he knows. As each tale unfolds, an eerie pattern emerges of young lives gone awry in the most terrifying of ways. Young Edgar begins to wonder just how Uncle Montague knows all these ghastly tales. This clever collection of stories-within-a-story is perfectly matched with darkly witty illustrations by David Roberts. Look for the other spine-tingling book in Chris Priestley's Tales of Terror series, Tales of Terror from the Black Ship!

Montague Island Memoirs

Author: R. Wayne Schmittberger
Publisher: Puzzlewright
ISBN: 9781454943556
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
Past and present meet on mysterious Montague Island. In this, the fourth book of the popular Montague Island Mysteries series of logic puzzle books (over 56,000 copies sold), Gordon Montague is working on his memoirs, which are filled with reminiscences (and puzzles) of his younger days, and his earliest experiences on Montague Island. Helping Gordon review the manuscript is Taylor, who by now is a lifelong friend--but then something happens that gives Taylor's presence on the island another urgent purpose. From Taylor's perspective, solvers will study maps and blueprints, attend parties, meet dogs, plan a wedding, and more.

Montague Island Mysteries and Other Logic Puzzles

Author: R. Wayne Schmittberger
Publisher: Puzzlewright
ISBN: 9781454918110
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Solve logic puzzles AND play sleuth at the same time! This thoroughly unique book--written by the former editor of Games magazine--offers the immersive pleasure of a novel as it follows a group of friends who meet regularly to play murder-mystery games at the island home of a wealthy couple. As you go about completing the puzzles, you'll learn more about the guests, the house, and the island . . . and uncover a secret about the mansion itself. Maps of the island throughout enhance the atmosphere and draw solvers deeper into the story.

Shadow Notes

Author: Laurel S. Peterson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American detectives
Languages : en
Pages : 222

Book Description
Clara Montague didn't want to go home to Connecticut for Christmas. Her mother Constance never seemed to like her-or her intuitive dreams about the people she loved. Clara tried to warn her mother that her father was about to have a heart attack, but Constance wouldn't listen-and her father died. Now living in Europe, Clara dreams her mother is in terrible danger, and can't ignore it. Shortly after she returns, her mother's therapist (and former lover) Hugh Woodward is murdered-and Constance is jailed for the crime. Since Constance won't talk to her about the case, Clara decides to investigate by cozying up to her mother's former best friend, wealthy socialite Mary Ellen Winters. Mary Ellen insinuates that Constance has many sordid secrets to hide-and Hugh is just the tip of the iceberg.

The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks

Author: Mackenzi Lee
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062916033
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 463

Book Description
Return to the enchanting world of the Montague siblings in the finale to the New York Times bestselling and Stonewall Honor-winning series, featuring a teenage Adrian Montague as he desperately seeks the now adult Monty and Felicity—the older siblings he never knew he had. Adrian Montague has a bright future. The sole heir to his father’s estate, he is an up and coming political writer and engaged to an activist who challenges and inspires him. But most young Lords aren’t battling the debilitating anxiety Adrian secretly lives with, or the growing fear that it might consume him and all he hopes to accomplish. In the wake of his mother’s unexpected death, Adrian is also concerned people will find out that he has the mental illness she struggled with for years. When a newly found keepsake of hers—a piece of a broken spyglass—comes into Adrian’s possession, he’s thrust into the past and finds himself face to face with an older brother he never knew he had. Henry “Monty” Montague has been living quietly in London for years, and his sudden appearance sends Adrian on a quest to unravel family secrets that only the spyglass can answer. In pursuit of answers about the relic, the brothers chart a course to locate their sister Felicity. But as they travel between the pirate courts of Rabat, Portuguese islands, the canals of Amsterdam, and into unknown Artic waters, the Montague siblings are thrown into one final adventure as they face a ghostly legend that threatens their whole family.

Return to Montague Island

Author: R. Wayne Schmittberger
Publisher: Puzzlewright
ISBN: 9781454933939
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Welcome back to Montague Island, where successful solvers explore a mansion, complete a series of logic puzzles, and reveal the secret behind a mysterious package and its codedmessage This entertaining sequel to the popular Montague Island Mysteries once again follows a storyline about a group of friends who meet to play murder-mystery games at an island mansion. The fun begins when Gordon Montague receives a mysterious package with a coded message, and the drama plays out over multiple puzzle-solving gatherings. To successfully solve all the logic puzzles, you'll have to study maps, blueprints, dartboards, mosaics, and more.

The Letters of Magdalen Montague

Author: Eleanor Bourg Nicholson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781941720509
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114

Book Description
When the amoral and cynical "J" takes up his pen to describe Magdalen Montague, he little realizes the dramatic changes that will soon be wrought in his life. His fascination for this mysterious woman catapults him into a harrowing encounter with Catholicism, conversion, and discipleship. Through the letters, intimate portraits of four souls appear: the loquacious letter-writer "J," his virulently antireligious recipient, "R," the weird, silent servant Domokos Juhász, and Magdalen Montague herself. Across the turbulence of the first four decades of the twentieth century, including two world wars, the mysterious correspondents in The Letters of Magdalen Montague present a profound portrait of humanity's quest for God.

HP Lovecraft

Author: Charlotte Montague
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 9780785832690
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
More than eighty years after his death, Charlotte Montague has written an intriguing biography of the enigmatic author and, in the process, uncovered the mystery of the strange man behind the darkness—H. P. Lovecraft—the master of modern horror fiction. Part of the Oxford People series, this book dares you to explore the hidden secrets of your own imagination through the life of a man whose writing was inspired by nightmares. H. P. Lovecraft was virtually unknown during his lifetime and only published his stories in pulp magazines such as Weird Tales and Astounding Stories. He died a recluse in poverty and obscurity, aged just 46. Consumed with self-doubt, despair, and monstrous inner demons, his nightmares inhabit every page of his writing. H. P. Lovecraft and the universe he created are part of an astonishing cultural phenomenon. Lovecraft's reputation has been revived to the point of reverence, and he now occupies a position of great respect within American literature—as one of the most significant horror fiction writers of the twentieth century. His dark grotesque creations have inspired authors such as Stephen King and Clive Barker, as well as film directors John Carpenter, Sturart Gordon, and Roger Corman. Dark forbidden knowledge is always a central theme in Lovecraft's stories, with protagonists who dare to discover hidden secrets which, in the end, completely destroy them. Explore the depths of H. P. Lovecraft's own dark secrets, and discover some things about your own.