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A Midwinter's Tail: A Magical Cats Mystery (Magical Cats #6)
by Sofie KellyKathleen Paulson is snowed under running her library and caring for her extraordinary felines, Owen and Hercules. But when a fund-raiser turns deadly, she'll have to add sleuthing to her already full schedule....<P><P>Winter in Mayville Heights is busy and not just because of the holidays. Kathleen is hard at work organizing a benefit to raise money for the library's popular Reading Buddies program. She has her hands full hosting the event. And when a guest at the gala drops dead, her magical cats, Owen and Hercules, will have their paws full helping her solve a murder.The victim is the ex of town rascal Burtis Chapman, but she hasn't lived in the area in years. <P>And though everybody is denying knowledge of why she was back in town, as Kathleen and her detective boyfriend, Marcus, begin nosing around, they discover more people are connected to the deceased than claimed to be. Now Marcus, Kathleen, and her uncanny cats have to unravel this midwinter tale before the case gets cold.
A Mighty Quinn Seduction (The Mighty Quinns)
by Kate HoffmannWhat happens when a sexy history professor is challenged by a sassy Irish lass? Find out in this red-hot prequel novella to The Mighty Quinns: Dex!Ian Stephens is every inch the respectful English historian-right down to his houndstooth jacket. Yet Claire Kennedy was expecting her new research partner for author Aileen Quinn's documentary to be...well, old. Certainly not a gorgeous academic who sends Claire's libido through the roof! But Claire is strictly "shag 'em and leave 'em," and Ian has commitment written all over him.Ian is trying to be a gentleman, but something about Claire invites sweet, delicious sin. Even if it's completely unprofessional, the connection between them is magnetic. But the more they try to prove that it’s just sexual chemistry, the more Ian realizes he's found the one thing that can’t be catalogued and shelved-love. How can he convince Claire that the sweetest seduction lasts a lifetime?Need more heat? Don't miss out on the rest of The Mighty Quinns from bestselling author Kate Hoffman and Harlequin Blaze!
A Million Drops: A Novel
by Lisa Dillman Victor Del ÁrbolAn intense literary thriller that tears through the interlocked histories of fascism and communism in Europe without pausing for breath. Gonzalo Gil is a lawyer stuck in a disaffected life, with a failed career, dodging the never-ending manipulation of his powerful father-in-law. When, after no news for years of his estranged sister, Laura, he learns that she has committed suicide under dramatic circumstances, his fragile life as both a father and a husband is pushed to the limit. Resolutely investigating the steps that led his sister to suicide, Gonzalo discovers that Laura is suspected of having murdered a Russian gangster who had kidnapped and killed her young son. What seems to be revenge is just the beginning of a tortuous path that will take Gonzalo through the untold annals of his family’s past. He will examine the fascinating story of his father, Elias Gil, the great hero of the resistance against fascism. As a young engineer his father traveled to the USSR committed to the ideals of the revolution, but was betrayed, arrested, and confined on the infamous Nazino Island, and became a key figure, admired and feared, during Spain’s darkest years. Suspenseful, dark, and thrilling, A Million Drops is a visceral story of enduring love and revenge postponed that introduces a master of international crime fiction to American readers.
A Million Shadows (A Thousand Faces #2)
by Janci PattersonSixteen-year-old Jory escaped from the shifters who killed her father, but her life is far from returning to normal--even by the standards of a shape-shifting spy. Jory’s mother is covering her pain with prescription drugs, leaving Jory alone to hide them both from the murderous shifters who are still hot on their tail.When Jory’s mom lands herself in the hospital, Jory thinks things can’t get any worse. Then she receives an offer from her boyfriend’s mother, Aida--help her track down the man who betrayed them all, and Aida will make sure Jory’s mother stays hidden and safe. There’s just one catch: the man they’re hunting is responsible for her father’s death--and Jory knows Aida means to protect him.It’s an offer Jory can’t afford to refuse. As she circles closer to her mark, Jory knows she’s playing a game of cat and mouse, but she can’t be sure if she’s the predator or the prey. Before she risks the lives of more people she loves, Jory must decide which of the many dangerous people in her life she’s going to trust.And who she is going to betray.
A Million Times Goodnight
by Kristina McBrideOne night. Two paths. Infinite danger.On the night of the big spring break party, seventeen-year-old Hadley "borrows" her boyfriend Ben's car without telling him. As payback, he posts a naked picture of her online for the entire senior class to see.Now Hadley has a choice. She can go back to the party and force Ben to delete the picture. Or she can raise the stakes and take his beloved car on a road trip as far away from their hometown of Oak Grove, Ohio, as she can get.Each storyline plays out in alternating chapters. In one strand, Hadley embarks on a reckless adventure with her best friends, spinning the perfect plan for revenge. In the other, stuck in a car with her ex-boyfriend, Josh, she's forced to revisit the mistakes they each made, including whether they should ever have broken up at all. As events of a wild night race toward an explosive conclusion, old feelings are rekindled, friendships are tested, and secrets uncovered that are so much worse than a scandalous photo.A Million Times Goodnight is a fast-paced romantic contemporary thriller ripped right from the headlines.
A Million Ways to Die Hard
by Frank TieriJohn McClane must contend with a movie-obsessed serial killer in this explosive comic based on the Die Hard franchise.Thirty years after the release of Die Hard, a retired John McClane is being pulled back into the game by a dangerous foe he never thought he’d face again—a psychotic serial killer with a theatrical taste for casting his victims in reproductions of Hollywood’s greatest and deadliest films! Faced with impossible choices and unimaginable odds, A Million Ways To Die Hard just may be the last case John McClane ever has.With a suspenseful new story by industry veterans Frank Tieri and Mark Texeira, A Million Ways To Die Hard is packed with all the humor, action, and firepower that defined the Die Hard series and is sure to thrill fans everywhere.
A Million Worlds with You (Firebird #3)
by Claudia GrayThe fate of the multiverse rests in Marguerite's hands in the final installment of the Firebird trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray.Ever since she used the Firebird, her parent's invention, to cross through alternate dimensions, Marguerite has been at the center of a cross-dimensional feud. Now she has learned that the evil Triad Corporation plans to destroy hundreds of universes, using their ultimate weapon: another dimension's Marguerite who is wicked, psychologically twisted, and always one step ahead.Even though her boyfriend Paul has always been at Marguerite's side, the Triad's last attack has left him a changed man, and he may never be the same again. Marguerite alone must stop Triad and prevent the destruction of the multiverse. It's a battle of the Marguerites . . . and only one can win.In the epic conclusion to the sweeping series that kicked off with A Thousand Pieces of You, fate and family will be questioned, loves will be won and lost, and the multiverse will be forever changed.
A Millionaire of Yesterday
by E. Phillips OppenheimE Phillips Oppenheim was a British writer known for his thriller novels. He is credited with writing over 100 novels including suspense, international intrigue, romance, parables, and comedies. <P> <P> His protagonists are known for their love of luxury, gourmet meals, and their enjoyment of criminal activities. Two men, one old, one young, go on an African expedition. They join together in a mining venture that they think will make them rich when the English government recognizes their claim. They agree that, should one of them die, the other will get everything. When the older man dies the younger returns to England a wealthy man where his partner's daughter refers to him as a millionaire of yesterday.
A Mind for Murder Omnibus: includes Who Do, Voodoo?, Bruja Brouhaha, and Hex on the Ex
by Rochelle StaabIn author Rochelle Staab’s bestselling A Mind for Murder mystery series, classic Hollywood noir gets a modern, mystical twist. An L.A. psychologist who eschews all things supernatural matches wits with a handsome professor of the occult as they team up to solve Tinsel Town’s spookiest murders…Divorced psychologist Liz Cooper doesn’t believe in fate, but it sure seems like an otherworldly force is bent on her working with occult professor, Nick Garfield. Whether Liz is tracking a tarot card killer, investigating a neighborhood witch, or clearing her own name in an unusual murder, the strange cases keep coming. And while Liz takes a practical approach to sleuthing, Nick explores the more alternative theories. But be it with practical evidence or preternatural clues, Liz and Nick won’t quit until the cases are solved.Now, readers can enjoy all the suspenseful, fast-paced whodunits in the Anthony and Agatha nominated, Watson Award winning Mind for Murder series, collected for the first time in this omnibus, which includes Who Do, Voodoo?, Bruja Brouhaha, and Hex on the Ex. Packed with snappy banter, sizzling chemistry, and a supporting cast of characters as unique as L.A. itself, the Mind for Murder mysteries are a smart and sophisticated series that proves it’s far more fun when great minds don’t think alike…
A Mind to Kill
by Brian FreemantleSixteen people saw her kill her husband, but Jennifer swears she is innocentThe traders call the office &“the goldfish bowl&” because its walls are all glass. There is no privacy, not even for office manager Gerald Lomax. And so it is that everyone in the office watches him die. Gerald&’s former mistress, Jennifer, married him when his first wife, Jane, passed away. Married for six years, their life seems blissful until the day she brings a kitchen knife to his office and stabs him to death in broad daylight. It is an open-and-shut case, but Jennifer pleads innocence, claiming that it wasn&’t she who stabbed him—it was Jane, possessing Jennifer&’s body to take revenge on her unfaithful husband from beyond the grave. Is Jennifer mad? Is she lying? Or might her tale of supernatural possession hold a sinister truth? This ebook features an illustrated biography of Brian Freemantle including rare photos from the author&’s personal collection.
A Mind to Murder: Cover Her Face, A Mind To Murder, Unnatural Causes, Shroud For A Nightingale, The Black Tower, And Death Of An Expert Witness (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery #2)
by P.D. JamesThe second book to feature Scotland Yard investigator Adam Dalgliesh, A Mind To Murder is a “superbly satisfying mystery” (Chicago Daily News) from bestselling author P.D. James.On the surface, the Steen Psychiatric Clinic is one of the most reputable institutions in London. But when the administrative head is found dead with a chisel in her heart, that distinguished facade begins to crumble as the truth emerges. Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard is called in to investigate and quickly finds himself caught in a whirlwind of psychiatry, drugs, and deceit. Now he must analyze the deep-seated anxieties and thwarted desires of patients and staff alike to determine which of their unresolved conflicts has resulted in murder and stop a cunning killer before the next blow.
A Minor Operation
by J. J. ConningtonThere was blood on the drawing-room floor and Hazel Deerhurst had disappeared wearing slippers over walking shoes, two pairs of stockings and a bright silk kimono. First investigations shed interesting light on Hazel. A mysterious machine is found at her home, some paintings and a cryptic telegram. She was also secretary to a man whose secrets involved the future of the empire. Is she victim or villainess? 'JJ Connington stories are always attractive' TheSunday Times
A Minor Operation (Murder Room #24)
by J. J. ConningtonThere was blood on the drawing-room floor and Hazel Deerhurst had disappeared wearing slippers over walking shoes, two pairs of stockings and a bright silk kimono. First investigations shed interesting light on Hazel. A mysterious machine is found at her home, some paintings and a cryptic telegram. She was also secretary to a man whose secrets involved the future of the empire. Is she victim or villainess?'JJ Connington stories are always attractive' TheSunday Times
A Minute to Midnight (An Atlee Pine Thriller #2)
by David BaldacciIn this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller, FBI Agent Atlee Pine returns to her Georgia hometown to investigate her twin sister's abduction, only to encounter a serial killer.FBI Agent Atlee Pine's life was never the same after her twin sister Mercy was kidnapped -- and likely killed -- thirty years ago. After a lifetime of torturous uncertainty, Atlee's unresolved anger finally gets the better of her on the job, and she finds she has to deal with the demons of her past if she wants to remain with the FBI.Atlee and her assistant Carol Blum head back to Atlee's rural hometown in Georgia to see what they can uncover about the traumatic night Mercy was taken and Pine was almost killed. But soon after Atlee begins her investigation, a local woman is found ritualistically murdered, her face covered with a wedding veil -- and the first killing is quickly followed by a second bizarre murder.Atlee is determined to continue her search for answers, but now she must also set her sights on finding a potential serial killer before another victim is claimed. But in a small town full of secrets -- some of which could answer the questions that have plagued Atlee her entire life -- and digging deeper into the past could be more dangerous than she realizes . . .
A Miracle in Paradise: A Lupe Solano Mystery (Lupe Solano #4)
by Carolina Garcia-AguileraThe Lupe Solano mystery series continues with a “gritty and witty” (San Francisco Examiner) case that will test Lupe’s faith in more ways than one…Miami PI Lupe Solano has always considered her sister Lourdes an easygoing free spirit—unusual attributes for a Catholic nun. But Lourdes is quite tense when asking for Lupe’s help looking into the Order of the Illumination of the Sacred Virgin.Over the years, the Order gained a reputation for predicting verified miracles. Their latest claim is that a revered statue of a Cuban religious icon—the Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre—will weep real tears on Cuban Independence Day.But Lupe’s investigation into a possible religious hoax turns far from heavenly when people begins dying in eerily ritualistic ways. Someone is determined that the miracle of tears will go on without a hitch—and they’ll be damned if they’re going to let Lupe stop them.Praise for Carolina Garcia-Aguilera“A memorable tale of Cuban-American life, this novel boasts an engaging plot and a fiery heroine armed with sharp insights into Cuban and Catholic ways that will lead readers happily into the sultry heat of Little Havana.” —Publishers Weekly“Lupe Solano is intelligent, witty, and eloquently hard-boiled. The realistic Miami description radiates heat from the page.” —Booklist“Solano just happens to be one of the freshest protagonists to come along in the last few years… Garcia-Aguilera has built an interesting support team around her and Miami continues to be a terrific place to stage mayhem.” —Chicago Tribune
A Mischief in the Snow
by Margaret MilesA winter of discontent. . . January 1766. A dangerous mishap brings young widow Charlotte Willett unexpectedly to bleak and marshy Boar Island, a few miles from the village of Bracebridge and home to two eccentric elderly women. Some say that arrogant, unpopular Alexander Godwin — the only villager to regularly call upon the island's two residents — hopes to inherit the cavernous house when its owner finally passes on. But when Alexander is brutally murdered after the town's annual winter fête, Charlotte and her neighbor Richard Longfellow can't help but wonder who among Alexander's detractors might be responsible. Is his death connected to his activities on Boar Island — or to the unearthly trickery rumored to take place there? Could the rivalry over a beautiful young woman have sparked a more dangerous passion? And will the answers reveal themselves before death strikes Boar Island again? From the Paperback edition.
A Missing Suspect
by Laura CoburnFrom the back cover: She was the perfect wife: young, beautiful, and blond. But when Becky Symons showed up at the police station, her frightened eyes belied her appearance. Before homicide detective Kate Harrod could draw out what unspoken danger Becky feared the distraught woman felt. Later that day, Becky is found floating in her BATH tub, a victim of a brutal drowning. Tormented by guilt, Kate vows to find the killer...at any cost. Her investigtion scratches the surface of Becky's life -- and exposes a vulnerable woman caught out of her depth in the passions and jealousies of a powerful family. As Kate struggles with her own self-doubt, her personal and professional lives spin out of control. And she'll bend the rules until the break to corner an elusive killer....
A Modern Detective (Penguin Little Black Classics)
by Edgar Allan PoeHe is fond of enigmas, of conundrums, hieroglyphics; exhibiting in his solutions of each a degree of acumen which appears to the ordinary apprehension praeternatural.
A Moeda De Cobre
by Richard Stooker Makoto YamamotoUm simpático homem deixa o bar inteiro chocado ao pagar uma rodada de bebida a todos com uma moeda de prata. Sua cruel morte na rua não surpreende ninguém.Ao procurar pela bela viúva, o detetive particular Crain Dalton descobre um plano para comprar as eleições municipais com o único tipo de dinheiro que sempre valeu alguma coisa - prata e ouro, mais uma vez de posse ilegal.Andando pelas perigosas ruas de um futuro próximo, um homem caminha...Bem-vindo ao futuro dos Estados Unidos:Crise econômica, pobreza e necessidade para a maioria das pessoas.Decadência ecológica.Toneladas de papel-moeda que não compram nada.Gangues e políticos em cooperação conjunta para assumir o governo e dividir os roubos.As metrópoles se deteriorando, como se fossem o buraco do inferno.Quase igual ao presente, só que pior...No entanto, enquanto o mundo se torna cada vez mais amoral, Crain luta contra esses poderes em defesa da dignidade humana.Finalmente disponível, após mais de trinta anos! Um misto de ficção científica e efervescente conto de detetive, A Moeda de Cobre foi originalmente publicada na edição de fevereiro 1979 da revista AMAZING.
A Mold for Murder (Soapmaking Mystery Book #1)
by Tim MyersWhen soap-making queen Contessa New Berne is murdered in Ben Perkins' family-owned custom soap shop, he discovers his girlfriend had a history with the Contessa--and a reason to want her dead.
A Moment Of Madness
by Pan PantziarkaDetective Chief Inspector Anthony Vallance and television journalist Sarah Fairfax meet for the first time in this novel. Vallance is investigating a death at the country mansion where Sarah is attending a course. Although they form low opinions of one another, they are drawn to each other.
A Moment in Crime (A Santa Fe Revival Mystery #2)
by Amanda AllenFans of Rhys Bowen will be abuzz over Amanda Allen’s second installment in her bold Santa Fe Revival mysteries.The on-set murder of a famous Jazz Age film director unearths a hornet’s nest of passion, duplicity, naked ambition, and bitter revenge.The golden age of cinema is dawning, and Santa Fe is in the grip of movie fever when director Luther Bishop arrives for the filming of his new cowboy flick. Maddie Vaughn-Alwin’s cousin Gwen Astor is in town with a bit part in the movie—but Gwen finds herself caught in a whirlwind of mischief before shooting even begins. But the plot only thickens when the detestable director is found hanging in his office. When it comes to light that Gwen was having a torrid affair with Luther, she gets pegged as the prime suspect, much to Maddie’s dismay. But Maddie, quick on her feet with ever the keen eye knows that Luther had his fair share of enemies, and there’s no shortage of contenders. Luther’s widowed wife Bridget finally assumes her late husband’s most-coveted director’s chair, head of wardrobe Lorelei Fontaine is bitterly denied a role by Luther she was once promised, and original leading man Harry Kelly was summarily fired by Luther just upon arriving at Santa Fe. Desperate to prove Gwen’s innocence, Maddie begins an investigation, but every clue reveals another motive—and could point to another murder—in A Moment in Crime, the second engaging whodunit in Amanda Allen’s enchanting Santa Fe Revival mysteries.
A Moment of Doubt (Green Arcade)
by Jim NisbetThe streets of San Francisco ooze with danger, sex, poets, and technology in this hard-boiled mystery, creating a story that is at turns hilarious, thrilling, and obscene. Set in the 1980s, this is the tale of an idealistic and angst-ridden writer who struggles with day-to-day responsibilities such as paying his rent on time. Exploring ways to exploit technology, the writer flirts with hacking, while dealing with a world of bars, bordellos, and the AIDS virus. When the writer learns the passwords to the inner workings of the publishing industry's digital realm, he finds himself facing dangers from unexpected places.
A Moment of Silence: Midnight III (The Midnight Series #3)
by Sister SouljahIn her next heart-pounding novel of passion, danger, temptation, and adventure, New York Times bestselling author Sister Souljah returns to the story of Midnight.Handsome, young, Muslim, and married to two women living in one house along with his mother, Umma, and sister, Naja: can Midnight manage? He is surrounded by Americans who don't share or understand his faith or culture, and adults who are offended by his maturity, intelligence, or his natural ability to make his hard work turn into real money. He is calm, confident, and cool, Ninja-trained and powerful, but one moment of rage throws this Brooklyn youth into a dark world of dirty police, gangs, guns, drugs, prisons, and prisoners. Everything he ever believed, every dollar he ever earned, and all of the women he ever loved--including his mother--are at risk. Will his manhood be taken, broken, or altered? Can he maintain his faith among the heathens? Outnumbered, overruled, and deeply envied--how can he possibly survive? Will the streets convert him? What can he keep? What must he lose? In this heart-pounding adventure, thriller, and intense narrative, New York Times bestselling author Sister Souljah has penned her most passionate and engrossing novel to date. Raw and uncompromising, her storytelling highlights and ignites the ongoing struggle of young men worldwide, to more than survive, but to live strong, to earn, to have the right to love and protect their families, to receive justice, and to be free.
A Moment on the Edge
by Elizabeth GeorgeNew York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George serves up a century's worth of superb crime fiction penned by women. This veritable all-star team delivers tales of dark deeds that will keep you reading long into the night. Included are these works:"A Jury of Her Peers" by Susan GlaspellThe Summer of People" by Shirley Jackson"The Irony of Hate" by Ruth Rendell"Country Lovers" by Nadine Gordimer"Wild Mustard" by Marcia Muller"Murder-Two" by Joyce Carol OatesA Moment on the Edge is a rare treat not only for fans of crime fiction but also for anyone who appreciates a skillfully written, deftly told story.