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My Brother Is Away
by Sara GreenwoodIn this moving picture book, a young girl reflects on the emotions and challenges of growing up with a brother who is incarcerated. This touching story is filled with vivid illustrations and is based on the author&’s childhood experiences.With her older brother in prison, a young girl copes with the confusing feelings his absence creates. At times she remembers the way her brother would carry her on his shoulders or how he would make up stories to tell her at bedtime. Other times she feels angry and wants to fly so far away that she can forget what happened. When her Mama and Daddy take her on the 500-mile journey to visit him, a trip she knows not all families are able to make, the girl is excited but also nervous. But the nerves turn to joy when she sees him—everything is different, but everything is the same too. Her brother is not home, but his love hasn&’t changed. With words that are spare, gentle, and reassuring, this picture book will help young readers with similar stories feel less alone and give other readers a window into the struggles some children face.
My Brother Michael
by Mary StewartThe original queen of the page-turner Mary Stewart leads her readers on a journey of murder and deceit through the dusty roads of mid-century Greece in this tale that fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym are sure to love.'The contemporary thriller at its very best' Guardian'Mary Stewart is magic' New York Times'Nothing ever happens to me...' So begins Camilla Haven's letter home during her quiet holiday in Athens. But when a stranger begs her to drive a car to Delphi, swearing that it is a matter of life and death, Camilla impulsively takes the opportunity she's been offered. Before long she is caught up in a whirlwind of intrigue, deceit and murder as she spins along the dusty Greek roads in a race against time to solve a fourteen-year-old mystery.The longer I waited the less possible it seemed to walk out of the café and leave everything to settle itself without me, and the more insidiously did the other possibility begin to present itself. Dry-mouthed, I pushed it aside, but there it was, a challenge, a gift, a dare from the gods . . . 'One of the best British storytellers of the 20th century' Independent'There are few to equal Mary Stewart' Daily Telegraph
My Brother Michael
by Mary StewartOne of Britain's most beloved authors, Mary Stewart leads her readers on a journey of murder and deceit through the dusty roads of mid-century Greece in this tale that fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym are sure to love.'Nothing ever happens to me...' So begins Camilla Haven's letter home during her quiet holiday in Athens. But when a stranger begs her to drive a car to Delphi, swearing that it is a matter of life and death, Camilla impulsively takes the opportunity she's been offered. Before long she is caught up in a whirlwind of intrigue, deceit and murder as she spins along the dusty Greek roads in a race against time to solve a fourteen-year-old mystery.The longer I waited the less possible it seemed to walk out of the café and leave everything to settle itself without me, and the more insidiously did the other possibility begin to present itself. Dry-mouthed, I pushed it aside, but there it was, a challenge, a gift, a dare from the gods . . . 'The contemporary thriller at its very best' Guardian'Mary Stewart is magic' New York Times'One of the best British storytellers of the 20th century' Independent'There are few to equal Mary Stewart' Daily Telegraph(P)2019 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
My Brother the Duck
by Pat Zietlow MillerA new sibling book with humor, heart, and a dash of the scientific process sure to delight young readers.Is Stella's new baby brother a duck? All the evidence seems to be pointing in that direction, but Stella knows that scientists can't just wing it. Further research is definitely required.This sweet and silly book is just ducky for new siblings, fledgling scientists and anyone who loves a good laugh.• Read-aloud books for children and siblings• Pat Zietlow Miller has published numerous children's books, including the critically acclaimed Be Kind.For new siblings who enjoyed The New Small Person, Little Miss Big Sis, and Julius Baby of the World will love the sweet and silly humor of My Brother the Duck.• Children's books for ages 3–5• New siblings, big sister books• STEM principlesPat Zietlow Miller is the is the award-winning picture book author of Be Kind, Sophie's Squash, Sharing the Bread, The Quickest Kid in Clarksville, and Wherever You Go, among others.Daniel Wiseman is a growing presence in children's books, having illustrated a dozen books in the past three years.
My Brother's Keeper: A Mystery
by Donna MalaneFrom New Zealand author Donna Malane, My Brother's Keeper is a dark and twisting mystery that leaves no stone—or page—unturned.Diane Rowe is a missing persons expert. Ex-con Karen needs Diane's help to track down her fourteen-year-old daughter, Sunny, whom she's lost contact with while she's been in prison. To Diane, this appears at first glance to be a simple case of a mother wanting to reunite with a beloved daughter. Tracking the girl down is easy. However, convincing her to meet her mother is no easy task. And at the back of Diane's mind is a nagging thought—that guilt and innocence aren't straightforward and nothing is quite what it seems. Does Karen really want to fix the wrongs of the past or is there something darker at play here that will take all of Diane's skills to uncover?
My Brother's Keeper: A Thriller
by Vaughn C. HardackerWhen Private Investigator Ed Traynor is summoned to a remote spot in the New Hampshire woods by his old friend County Sheriff Buck Buchanan, he's puzzled. Since leaving the force, Buck has never called him to a homicide scene before. But when he arrives, Ed learns that the victim is his brother, John. Though there was no love lost between them, Ed vows to find and catch the killer and get justice for his little brother. The hunt leads Ed to New England's biggest drug kingpins, the Escobar brothers. Navigating a world where allegiances are up for grabs and motivations are never clear, his every step towards the truth could be his last. From Vaughn C. Hardacker, acclaimed author of Sniper and The Fisherman and twice finalist for the Maine Literary Awards, comes the action-packed follow-up to Black Orchid, which Publishers Weekly called "hard-hitting."
My Brother, the Druggist (The Marty Gold Mysteries #2)
by Marvin KayeWhile on vacation in DC, Marty must outwit kidnappers at a magicians&’ conventionMarty Gold deserves a vacation. For years he has toiled behind the pharmacy counter at Spector&’s, a Manhattan institution whose classic soda fountain makes it a magnet for every overstuffed rear end on the West Side. Among his most devoted customers is Mase O&’Dwyer, a chunky young magician who treats Marty as a captive audience for hour upon hour of poorly executed magic tricks. When Marty finally saves up enough money for a jaunt down to Washington, DC, Mase insists on tagging along to attend a magic convention. But as soon as he arrives, the hapless magician finally manages to make one trick work: He disappears. Mase has been kidnapped, and as much as he dislikes the kid, Marty feels obligated to rescue him. It will take magic to save the portly illusionist, but the druggist has a few of his own tricks up his sleeves.
My Brother: A Novel
by Karin Smirnoff&“This year&’s best novel… Brutal, colourful, carnal... Impossible to put down.&” --Expressen A Swedish publishing phenomenon: a literary noir of extraordinary power follows the discovery of a young woman&’s body in the long grass behind the sawmill…Which part of the story is not for telling?Jana Kippo has returned to Smalånger to see her twin brother, Bror, still living in the small family farmhouse in the remote north of Sweden.Within the isolated community, secrets and lies have grown silently, undisturbed for years.Following the discovery of a young woman's body in the long grass behind the sawmill, the siblings, hooked by a childhood steeped in darkness, need to break free.But the truth cannot be found in other people's stories. The question is: can it be found anywhere?
My Buddy My Pal
by Michael GandyA governor’s dream of running for President is threatened by a childhood friend who arrives bearing a secret that could thwart the whole thing. But someone decides to thwart the friend in a most deadly way.
My Business is Murder
by Henry KaneOlga was the sexy young wife of an old millionaire. She wore black painted toenails, a small black Luger, and very little else.Anabel was a talented stripper with an act that drove the customers wild. She wore nothing at all--and got rich that way.When private eye Peter Chambers investigates a strange death and stranger blackmail, he winds up in a deadly duel with hoods, racketeers, vice-lords, and two females who are sheer murder!
My Business is Murder
by Henry KaneOlga was the sexy young wife of an old millionaire. She wore black painted toenails, a small black Luger, and very little else.Anabel was a talented stripper with an act that drove the customers wild. She wore nothing at all—and got rich that way.When private eye Peter Chambers investigates a strange death and stranger blackmail, he winds up in a deadly duel with hoods, racketeers, vice-lords, and two females who are sheer murder!
My Campus Beauty Ghost: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Xiao YuThat time, I followed Fatty and sneaked into the girl's dormitory after losing a big adventure. However, I accidentally found the corpse of a girl who just jumped down from the stairs.
My Campus Beauty Ghost: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Xiao YuThat time, I followed Fatty and sneaked into the girl's dormitory after losing a big adventure. However, I accidentally found the corpse of a girl who just jumped down from the stairs.
My Contractual Ghost Husband (Volume #2)
by Chi AnYuWhen she woke up, she found that she was somehow involved in a series of bizarre events …
My Contractual Ghost Husband (Volume 1 #1)
by Chi AnYuWhen she woke up, she found that she was somehow involved in a series of bizarre events …
My Contractual Ghost Husband: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Chi AnYuWhen she woke up, she found that she was somehow involved in a series of bizarre events …
My Contractual Ghost Husband: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Chi AnYuWhen she woke up, she found that she was somehow involved in a series of bizarre events …
My Contractual Ghost Husband: Volume 5 (Volume 5 #5)
by Chi AnYuWhen she woke up, she found that she was somehow involved in a series of bizarre events …
My Contractual Ghost Husband: Volume 6 (Volume 6 #6)
by Chi AnYuWhen she woke up, she found that she was somehow involved in a series of bizarre events …
My Control (The Inside Out Series #12)
by Lisa Renee JonesFrom New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones, an e-short that continues Mark and Crystal's unexpected love story in the Inside Out series--told from Mark's dark, controlling perspective. I have lost who I used to be, letting guilt and heartache define who I am, letting darkness control me. Only one woman has seen what no one else has seen in me: the man I do not wish to exist. His lack of control led to tragedy, and I cannot allow that to happen again. But even as she offers ease, she challenges me like no woman ever has--and my hunger for her has driven me to the edge of sanity. But no more. She is about to find out that the Master has returned...
My Cousin Rachel (Virago Modern Classics #11)
by Daphne Du Maurier'Du Maurier is a storyteller whose sole aim is to bewitch and beguile. And in My Cousin Rachel she does both, with Rebecca looking fondly over her shoulder' New York TimesOrphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent cousin, Ambrose. Resolutely single, Ambrose delights in making Philip his heir, knowing he will treasure his beautiful Cornish estate. But Philip's world is shattered when Ambrose sets off on a trip to Florence. There he falls in love and marries - and then dies suddenly in suspicious circumstances. Before long, the new widow - Philip's cousin Rachel - arrives in England. Despite himself, Philip is drawn to this beautiful, mysterious woman. But could she have masterminded Ambrose's death?
My Cousin Rachel (Virago Modern Classics #83)
by Daphne Du MaurierAmbrose Ahley leaves his young cousin Philip in charge of the estate in England and travels to Italy for his health. There ambrose meets and marries Rachel, a young half-Italian widow. But soon Ambrose dies, after having sent Philip some disturbing letters about Rachel. Disposed to be jealous of his unknown cousin-in-law, Philip swears to avenge Ambrose if his wife did anything to hasten his death. Then Rachel arrives at the estate, and everything changes. Captivated by her warm personality and delicate beauty, Philip wants to give all he has to Rachel, and she seems to respond to his love. But as rumors about her past surface and an Italian friend, Rainaldi, arrives to stir the pot, Philip's love for Rachel becomes entangled with suspicion. Is she a loving, honest woman? Is she a sly, money-hungry temptress? Or both? And is Philip's own life now in danger? "My Cousin Rachel" is a wonderful mystery by the author of "Rebecca" and just as haunting, and it also paints a vivid picture of English country life as a backdrop for this suspenseful, fascinating story.
My Cousin Rachel: Film Tie In (Vmc Ser. #522)
by Daphne Du Maurier'Du Maurier is a storyteller whose sole aim is to bewitch and beguile. And in My Cousin Rachel she does both, with Rebecca looking fondly over her shoulder' New York TimesOrphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent cousin, Ambrose. Resolutely single, Ambrose delights in making Philip his heir, knowing he will treasure his beautiful Cornish estate. But Philip's world is shattered when Ambrose sets off on a trip to Florence. There he falls in love and marries - and then dies suddenly in suspicious circumstances. Before long, the new widow - Philip's cousin Rachel - arrives in England. Despite himself, Philip is drawn to this beautiful, mysterious woman. But could she have masterminded Ambrose's death?
My Cursed Genes
by Franklin A. Díaz LárezThe first part of a family saga inspired by events actually occurred in the communist Russia of Joseph Stalin, on the one hand, and on the other in a Galician town known by the name of "A Guarda". It contains narration and description of scenes of crimes, torture, humiliations, facts and circumstances which some people assume under the definition of "human aberrations". If you are a person of a stable and open mind, this work will help you in the debates about ideological contradictions, religious beliefs, moral questions and the Utopian approaches of societies of our time. On the contrary, if you are a sensible and impressionable person, you are advised not to read this work. It is not suitable for sensitive people.
My Darkest Prayer
by S. A. CosbyI handle the bodies Whether it’s working at his cousin’s funeral home or tossing around the local riff raff at his favorite bar Nathan Waymaker is a man who knows how to handle the bodies. A former Marine and Sheriff’s deputy Nathan has built a reputation in his small Southern town as a man who you can go to for help when all other avenues have been exhausted. When a local minister with grandiose ambitions is found dead Nathan is approached by his parishioners who feel the local police are dragging their feet with the investigation. What starts out as an easy payday soon descends into a maze of mayhem filled with wannabe gangsters,vicious crime lords ,porn stars, crooked police officers and a particularly treacherous preacher and his mysterious wife. Nathan must use all of his varied skills and some of his wit to navigate the murky waters of small town corruption even as dark secrets of his own threaten to come to the surface.