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My Sweet Girl: An addictive, shocking thriller with an UNFORGETTABLE narrator
by Amanda Jayatissa'My Sweet Girl is like nothing else I've read. Set in San Francisco and Sri Lanka, this is a story about friendship, lies, and guilt. A stunning and original must-read' Samantha Downing, Sunday Times bestselling author of My Lovely WifeA girl in a new country.A dark secret left behind.A dead body which might tell all.Ever since she was adopted from an orphanage in Sri Lanka, Paloma has led a privileged Californian life: the best schools, a generous allowance and parents so perfect that Paloma fears she'll never live up to them.Now at thirty, Paloma has managed to disappoint her parents so thoroughly that their relationship will never recover. Unemployed and friendless, the only person still talking to her is Arun - the Indian man subletting her spare room. That is until Arun discovers Paloma's darkest secret, one that could jeopardize her fragile place in this country, and the next day is found face down in a pool of blood.On finding Arun's body Paloma flees her apartment. But by the time the police arrive, there's no body to be found or signs of struggle - and no evidence that Arun ever even existed in the first place.The police may be quick to dismiss everything, but Paloma knows what she saw. Is this tangled up in her childhood in Sri Lanka and the desperate actions she took to leave so many years ago? And did Paloma's secret die with Arun or is she now in greater danger than ever before?(P) 2021 Penguin Audio
My Sweet Girl: The most shocking thriller of 2021 with an UNFORGETTABLE narrator
by Amanda Jayatissa'My Sweet Girl is like nothing else I've read. Set in San Francisco and Sri Lanka, this is a story about friendship, lies, and guilt. A stunning and original must-read' Samantha Downing, Sunday Times bestselling author of My Lovely WifeA girl in a new country.A dark secret left behind.A dead body which might tell all.Ever since she was adopted from an orphanage in Sri Lanka, Paloma has led a privileged Californian life: the best schools, a generous allowance and parents so perfect that Paloma fears she'll never live up to them.Now at thirty, Paloma has managed to disappoint her parents so thoroughly that their relationship will never recover. Unemployed and friendless, the only person still talking to her is Arun - the Indian man subletting her spare room. That is until Arun discovers Paloma's darkest secret, one that could jeopardize her fragile place in this country, and the next day is found face down in a pool of blood.On finding Arun's body Paloma flees her apartment. But by the time the police arrive, there's no body to be found or signs of struggle - and no evidence that Arun ever even existed in the first place.The police may be quick to dismiss everything, but Paloma knows what she saw. Is this tangled up in her childhood in Sri Lanka and the desperate actions she took to leave so many years ago? And did Paloma's secret die with Arun or is she now in greater danger than ever before?
My True Love Lies
by Lenore Glen OffordIn this Golden Age mystery set in post-World War II California, an art student must determine who fits the mold of a killer. The War is over, but only just, and San Francisco is still crammed with military uniforms. Of course, being San Francisco, it&’s also crammed with Bohemians (in a few years, they&’ll be known as Beatniks). Noel Bruce straddles both camps: By day she&’s a strait-laced driver for the Navy, but at night she lets her hair down and parties with her flamboyant art-school chums. The party comes to a screeching halt, however, when a dead body turns up in a sculptor&’s studio, and the artists discover that pretentious mannerisms and amusing facial hair provide little defense against the chill of fear . . . As in Skeleton Key, the heroine is a working woman, and, like all of Offord&’s novels, My True Love Lies provides an intriguing bridge between old-fashioned, 1930s-style plotting and a kind of feminism that feels startlingly up-to-date.&“Mrs. Offord with each book entrenches herself more firmly as one of our leading feminine mystery novelists . . . There is always a reasonable plot backed by warm characters, and above all, intelligent writing.&” —Dorothy B. Hughes, author of In a Lonely Place
My Unfair Lady
by Guy CullingfordA short story by Guy Cullingford 'See my finger's wetSee my finger's drySlit my throat if I tell a lie . . .'When a young girl approaches a man reading by a tree, warning him of a murder, he rushes to help. However, upon the disappearance of the girl - the only witness - he finds himself the prime suspect and shunned by the community.After managing to track down the young girl, Ruby, he sets about his own investigation but, when push comes to shove, can he bring the murderer to justice?
My Unfair Lady (Murder Room #390)
by Guy CullingfordA short story by Guy Cullingford 'See my finger's wetSee my finger's drySlit my throat if I tell a lie . . .'When a young girl approaches a man reading by a tree, warning him of a murder, he rushes to help. However, upon the disappearance of the girl - the only witness - he finds himself the prime suspect and shunned by the community.After managing to track down the young girl, Ruby, he sets about his own investigation but, when push comes to shove, can he bring the murderer to justice?
My Wicked Pirate (Zebra Debut Ser.)
by Rona SharonFirst He Gave Her A Wicked Kiss . . .Azure-eyed Alanis was by far the most exquisite treasure ever claimed by the black pirate known as the Viper, but his motives went deeper than his silken promise to ravish the feisty Yorkshire heiress. Commanding the waters of the Caribbean was his means to an end: reclaiming his birthright--and his blood debt against those who had betrayed him. Then He Gave Her Nights Of Wicked Pleasure . . .Comfortably betrothed to a nobleman, Alanis never imagined the heady emotions involved in the true games of seduction--games this blackguard seemed to thoroughly enjoy playing with her. Swept up into an adventure that soon revealed a gentleman and kindred spirit beneath the ruthless veneer of a privateer, Alanis began to soften towards her enigmatic captor, as her pride and her heart fell under his erotic spell... "A rich, sweeping, passionate read. Rona Sharon instantly takes her place among the romance greats!" —New York Times bestselling author Rosemary Rogers
My Wife Is A Fairy: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Se XiaoLiLunar July half, ghost door wide open, the mother gave birth to me in July, but grandma was scared, said my life made seven words, is a short-life ghost, can not live seven days to die, in order to save me, grandma called three elder brothers to cheat me into the coffin, said this is the local custom, but I unexpectedly saw a little girl in the coffin...... [Announcement: From August 11, the third watch every day, for collection and recommendation] [writing a book is not easy, ask friends to support the legal subscription ~] [website support **, **, weibo login, please log in the next point to chase the book, convenient to see next time.] [I would like to recommend several excellent books "My Ghost Groom", "Here comes the Ghost Husband", "My Ghost Husband"]
My Wife Is A Fairy: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Se XiaoLiLunar July half, ghost door wide open, the mother gave birth to me in July, but grandma was scared, said my life made seven words, is a short-life ghost, can not live seven days to die, in order to save me, grandma called three elder brothers to cheat me into the coffin, said this is the local custom, but I unexpectedly saw a little girl in the coffin......
My Wife Is A Fairy: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Se XiaoLiLunar July half, ghost door wide open, the mother gave birth to me in July, but grandma was scared, said my life made seven words, is a short-life ghost, can not live seven days to die, in order to save me, grandma called three elder brothers to cheat me into the coffin, said this is the local custom, but I unexpectedly saw a little girl in the coffin......
My Wife Is Missing: A Novel
by D.J. PalmerWhen a woman disappears with her two children, one husband will do anything to find them--even confront the secrets of his own past--in D. J. Palmer's My Wife Is Missing, a twisty thriller from the author of The New Husband.A family vacation turns into a nightmare for Michael Hart when he discovers his wife and two children have disappeared from their New York City hotel room. Horrified, he fears they’ve been kidnapped. Michael’s frantic search to find them takes a shocking turn when he discovers that his wife, Natalie, appears to have left quite willingly, taking their children with her. The police want to know why, and so does Michael. But there may be a reason why Natalie ran, something Michael can’t tell the police—the truth about his past. While untangling his deceptions might be the key to locating Natalie, Michael knows it could also be his undoing. To find his wife, he must now turn to the one person capable of exposing all that he’s been hiding. Natalie thinks she has Michael all figured out and has hatched a plan to escape from him permanently. One detail, though, threatens to derail her efforts: sleep—or more accurately, the lack of it. Since the moment the shocking revelations about her husband came to light, Natalie’s insomnia has worsened to the point that she now suffers from delusions. Are her fears about Michael valid—or a symptom of her condition? With her children’s lives at risk, the stakes for Natalie could not be higher. On her own, running low on energy and resources, avoiding increasingly close calls with Michael—who is on the hunt and closing in fast—Natalie needs someone to turn to for help. But who can she trust when she can’t even trust herself?
My Wife is a Ghost: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Wang CaiSince I was a child, my fate had been strange. The fortune-teller said that this was basically death. In order to let this little life of mine breathe a little more, Grandpa made a "ghost bride" out of the girl he married from a young age. I did survive, but with this' damned girl 'pestering me everyday, it's practically a fate worse than death!
My Wife is a Ghost: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Wang CaiSince I was a child, my fate had been strange. The fortune-teller said that this was basically death. In order to let this little life of mine breathe a little more, Grandpa made a "ghost bride" out of the girl he married from a young age. I did survive, but with this' damned girl 'pestering me everyday, it's practically a fate worse than death!
My Wife is a Ghost: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Wang CaiSince I was a child, my fate had been strange. The fortune-teller said that this was basically death. In order to let this little life of mine breathe a little more, Grandpa made a "ghost bride" out of the girl he married from a young age. I did survive, but with this' damned girl 'pestering me everyday, it's practically a fate worse than death!
My Wife is a Ghost: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Wang CaiSince I was a child, my fate had been strange. The fortune-teller said that this was basically death. In order to let this little life of mine breathe a little more, Grandpa made a "ghost bride" out of the girl he married from a young age. I did survive, but with this' damned girl 'pestering me everyday, it's practically a fate worse than death!
My Worst Frenemy (Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja #10)
by Marcus Emerson Noah ChildAge Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up. The name's Chase Cooper, and this is my tenth diary as a 6th grade ninja. If I had a penny for every time trouble came knocking at my door... I'd have ten pennies. A few days have passed since the green ninja clan appeared, but that's more than enough time for them to give me a headache. It doesn't help that my attention is stretched between a crazy robotics competition, an annoying pirate poser, and the ex-leader of the red ninja clan. Somehow Wyatt and I have found ourselves on the same side of the fence this time, but we've made a deal - if I help him get his ninja clan back then he'll leave me alone forever. Now Wyatt and I are on a mission to figure out who the leaders of the new ninja clans are, but working with Wyatt definitely isn't easy. Whoever said "keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer" obviously never met Wyatt. Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja 10: My Worst Frenemy is a hilarious action adventure that's entertaining for children ages 9-12, middle school students, and adults.
Mycroft Holmes: A Novel (Mycroft Holmes Ser. #1)
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Anna WaterhouseA new novel written by NBA All-Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar!Fresh out of Cambridge University, the young Mycroft Holmes is already making a name for himself in government, working for the Secretary of State for War. Yet this most British of civil servants has strong ties to the faraway island of Trinidad, the birthplace of his best friend, Cyrus Douglas, a man of African descent, and where his fiance e Georgiana Sutton was raised.Mycroft's comfortable existence is overturned when Douglas receives troubling reports from home. There are rumors of mysterious disappearances, strange footprints in the sand, and spirits enticing children to their deaths, their bodies found drained of blood. Upon hearing the news, Georgiana abruptly departs for Trinidad. Near panic, Mycroft convinces Douglas that they should follow her, drawing the two men into a web of dark secrets that grows more treacherous with each step they take...Written by NBA superstar Kareem Abdul- Jabbar and screenwriter Anna Waterhouse, Mycroft Holmes reveals the untold story of Sherlock's older brother. This harrowing adventure changed his life, and set the stage for the man Mycroft would become: founder of the famous Diogenes Club and the hidden power behind the British government.
Mycroft and Sherlock
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Anna WaterhouseThe new novel by NBA All-Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, starring brothers Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes. <P><P>It is 1872, and a series of gruesome murders is the talk of London. Mycroft Holmes--now twenty-six and a force to be reckoned with at the War Office--has no interest in the killings; however, his brother Sherlock has developed a distasteful fascination for the macabre to the detriment of his studies, much to Mycroft's frustration. <P>When a ship carrying cargo belonging to Mycroft's best friend Cyrus Douglas runs aground, Mycroft persuades Sherlock to serve as a tutor at the orphanage that Douglas runs as a charity, so that Douglas might travel to see what can be salvaged. <P>Sherlock finds himself at home among the street urchins, and when a boy dies of a suspected drug overdose, he decides to investigate, following a trail of strange subterranean symbols to the squalid opium dens of the London docks.Meanwhile a meeting with a beautiful Chinese woman leads Mycroft to the very same mystery, one that forces him to examine the underbelly of the opium trade that is enriching his beloved Britain's coffers. <P>As the stakes rise, the brothers find that they need one another's assistance and counsel. But a lifetime of keeping secrets from each other may have catastrophic consequences...
Mycroft and Sherlock: The Empty Birdcage
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Anna WaterhouseThe new novel by NBA All-Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, starring brothers Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes.It is 1873, and as the economies of Europe threaten to crumble, Mycroft Holmes finds himself in service to the Crown once again. A distant relative of Queen Victoria has been slain by the Fire Four Eleven killer, a serial murderer who leaves no mark upon his victims, only a mysterious calling card. Meanwhile, Sherlock has already taken it upon himself to solve the case, as his interest in the criminal mind grows into an obsession.Mycroft begrudgingly allows Sherlock to investigate, as Ai Lin--the woman he is still in love with--needs his aid. Her fiancé has been kidnapped, and the only man who might know his fate is a ruthless arms dealer with a reputation for killing those who cross him. Mycroft persuades his friend Cyrus Douglas to help find the young man, but Douglas himself is put in harm's way.As Sherlock travels the country on the hunt for the Fire Four Eleven murderer, both he and Mycroft will discover that the greed of others is at the root of the evil they are trying to unearth...
Mykonos After Midnight (Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis Mysteries #5)
by Jeffrey Siger2014 Left Coast Crime Awards nominee for Best Mystery in a Foreign Setting"Vibrant with the frenzied nightlife of Mykonos and the predators who feed on it. A twisty page-turner." —Michael Stanley, award-winning author of the Detective Kubu mysteriesMykonos holds tight to its past even as it transforms from an obscure, impoverished Aegean island into a tourist mecca and summertime playground for the world's rich, a process making the Mykonian people some of the wealthiest in Greece. Yes, the old guard is still a force to be reckoned with despite the new money. One of them, a legendary nightclub owner, has been found savagely bludgeoned in his home. All evidence points to obvious thugs. Yet the murder has put long hidden, politically explosive secrets in play and drawn a dangerous foreign investor to the island paradise. Andreas Kaldis, feared head of Greece's special crimes division, is certain there's a far more complex solution to the murder than robbery, and he vows to find it. His quest for answers cuts straight into the entrenched cultural contradictions that give Mykonos so much of its magic and soon has him battling ruthless opportunists preying on his country's weakened financial condition. Kaldis learns there is a high, unexpected price to pay for his curiosity as he becomes locked in a war with a powerful, clandestine international force willing to do whatever it takes to change and wrest control of Mykonos, no matter the collateral damage. Such is global crime. And the need for a wily hero to stand against it.
Myriad
by Joshua David BellinMyriad has been in so many timestrands she&’s lost count – hiding from her feelings about her brother&’s death she works to prevent crimes from happening but finds herself committing one instead…Agent Miriam Randle works for LifeTime, a private law enforcement agency that undertakes short-term time travel to erase crimes before they occur. Haunted by the memory of her twin brother&’s unsolved murder at the age of six, Miriam thinks of herself as Myriad—an incarnation of the many lives she&’s lived in her journeys to rearrange the past.When a routine assignment goes wrong and Miriam commits a murder she was meant to avert, she is thrown into the midst of a conspiracy that reaches to the highest levels of LifeTime. Along with her partner Vax, Miriam flees into the past in an attempt to unravel the truth before LifeTime agents catch up with her.But then her brother&’s killer reappears, twenty years to the day since he first struck. And he&’s not through with the twin who survived, not by a long shot.MYRIAD is a mind-bending time travelling sci-fi thriller that will keep readers guessing to the very end.File Under: Science Fiction [ Myrioi | Baked In | Three Ravens | The Dark Backward ]
Myrmidon
by David WellingtonAn e-book original action thriller by acclaimed author David Wellington. Wounded Special Forces veteran Jim Chapel now specializes in missions improbable (and sometimes impossible). After confronting a Russian triple agent, Chapel must infiltrate a separatist militia group to track and seize contraband Russian weaponry. But the militia leader has his own agenda . . . and an ace up his sleeve.
Myron Bolitar: The Early Years
by Harlan Coben'The master of huge twists and turns' Richard Osman Deal Breaker The very first Myron Bolitar thriller from the No.1 bestselling author and Netflix creator Investigator and agent to the stars Myron Bolitar is poised on the edge of the big-time. So is Christian Steele, a rookie quarterback and Myron's prized client. But when Christian gets a phone call from a former girlfriend, a woman who everyone, including the police, believes is dead, the deal starts to go sour. Suddenly Myron is up against the dark side of his business - where image and talent make you rich, but the truth can get you killed. Drop Shot Detective to the stars Myron Bolitar returns in the second thriller from the No.1 bestselling author and Netflix creator Valerie Simpson is a young female tennis star with a troubled past who's now on the verge of a comeback and wants Myron as her agent. Myron couldn't be happier - he's also got the hottest male tennis star, Duane Richwood, on his books. That is, until Valerie is murdered in broad daylight at the U.S. Open and Myron's number one client becomes the number one suspect. As Myron begins to investigate he uncovers hidden truths and soon realises that these secrets are not only dangerous, they're deadly. Fade Away Myron Bolitar is back, this time on his most dangerous and deadly case yet Myron Bolitar once had a promising career as a sportsman, until an accident forced him to quit. After a spell in the FBI he now runs his own business. Then Myron is approached to find Greg Downing, a fellow sports star who has vanished, before news of his disappearance gets out. In Greg's house Myron finds blood in the basement. And when he discovers the body of a woman, he begins to unravel the strange, violent world of a national hero gone wrong, as he comes face-to-face with a past he can't re-live, and a present he may not survive.
Myrrh
by Polly HallA woman searching for her birth-parents unlocks the secrets of her horrific past, as she tries to stop the goblin within in this kaleidoscopic dark psychological horror about identity and belonging, with a dread-inducing climax you will never forget. Perfect for fans of Eric LaRocca, Daphne du Maurier and Catriona Ward.Myrrh has a goblin inside her, a voice in her head that tells her all the things she&’s done wrong, that berates her and drags her down. Desperately searching for her birth-parents across dilapidated seaside towns in the South coast of England, she finds herself silenced and cut off at every step.Cayenne is trapped in a loveless marriage, the distance between her and her husband growing further and further each day. Longing for a child, she has visions promising her a baby.As Myrrh&’s frustrations grow, the goblin in her grows louder and louder, threatening to tear apart the few relationships she holds dear and destroy everything around her. When Cayenne finds her husband growing closer to his daughter – Cayenne's stepdaughter – and pushing her further out of his life, she makes a decision that sends her into a terrible spiral.The stories of these women will unlock a past filled with dark secrets and strange connections, all leading to an unforgettable, horrific climax.
Myrtle Clover und der Tote im Garten: Myrtle Clover #4
by Elizabeth Spann CraigEs war der Gärtner… der die Leiche fand. Für die rüstige Amateurdetektivin Myrtle Clover ist es ein ganz gewöhnlicher Tag ‒ bis ihr Gärtner hinter dem Haus eine Leiche entdeckt. Eine schändliche Tat, wurde das Opfer doch mit einem von Myrtles Gartenzwergen erschlagen! Myrtles Freund und Nachbar Miles identifiziert die Leiche als Charles Clayborne… und gibt sich nur widerwillig als dessen Cousin zu erkennen. Charles war niemand, mit dessen Verwandtschaft man gerne angab: ein windiger Typ, zudem Herzensbrecher und Schwerenöter. Als Myrtle den Fall in die Hand nimmt, um Licht in das Dunkel zu bringen, setzt der Mörder alles daran, sie davon abzuhalten. Doch Myrtle ist fest entschlossen, den Mörder zu stellen – bevor sie selbst unter der Erde landet.
Myrtle Clover und der letzte Schnitt
by Elizabeth Spann CraigManche Beauty-Geheimnisse sind gefährlicher als andere… wenn nicht sogar tödlich. Als Tammy Smith, die Besitzerin des Beautysalons von Bradley, mit einer Friseurschere im Rücken aufgefunden wird, mangelt es in der Kleinstadt weder an Geheimnissen noch an Verdächtigen. Der Fall zieht sogleich die von Bingo und Bridge gelangweilte Mittachtzigerin Myrtle Clover in ihren Bann - sehr zum Unfrieden ihres Sohnes, dem Polizeichef der Stadt. Begibt sich seine betagte Mutter doch nicht zum ersten Mal auf die Suche nach einem Mörder. Schnell lernt Myrtle jedoch, dass mit einem Mörder nicht zu spaßen ist…