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McNaughten: A Novel
by Sian BusbyThe winter of 1843 is one of bitter strife for England. The nation is on the brink of ruin and revolution, the government struggling to stand firm against the rising chaos.
McTeague: A Story of San Francisco: An Authoritative Text, Contexts, Criticism (Norton Critical Editions Series #0)
by Frank NorrisThe text of this edition presents, fully annotated, the 1899 First Edition text of McTeague, a significant example of American literary naturalism and a commentary on turn-of-the-century American cultural values. <p><p>Contexts focuses on the novel's sources and composition. Included are newspaper accounts of a San Francisco murder; a description of Norris' Polk Street neighborhood, which figures prominently in McTeague; an examination of the relationship between the novel and naturalism; and a discussion of the book's genesis, from its origin as a Harvard assignment to Norris's revision of it upon his return to San Francisco. Criticism has been revised to include major recent assessments of the novel. Two seminal pieces from the previous edition have been retained—Ernest Marchand's account of McTeague's 1899 reviews and Donald Pizer's essay on naturalism. Six essays and four stills from Erich von Stroheim's film version of McTeague are new. The new essays are by Don Graham, William E. Cain, Barbara Hochman, James L. Caron, Mary Lawlor, and Donna M. Campbell. A Chronology and an updated Selected Bibliography are included.
Me and Billy
by James Lincoln CollierAfter escaping the orphanage where they have spent their lives together, two boys become assistants to a con artist, and while Possum objects to the lying, stealing, and cheating, Billy only cares about making money and taking life easy.
Me and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse
by Susan Vaught<P><P> Jesse is on the case when money goes missing from the library and her dad is looking like the #1 suspect in Edgar Award–winning author Susan Vaught’s latest middle grade mystery. <P><P>I could see the big inside of my Sam-Sam. I had been training him for 252 days with mini tennis balls and pieces of bacon, just to prove to Dad and Mom and Aunt Gus and the whole world that a tiny, fluffy dog could do big things if he wanted to. I think my little dog always knew he could be a hero. I just wonder if he knew about me. <P><P>When the cops show up at Jesse’s house and arrest her dad, she figures out in a hurry that he’s the #1 suspect in the missing library fund money case. With the help of her (first and only) friend Springer, she rounds up suspects (leading to a nasty confrontation with three notorious school bullies) and asks a lot of questions. But she can’t shake the feeling that she isn’t exactly cut out for being a crime-solving hero. <P><P>Jesse has a neuro-processing disorder, which means that she’s “on the spectrum or whatever.” As she explains it, “I get stuck on lots of stuff, like words and phrases and numbers and smells and pictures and song lines and what time stuff is supposed to happen.” <P><P>But when a tornado strikes her small town, Jesse is given the opportunity to show what she's really made of—and help her dad. <P><P>Told with the true-as-life voice Susan Vaught is known for, this mystery will have you rooting for Jesse and her trusty Pomeranian, Sam-Sam.
Me atrevo
by Ann R. BrightLa inesperada atracción entre una exitosa abogada y su colaborador, un veterano expolicía y actual detective privado, pondrá en jaque la defensa de un joven universitario acusado de ser un asesino en serie. Robert Wihtney, un atormentado exdetective de homicidios, fue expulsado diez años atrás del Departamento de Policía de Chicago por un error fatídico cometido en el ejercicio de sus funciones. Siendo abandonado por su esposa, sus amigos, y hundido, diez años después trabaja como detective privado en casos de bajo perfil y vive en un lúgubre apartamento de un barrio peligroso de la ciudad. Un asesino serial escoge a mujeres jóvenes y solteras como víctimas. Cuando los cuerpos aparecen, todo apunta que el autor es el universitario Mike Duch. La familia del joven contrata a la exitosa y famosa abogada Clear Neville para que ejerza su defensa. Pero el caso es complicado, parece perdido. Por eso la abogada decide contratar, para investigar los crímenes, al que fue el mejor detective de homicidios de la ciudad, el desprestigiado Robert A. Withney. Inesperadamente, surge una arrolladora atracción entre ellos, aunque se llevan quince años de diferencia de edad. Las dudas sobre los sentimientos reales de Clear y el futuro de ellos carcomen al veterano expolicía, y no sólo por la diferencia de la edad. Ella pertenece a la alta sociedad, él es un hombre sencillo. Ella es vivaz e intensa, y él es un hombre poco sociable, con amargos remordimientos. Se siente un tipo común que, además, gana en un año el dinero que ella gana en una semana. Su maltrecho corazón y su estabilidad se ven amenazados por la despampanante e inteligente mujer . Juntos se embarcan en encontrar una pista que ayude en la defensa del joven Mike, y terminan arrastrados por una pasión espontánea e inesperada que surge entre ellos.
Me Cheeta: My Story
by CheetaCheeta the Chimp was just a baby in 1932 when he was snatched from the jungle of Liberia by the great animal importer Henry Trefflich. That same year, Cheeta appeared in Tarzan the Ape Man, and in 1934 in Tarzan and His Mate, in which he famously stole clothes from a naked Maureen O'Sullivan, who was dripping wet from an underwater swimming scene with Johnny Weissmuller. Other Tarzan films followed, and later roles with Bela Lugosi in the 1950s. Cheeta finally retired from the big screen after the 1967 film Doctor Dolittle with Rex Harrison, whose finger he accidentally bit backstage while being offered a placatory banana. Cheeta now lives in Palm Springs, where, at age seventy-seven, he is by far the oldest living chimpanzee ever recorded.
Me desperté temprano y saqué al perro (Detective Jackson Brodie #Volumen)
by Kate AtkinsonCon esta nueva entrega de novela policíaca protagonizada por el detective Jackson Brodie, Kate Atkinson se revela una vez más como la espléndida heredera de una tradición que tiene en sus filas a mujeres de la talla de Patricia Highsmith y P.D. James. Hay días en que ciertas decisiones se imponen sin pedir permiso: Tracy Waterhouse, una mujer de mediana edad con unos kilos de más y muchas ilusiones de menos, paseaba distraída por un centro comercial de la ciudad de Leeds, intentando decidir qué galletas comprar para poner un poco de color a su cena solitaria, cuando vio a una niña corriendo, tirada de la mano de una prostituta conocida en el barrio. De repente, Tracy supo que compraría algo más que galletas... Al poco rato, la niña estaba en su coche y desde entonces la vida ha sido para ella un ir y venir de emociones desconocidas. Tracy confiaba en que no habría testigos de ese extraño negocio, pero Jackson Brodie, recién llegado a Inglaterra para resolver un caso de falsa identidad, entra de repente en escena: sus dotes de gran investigador y de hombre deliciosamente imperfecto van a convertir una trama policial en una historia donde las cuestiones morales son lo que importa. Reseña:«A Kate Atkinson la reconoces por su estilo... Es una gran novelista a secas.»The New York Times
The Me I Used to Be: A Novel
by Jennifer Ryan"Gripping and emotionally compelling...a beautiful story of losing yourself, starting over against all odds, and coming out triumphant. I was hooked from page one!"--Lori Foster, New York Times bestselling author"Jennifer Ryan is at the height of her story-telling best. Page-turning, powerful, with high stakes drama and unforgettable romance, I couldn't put this novel down!"--Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling authorIf you like Jill Shalvis and Kristin Hannah, you’ll love Jennifer Ryan’s exciting new novel, where a young woman has the chance to rebuild her life and become the woman she was always meant to be…An inheritance she never expected… After serving time for a crime she didn’t commit, Evangeline returns home to discover her father left her solely responsible for the family’s failing ranch, her mother blames her for her father’s death, and her brothers want her out of their way. With her family’s future squarely on her shoulders, she desperately searches for ways to save their home—before they lose everything. A chance to right past mistakes…Her only ally, Chris Chambers. The cop who sent her away is positive she took the fall for someone else. And if she helps him track down the real criminals, he’ll clear her record. But the closer Evangeline and Chris get to exposing the truth—and to each other—the deeper Evangeline is drawn into a dangerous sting that will finally bring her justice and pave the way for a bright future.
Me llamo rojo
by Orhan PamukEn el Estambul de finales del siglo XVI, el Sultán encarga secretamente un gran libro que celebre su vida y su imperio. Los encargados de iluminar esa obra son los mejores artistas del momento, pero... deberán hacerlo al modo europeo. Cuando uno de esos miniaturistas desaparece y nacen las sospechas de asesinato, el maestro del taller deberá buscar ayuda.
Me & My Girls
by Leondrei PrinceTish, Rayon and Tasheena are about to show the world what friendship really means. Each living their own separate lives, they stumbled upon obstacles that would define who they are later in life... Tish- A high school mother learned early about responsibility by having a child by a small time drug dealer who later became a "King Pin" and victim of a quarrel... Rayon- One of Tish's best friend from the suburbs is more of a follower than anything else. She got caught up in a pregnancy and found comfort in her two best friends Tish and Tasheena who were from the projects... Tasheena- Is the direct opposite of the both of them... She was a woman scorned early by the love of her life who abandoned her for a heroin addiction. Unable to deal with the loneliness that overcame her, she sought out comfort from any and every man she could, only digging herself into a deeper depression. Until she discovered Allah (God).
Me, Myself and Them
by Dan MooneyWinner of the 2016 Luke Bitmead BursaryStruggling to cope with a tragic loss, Denis Murphy has learned to live a bit differently. Both his friends are used to it - the only problem is his monstrous housemates.When his enigmatic ex-girlfriend comes back into his life, she threatens to shatter the finely crafted world around him.As Denis begins to re-emerge from his sheltered existence and rediscover the person he used to be, things turn nasty, and he is forced to confront the demons that share not only his house, but also his head.
Me, Myself, and Why? (BOFFO, Book #1)
by Maryjanice DavidsonMe, Myself, and Why? finds Cadence chasing after a serial killer who inexplicably likes to kill in threes, leaves behind mysterious newspaper clippings, and not a shred of decent forensic evidence. The killer soon starts leaving messages just for Cadence and her sisters; raising suspicion that the villain just may have discovered Cadence's "talent"! Meanwhile, love blooms in the most unexpected place when Cadence meets her best friend's gorgeous brother -- a romantic development that leaves her best friend unenthused and our heroine second guessing!
Me Tanner, You Jane
by Lawrence BlockIt's a jungle out there. Literally. At least for Evan Tanner, eternally sleepless sometime superspy, who finds himself in Africa on the trail of the AWOL ruler of tiny Modonoland. It seems the petty despot's gone missing, and he's taken the state treasury along with him. No stranger to impossible missions and international peril, Tanner's been in over his head before. This time, however, he's in imminent danger of being buried alive. And it all has to do with the CIA, white supremacists, moderate revolutionaries . . . and a blond jungle bombshell named (no joke!) Sheena. Tanner's always been a sucker for a pretty face and a curvaceous body, especially one that's wrapped in leopard skin. But this red hot renegade daughter of a local missionary is a maneater. Which means this time Tanner's goose is well and truly cooked.
Me, the Missing, and the Dead
by Jenny ValentineMe: Lucas Swain-I'm nearly sixteen years old and live in London. I was fairly normal until the night I found Violet. Then everything changed. The Missing: Dad. He disappeared five years ago. Nobody knows what happened to him, and nobody cares except me. It's enough to drive you crazy. The Dead: That's Violet . . . in the urn. Speaking of crazy-I know she's trying to tell me something, and I think it's about my father. . . . A dead lady may not be much to go on, but my dad's out there somewhere, and it's up to me to find out where.
Meadowlark: A Coming-of-Age Crime Story
by Ethan Hawke Greg RuthFrom the dream team behind #1 New York Times bestseller Indeh comes a graphic novel following a father and son as they navigate an increasingly catastrophic day. Set against the quiet and unassuming city of Huntsville, Texas, Jack "Meadowlark" Johnson, and his teenage son, Cooper embark on a journey of epic proportions. Told over the course a single day, this electrifying graphic novel recounts Cooper's struggle to survive the consequences of his father's mistakes and the dangers they have brought home to his estranged family. As Cooper and his father desperately navigate cascading threats of violence, they must also grapple with their own combative, dysfunctional, but loving relationship.Drawing on inspiration from the authors' childhoods in Texas, their relationships with their own sons and from ancient myths that resonate throughout the ages, this contemporary crime noir is a propulsive coming-of-age tale of the shattering transition into manhood. While both father and son strive to understand their place in the world and each other's lives, tension and resentment threaten to boil over. As emotionally evocative as it is visually stunning, this captivating graphic novel will appeal to fans of Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men and Terrence Malick's Badlands.
Mean Business on North Ganson Street: A Novel
by S. Craig ZahlerA hardened city detective is sent to a hellhole rust belt town in Missouri where violent crime is skyrocketing and police officers are showing up dead in S Craig Zahler's crime thriller Mean Business on North Ganson Street. A distraught businessman kills himself after a short, impolite conversation with a detective named Jules Bettinger. Because of this incident, the unkind (but decorated) policeman is forced to relocate himself and his family from Arizona to the frigid north, where he will work for an understaffed precinct in Victory, Missouri. This collapsed rustbelt city is a dying beast that devours itself and its inhabitants...and has done so for more than four decades. Its streets are covered with dead pigeons and there are seven hundred criminals for every law enforcer.Partnered with a boorish and demoted corporal, Bettinger investigates a double homicide in which two policemen were slain and mutilated. The detective looks for answers in the fringes of the city and also in the pasts of the cops with whom he works—men who stomped on a local drug dealer until he was disabled.Bettinger soon begins to suspect that the double homicide is not an isolated event, but a prelude to a series of cop executions...
Mean Streak
by Sandra BrownNumber One New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown returns with another suspenseful thrillerDr. Emory Charbonneau, a paediatrician and marathon runner, disappears on a mountain road in North Carolina. By the time her husband Jeff, miffed over a recent argument, reports her missing, the trail has grown cold. Literally. Fog and ice encapsulate the mountainous wilderness and paralyze the search for her. While police suspect Jeff of 'instant divorce', Emory, suffering from an unexplained head injury, regains consciousness and finds herself the captive of a man whose violent past is so dark that he won't even tell her his name. She's determined to escape him, and willing to take any risks necessary to survive.As her husband's deception is revealed, and the FBI closes in on her captor, Emory begins to wonder if the man with no name is, in fact, her rescuer from those who wish her dead - and from heartbreak. Combining the nail-biting suspense and potent storytelling that has made Sandra Brown one of the world's best loved authors, MEAN STREAK is a wildly compelling novel about love, deceit, and the choices we must make in order to survive. Praise for Sandra Brown 'Suspense that has teeth' Stephen King 'Lust, jealousy, and murder suffuse Brown's crisp thriller' Publishers Weekly 'An edge-of-the-seat thriller that's full of twists . . . Top stuff!' Star
Mean Streak
by Sandra BrownIn this New York Times bestselling thriller, a doctor is kidnapped in the mountain wilderness after a fight with her husband -- and as the FBI closes in, she must make dangerous choices to survive.Dr. Emory Charbonneau, a pediatrician and marathon runner, disappears on a mountain road in North Carolina minutes after an argument with her husband Jeff. But by the time he reports her missing, the trail has (literally) gone cold. Fog and ice encapsulate the wilderness and freeze the search. While police suspect Jeff of "instant divorce," Emory regains consciousness only to find herself the captive of a man whose violent past is so dark he won't even tell her his name. She's willing to take any risks necessary to survive. But before she can escape, the two encounter dangerous people who adhere to their own code of justice. A desperate young woman is caught at the center of a dispute, and Emory can't bring herself to look the other way, even if it means breaking the law. Rising tension and barely restrained passion blurs the lines between right and wrong, and Emory begins to wonder if the man with no name is the one who has rescued her from death . . . and from heartbreak. Combining the nail-biting suspense and potent storytelling that has made Sandra Brown one of the world's best-loved authors, Mean Streak is a wildly compelling novel about love, deceit, and the choices we must make when our lives are on the line.
Mean Streak
by Sandra BrownFrom #1 New York Times best-selling author Sandra Brown comes a heart-pounding story of survival, that takes the age-old question, "Does the end justify the means?" and turns it on its head.<P> Dr. Emory Charbonneau, a pediatrician and marathon runner, disappears on a mountain road in North Carolina. By the time her husband Jeff, miffed over a recent argument, reports her missing, the trail has grown cold. Literally. Fog and ice encapsulate the mountainous wilderness and paralyze the search for her.<P> While police suspect Jeff of "instant divorce," Emory, suffering from an unexplained head injury, regains consciousness and finds herself the captive of a man whose violent past is so dark that he won't even tell her his name. She's determined to escape him, and willing to take any risks necessary to survive. <P> Unexpectedly, however, the two have a dangerous encounter with people who adhere to a code of justice all their own. At the center of the dispute is a desperate young woman whom Emory can't turn her back on, even if it means breaking the law. Wrong becomes right at the hands of the man who strikes fear, but also sparks passion.<P> As her husband's deception is revealed, and the FBI closes in on her captor, Emory begins to wonder if the man with no name is, in fact, her rescuer from those who wish her dead - and from heartbreak.<P> Combining the nail-biting suspense and potent storytelling that has made Sandra Brown one of the world's best loved authors, MEAN STREAK is a wildly compelling novel about love, deceit, and the choices we must make in order to survive.
Mean Streak (The Cass Jameson Mysteries #4)
by Carolyn WheatIn the highest-profile case of her career, Cass defends her ex-lover in federal court It's hard not to be charmed by Matt Riordan. Ruggedly handsome, with a sharp wit and a voice like Belgian chocolate, he could woo any jury. His clients may be mobsters, but Riordan never seems to have any trouble winning sympathy for them. That charisma worked on Cass Jameson, too, even though she should have been smart enough to know better. A hard-boiled defense attorney who's made a living going toe to toe with the meanest bastards in Brooklyn, Cass nevertheless fell for the Riordan charm--right until he broke her heart. Not long after Riordan runs out on her, Cass sees his smiling face on the cover of New York magazine. The most powerful defense attorney in New York has been accused of taking bribes, and he needs Cass to keep him out of jail. When one of Riordan's most vicious clients gets involved in the case, a smile won't be enough to keep him alive.
Mean Street, LLC (War N' Wit #4)
by Gail RoughtonAnother wedding day dawns for the ever-growing Garrett-Forrester Coven as Spike and Stacy get ready to say “I do”! Don’t expect weddings bells and white gowns, though. It’s off to the Drive-Thru Tunnel of Love at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Vegas. Again. It’s sort of a family tradition. But what’s supposed to happen in Vegas just refuses to stay in Vegas. And you’re not going to believe this side-trip!
Mean Streets
by Jim Butcher Kat Richardson Simon R. Green Thomas E. SniegoskiFinally, the best paranormal private investigators have been brought together in a single volume boasting all-new novellas by the greatest authors in the genre. And cases don't come any harder than these.... New York Times Bestselling Author JIM BUTCHER delivers a story in which Harry Dresden--Chicago's only professional wizard--tries to protect a friend from danger and ends up becoming a target himself. John Taylor, the best PI in the secret heart of London known as the Nightside, has a rep to uphold--he can find anything. But locating the lost memory of a desperate woman may prove to be his toughest case ever in a thrilling noir tale from New York Times Bestselling Author SIMON R. GREEN. Bestselling Author KAT RICHARDSON'S Greywalker finds herself in too deep when a "simple job" in Mexico goes awry on the Day of the Dead, and Harper Blaine is enmeshed in a tangle of dark family secrets and revenge from beyond the grave. He was known as Noah, an ancient-being who lived among us for centuries. Now he is dead, and Boston-based fallen angel-turned-detective Remy Chandler has been hired to find out who--or what--murdered him in a whodunit by bestselling Author Thomas E. SNIEGOSKI.
The Meandering Corpse (The Shell Scott Mysteries #31)
by Richard S. PratherI could see the beach robe Zazu had been wearing, but couldn't see her. Then the pool's surface rippled and tossed darts of sunlight at my eyes, and I could see Zazu quite well. She was wearing either the latest thing in jazzy bathing suits or nothing at all. She reached the ladder and started to climb up it, nonchalant as a bird--a jaybird. "Hi," I said brightly, "you can see I'm working." She started down the ladder until the water was almost up to her waist. "Do you always swim in the nude, dear?" I said. "It feels good. Probably I won't do it when I'm older." "I thought that was when girls did it."
Meaner Things
by David AndersonEmma ran out on Mike ten years ago when they were students. Since then, their lives have taken opposite paths. Emma lives a luxurious lifestyle amid international big business; Mike has a tiny bachelor suite and a dead-end job in a bookstore. Now Emma has reappeared in Mike’s life and begs his help to bring down a very rich, very bad man – her husband. Mike has one outstanding skill, namely the ability to plan and execute the most difficult heist. Reluctantly, he agrees to reboot his shady talent. In the process he finds new purpose filling his empty life. hey enlist Mike’s old friend Charlie, a gadget geek, to their cause and infiltrate the target building. But despite falling in love with Emma all over again, Mike still doesn’t trust her. Will she betray him a second time? Should he heed Charlie’s suspicions? Can the co-conspirators work together long enough to pull off a heist so complex and dangerous it makes Ocean’s Eleven look like a walk in the park?