- Table View
- List View
The Map of Time: A Novel (The Map of Time Trilogy #1)
by Félix J. PalmaCharacters real and imaginary come vividly to life in this whimsical triple play of intertwined plots, in which a skeptical H. G. Wells is called upon to investigate purported incidents of time travel and to save lives and literary classics, including Dracula and The Time Machine, from being wiped from existence. What happens if we change history? Félix J. Palma explores this provocative question, weaving a historical fantasy as imaginative as it is exciting--a story full of love and adventure that transports readers from a haunting setting in Victorian London to a magical reality where centuries collide and a writer's mind seems to pull at all the strings.
The Map of the Sky: A Novel (The Map of Time Trilogy #2)
by Félix J. PalmaThe fate of the earth hangs in the balance as H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds is transformed from the work of one writer's imagination into a terrifying reality for all mankind.1898. New York socialite Emma Harlow agrees to marry well-to-do Montgomery Gilmore, but only if he first accepts her audacious challenge: to reproduce the Martian invasion featured in H. G. Wells's popular novel The War of the Worlds. Meanwhile in London, Wells himself is unexpectedly made privy to certain objects, apparently of extraterrestrial origin, that were discovered decades earlier on an ill-fated expedition to the Antarctic. On that same expedition was an American crew member named Edgar Allan Poe, whose inexplicable experiences in the frozen wasteland would ultimately inspire him to create one of his most enduring works of literature. When eerie, alien-looking cylinders begin appearing in London, Wells is certain it is all part of some elaborate hoax. But soon, to his great horror, he realizes that a true invasion of Earth has indeed begun. As brave bands of citizens converge on a crumbling London to defend it against utter ruin, Emma and her suitor must confront the enigma that is their love, a bright spark of hope even against the darkening light of apocalypse. Palma dazzled readers with his instant New York Times bestseller The Map of Time. In The Map of the Sky, he embarks on an even more thrilling speculative journey, one that links the earth and the heavens, the familiar and the bizarre, the impossible and the inevitable.
The Map: A Jackaby Story (Jackaby)
by William RitterPerfect for fans of Jackaby who are desperately awaiting the release of its sequel, Beastly Bones, this novella-length story follows the rollicking events of Abigail Rook’s birthday celebration. Abigail hopes that her birthday will slip by unnoticed and uncelebrated, but her employer, detective of the supernatural R. F. Jackaby, has other plans. Using magical party crackers that teleport the pair to unknown destinations in time and space and a cryptic map that may lead to a forgotten treasure, Jackaby intends to give Abigail what he considers to be the best gift of all--adventure. Abigail and Jackaby must tame an enormous (and carnivorous) rabbit, defend a castle, and master a dirigible if they want to find the treasure and get back to New Fiddleham alive.
The Maple Murders (Riverdale #3)
by Micol OstowRiverdale is clamoring with excitement over news that an old town tradition is suddenly being revived: the Riverdale Revels. The festival supposedly has a long history, dating back to the town's settlers' first successful maple tapping. But there's no record of the Revels anywhere. Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Jughead think there must be more to the story. And when a skeleton is uncovered in a 75-year-old time capsule on the first night of the festival, they know they're right. But a dead body in a maple barrel isn't the only drama surrounding the Revels. The Royal Maple pageant (open to all Riverdale teens) is in full swing, but "accidents" keep befalling the contestants, including the gang's friends. Someone is clearly trying to put an end to the Revels once and for all -- but who? And more importantly, why? Can Archie and his friends put a stop to the sabotage before someone puts a stop to them? This original novel features a story not seen on the show!
The Maplin Bird
by K. M. PeytonMr. and Mrs. Garland died in an epidemic of cholera and their two children were taken in by an uncle. To Toby and Emily, any sort of life seemed better than the gall and indignity of living with their uncle's brutal slave-driving. Emily dreamed of a little cottage on the coast where she could look after Toby in peace and comfort, but it was to be a long time after My Alice lifted to freedom on the flood-tide one night with Toby and Emily as crew, before her dream had an opportunity of becoming reality. Home on a smelly fishing smack with a black hole of a cuddy and mouldy straw for a mattress was no home at all, and when Mrs. Seymour offered Emily a room of her own in exchange for duties as a housemaid, Emily thought this was bliss indeed--until her cheeks grew pale for lack of sunlight and she pined for the salty tang of fresh air on her face. But there were compensations, rich compensations : there was Adam and the mystery of the Maplin Bird and the sheer exhilaration of standing with him at the tiller heading with that ruthless, daring smuggler for France. And suddenly, Emily found she had a second pipe-dream--and surely they could not both come true?
The Mapping of Love and Death: A Maisie Dobbs Novel (Maisie Dobbs #7)
by Jacqueline WinspearIn the latest mystery in the New York Times bestselling series, Maisie Dobbs must unravel a case of wartime love and death-an investigation that leads her to a long-hidden affair between a young cartographer and a mysterious nurse. August 1914. Michael Clifton is mapping the land he has just purchased in California's beautiful Santa Ynez Valley, certain that oil lies beneath its surface. But as the young cartographer prepares to return home to Boston, war is declared in Europe. Michael-the youngest son of an expatriate Englishman-puts duty first and sails for his father's native country to serve in the British army. Three years later, he is listed among those missing in action. April 1932. London psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs is retained by Michael's parents, who have recently learned that their son's remains have been unearthed in France. They want Maisie to find the unnamed nurse whose love letters were among Michael's belongings-a quest that takes Maisie back to her own bittersweet wartime love. Her inquiries, and the stunning discovery that Michael Clifton was murdered in his trench, unleash a web of intrigue and violence that threatens to engulf the soldier's family and even Maisie herself. Over the course of her investigation, Maisie must cope with the approaching loss of her mentor, Maurice Blanche, and her growing awareness that she is once again falling in love. Following the critically acclaimed bestseller Among the Mad, The Mapping of Love and Death delivers the most gripping and satisfying chapter yet in the life of Maisie Dobbs.
The Marathon Conspiracy (The Athenian Mysteries #4)
by Gary CorbyNicolaos, Classical Athens's favorite sleuth, and his partner in investigation, the clever ex-priestess Diotima, have taken time out of their assignments to come home to get married. But if Nico was hoping they'd be able to get hitched without a hitch, he was overly optimistic. When they arrive in Athens, there's a problem waiting for them.The Sanctuary of Artemis is the ancient world's most famous school for girls. When one of the children is killed, apparently by a bear, and another girl disappears in the night, Diotima's childhood teacher asks her former pupil to help them. Diotima is honor-bound to help her old school. Meanwhile a skull discovered in a cave not far from the sanctuary has proven to be the remains of the last tyrant to rule Athens. The Athenians fought the Battle Marathon to keep this man out of power. He was supposed to have died thirty years ago, in faraway Persia. What are his remains doing outside the city walls? Nico's boss, the great Athenian statesman Pericles, wants answers, and he wants Nico to find them.What makes it all so ominous is that the skull was discovered by the two students of the Sanctuary of Artemis who are dead and missing.What does a decades-dead tyrant have to do with two young girls? Where is the missing child? Is a killer bear really lurking beyond the walls of Athens? And who is the mysterious stranger who's trying to kill Nico and Diotima? Can the sleuths solve the interlocked crimes and save a child before their wedding?
The Marauders
by Tom CooperWhen the BP oil spill devastates the Gulf coast, those who made a living by shrimping find themselves in dire straits. For the oddballs and lowlifes who inhabit the sleepy, working class bayou town of Jeannette, these desperate circumstances serve as the catalyst that pushes them to enact whatever risky schemes they can dream up to reverse their fortunes. At the center of it all is Gus Lindquist, a pill-addicted, one armed treasure hunter obsessed with finding the lost treasure of pirate Jean Lafitte. His quest brings him into contact with a wide array of memorable characters, ranging from a couple of small time criminal potheads prone to hysterical banter, to the smooth-talking Oil company middleman out to bamboozle his own mother, to some drug smuggling psychopath twins, to a young man estranged from his father since his mother died in Hurricane Katrina. As the story progresses, these characters find themselves on a collision course with each other, and as the tension and action ramp up, it becomes clear that not all of them will survive these events.
The Marble Kite: An Alex Rasmussen Mystery (Alex Rasmussen Mysteries #4)
by David DanielPrivate investigator Alex Rasmussen has loved carnivals since he was a boy, and what better way to enjoy one as a grown man than with a lovely woman at his side? As he and his date stroll along the midway, playing games of chance, the soft September night is torn by a scream. Rasmussen rushes to a nearby field to find a woman's body in the weeds.One of the carnival workers---a man with trouble in his past and a motive for murder---is arrested and charged with the crime. The lawyer hired to defend him retains Rasmussen to investigate. The police are convinced they have a clear-cut case, but as Alex probes, he finds a trail as bewildering as a funhouse mirror maze.An outsider to the close-knit "carnies," and shunned by the police department he once served, Rasmussen faces a client who refuses to talk, gangsters looking to exploit the carnival's troubles, a mob of citizens bent on rough justice, and an elusive killer who seems to anticipate Alex's every move. When the investigation points to crooked cops, the defending lawyer abandons the case. Wisdom says Rasmussen should do likewise, but staying on has become a matter of honor. As a woman tells him, "We all end up in the graveyard, flying the marble kite." The only question now is: When?In the old city of Lowell (once the textile capital of America, now a husk of run-down mills), the streets have never been meaner. Beyond the flickering lights and the bright surfaces lies a shadow world where betrayal, deception, and violent death await.
The Marble Mask (Joe Gunther #11)
by Archer Mayor"Towering high above Vermont ski country, Mt. Mansfield's arctic crags have doomed many a soul - but none more hideously than the man found stone-cold dead and frozen stiff, wedged into the mountain ice." "This, Gunther's first assignment as head of the new Vermont Bureau of Investigation, is a tough one. Initially, Gunther presumes the body to be that of a lost hiker trapped by cold and snow - until the frigid carcass reveals a puncture wound to the heart. Not to mention two feet and an arm amputated with razor-sharp precision." "The mummified corpse is dressed to kill, but in outdated clothes. A frosty Canadian driver's license, which had expired in 1947, identifies him as Jean Deschamps of Sherbrooke, Quebec. Who maimed and murdered him? And how did he end up preserved on a mountaintop for over fifty years?" "Searching for the truth lands Gunther in a viper's nest of ancient secrets, international gang wars, and dynastic intrigue."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
The Marble Orchard
by Alex TaylorAn engrossing and tragic literary thriller that evokes the sinister realism of Cormac McCarthy and the inescapable family bonds of Daniel Woodrell, The Marble Orchard tells the story of Beam, the black sheep of the Sheetmire family, a large and entrenched rural Kentucky clan. Beam finds himself on the run after killing a man who was trying to rob him, a man who turns out to be the son of Loat Duncan, a powerful local businessman and cold-blooded killer.With Loat--who is hiding a devastating secret about Beam's past--and Elvis, the local sheriff, hot on his trail, Beam leads a nomadic existence as he descends deeper into his own heart of darkness, slipping from one place to the next, each more mysterious than the last. The people he meets during his journey--an enigmatic trucker dressed in a suit, a cemetery-dwelling Good Samaritan, an armless brothel owner--are pieces of a puzzle that hold the key to Beam's past, as well as his possible future salvation.Alex Taylor holds an MFA from the University of Mississippi and has taught creative writing at Western Kentucky University and McNeese State University. His debut collection, The Name of the Nearest River, was published to great critical acclaim in 2010. Taylor has received the Thomas and Lillie D. Chaffin Award for Appalachian Writing, the Barry Hannah Prize for Fiction, and the Eric Hoffer Award in General Fiction. His stories have appeared in the Oxford American, Black Warrior Review, Carolina Quarterly, American Short Fiction, the Greensboro Review, and elsewhere. He hails from Rosine, Kentucky.
The Marbled Swarm: A Novel
by Dennis CooperFrom literary cult hero Dennis Cooper comes his most haunting work to date. “An American master…. Cooper is the most important transgressive literary artist since Burroughs.” --SalonIn secret passageways, hidden rooms, and the troubled mind of our narrator, a mystery perpetually takes shape—and the most compelling clue to its final nature is “the marbled swarm” itself, a complex amalgam of language passed down from father to son.Cooper ensnares the reader in a world of appearances, where the trappings of high art, old money, and haute cuisine obscure an unspeakable system of coercion and surrender. And as the narrator stalks an elusive truth, traveling from the French countryside to Paris and back again, the reader will be seduced by a voice only Dennis Cooper could create.
The Marchand Woman
by Brian GarfieldWhen her son is kidnapped in Mexico, a mother seeks vengeanceFilm director Carole Marchand&’s son has just been kidnapped for the third time. The first two times weren&’t as troubling, since Carole had abducted Robert herself—incidents in her hideous divorce. This time, the kidnappers are unknown killers, and Carole wants to know what her ex-husband Warren is going to do about it. Robert was in Mexico with the American ambassador when gunmen swarmed their convoy, taking the ambassador and snatching Robert up with him. As Robert disappears into Central America, Warren and his colleagues at the State Department turn up no leads. Because Robert wasn&’t their actual target, his life has little value. When Carole receives word that Robert has been killed, she resolves to take revenge. If the government won&’t help her, she will punish her child&’s killers herself.
The Marchand Woman
by Brian GarfieldWhen her son is kidnapped in Mexico, a mother seeks vengeanceFilm director Carole Marchand&’s son has just been kidnapped for the third time. The first two times weren&’t as troubling, since Carole had abducted Robert herself—incidents in her hideous divorce. This time, the kidnappers are unknown killers, and Carole wants to know what her ex-husband Warren is going to do about it. Robert was in Mexico with the American ambassador when gunmen swarmed their convoy, taking the ambassador and snatching Robert up with him. As Robert disappears into Central America, Warren and his colleagues at the State Department turn up no leads. Because Robert wasn&’t their actual target, his life has little value. When Carole receives word that Robert has been killed, she resolves to take revenge. If the government won&’t help her, she will punish her child&’s killers herself.
The Marching Season
by Daniel SilvaDuring the first uncertain years of the Northern Ireland peace process three simultaneous terrorist attacks in Belfast, Dublin and London shatter the hope that the bloodshed is finally over. The perpetrators are a new terror group called the Ulster Freedom Brigade. And they have one goal: to destroy the peace process. Michael Osbourne, hero of THE MARK OF THE ASSASSIN, has quit the CIA, bitter and disillusioned. But when the President chooses his father-in-law to be the next American ambassador to Britain, Osbourne is drawn into battle with some of the most ruthless and violent men on earth . . .
The Marching Season
by Daniel SilvaThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Gabriel Allon series presents the second thriller featuring former CIA Agent Michael Osbourne, following The Mark of the Assassin.When the Good Friday peace accords are shattered with three savage acts of terrorism, Northern Ireland is blown back into the depths of conflict. And after his father-in-law is nominated to become the new American ambassador to London, retired CIA agent Michael Osbourne is drawn back into the game. He soon discovers that his father-in-law is marked for execution. And that he himself is once again in the crosshairs of a killer known only as October, one of the most merciless assassins the world has ever known...From the Paperback edition.
The Marco Effect
by Jussi Adler-OlsenThe New York Times and internationally bestselling author returns with an astonishing and sinister case for Department Q All fifteen-year-old Marco Jameson wants is to become a Danish citizen and go to school like a normal teenager. But his uncle Zola rules his former gypsy clan with an iron fist. Revered as a god and feared as a devil, Zola forces the children of the clan to beg and steal for his personal gain. When Marco discovers a dead body--proving the true extent of Zola's criminal activities--he goes on the run. But his family members aren't the only ones who'll go to any lengths to keep Marco silent . . . forever. Meanwhile, the last thing Detective Carl Mørck needs is for his assistants, Assad and Rose, to pick up a missing persons case on a whim: Carl's nemesis is his new boss, and he's saddled Department Q with an unwelcome addition. But when they learn that a mysterious teen named Marco may have as much insight into the case as he has fear of the police, Carl is determined to solve the mystery and save the boy. Carl's actions propel the trio into a case that extends from Denmark to Africa, from embezzlers to child soldiers, from seemingly petty crime rings to the very darkest of cover-ups.
The Marco Effect
by Jussi Adler-OlsenJussi Adler-Olsen has sold more than 15 million books worldwideA teenaged boy on the run propels Detective Carl Mørck into Department Q's most sinister case yet Fifteen-year-old Marco Jameson longs to become a Danish citizen and go to school like a normal teenager. Unfortunately, his Uncle Zola forces the children of their former gypsy clan to beg and steal for his personal gain. When Marco discovers a dead body that proves the true extent of Zola's criminal activities, he goes on the run. But it turns out his family members aren't the only ones who want to keep Marco silent ... forever. Detective Carl Mørck wants to save the boy, but Marco's trail leads him to a case that extends from Denmark to Africa, from embezzlers to child soldiers, from seemingly petty crime rings to the very darkest of cover-ups.and save the boy. Carl's actions propel the trio into a case that extends from Denmark to Africa, from embezzlers to child soldiers, from seemingly petty crime rings to the very darkest of cover-ups.
The Marcus Device
by Ib MelchiorOur top-secret weapon is missing. And America&’s top test pilot is missing too. Full of a fierce, obsessive will to live, Tom Darby is about to test-fire the USA&’s ultimate weapon—when something goes tragically wrong. His F-15 fighter explodes in a ball of fire. He ejects into the killing heat of Death Valley. Crazed by injuries, he becomes a wild beast running for his life from unseen enemies—and from his rescuers. Even from his beautiful wife. American teams want him. So do sinister East German agents, headed by an ex-Nazi. Because they believe he possesses . . . The Marcus Device
The Marcus Kline Trilogy: Books One to Three (The Marcus Kline Books)
by Chris ParkerThe first three novels in the series featuring a master of psychological influence who goes head-to-head with the most twisted criminal minds. The world&’s foremost expert on influence and communication, Marcus Kline can tell what you&’re thinking. He can see inside you, step inside your mind. In these three thrillers, he assists the police in outmaneuvering those who have similar manipulative abilities—but use them for evil . . . Influence When murder victims bear the horrific hallmarks of an intelligent and remorseless serial killer, Detective Inspector Peter Jones turns to Marcus for help. As the killer sets a deadly pace, the irresistible and terrifying power of influence threatens friendships, reputations, and lives—and when events appear to implicate the great Marcus Kline himself, everyone involved will learn that the worst pain isn&’t physical . . . Belief Serial killer and master hypnotist Ethan Hall has escaped from hospital, seeking revenge on the man who helped take him down. Using language to bend people to his will, influencing others to carry out destructive acts, Hall targets Marcus Kline and those closest to him in the most personal and savage ways. While Marcus tries desperately to save his cancer-stricken wife and rebuild his life, reputation, and shattered self-confidence, Ethan Hall has other plans. Faith The time has come for Ethan Hall to be tried in Crown Court. And the result is far from certain. The unanswered question: How do you prevent the world&’s most destructive killer from wreaking havoc in a courtroom? Meanwhile, a new wave of murders is being recorded and shared on social media, inciting ever more extreme behaviour—which may linked to the Hall case. Murder is spreading like a virus, and a master hypnotist must be brought to justice . . .
The Mardi Gras Murder: A Golden Age Mystery
by Gwen Bristow Bruce ManningReverie turns deadly when a secret society of New Orleans elites is infiltrated by a killer in this classic 1930s mystery.For years New Orleans has been enthralled by the secret society dedicated to Dis, Greek god of Inferno, whose membership of fifty is closely guarded from the press and whose rites burlesque the proud tradition of the city’s Mardi Gras festival. Lovely Cynthia Fontenay gives Dis a ball each year, with all members in attendance behind satanic masks and sinister robes of black and scarlet.When murder strikes this charmed circle, a shadow is cast over the city. Homicide detective Captain Murphy once again enlists the help of Wade, a New Orleans journalist, to confront an investigation of fifty suspects. As their smoldering motives become front page news, the Crescent City awaits the finale of this chilling carnival of a case.
The Mardi Gras Mystery (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #81)
by Carolyn KeeneWhen Nancy and her friends travel to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, Nancy is confronted by a baffling art theft—and exposes a terrible secret.
The Mardi Gras Two Step
by Barry M VassA series of young girls, strippers, are found mutilated and abandoned in the streets and byways of the French Quarter in early 1972. As more bodies turn up, at first in the Mississippi River, and then across the river in Algiers, the detectives assigned to the case are baffled: what sort of deviant could be responsible for such horrific behavior? And then, as the chaos of Mardi Gras crashes in like a wave around them, they begin to suspect that the killer they're looking for might not even be human...
The Margaret Code
by Richard HootonIn this bittersweet, hilarious, and suspenseful crime debut, a grandmother with a failing memory teams up with her grandson to solve the mysterious murder of her friend and neighbor. Margaret Winterbottom, 89, has lived on Garnon Crescent her entire life—except for a few years she never talks about. She knows all the neighbors: their lives, their hopes, their heartbreaks. Only recently, Margaret&’s memory isn&’t what it used to be. She&’s sure Barbara, her best friend and neighbor, told her something very important . . . but what? When Barbara is found dead in an apparent homicide, Margaret is determined to recover the missing memory. Margaret and her grandson, James, begin investigating, but soon strange things begin happening in her home—objects moving and cropping up in odd places, the television turning on by itself. Some believe her memory is worsening, but Margaret knows somebody wants her out of the way because she holds the key to solving the case—if only she could recall where she put it . . .Perfect for fans of Emma Healey&’s Elizabeth Is Missing, Helene Tursten&’s An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good, Robert Thorogood&’s The Marlow Murder Club, and Hulu&’s Only Murders in the Building.
The Margaret Code: Meet the detective duo you'll never forget in this compulsive and charming debut crime novel
by Richard HootonMEET THE DETECTIVE DUO YOU'LL NEVER FORGETFor readers of The Marlow Murder Club, Richard Osman and The List of Suspicious Things'One of the best books I've read this year' ALEX GRAY'An absorbingly unusual murder mystery' CHRIS BROOKMYRE'Humorous and heart-breaking . . . I couldn't stop turning the page' EMILY CRITCHLEY'Wry, compelling and ever so poignant' NAOMI KELSEY'Readers will be cheering for the determined, if fragile, Margaret' LAURA SHEPPERSON__________89-year-old Margaret has lived on Garnon Crescent all her life, except for those few years she never talks about. She knows all the neighbours; their hopes, their heartbreaks. Only recently, Margaret's memory isn't what it used to be. She is sure Barbara, her best friend and neighbour, told her something important. Something she was supposed to remember. When Barbara is found dead, Margaret determines to recover her missing memory. She and her grandson James begin to investigate, but soon strange incidents occur in her home. Margaret's daughter thinks her memory is getting worse, but Margaret knows somebody wants her out of the way. Because Margaret holds the key to solving this crime. If only she could remember where she put it.