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Marco Polo, If You Can (Blackford Oakes #4)
by William F. Buckley Jr.In this volume of Buckley's Blackford Oakes spy novels, Oakes is called upon to plug a security leak in President Eisenhower's National Security Council. Oakes goes on a mission behind the Iron Curtain to counter the damage, is captured and sentenced to death as a spy, and turns the tables on the KGB.
Marco Polo, If You Can: A Blackford Oakes Mystery (The Blackford Oakes Mysteries #4)
by William F. Buckley Jr.Master of espionage fiction and National Book Award winner William F. Buckley Jr. brings us another in his best-selling series starring the intrepid CIA agent Blackford Oakes. When a shadowy Russian mole threatens to undermine the free world's defenses by infiltrating President Eisenhower's National Security Counsel, CIA super-secret agent Blackford Oakes is called in to unmask the imposter. Then, Oakes turns the tables on the Communists by piloting a U-2 spy plane on a Gary Powers-style one-way mission behind the Iron Curtain. Sentenced to death and trapped in the depths of the Lubyanka prison, Oakes may have turned his last trick. Or has he?
Marcus (Love Undercover)
by Lori FosterThey&’ve been crushing on each other for months… So what&’s holding them back?A sizzling new Love Undercover novella For Marcus Bareden, Lucy Cortland is more than the girl next door. She&’s beautiful, funny and easy to talk to. He&’d really like to get closer, but something about her occasional wariness sets off his spidey sense. When he was nine, Marcus was plucked from an abusive situation and adopted by the most amazing parents a boy could wish for. Lucy Cortland spent years overcoming an awful youth. Now, she&’s got a great job, her own place and a super sexy neighbor. Marcus is warm, kind and they&’ve become good friends. She&’s only known him a few months, but their chemistry is undeniable. Yet for Lucy, getting close isn&’t possible. Lucy believes no one could love her after what she&’s been through. No one could understand…except maybe the guy next door, who knows how it feels to be mistreated and how hard it can be to learn to hope—even love—again.Don't miss the other titles in the Love Undercover series, including Getting Rowdy and Bare It All.
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 . . .
Mardi Gras Madness
by Brett HallidayAn innocent young woman is seduced by the temptations of Bourbon Street in this sultry, scintillating tale Twenty-two-year-old Barbara Dorn has always been sure of herself. Sure of her happiness in rural Tancipahoa Parish, Louisiana, where she was born and raised. Sure of her commitment to her fiancé, an agricultural school graduate who cultivates his family farm with scientific exactitude. Sure of her distaste for big-city life and excitement. But when her old college roommate, Ethel, comes to visit, Barbara realizes she may not have all the answers. Ethel is on a mission to convince her friend to make the hundred-mile trip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, when the city becomes one vast playground and a half million people throw their cares and inhibitions to the wind. Ethel insists that Barbara experience the carnival of love before settling down to life on the farm. But when Barbara finally arrives in the City That Care Forgot, the beautiful young virgin will discover that her desires are deeper and more passionate than she ever thought possible.
Mardi Gras Mambo
by Greg HerrenIn Bourbon Street Blues and Jackson Square Jazz, Greg Herren introduced the wickedly naughty--and irrepressible--Scotty Bradley, who's never met a drink he didn't want, a decadence he could resist, or a hunky trick he won't treat to a little bit of himself. Now, in Mardi Gras Mambo, Scotty's back on the crowded, party-happy streets of New Orleans, getting ready for a Carnival he'll never forget--if he lives through it... It's Carnival time in New Orleans, and Scotty Bradley, ex go-go boy turned private eye, is looking forward to relaxing with his boyfriends, Frank and Colin, and partying it up right. But nothing ever seems to work out the way Scotty wants it. Not only is it cold and rainy, ruining his elaborate costume plans, but former FBI agent Frank has "issues" with dropping a hit (or two, or four) of Ecstasy. Hello! Ecstasy at Mardi Gras is practically guaranteed in the Gay Bill of Rights! Fortunately, Frank gets over himself, the weather clears up, Scotty's dealer, Misha, delivers the goods, and the boys are off to the races. And that's when the real fun begins. After a night of partying, they come home to find the cops waiting for them. Misha has apparently been murdered and guess who was the last person to see him alive? Turns out his wheeling and dealing had gotten him in trouble with a lot of people--including the Russian mob. And those guys don't play around. Suddenly, Scotty's missing not just one but two boyfriends. And as the streets of Nola come alive in a hot human frenzy of sequins, music, dancing, and the sweat of thousands of revelers ready to throw caution and clothing to the wind, Scotty is in a desperate race to save the men he sometimes loves and keep Fat Tuesday from being the last day any of them ever see... "When Herren introduced young, well-muscled former New Orleans bar dancer Scotty Bradley, he gave crime fiction one of its most engaging gay heroes." --Booklist Greg Herren is a personal trainer and writer who calls New Orleans home. Former editor of Lambda Book Report, he has published in many publications, including Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review, A&U, Genre and Instinct. He is currently working on a sequel to Mardi Gras Mambo. He has no pets, no plans to adopt or artificially inseminate, and tries to live quietly with his partner of eight years.
Mardi Gras Masquerade
by Carolyn KeeneEveryone thinks a ghost is the thief, but Nancy is on the case!A masked Mardi Gras ball turns spooky when revelers are tormented by a what they think are ghosts. When Deirdre Shannon's antique tiara is snatched Nancy is certain the crook is a guest--not a ghoul.
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.
Mardi Gras Murder: A Cajun Country Mystery (A Cajun Country Mystery #4)
by Ellen ByronUSA Today bestselling author Ellen Byron is back at it with fan-favorite plantation B&B owner Maggie Crozat in a fourth installment of the Cajun Country mysteries. Southern charm meets the dark mystery of the bayou as a hundred-year flood, a malicious murder, and a most unusual Mardi Gras converge at the Crozat Plantation B&B.It’s Mardi Gras season on the bayou, which means parades, pageantry, and gumbo galore. But when a flood upends life in the tiny town of Pelican, Louisiana—and deposits a body of a stranger behind the Crozat Plantation B&B—the celebration takes a decidedly dark turn. The citizens of Pelican are ready to Laissez les bon temps rouler—but there’s beaucoup bad blood on hand this Mardi Gras. Maggie Crozat is determined to give the stranger a name and find out why he was murdered. The post-flood recovery has delayed the opening of a controversial exhibit about the little-known Louisiana Orphan Train. And when a judge for the Miss Pelican Mardi Gras Gumbo Queen pageant is shot, Maggie’s convinced the murder is connected to the body on the bayou. Does someone covet the pageant queen crown enough to kill for it? Could the deaths be related to the Orphan Train, which delivered its last charges to Louisiana in 1929? The leads are thin on this Fat Tuesday—and until the killer is unmasked, no one in Pelican is safe. A simmering gumbo of a humorous whodunit, Mardi Gras Murder is the fourth piquant installment in USA Today bestselling author Ellen Byron’s award-winning Cajun Country mysteries.
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...
La Marea del Terror
by Stuart G. YatesEste libro es un trabajo de ficción. Los nombres, lugares, personajes e incidentes son producto de la imaginación del autor o se usan de manera ficticia. Cualquier parecido con personas reales, vivas o muertas, eventos o locaciones es una coincidencia. Todos los derechos reservados. Ninguna parte de este libro puede reproducirse o transmitirse de ninguna forma ni por ningún medio, electrónico o mecánico, incluidas fotocopias, grabaciones o cualquier sistema de almacenamiento y recuperación de información, sin el permiso por escrito del autor.
Marea incierta (Detective William Monk #Volumen 14)
by Anne PerryLa investigación de un robo portuario desencadenará una red de secretos que sumergirán al detective Monk en una situación fatal. William Monk conoce las calles de Londres como la palma de su mano, pero el río Támesis y sus muelles -territorio de las ratas y los saqueadores nocturnos- es terreno desconocido para él. Solo la extrema necesidad de trabajo lo lleva a aceptar investigar el robo de un cargamento de marfil africano en la goleta Maude Idris, propiedad del magnate del transporte marítimo Clement Louvain. Pero ¿por qué este no informó sobre el robo a la Policía Fluvial? A ese misterio se sumará la aparición de una mujer gravemente enferma que, según Louvain, es la ex amante de un viejo amigo. ¿Está conectada con el robo, o con algo mucho más oscuro? Mientras Monk intenta resolver estos enigmas no puede imaginar la trampa que pronto lo atrapará de manera fatídica. La crítica ha dicho de Marea incierta...«Una serie infaliblemente gratificante.»The New York Times Book Review
Marea negra
by Alberto Vázquez-FigueroaUna magnífica novela que aborda un tema de permanente actualidad: las fluctuaciones de los precios del petróleo y las posturas de la OPEP. A finales de la década de 1970, y tras la gran crisis del petróleo de 1973 que no fue más que el punto álgido de una remontada de precios que se había iniciado en la década anterior, una comisión del Mercado Común encarga a una joven francesa una difícil misión: conseguir que Venezuela se separe de la OPEP, rompa su dependencia económica con Estados Unidos y acepte la tecnología europea a cambio de vender al Viejo Continente todo el petróleo que necesite, a precio razonable, durante cinco años. Más para conseguirlo la mujer ha de entregarse a un general venezolano locamente enamorado de ella...
Marea roja
by José Manuel Del RíoLa gran novela sobre el narcotráfico gallego que nunca nadie se había atrevido a escribir. «Esta es la novela que me gustaría haber escrito a mí. Una joya.»Nacho Carretero, autor de Fariña En julio del 2000, una gran marea roja se propaga por las rías de A Coruña. En esas mismas fechas, Daniel Piñeiro, antiguo piloto de planeadoras del clan hegemónico del narcotráfico en Galicia, sale de la cárcel tras ocho años. Su imperio está enterrado y ya solo desea llevar una vida normal. Pero nadie ha olvidado al mito, a Dani Gasolina. Una familia rota, unas amistades consumidas, una pasión borrada y un mafioso que lo reclama como hijo propio. Todos perdidos en el laberinto donde, al final de uno de tantos caminos de sangre, desde 1992 se esconde un secreto. Con el conocimiento profundo de quien creció en la Galicia de los noventa, José Manueldel Río salda cuentas con el pasado a través de esta novela que combina la contundencia de la verdad con un estilo literario que le ha hecho ser comparado con Don Winslow y Richard Price. La crítica ha dicho:«Mi descubrimiento literario del año.»Baltasar Garzón
Mareas de sangre (Detective William Monk #Volumen 24)
by Anne PerryCon Mareas de sangre, la reina del crimen victoriano pone el broche de oro a su legendaria saga protagonizada por el comandante William Monk. En esta última entrega el comandante William Monk se enfrenta a una posibilidad impensable: la traición de uno de sus hombres. La esposa de Harry Exeter, un poderoso y acaudalado constructor del Londres victoriano, ha sido secuestrada y sus raptores exigen que la entrega de la rehén a cambio del rescate se haga en una de las zonas más inhóspitas y oscuras a orillas del río Támesis. Para proteger tanto a Exeter como a su esposa, el comandante Monk es el encargado de supervisar la operación. Sin embargo, al llegar al lugar del encuentro, tanto él como sus compañeros caen en una emboscada. Pronto se hará evidente que se trata de una traición por parte de uno de sus hombres y para averiguar quién ha sido el culpable, deberá indagar en el pasado de todos ellos. Así descubrirá quiénes esconden un terrible secreto y a quién profesan de verdad su lealtad. ¿Pondrá Monk su vida en juego para resolver el caso? La crítica ha dicho...«Los misterios victorianos de Anne Perry son realmente excepcionales.»New York Times «La extraordinaria construcción de los personajes y la ambientación resultan fascinantes en sí mismos. No dejarás de contener el aliento hasta el final de la investigación.»Booklist
Marfil (Enfrentados #Volumen 1)
by Mercedes RonAmar nunca fue tan peligroso como en «Enfrentados», la nueva saga de Mercedes Ron. Marfil tiene 20 años y vive en Nueva York, pero no todo es tan idílico como parece: hace unos días fue secuestrada mientras paseaba por Central Park. Su padre tiene muy claro que la razón del secuestro ha sido para mandarle un mensaje: podemos llegar a ella. A pesar de ser liberada, todo ha cambiado para Marfil: su vida no es la misma, y ella tampoco. Sobre todo porque ahora nunca está sola: siempre la acompaña Sebastian Moore, su guardaespaldas. Sebastian demostrará ser el encargado perfecto para protegerla, sobre todo cuando comienzan a llegar las amenazas de muerte, aunque nunca hubiese pensado que la tarea más complicada no sería esa, sino mantener a Marfil Cortés alejada de él. ¿Está Marfil preparada para descubrir la verdad de su pasado? ¿Lo pondrá todo en riesgo la atracción que ha surgido entre ambos?
The Margaret Kerr Series: A Trust Betrayed, The Fire in the Flint, and A Cruel Courtship (The Margaret Kerr Series #1)
by Candace RobbThree novels about a woman&’s search for truth amid the Scottish struggle for independence by an author who &“puts the history back into historical mystery&” (Kirkus Reviews). This volume includes three novels of mystery and intrigue in thirteenth-century Scotland from the acclaimed author of the Owen Archer series: In A Trust Betrayed, Margaret Kerr searches for her missing husband after his disappearance in Edinburgh, but finds that the simmering rebellion has turned the ruined city into a web of lies and hidden motives that threaten anyone who digs too deep for the truth. In The Fire in the Flint, Margaret and her family become the target of a series of violent raids, but what the raiders are looking for remains a mystery. As Margaret becomes more deeply involved in the rebellion, attention turns to her mother, a seer who has had visions of the &“true king of Scotland.&” In A Cruel Courtship, Margaret heads to Stirling Castle on a mission to discover the fate of a young spy for the rebellion. As her travels bring her closer to the castle, however, she begins to have dreams—or are they visions?—of impending danger. The historic battle of Stirling Bridge is nearing, and the fate of Scotland rides on the outcome…Praise for the Margaret Kerr novels: &“With meticulous attention to historical details, from the soup Margaret eats to her characters&’ plaid clothing and the language they speak (there&’s a helpful glossary), the author lovingly re-creates medieval Edinburgh.&”—Publishers Weekly &“Robb&’s captivating blend of history and mystery vividly evokes medieval Scotland.&”—Booklist &“A satisfying read, full of interesting detail about the life and times in Scotland in the 13th century.&”—Aberdeen Press & Journal Together, these stories offer a richly detailed and beautifully written account of medieval Scotland and a young woman&’s awakening.
Margaret Truman Thrillers: Murder in the Supreme Court, Murder on Embassy Row, Murder at the FBI (Capital Crimes)
by Margaret TrumanThese three political thrillers by the acclaimed author—and daughter of President Harry Truman—offer an insider&’s look into the dangerous shadows of D.C.Murder in the Supreme Court When Clarence Sutherland, Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court, is found dead, Lieutenant Martin Teller of the Washington Police and Susanna Pincher of the Justice Department are pulled together to find the killer.Murder on Embassy Road When a British Ambassador drops dead at his own gala, everyone suspects his Iranian valet—who has suddenly disappeared. But knowing the Ambassador&’s reputation for womanizing and shady financial deals, Washington Metro&’s Captain Sal Morizio digs deeper.Murder at the FBI FBI Agents Ross Lizenby and Christine Saksis are in a showdown with their own Bureau when they investigate the murder of a fellow agent at the J. Edgar Hoover Building. While the higher-ups want the case closed quickly, the trail leads to disturbing secrets among them.
Margaret Truman's Experiment in Murder A Capital Crimes Novel
by Margaret Truman Donald BainWhen a Washington psychiatrist is found dead in his office, Mackenzie Smith is called in to defend one of his patients who has become a suspect. Then information emerges that links the slain shrink to a highly secret CIA mind control project. A programmed assassin strikes and kills the wildly popular frontrunner in the presidential race. As a result of the assassination, the other government agencies have become aware of the rogue CIA program. They want to infiltrate it, and Mac Smith's client, the accused killer, seems to be their perfect spy.
Margaret Truman's Murder at the CDC: A Capital Crimes Novel (Capital Crimes #31)
by Margaret Truman Jon LandMurder and intrigue on the steps of the United States capital building pulls Robert Brixton into his most personal case yet, in Margaret Truman's Murder at the CDC2017: A military transport on a secret run to dispose of its deadly contents vanishes without a trace.The present: A mass shooting on the steps of the Capitol nearly claims the life of Robert Brixton’s grandson.No stranger to high-stakes investigations, Brixton embarks on a trail to uncover the motive behind the shooting. On the way he finds himself probing the attempted murder of the daughter his best friend, who works at the Washington offices of the CDC.The connection between the mass shooting and Alexandra’s poisoning lies in that long-lost military transport that has been recovered by forces determined to change America forever. Those forces are led by radical separatist leader Deacon Frank Wilhyte, whose goal is nothing short of bringing on a second Civil War.Brixton joins forces with Kelly Lofton, a former Baltimore homicide detective. She has her own reasons for wanting to find the truth behind the shooting on the Capitol steps, and is the only person with the direct knowledge Brixton needs. But chasing the truth places them in the cross-hairs of both Wilhyte’s legions and his Washington enablers.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Margaret Truman's Murder on the Metro: A Capital Crimes Novel (Capital Crimes #31)
by Margaret Truman Jon LandIn Margaret Truman's Murder on the Metro, Jon Land's first thrilling addition to the New York Times bestselling Capital Crimes series, Robert Brixton uncovers a sinister plot threatening millions of American lives!"A roller coaster of a novel." —David Baldacci, New York Times bestselling authorIsrael: A drone-based terrorist attack kills dozens on a sun-splashed beach in Caesarea.Washington: America awakens to the shattering news that Vice President Stephanie Davenport has died of an apparent heart attack.That same morning, a chance encounter on the Washington Metro results in international private investigator Robert Brixton thwarting an attempted terrorist bombing. Brixton has no reason to suspect that the three incidents have anything in common, until he’s contacted by Kendra Rendine, the Secret Service agent who headed up the vice president’s security detail. Rendine is convinced the vice president was murdered and needs Brixton’s investigative expertise to find out why. In Israel, meanwhile, legendary anti-terrorist fighter Lia Ganz launches her own crusade against the perpetrators of that attack which nearly claimed the lives of her and granddaughter. Ganz’s trail will ultimately take her to Washington where she joins forces with Brixton to uncover an impossible link between the deadly attack on Caesarea and the attempted Metro bombing, as well as the death of the vice president. The connection lies in the highest corridors of power in Washington where a deadly plot with unimaginable consequences has been hatched. With the clock ticking toward doomsday, Brixton and Ganz race against time to save millions of American lives who will otherwise become collateral damage to a conspiracy destined to change the United States forever."Margaret Truman’s Murder in the Metro is a spectacular international thriller of intrigue and conspiracy that I could . . . not . . . put . . . down." —Mark Greaney, New York Times bestselling authorAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Margaret Truman's Undiplomatic Murder: A Capital Crimes Novel
by Margaret Truman Donald BainPrivate investigator Robert Brixton has always hated Washington. Against his better judgment, he decides to stick around and take a job as an agent in a new State Department security agency headed by his former boss at the Washington P.D. After work one day he meets his youngest daughter, Janet, for a drink at an outdoor cafe. Shockingly, a young Arabic woman blows herself up, killing Janet and a dozen others. Seeking revenge for his daughter, Brixton follows the tracks of the bomber to a powerful senator's son.
Margaret's Peace
by Linda HallAfter the death of her only daughter and the subsequent breakup of her marriage, Margaret Collingwood returns to her home in Coffins Reach, Maine, and to the seafront house she has inherited. She goes there to rest, to paint, and to find the God she has lost. Instead, she is thrust back twenty-five years and must relive the accidental death of her sister and face her family's long-buried secrets.The old family home shrouded in the secrets of the past... When Margaret Collinwood inherits her childhood home in Coffins Reach, Maine, she returns to the seafront house hoping to rest, to paint, and to find the peace she has lost after the death of her daughter and the subsequent breakup of her marriage. But Margaret's return to her family home forces her to face difficult childhood memories surrounding the fatal accicdent that took the life of her sister twenty-five years earlier. As Margaret begins to examine the past, strange things start happening in the present. As she moves between her childhood memories,the ghostly legends surrounding her historic house, and the trendy cafes of the Maine coast, Margaret uncovers the truth hidden in long-buried family secrets. And in facing the past, she finds new hope for her future.From the Trade Paperback edition.