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The Man Who Killed
by Fraser NixonNominated for an Arthur Ellis Award by the Crime Writers of CanadaNominated for the Amazon.ca First Novel AwardMontreal, 1926. Mick is down on his luck until an old pal offers him a loaded revolver and a job: riding shotgun in a truck running booze across the border. Stateside Prohibition has opened up a market for certain amusements, vicious or otherwise. Mick takes the job-and his problems begin.Through his old friend Jack, Mick falls deeper into the life of the small-time tough. From whorehouse to gentlemen's club, through back alleys and deluxe hotels, jazz joints, opium dens, baseball diamonds, cheap diners and anywhere trouble is to be found, Mick burns his way through the City of Two Solitudes. Other people are in town for their own reasons. Babe Ruth's here; Harry Houdini, too.The Man Who Killed is a tale of political corruption and crime, of sexual jealousy and heartbreak, a portrait of a city after last call, of smoke-filled saloons and gunfire in the night. Shot through with dark humour and strange pathos, this is a novel of two friends who do bad things mostly for money, sometimes for fun, and the women they love.
The Man Who Never Returned: A Novel
by Peter QuinnJudge Joe Crater's disappearance in 1930 spawned countless conspiracy theories and captured the imagination of a nation caught in the grip of The Depression. Fifteen years later, Fintan Dunne the detective encountered in Quinn's novel Hour of the Cat, recently retired and bored, answers a summons to New York where he is asked to solve the old case for a newspaper magnate only interested in making a profit from the story. Peter Quinn once again has written a compelling blend of history and fiction that is simply unputdownable.
The Man Who Wanted Tomorrow
by Brian FreemantleA failed commando raid leads to a global hunt for the last remaining Nazi war criminalsSix Israeli commandos land on a lakeshore in Austria, hunting for something that has been hidden underwater for over thirty years. The lake holds many secrets left behind by the Nazi high command as their regime crumbled in 1945. There are millions of dollars in international currency, bonds, and gold bullion, but the commandos want none of it. They have come for boxes of files--containing information about the hiding places of every Nazi war criminal who evaded judgment at Nuremberg. But the commandos have been caught. Shotguns sing out, killing all but one of the Israelis. He escapes with one box, which holds nearly $2 million in gold but no information. The assassins recover two of the other boxes. A fourth is missing. Many men will die to find it--a price the Israeli secret service is willing to pay in the hope that justice may finally be served. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Brian Freemantle including rare photos from the author's personal collection.
The Man with the Baltic Stare: An Inspector O Novel (The Inspector O Novels #4)
by James ChurchFrom James Church, the author of the critically acclaimed Inspector O series, comes The Man with the Baltic Stare--another riveting novel set in the mysterious world of North KoreaAutumn brings unwelcome news to Inspector O: he has been wrenched from retirement and ordered back to Pyongyang for a final assignment. The two Koreas, he learns, are now cooperating—very quietly—to maintain stability in the North. Stability requires that Inspector O lead an investigation into a crime of passion committed by the young man who has been selected as the best possible leader of a transition government. O is instructed to make sure that the case goes away. Remnants of the old regime, foreign powers, rival gangs—all want a piece of the action, and all make it clear that if O values his life, he will not get in their way. O isn't sure where his loyalties lie, and he doesn't have much time to figure out whether ‘tis better to be noble or be dead.
The Man with the Money (The Notorious Wolfes #6)
by Lynn Raye HarrisNotorious gambler Jack no longer gets a buzz from the risks, or the money, he takes at the card table. In fact, it bores him. Until one night he wins more than he ever bargained for....His prize is the stunning Cara Taylor-she might be down on her luck but she certainly doesn't need rescuing by a maverick card-shark like Jack! Now she's stuck with him and she doesn't know whether to love him or loathe him. But, cut from the same pack, playing Jack at his own game is the most fun she's ever had!
The Mandel Files, Volume 1: Mindstar Rising & A Quantum Murder (Greg Mandel Trilogy #1)
by Peter F. HamiltonCONTAINS TWO COMPLETE NOVELS!For the first time in a single volume, Peter F. Hamilton's acclaimed novels--Mindstar Rising and A Quantum Murder--set in a near-future so real it seems ripped from tomorrow's headlines In Mindstar Rising, Greg Mandel, gifted--or cursed--with biotechnology that makes him a living lie detector, is hired to investigate corporate espionage by Event Horizon, a powerful company about to introduce a technology that will solve the energy problems of a world decimated by global warming.Set two years later, A Quantum Murder once again teams Mandel with Event Horizon and its beautiful young owner, Julia Evans, in a locked-room mystery that combines the ingenuity of an Agatha Christie novel with cutting-edge speculative brilliance.Read together, these novels take on fresh depth and complexity, underscoring the magnitude of Peter F. Hamilton's creative talent.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Manhunt (An Agent Paul Richter Thriller)
by James BarringtonNobody is above suspicion.In the intelligence world, it hurts when a senior officer goes bad. When that senior officer can’t be identified, it hurts even more. With the security of Britain's most secret files at stake, and trust a commodity in short supply, a deception operation must flush out the traitor.Paul Richter, an unemployed ex-Naval aviator, is the unwitting and ultimately expendable bait in the trap. But as the net closes, a Russian intelligence officer flees Moscow and her evidence points the finger of suspicion in a very different direction…With time running out, and nobody to trust, Richter finds himself battling both the British security establishment and teams of Russian assassins with orders to kill him.For readers of James Patterson, Will Jordan and Chris Ryan, the Agent Paul Richter series is intense, visceral and totally unmissable.
Manual de perdedores
by Juan SasturainUna joya de Sasturain. Esta novela policial se publicó por primera vezen episodios en el diario La Voz, de Córdoba, y había sido escrita ochoaños antes. Es una obra del género negro «a la argentina», ambientada enlos días de la dictadura. No, no vamos a contar la historia de manual de perdedores.Solo Sasturain puede.Para contar una historia de los días de la dictadura y hacerlo con unavoz que no es explícita y que no falsea nada, la realidad solicitadesencanto. Y para salvar la experiencia narrativa y el talento de JuanSasturain, que se atreve a tirar, como una colilla, una desesperadaironía.Etchenike en acción. El personaje tiene el encanto maduro de losantihéroes de Chandler y de Hammett. Tiene más un sesgo porteño que dejaoír en cada una de las réplicas una larga tradición de perdedores con eloro de la última palabra en el puño o en la lengua. Los acontecimientosse precipitan, como suele decir. En Sasturain ni la lucha ni la acciónterminan, pero nos reservamos el derecho de decir el subrayado esnuestro. Si el lector es sin duda el que más gana, sacándole a estashistorias tan cercanas lustre y placer.Cada una de las escenas, cada una de las respuestas, cada uno de losgestos de Etchenike en este «Manual de perdedores» son cosas que seatesoran en la memoria para ese instante -raro y feliz, uno de losconsuelos de lectura- en el que estamos a la altura de nuestros héroes.
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 Time Collection: Map of Time, Map of the Sky, and Map of Chaos (The Map of Time Trilogy #4)
by Félix J. PalmaWhat happens if we change history?<P><P> 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.<P> Map of Time:<P> Characters 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.<P> Map of the Sky:<P> 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. <P> Map of Chaos:<P> When the person he loves most dies in tragic circumstances, the mysterious protagonist of The Map of Chaos does all he can to speak to her one last time. A session with a renowned medium seems to offer the only solution, but the experience unleashes terrible forces that bring the world to the brink of disaster. Salvation can only be found in The Map of Chaos, an obscure book that he is desperate to uncover. In his search, he is given invaluable help by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Lewis Carroll, and of course by H. G. Wells, whose Invisible Man seems to have escaped from the pages of his famous novel to sow terror among mankind. They alone can discover the means to save the world and to find the path that will reunite the lovers separated by death.
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.
La marca del diablo
by Glenn CooperUn secreto que la Iglesia ha mantenido oculto. Una conspiración siniestra que pretende encumbrar el mal. Solo una mujer puede poner fin a la pesadilla antes de que esta se haga realidad. La nueva novela del maestro del thriller histórico con más de 7. 000. 000 de lectores en todo el mundo 1139. Al mirar el cielo después del eclipse, el obispo Malaquías tiene una lúcida visión de lo que va a suceder. Ciento doce estrellas brillan sobre la bóveda. Ciento doce Papas desde Celestino II hasta el final de la Iglesia. Hasta que los suyos se hagan con el poder. . . Roma, 2002. La joven arqueóloga Elisabetta Celestino recibe la noticia de que el Vaticano le prohíbe seguir explorando las catacumbas de San Calixto, donde se ha realizado un extraño hallazgo. Pero años después, cuando está a punto de celebrarse un nuevo cónclave para elegir el que será el Papa ciento doce, aparecen unos cadáveres en esas mismas catacumbas: varios hombres y mujeres que llevan siglos enterrados. Y todos ellos presentan una extraña anomalía genética. . . A pesar de que todo a su alrededor parece indicarle que debería olvidarlo. English Description The stars move still, time runs, the clock will strike, The Devil will come, and Faustus must be damned. Elisabetta Celestino, a brilliant young archaeologist at work in Rome’s ancient catacombs, has discovered a unique pattern of astrological symbols on an underground wall. She is devastated when the Vatican refuses to support her excavation project. Ten years later, a cave-in damages the vault, and a shocking discovery is made. Following a traumatic event, Elisabetta has left archaeology behind for the serenity of prayer and teaching, but the young nun unexpectedly finds herself in a race to solve the secret of the catacomb. Moving between present-day Europe, 1st-century Rome, and Elizabethan England, The Devil Will Come is an exhilarating tale of a battle between good and evil that has been fought in the shadows through the centuries and across continents--and that both sides are willing to kill to keep secret.
La marca del diablo
by Glenn CooperUna novela del autor de La Biblioteca de los muertos, el maestro del thriller histórico, con más de 7.000.000 de lectores en todo el mundo. Un secreto que la Iglesia ha mantenido oculto. Una conspiración siniestra que pretende encumbrar el mal. Solo una mujer puede poner fin a la pesadilla antes de que se haga realidad. «Las estrellas se mueven, el tiempo corre, sonará el reloj, vendrá el Diablo...» 1139. Al mirar el cielo después del eclipse, el obispo Malaquías tiene una lúcida visión de lo que va a suceder. Ciento doce estrellas brillan sobre la bóveda. Ciento doce Papas desde Celestino II hasta el final de la Iglesia. Hasta que los suyos se hagan con el poder... Roma, 2002. La joven arqueóloga Elisabetta Celestino recibe la noticia de que el Vaticano le prohíbe seguir explorando las catacumbas de San Calixto, donde seha realizado un extraño hallazgo. Pero años después, cuando está a punto de celebrarse un nuevo cónclave para elegir el que será el Papa ciento doce, aparecen unos cadáveres en esas mismas catacumbas: varios hombres y mujeres que llevan siglos enterrados. Y todos ellos presentan una extraña anomalía genética... A pesar de que todo a su alrededor parece indicarle que debería olvidarlo, Elisabetta se encuentra investigando estos extraños sucesos que parecen apuntar a una siniestra conspiración. Poco a poco irá comprendiendo que está siendo testigo de una batalla en la que todos tenemos mucho que perder. Y que, si quiere seguir con vida, no puede confiar en nadie. La crítica ha dicho:«Glenn Cooper sabe combinar perfectamente un emocionante tono de acción para los hechos del presente con un tono solemne y profundo para hablar de la historia.»Todo Literatura «La corte de seguidores de Glenn Cooper avanza a un ritmo apabullante.»ElPaís «Una novela que no se pueden perder los amantes del género.»Libri & Cultura «Glenn Cooper sabe combinar perfectamente un emocionante tono de acción para los hechos del presente con un tono más solemne y profundo para hablar de la historia.»Todo literatura
Marching Through Georgia (Alphonso Clay Mysteries of the Civil War)
by Jack MartinAs Sherman moves toward Atlanta, an agent searches for traitors among the troops in this compelling Civil War thriller . . . When Sherman&’s army hits a wall of resistance at Kennesaw Mountain in the summer of 1864—despite what seemed to be highly reliable intelligence—he&’s convinced by one of the Union nurses to call in Maj. Alphonso Clay to hunt for a saboteur. With his scout Ambrose Bierce badly wounded and a general murdered in the midst of battle, he summons Clay, who soon joins him on his march through Georgia. But as Clay investigates the situation—and tries to prevent any further unwelcome surprises from the Confederates—it becomes apparent that there may be more than one person betraying the Union . . . &“I can&’t wait to read the next Alphonso Clay book.&” —RP Dahlke, author of the Dead Red Mysteries
The Marx Sisters: A Kathy Kolla and David Brock Mystery (Brock And Kolla Ser. #Bk. 1)
by Barry MaitlandDetective Kathy Kolla's first case is one for the books. Meredith Winterbottom, a resident of Jerusalem Lane--a quaint section of London inhabited by Eastern European immigrants--and a great-granddaughter of Karl Marx, is found dead. Was she the victim of greedy real-estate developers, or was she killed for the politics of another age? When a second Marx sister is killed, David Brock, Chief Inspector of Scotland Yard, is brought in to help. As Kathy and Brock delve into the Lane's eccentric melting pot, they find unpublished letters from Marx to Engels; a possible fourth volume of Das Kapital; an endless list of shady suspects; and a plot to end Kathy's investigating days for good. Can they unravel the mystery before Kathy's first case is her last?
Masculinity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature
by Emelyne GodfreyNow in paperback, this book considers crime fighting from the perspective of the civilian city-goer, from the mid-Victorian garotting panics to 1914. It charts the shift from the use of body armour to the adoption of exotic martial arts through the works of popular playwrights and novelists, examining changing ideals of urban, middle-class heroism.
The Mask of Troy
by David GibbinsHere is the most explosive adventure yet from the New York Times bestselling author of Atlantis and The Lost Tomb--a whiplash-inducing novel that sends marine archaeologist Jack Howard and his team on a treasure hunt . . . and a race against time to stop a terrifying threat. Greece, 1876. Renowned archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann unearths the tomb of legendary King Agamemnon and makes a mind-blowing discovery. Determined to keep it secret until the time is right, he dies before it can be revealed to the world.Germany, 1945. The liberation of a concentration camp reveals clues to the lost antiquities stolen by the Nazis. But the operation is covered up after a horrific secret surfaces. Northern Aegean, present day. Jack Howard, head of the International Maritime University, and his team discover the wreckage of the legendary Greek fleet from the Trojan War, sending shockwaves around the world. But the biggest surprise is yet to come, for Jack is on the trail not only of Agamemnon, but of Schliemann's true discovery--and a mystery so explosive that it leads to the kidnapping of Jack's daughter and a confrontation with a new and evil foe.From the Paperback edition.
Masquerade in Blue
by Dc BrodWhen reporter Jeff Barlowe is jailed for contempt of court for refusing to put a name to his source, he calls on his friend, private detective Quint McCauley to bail him out. Working with the source, an environmental vigilante known only as the Blue Fox who is the lead suspect in the murder of local developer, Quint tries to learn who else wanted the man dead and, at the same time, maintain the Fox's anonymity.
Masquerade in Blue
by Dc BrodWhen reporter Jeff Barlowe is jailed for contempt of court for refusing to put a name to his source, he calls on his friend, private detective Quint McCauley to bail him out. Working with the source, an environmental vigilante known only as the Blue Fox who is the lead suspect in the murder of local developer, Quint tries to learn who else wanted the man dead and, at the same time, maintain the Fox’s anonymity.
Masquerade in Blue
by D. C. BrodPrivate Investigator Quint McCauley is about to leave to the airport to pickup his girlfriend, when reporter Jeff Barlowe, calls from the local jail. Barlowe has been arrested in connection with the murder of a Foxport land developer who the police believe was a victim of the Blue Fox, a zealous environmentalist reputed to stop at nothing for the cause. In their efforts to apprehend the Blue Fox, the police have no one to turn to but Barlowe, for they believe that he alone knows the Fox's identity. He would rather face contempt court charges than turn in the environmentalist.
Massacre Mountain: A Cotton Pickens Western (Cotton Pickens #4)
by William W. Johnstone J. A. JohnstoneThe Greatest Western Writer Of The 21st CenturyIn the booming mining town of Doubtful, Wyoming, Cotton Pickens is the law. And in William W. and J.A. Johnstone's rollicking new Western, the law is in a fight for its life. . .Making Of A MassacreCotton Pickens is feeling about as low as a man can get. Held up, robbed and fired from his job as sheriff, things get even worse when someone murders Cotton's horse Critter. And it's all happening just as a flashy, fleshy stage company comes to town. Some folks demand the show be shut down for immorality. Some folks--Cotton included--sure enjoy the proceedings. But when a man gets stabbed to death, a bank safe gets blown up, and another county's sheriff starts imposing his will, Cotton realizes that a dastardly plot is taking over Doubtful. Badge or no badge, Cotton is going to war. To catch a killer. To stand up to some self-righteous fatheads. And for the right to see a little bare-naked leg--or die trying. . .
The Master Falconer
by C. J. BoxA dramatic short story of justice both old and new from the New York Times-bestselling author of BREAKING POINT and THE HIGHWAY. The West is not the way it's portrayed in the movies, but when a man from the East brings trouble for Nate Romanowski and his friend Joe Pickett, a little frontier-style justice may be just what's called for. An exciting new addition to the series that combines harrowing adrenaline rushes with complex morality, humour, and a landscape described so vibrantly it seems to have a life all its own.
Matt Jensen, The Last Mountain Man #6: Dakota Ambush (Matt Jensen/The Last Mountain Man #6)
by William W. Johnstone J. A. JohnstoneThe Greatest Western Writer Of The 21st CenturyThe adopted son of mountain man Smoke Jensen, he has carved out his destiny in the rugged American frontier. His name is Matt Jensen. He lives by the gun--and surrenders to no one. . . Dakota Ambush Twelve years ago, newspaperman John Bryce saved an innocent man from the hangman's noose. That man was Matt Jensen. In gratitude, Matt gave Bryce four gold nuggets and told him, "If there's ever anything I can do, just let me know." Now, that day has come. As editor of the Fullerton Defender, Bryce has become the target of a powerful--and ruthless--English lord. A feared master duelist, his aim is fixed on the Dakota Territories. His weapons are intimidation and violence. And his hired guns are the most sadistic and deadliest prairie rats Matt Jensen has ever known. . .
Matt Richtel Collection
by Matt RichtelGet three exhilarating and cutting-edge thrillers by Matt Richtel in one e-book, including: Devil's Plaything, Floodgate, and The Cloud.Devil's Plaything--a phenomenal "neuro-tech" thriller about a dark and insidious plot to reengineer the human brain. Devil's Plaything is smart, fast, and terrifyingly plausible--a page-turner of the first order.Floodgate--On the eve of the presidential election, a conspiracy threatens to alter the outcome of the vote--and the future of American politics. At the heart of the plot is a powerful computer program, aimed at rooting out hypocrisy among politicians to expose their truths . . . and ours.The Cloud--When the next generation of technology seeps into the brains of the next generation of people, former medical student turned journalist Nat Idle must investigate and stop the invasion. A deftly told tale, the scariest part of The Cloud is how close to reality it could be.
MAYO (EBOOK)
by Sergio DubcovskySergio Dubcovsky regresa a esas calles de Villa Laura que fueran escenario de su novela anterior, Dos hermanos, para contar otra historia de asordinada, exacta emotividad: la de una familia tipo que sobrevive a la muerte del padre, hombre de pocas palabras y, como se irá viendo, muchos misterios. Un hijo con ansias de escaparle al encierro pueblerino, una esposa disciplinada cuya procesión -como suele decirse- va por dentro y un Ford Taunus de color amarillo que se despega violentamente del fondo en sepia de la vida cotidiana, son los protagonistas de un relato agridulce y absorbente, cuyos ecos, como una invitación o como una amenaza, reverberan mucho después de agotada la última página.