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McCullen's Secret Son
by Rita HerronHIS CHILD'S LIFE WAS ON THE LINE-AND TIME WAS RUNNING OUT... Sexy-as-sin rodeo star Brett McCullen is Willow James Howard's past. But when her estranged husband is killed and her son kidnapped, she's forced to accept help from the man who broke her heart. Little does Brett know that the very child he's trying to rescue is his own flesh and blood-the result of a fling years earlier. He can't deny his rising desire at Willow's reappearance...even as he struggles to forgive her secret. But with the ransom deadline looming, Brett must go to extremes to save the family he never knew he wanted...
McGarvey: A Kirk McGarvey Novel (McGarvey #25)
by David Hagberg“The grand master of the contemporary thriller.” —Douglas Preston, #1 New York Times bestselling author When Kirk McGarvey investigates the mysterious death of his parents so many years ago, he uncovers long-buried secrets that put him head to head and mano a mano with . . . Vladimir Putin. After Mac calls Putin out, the Russian dictator decides he wants him dead. Battling Russian hit squads as well as enemies at home, McGarvey must fight like the devil to save the himself, his friends, and the US of A in this engrossing international thriller from David Hagberg.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
McGlue: A Novella (The\fence Modern Prize In Prose Ser.)
by Ottessa MoshfeghThe debut novella from one of contemporary fiction's most exciting young voices, now in a new edition.Salem, Massachusetts, 1851: McGlue is in the hold, still too drunk to be sure of name or situation or orientation--he may have killed a man. That man may have been his best friend. Intolerable memory accompanies sobriety. A-sail on the high seas of literary tradition, Ottessa Moshfegh gives us a nasty heartless blackguard on a knife-sharp voyage through the fogs of recollection.They said I've done something wrong? . . . And they've just left me down here to starve. They'll see this inanition and be so damned they'll fall to my feet and pass up hot cross buns slathered in fresh butter and beg I forgive them. All of them . . . : the entire world one by one. Like a good priest I'll pat their heads and nod. I'll dunk my skull into a barrel of gin.
McHugh (Linford Mystery Library)
by Jay FlynnDEADLIER THAN MIKE HAMMER, SEXIER THAN JAMES BOND—MEET MCHUGH.THE SEARCH WAS ONand McHugh was right in the middle—between the mob and the FBI.The quarry was Johnny Stover, an electronics expert who suddenly turned up missing. Johnny’s socialite girlfriend put McHugh on his trail, but he soon found an odd assortment of people joining in the hunt. First the FBI warned him to keep off. Then the mob issued its own warning, enforced by muscle men. But McHugh never turned down a challenge—or disappointed a lady.He was out to find Johnny Stover, even if it killed him. And it looked as though it would.
McIntire County: The Complete Series (Mcintire County Ser. #1)
by Winter AustinWhen the going gets tough, these women get even tougher. Murder and mayhem plague a Midwestern small town as the McIntire County PD and friends dodge bullets—and their feelings. Fans of Suzanne Brockmann’s Troubleshooters will love this action-packed romantic suspense series.Atonement: A rash of unexplained suicides in the sleepy town of Eider, Iowa, draws McIntire County deputy Nicolette Rivers into a devious killer’s twisted plot. A former marine sniper suffering from PTSD, she hides her own deadly secrets from everyone but detective Con O’Hanlon, who is more than willing to help cover up the fallout. But is he too late to prevent Nic’s dark, downward spiral? Or is Con the one man stronger than her demons? Born to Die: FBI agent Boyce Hunt abandoned Deputy Cassy Rivers to protect her from the blackmail he faces from his mother’s criminal enterprise. But when the ex-lovers reluctantly partner up to capture a modern Bonnie and Clyde terrorizing McIntire County, their attraction flames to life once more, dividing Boyce’s loyalties. Will he continue to run from what scares him most? Sins of the Father: Deputy Jolie Murdoch’s first big assignment leads to a corpse and a prime suspect caught red-handed. But why would local bartender Xavier Hartmann bludgeon a man to death? A former marine, Xavier is barely coping with a traumatic brain injury, and he has no memory of what happened at the crime scene. To make matters worse, as the mystery deepens, he and Jolie find themselves drawn to each other. Will Jolie do her sworn duty or buck the status quo to give their newfound passion a chance? Liar, Liar: Returning to Eider wasn’t on FBI agent Liza Bartholomew’s map, but that’s where the trail of her latest case leads, so with her career on the line, she heads south. Between the fallout over his recent close re-election, two gruesome homicides, a rash of arsons, and personal grief weighing on his soul, the last thing Sheriff Shane Hamilton has time for is a determined FBI agent. But if they want to solve their cases, they must share their deepest secrets—before a cold-blooded killer snatches everything they love, including each other. Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors
McKee of Centre Street
by Helen ReillyA speakeasy performer is murdered in this pioneering mystery from the mother of the police procedural. When one of New York’s favorite dancers is killed in a crowded high-tone speakeasy, everyone present becomes a suspect—and those that may have eluded questioning as well. It’s up to Inspector McKee of the NYPD to sift through the witness statements, separate fact from fiction, and put together a picture of the crime as it happened in order to discover what’s missing from the official narrative. And in the process, he’ll uncover a story that leads back into the past, with blackmail and stolen emeralds lurking in the shadows.… As McKee’s case comes into focus, a rich and confounding mystery plot is revealed, which will take all of the inspector’s resources to solve. Along the way, the inner workings of the New York City police department in the 1930s is on full display, including the line-ups, the radio room, the morgue, and the fingerprinting office—technologies that were at the cutting edge of the era’s fight against crime. Reissued for the first time eighty years, McKee of Centre Street is one of the first police procedurals ever written by a woman. The novel’s realistic New York setting and insightful view of police work was an instant hit with fans and its lead character went on to star in over thirty books.
McKettrick's Choice: A Western Romance (The McKettricks #No. 4)
by Linda Lael MillerFrom a New York Times–bestselling author, &“intrigue, danger, and greed are up against integrity, kindness, and love in this engrossing western romance&” (Booklist). When news arrived that there was trouble back in Texas, Holt McKettrick left a mail-order bride and his family on the spot. And he never looked back. He just prayed he&’d be in time to save the man who had raised him as a son and keep his best friend from the gallows. He knew he&’d encounter rustlers, scoundrels and thieves, but he&’d never expected to find a woman like Lorelei Fellows. Setting fire to her wedding dress in the town square probably wasn&’t the best way to stand her ground. But Lorelei had had enough. She was sick of men and their schemes. All she wanted was to stake her claim on her own little piece of Texas. And with Holt McKettrick as a neighbor, things were beginning to look up. The man was a straight shooter with a strong will, a steady aim and a hungry heart. &“Highly enjoyable. . . . Strong characterization and a vivid western setting make for a fine historical romance.&” —Publishers Weekly
McKettricks of Texas: Tate (McKettricks of Texas #2)
by Linda Lael MillerThis McKettrick man is about to meet his match… Don’t miss this reader favorite McKettrick tale from #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller.There aren’t enough hours in the day for everything divorced dad Tate McKettrick has to do: run the Silver Spur Ranch, do the suit-and-tie thing for his business and ride herd on his adorable six-year-old twin girls. But then Libby Remington returns to Blue River, Texas, and suddenly…time seems to stand still. They were high school sweethearts, Tate and Libby, but he was never able to convince Libby that he loved her. He still loves her and wants to try again. Nothing—not even cattle rustlers, a killer stallion and a vindictive ex-wife—can keep him from the attempt. Libby has her hands full taking care of her mother and running the Perk Up Coffee Shop. Caffeine, she needs. Tate McKettrick, not so much. Oh, heck—yes. But can they really hope for a second chance?Title originally published in 2010
McKinnon's Royal Mission
by Amelia AutinThe secret princess's bodyguard... As head of a visiting royal's protection detail, Trace McKinnon's focus should be strictly on the external threats against a woman's life. But what happens when he finds Dr. Mara Marianescu-a princess incognito as a college professor-much more intriguing? And that's only the start of his troubles. When actual danger arrives for this beautiful royal, Trace isn't sure if it's because of a genuine threat from her country-or because of the darkness in his own past. Trace knows he should let Mara go-and does his best. But the cool, intelligent princess might just risk the one thing she has that is all her own-her heart...
McLean Investigates
by George GoodchildConnoisseurs of the detective story have long appreciated the crisp, economical style of George Goodchild and the ingenuity of his plots. Here, for his many admirers are sixteen typical examples of his art showing his inimitable creation Inspector McLean of the Yard--at his all-time best.
McMansion
by Justin ScottEven the cozy New England town of Newbury, Connecticut, is not immune to the relentless spread of McMansions carpeting the countryside. Ben Abbott, realtor and private detective, is so incensed that he refuses to sell them. That Ben is not the only citizen of Newbury who is provoked by over-sized, ugly, wasteful houses becomes apparent when the corpse of Billy Tiller, Newbury's greediest developer, is discovered underneath his bulldozer. The young and troubled eco-activist Jeff Kimball, who is arrested while sitting at the controls of the bulldozer, protests his innocence. Connecticut's state's attorney sees the opportunity to prosecute an open-and-shut TV murder trial that will vault him into the U.S. Senate. While Ira Levy, the small-town criminal defense lawyer hired by Jeff's hip-hop mogul father, longs to impress movers and shakers in New York City. Ben Abbott, deep in debt to Attorney Levy for an expensive horse he gave to 12-year-old Alison, is forced to pay off the debt by trying to prove Jeff Kimball innocent of a crime that State Police Major Crime Squad Lieutenant Marian Boyce styles "perpetrator on bulldozer on victim." It looks that way, says Ben Abbott. But in what order did they really stack up?
McMummy
by Betsy ByarsThe giant pod in Professor Orloff&’s greenhouse is giving Mozie some terrifying nightmares . . .After Mozie loses his father, he longs for someone to look up to. Enter Professor Orloff: a brilliant, mysterious scientist with a greenhouse full of experimental vegetation. When he leaves on a trip, Orloff entrusts Mozie and Mozie&’s friend, Batty, with keeping an eye on his wondrous greenhouse. Inside, the two discover something amazing—and frightening: a plant pod big enough to fit a grown-up human. The pod seems to grow larger every day and to Mozie, it seems a little lonely. Soon, Mozie finds he&’ll do whatever it takes to protect the strange plant from harm and discover the secrets inside. This sometimes-spooky thriller will provide its readers with as many laughs as goosebumps. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Betsy Byars including rare images from the author&’s personal collection.
McNally's Alibi
by Lawrence Sanders Vincent LardoAn eccentric collector, a missing manuscript, and a troika of lovely ladies challenge Archy McNally, south Florida's most famous Discreet Inquirer.
McNally's Alibi (The Archy McNally Series #11)
by Lawrence Sanders Vincent LardoMurder puts Lawrence Sanders&’s Palm Beach PI in the prime suspect spotlight in the series &“effortlessly written to be effortlessly enjoyed&” (The Boston Globe). Hired to retrieve a client&’s kiss-and-tell-all diary from her blackmailing ex-lover, Archy McNally doesn&’t expect the mission to go awry. He makes the exchange easily enough, but as the Palm Beach private investigator returns to his sports car, he&’s knocked out cold. When he wakes up, the diary is gone. Except it wasn&’t a diary McNally was playing go-between to collect. It was the Holy Grail of lost literature—the original manuscript of Truman Capote&’sAnswered Prayers. McNally will need some divine intervention of his own when he becomes the prime suspect in a homicide investigation headed by vampy, green-eyed blonde Georgia O&’Hara. With everyone trying to seize the Capote opus, it&’s up to McNally to write off a killer who&’s waiting to close the book on him—permanently.
McNally's Bluff
by Vincent LardoAll of Palm Beach society is gathered for a look at a huge new maze on Matthew's property, but the prize at the center of the maze turns out to be a dead body. Archy is asked to investagate.
McNally's Bluff: An Archy Mcnally Novel (The Archy McNally Series #13)
by Lawrence Sanders Vincent LardoThe final book in the New York Times–bestselling series is &“a wacky, waggish whodunit,&” as the Palm Beach PI investigates a dead end in a maze (Publishers Weekly). The night Palm Beach society has been eagerly awaiting has finally arrived. Matthew Hayes, once the human cannonball in a traveling carnival and now a retired millionaire, is unveiling his Amazin&’ Maze, styled after the historic hedge maze at England&’s Hampton Court Palace. But even this wonder is upstaged by Hayes&’s wife—when she&’s found dead in the center of the labyrinth. Marvelous Marlena Marvel, a sideshow wonder of amazing pulchritude, was a devotee of the black arts. But the motive for her murder is as murky as her mystical talents . . . especially when Archy McNally uncovers a link to another homicide. It&’s a crime scene straight out of Barnum & Bailey as McNally employs his own sleight-of-hand to catch a killer about to pull off the greatest vanishing act of all.
McNally's Caper
by Lawrence SandersIn a popular series of books, P.I. Archy McNally, witty and raffish, tells how he solves crimes among the rich and famous in tony Palm Beach. In this bestseller, his father, an insurance executive, assigns the debonair detective to work undercover to identify the thief who has pilfered the Forsythe family's priceless first edition of Poe. The bon mots come thick and fast as the plot thickens. While narrator Adam Henderson has an admirably expressive voice, he is a bit too fey to impersonate our hero. In his mouth the quips sound forced, the characters cartoonish. Yet he grows on the listener as the tape spools on, and at last, though he may not be the McNally that Sanders has written, he is a McNally worth listening to. Y.R. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine
McNally's Caper (The Archy McNally Series #4)
by Lawrence SandersThe Palm Beach sleuth tries to find a thief—and a killer—among a rich, eccentric family, in this New York Times bestseller. Archy McNally, the parttime investigator and fulltime bon vivant,takes on the curious case of a thief with exquisite taste within the eccentric Forsythe family. Griswold Forsythe II wants to know which greedy, conniving relative is making off with the family treasures, including an original Picasso and an irreplaceable Edgar Allan Poe first edition. Suspects abound, including the sexy Forsythe women who all seem to find McNally irresistible. But things take a nasty turn when Griswold is murdered. Who wanted to off the family patriarch—and why? Inside the lavish, baronial estate, McNally&’s uncovering some pretty damning dirt, including illegitimate offspring and a resident ghost. As things heat up, McNally had better watch his back—or he, himself, could end up six feet under.
McNally's Caper: Mcnally's Caper, Mcnally's Trial, Mcnally's Puzzle (The Archy McNally Series #4)
by Lawrence SandersThe Palm Beach sleuth tries to find a thief—and a killer—among a rich, eccentric family, in this New York Times bestseller. Archy McNally, the parttime investigator and fulltime bon vivant,takes on the curious case of a thief with exquisite taste within the eccentric Forsythe family. Griswold Forsythe II wants to know which greedy, conniving relative is making off with the family treasures, including an original Picasso and an irreplaceable Edgar Allan Poe first edition. Suspects abound, including the sexy Forsythe women who all seem to find McNally irresistible. But things take a nasty turn when Griswold is murdered. Who wanted to off the family patriarch—and why? Inside the lavish, baronial estate, McNally&’s uncovering some pretty damning dirt, including illegitimate offspring and a resident ghost. As things heat up, McNally had better watch his back—or he, himself, could end up six feet under.
McNally's Chance (Archy McNally #10)
by Lawrence Sanders Vincent LardoLawrence Sanders’s beloved sleuth Archy McNally returns in a novel by Vincent LardoTruth is stranger than fiction in Archy McNally’s latest case, proving there’s no bond stronger than blood—except the bonds of a deadly secretBestselling author Sabrina Wright wants dapper detective Archy McNally to find her husband, who vanished while looking for her MIA daughter—it may seem like a simple case, but McNally knows it’s never that easy. Thirty-year-old Gillian Wright ran off to find her birth father, opening a Pandora’s box of scandalous revelations the tabloids can’t resist. It seems that Sabrina’s life was a bigger fiction than her bodice-ripping romances. Before her story is over, three powerful men with damning secrets could be outed . . . and murder will be the denouement. As McNally stumbles on one cover-up after another, he has one last chance to catch a killer who will stop at nothing to protect his name.
McNally's Dare
by Vincent LardoThe dowager duchess of Palm Beach dies, leaving behind a fabulous fortune and a handsome young heir-though Archy McNally has his doubts about the boy's bona fides. When a young waiter working Malcolm "Nifty" MacNiff's annual Tennis Everyone! benefit is found dead in Nifty's otherwise pristine swimming pool, it's Archy McNally, South Florida's most famous Discreet Inquirer, who rushes in to salvage the town's reputation and solve the un-fortunate crime. Palm Beach is already in a tizzy over the arrival of its newest millionaire, Lance Talbot, just in from Switzerland to claim his inheritance after the demise of his grandmother. There are those who believe Lance an imposter, and who he is-and was-becomes more of an enigma as Archy traces Lance's progress from the snowy Alps to the sands of Palm Beach. If he isn't the true heir, who is he? And who is the alluring Baroness Holga von Brecht, who is old enough to be his mother but claims to be his lover? When an old school chum of Holga's is made redundant, Archy must make some daring choices to snare a double murderer.
McNally's Dare (The Archy McNally Series #12)
by Lawrence Sanders Vincent LardoIf anyone can connect a dead waiter in a pool, a deceased duchess, and a possibly phony heir, it&’s the Palm Beach PI—in this New York Times bestseller. Malcolm MacNiff&’s annual Tennis Everyone!fundraiser is the high point of the Palm Beach season. But the glittering A-list event hits rock bottom when a waiter is found floating face down in the pool. Archy McNally instantly suspects foul play. No sooner are his fears confirmed than he has another mystery to solve. Society&’s abuzz over the recent arrival of Lance Talbot from Switzerland to claim his half-billion inheritance from his grandmother&’s estate, but some claim that Talbot&’s a fraud. It falls to McNally to sift through the clues and uncover a murderous scam that stretches from the snowy Alps all the way to sunny Florida.
McNally's Dilemma
by Lawrence SandersGeoffrey is dead. Melva admits to the crime. It's an open-and-shut case until Melva asks Archy to shield her daughter from the press and he escorts gorgeous Veronica home to the McNally manse.
McNally's Dilemma (The Archy McNally Series #8)
by Lawrence Sanders Vincent LardoNew York Times bestseller: A mystery &“full of twists and turns&” set among the elite society of Palm Beach (Library Journal). The Palm Beach tennis season starts off with a bang when a pro is shot by his wife after she catches him with another woman. For Archy McNally, private investigator to the rich and infamous, the case seems open and shut. The killer, twice-married socialite Melva Williams, confesses to offing her cheating spouse in a moment of passion. Now she wants McNally to do her a favor: Keep the paparazzi away from her daughter, Veronica. Playing babysitter to the beautiful Veronica and remaining faithful to his fiancée prove beyond McNally&’s capabilities. Before he can sort out his private life, blackmail enters the picture. As McNally attempts to find the truth amidst all the lies, his investigation must include a look into the past—and a tragedy that the world will never forget.
McNally's Dilemma: Mcnally's Gamble, Mcnally's Dilemma, Mcnally's Folly (The Archy McNally Series #8)
by Lawrence Sanders Vincent LardoNew York Times bestseller: A mystery &“full of twists and turns&” set among the elite society of Palm Beach (Library Journal). The Palm Beach tennis season starts off with a bang when a pro is shot by his wife after she catches him with another woman. For Archy McNally, private investigator to the rich and infamous, the case seems open and shut. The killer, twice-married socialite Melva Williams, confesses to offing her cheating spouse in a moment of passion. Now she wants McNally to do her a favor: Keep the paparazzi away from her daughter, Veronica. Playing babysitter to the beautiful Veronica and remaining faithful to his fiancée prove beyond McNally&’s capabilities. Before he can sort out his private life, blackmail enters the picture. As McNally attempts to find the truth amidst all the lies, his investigation must include a look into the past—and a tragedy that the world will never forget.