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Mignon G. Eberhart's Best Mystery Stories: Fourteen Gripping Tales of Detection by America's Agatha Christie
by Mignon EberhartFourteen gripping tales by America's Agatha Christie are offered with an exciting new cover design. This exquisite collection features celebrated sleuths like James Wickwire, Sarah Keate, and Susan Dare. Publishers Weekly calls Eberhart, "the doyenne of American mystery writers." Warner reissue.
Miguel's Gift: A Novel
by Bruce KadingIn late 1980s Chicago, Nick Hayden, a rookie INS field agent, is eager to make his mark in the unit responsible for picking up illegal immigrants around the city. Hayden excels, whether he's raiding factories or busting Colombian drug dealers. Seen as a rising star by supervisors, over time the green, idealistic Hayden evolves into what one veteran agent terms a "gladiator," an agent willing to do whatever is necessary to get the job done. But Hayden's real reason for joining INS—the mysterious death of an agent thirteen years earlier—remains a closely guarded secret, even as he reluctantly begins a discreet inquiry to uncover the truth.Hayden's world changes dramatically when he recruits Miguel Chavez, a humble Mexican illegal immigrant, to be an informant to help take down Salvador Rico, the ruthless kingpin of Chicago's counterfeit document trade. Nick faces challenges during the investigation that profoundly alter his career and personal priorities as the story builds to a deadly confrontation.
Mika - Os Olhos da Serpente: A Filha do Açougueiro (1 #1)
by Ghesia MorettThriller sobrenatural de ação, aventura, terror, ficção científica e romance, Em um futuro indeterminado, Mikaela vive seus próprios pesadelos sem entender o que acontecem. Desesperada e tentando proteger sua família, ela esconde de todos e busca uma solução para voltar a sentir-se normal. Um amigo fiel e um grupo de gênios adolescentes a ajudam, mas será difícil todos saírem bem dessa situação. Mistério, intriga, terror, aventura, ação e romance acompanham essa heroína insensata e impulsiva, que luta com todo seu coração.
Mika snake eyes II: Survive (Mika #2)
by Ghesia MorettIs surviving a death trap a miracle or a plot to take her to hell? Mika can only endure the disaster of his life based on the vigilante's hatred and justice. Without mercy or compassion, even if you have to resort to the terror of your own monster. Only one thing can defeat him: love. And if that fails? Surviving itself will be another matter.
Mika. Snake Eyes. Nightmares. (MIKA #1)
by Ghesia MorettMika knows she isn’t normal, but fighting against her own hell can lead her to places and situations that are difficult to overcome. The force of her spirit and heart guide her and she mustn’t lose the battle against other forces, because it would be too violent and catastrophic. It’s based on the love for her family, true friendship, and all the love she feels to support herself. Coming to understand what Mika is, can cause more harm than good. She will need all the strength of her indomitable spirit and the courage of her heart to be able to resist past whatever good or evil it may cause.
Mike Hammer - Complex 90
by Max Allan Collins Mickey SpillaneHammer accompanies a conservative politician to Moscow on a fact-finding mission. Arrested and imprisoned by the KGB on a bogus charge; he quickly escapes, creating an international incident by getting into a fire fight with Russian agents.On his stateside return, the government is none too happy with Hammer. Russia is insisting upon his return to stand charges, and various government agencies are following him. A question dogs our hero: why him? Why does Russia want him back, and why was he singled out to accompany the senator to Russia in the first place?
Mike Hammer - Dig Two Graves
by Max Allan Collins Mickey SpillaneMike Hammer, the iconic PI created by the master of noir Mickey Spillane, takes on the mob in the first of two gripping final novels for the deadly private eye.Winter 1964. After a hit-and-run accident nearly kills her mother, Mike Hammer&’s partner (both in life and the PI business), Velda Sterling, learns her father is not who she thought he is. Seeking to uncover her true, troubling heritage, Velda and Mike travel to Phoenix, Arizona—and sunny Dreamland Park, where retired law enforcement officers protect and corral notorious criminals held under Witness Protection.Mike and Velda find themselves swept up in escalating violence, fueled by the missing millions from an armored-car robbery, which leads them to a deadly midnight confrontation in a cemetery—where secrets are buried and open graves await.
Mike Hammer - King of the Weeds
by Max Allan Collins Mickey SpillaneHammer finds himself up against a clever serial killer targeting only cops. A killer his old friend Captain Pat Chambers had put away many years ago is suddenly freed on new, seemingly indisputable evidence, and Hammer wonders if this seemingly placid, very odd old man might somehow be engineering cop killings that all seem to be either accidental or by natural causes. At the same time Hammer and Velda are dealing with the fallout - some of it mob, some of it federal government - over the $89 billion dollar cache the detective is (rightly) suspected of finding not long ago.
Mike Hammer - Kiss Her Goodbye
by Mickey Spillane Max Allan CollinsA classic Mike Hammer story from the New York Times bestselling authors Max Allan Collins and the master of noir Mickey Spillane, featuring a brand-new, never before seen, alternative ending. Recuperating in Florida after the mob shoot-out that nearly claimed his life, Mike Hammer learns that an old mentor on the New York police force has committed suicide. Hammer returns for the funeral—and because he knows that Inspector Doolan would never have killed himself. When a woman is murdered practically on the funeral&’s doorstep, Hammer is drawn into the hunt for a cache of Nazi diamonds and for the mysterious woman who had been close to Doolan in his final days. Everything leads to a Mafia social club where Hammer and his .45 come calling, initiating the wildest showdown since Spillane&’s classic One Lonely Night.
Mike Hammer - Masquerade for Murder
by Max Allan Collins Mickey SpillaneMike Hammer, the iconic PI created by hard-boiled crime master Mickey Spillane and written by New York Times bestseller Max Allan Collins, returns in Masquerade for Murder. After Mike Hammer witnesses Wall Street superstar Vincent Colby getting clipped by a speeding red Ferrari, the shaken victim's stockbroker father hires Hammer to find the driver. But the toughest private eye of them all soon is caught up in a series of bizarre, seemingly unconnected slayings marked by a forbidden martial arts technique. What do a lovely redhead, a short-tempered bartender, an exotic call girl, a murdered police inspector and a movie stuntman have to do with a scheme that might have transformed young Colby into a psychological time bomb?
Mike Hammer - Murder Never Knocks
by Max Allan Collins Mickey SpillaneA failed attempt on his life by a contract killer gets Mike Hammer riled up. But it also lands him an unlikely job: security detail for a Hollywood producer having a party to honor his beautiful fiance e, a rising Broadway star. But it's no walk in the park, as Hammer finds violence following him and his beautiful P.I. partner Velda into the swankiest of crime scenes.In the meantime, Hammer is trying to figure out who put the hitman on him. Is there a connection with the death of a newsstand operator who took a bullet meant for him? A shadowy figure looking for the kill of his life?
Mike Hammer - Murder, My Love
by Max Allan Collins Mickey SpillaneHammer is summoned to a meeting with Jamie Winters, United States Senator from New York, and Jamie's lovely, very smart wife, Nicole, considered by many to be the power behind the throne. Winters is being blackmailed, and Hammer is given a list of suspects who may be behind the threats to the Senator's career. But when the suspects begin to drop like flies, Hammer realises there is more to this case than just a salacious tape.
Mike Hammer - The Big Bang
by Max Allan Collins Mickey SpillaneThe reissue of a classic Mike Hammer story from the New York Times bestselling authors Max Allan Collins and the iconic master of noir Mickey Spillane.The toughest private eye in mystery fiction is back - it's the middle of the Swinging Sixties in midtown Manhattan. Hammer, recuperating from a near fatal mix-up with the Mob, disturbs some drug dealers assaulting a young motorbike messenger who was transporting medicine for a hospital. He saves the kid but the muggers are not so lucky. The Mob and a new young breed of drug trafficker assume he will target them, and they target him right back, with a street-corner knife attack. Hammer and his beautiful, deadly partner Velda take on the drug racket in New York. In a world of flashy discos, swanky bachelor pads and the occasional dark alley, Hammer deals with doctors, drug addicts and hit men, and meets changing times with his trademark brand of violent vengeance.
Mike Hammer - The Goliath Bone
by Max Allan Collins Mickey SpillaneFrom the New York Times bestselling author Max Allan Collins and the iconic master of noir Mickey Spillane comes the first book in the Mike Hammer series.In the midst of a Manhattan snowstorm, Hammer halts the violent robbery of a pair of college sweethearts who have stumbled onto a remarkable archaeological find in the Valley of Elah: the perfectly preserved femur of what may have been the biblical giant Goliath. Hammer postpones his marriage to his faithful girlfriend, Velda, to fight a foe deadlier than the mobsters and KGB agents of his past--Islamic terrorists and Israeli extremists bent upon recovering the relic for their own agendas.
Mike Hammer - The Will to Kill
by Max Allan Collins Mickey SpillaneTaking a midnight stroll along the Hudson River, Mike Hammer gets more than he bargained for: a partial corpse on an ice floe. The body is that of a butler who spent the last years of his life working for a millionaire—also now deceased—and his notoriously privileged children.Were both master and servant murdered? Captain Pat Chambers thinks so. But to prove it Hammer must travel to upstate New York to investigate the dead man’s family, all of whom have a motive for murder, and one of whom who has a taste for it.
Mike Hammer: Kill Me, Darling
by Max Allan Collins Mickey SpillaneThe course of true love never did run smooth for PI Mike Hammer. His secretary and partner Velda has walked out on him without explanation, and Mike is just surfacing from a four-month bender. But then an old cop turns up murdered, an old cop who once worked with Velda on the NYPD Vice Squad. What's more, Mike's pal Captain Pat Chambers has discovered that Velda is in Florida, the moll of gangster and drug runner Nolly Quinn. Hammer hits the road and drives to Miami, where he enlists the help of a horse-faced newspaperman and a local police detective. But can they find Velda in time? And what is the connection between the murdered vice cop in Manhattan, and Mike's ex turning gun moll in Florida?
Mike Shayne's 50th Case (The Mike Shayne Mysteries #49)
by Brett HallidayMike Shayne tackles a baffling case of adultery and murder in the suburbs of Miami It's the 4th and final day of the convention, and Marvin Blake is ready to go home. Dreading the evening's festivities, he checks out of his hotel early and heads back to Sunray Beach, longing to see his wife, Ellie, and daughter, Sissy. When he reaches home late that night, his bedroom light is on--and his best friend's car is parked in the driveway. His wife has been unfaithful, and Blake knows what he must do. He checks into a motel, pulls out the stationery, and prepares to take his life. The next morning, Ellie is found in her bedroom, stark naked and strangled to death. Miami reporter Tim Rourke picks up the story and brings in the only man who can untangle this web of lies: Mike Shayne. A seasoned professional, Shayne may think he's seen it all, but he'll soon find that, in suburbia, murder is never what it seems. Michael Shayne's 50th Case is the 50th book in the Mike Shayne Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Mike Stellar: Nerves of Steel
by K. A. HoltBlast off to deep-space adventure and hijinks! Things are not so stellar for Mike Stellar. He is stunned when his parents inform him that he has only eight hours to pack before they move to Mars. Despite the fact that he suspects his parents are involved in a major sabotage plot; that the only person who believes him is a girl who won’t shut up; and that his mother’s assistant seems to be spying on Mike’s every move, Mike is dealing with the same things that every eleven-year-old deals with: bad cafeteria food, a strict limitation on his electronic use, and a teacher who is so old-fashioned she must be from the year 2099. With great humor and lots of action, K. A. Holt’s first novel is set to give summer reading an out-of-this-world blast of fun. From the Hardcover edition.
Mike's Mystery & El misterio de Mike
by Gertrude Chandler WarnerBenny and his friend Mike are in trouble when they are curious about a uranium mine. Benny y su amigo Mike se meten en problemas cuando por curiosidad se ponen a investigar una mina de uranio. Desde su debut hace más de medio siglo, Los chicos del vagón de carga (The Boxcar Children Mysteries) ha sido una de las series infantiles más populares y apreciadas de todos los tiempos.
Mike's Mystery (Boxcar Children #5)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Dirk GringhuisHenry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and are spending the summer out west on Mystery Ranch. The excitement begins when they meet their old friend, Mike. When Mike is blamed for starting a fire, the Boxcar Children know he's innocent. But can they discover who's really behind Mike's Mystery - before it's too late?
Mike's Mystery (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #5)
by Gertrude Chandler WarnerFour brave siblings were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they investigate the mystery of a suspicious house fire in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers.The Aldens head back to Mystery Ranch for another summer! They are thrilled to learn their friend Mike has moved to Yellow Sands—a new town nearby. But when a house fire breaks out and Mike is blamed for starting it, the Aldens must find the real culprit to help their friend.What started as a single story about the Alden Children has delighted readers for generations and sold more than 80 million books worldwide. Featuring timeless adventures, mystery, and suspense, The Boxcar Children® series continues to inspire children to learn, question, imagine, and grow.
Mila 18
by Leon Uris Baldomero Porta GouChris de Monti, un periodista americano, llega a Varsovia en tiempos de crisis, rebelión y heroismo. En Polonia ocupada por nazis, el despertar de un amor puede convertirse en tragedia y cambiar los objetivos de una vida. Chris se enamora de una judía que queda atrapada en el Gueto y jura vengar su muerte haciendo suya la causa de los judíos que desafían a los tanques de Hitler con piedras, armas de fabricación casera y hasta con puños desnudos.En su empeño conocerá la pérdida y la generosidad, la traición y la lealtad.Arrebatado el amor a manos de la muerte, Chris de Monti arriesga una vida que ya no le importa conservar solo para darse cuenta de que cada apocalipsis da lugar a nueva esperanza.Cuando todo termine, habrá salvado dos tesoros: las crónicas del sitio del Gueto y del levantamiento de los judíos, escritas por Alexander Brandel y el niño que lleva en su vientre la mujer del líder de la rebelión, asesinado por los nazis.
Milagro en Manhattan
by Dee Dawning Eva Luz Carmona PichardoBrad deja a sus amigos de trabajo en el Libation Station, para conocer a Ginger, una hermosa mujer como Elena de Troya. Ellos congeniaron, pero él se sorprende cuando ella revela que es una cortesana. Aun así, él está celebrando el haber recibido un ascenso y esta belleza es con quien él quiere terminar la noche. Todo va bien... Después de pasar un buen rato en la ciudad y una noche gloriosa en un cuarto de hotel en Manhattan, la pareja se despierta para descubrir una gran sorpresa. Basándose en un comentario hecho durante la celebración, un ángel novato, dejado a cargo, cambio el poder cerebral del cuerpo de uno al otro. Ahora Brad es Ginger y Ginger es Brad. La desconcertada pareja esta indignada, enojada y completamente desconcertada; pero, en plena confusión, Brad recuerda debe ir al trabajo a medio día para recibir su gran ascenso. Sin embargo, él ya no es Brad... y necesita que Ginger se encargue de eso. Y eso es sólo el principio…
Mildred Pierce (Vintage Crime Ser.)
by James M. CainMildred Pierce had gorgeous legs, a way with a skillet, and a bone-deep core of toughness. She used those attributes to survive a divorce and poverty and to claw her way out of the lower middle class. But Mildred also had two weaknesses: a yen for shiftless men, and an unreasoning devotion to a monstrous daughter. Out of these elements, Cain creates a novel of acute social observation and devastating emotional violence, with a heroine whose ambitions and sufferings are never less than recognizable.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Mildred Pierce (Vintage Crime Ser.)
by James M. Cain'Cain was not just a great hard-boiled novelist but a great novelist, period ... To read MILDRED PIERCE now is to experience a double vision, in which we confront both how much and how little things have changed' LA TIMES'Vivid, gritty, real...this is crime writing at its very best' MY WEEKLYMildred Pierce is the story of a determined and ambitious woman who, after her feckless husband abandons her, by hard work and sacrifice builds a successful business to ensure the future of her pampered and selfish daughter. But she isn't prepared for the intrigues and devastating betrayals of those closest to her. This is James M. Cain's most substantial novel and a classic of the Depression years.