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The Main Corpse (Goldy Bear #6)
by Diane Mott DavidsonShe has been called "the Julia Child of mystery writers. " Now, Diane Mott Davidson, who masterfully served up The Last Suppers, Killer Pancake, and Dying for Chocolate, returns with an irresistible five-star helping of suspense. When caterer Goldy Schulz takes a job with a multimillion-dollar financial firm, she finds herself in a high-stakes world where someone is out to make a killing. . . . Goldy, owner of Goldilocks' Catering, barely weathered a disastrous spring in which relentless rains and dri...
The Main Death and This King Business: Collected Case Files of the Continental Op: The Later Years, Volume 2 (The Continental Op #7)
by Dashiell Hammett Richard Layman Julie M. RivettFrom the annals of Black Mask come the two-fisted adventures of the original hardboiled PI: Dashiell Hammett's Continental Op Jeffrey Main comes home from Los Angeles with $20,000 in his wallet and a target on his back. Two gunmen burst through the door, instigating a scuffle that leaves Main dead, his wife unconscious, and the money long gone. At least, that's the way the cops tell it. The police see no other way the killers could have escaped so easily, and the case falls to the Continental Op--San Francisco's most ruthless private detective. Behind this strange murder lurks a toxic case of greed, and the Op must risk his neck to learn who pulled the trigger. "The Main Death" is vintage Dashiell Hammett, the sort of hard-driving tale that made him a legend and made Black Mask the most respected of all the pulp magazines. Paired with "This King Business" in this captivating collection of Hammett's later Continental Op stories, it is a fine reminder that hardboiled action never goes out of style. Praise for Dashiell Hammett "Hammett was the ace performer. . . . He did over and over again what only the best writers can ever do at all. He wrote scenes that seemed never to have been written before." --Raymond Chandler, author of The Big Sleep "Hammett was the great poet of the great American collision--personal honour and corruption, opportunity and fatality." --James Ellroy, author of L.A. Confidential "Hammett is a master of the detective novel, yes, but also one hell of a writer." --The Boston Globe
Maine Massacre
by Janwillem van de WeteringThe accidental death of his brother-in-law sends Grijpstra--with his companion de Gier in tow--to Jamestown, Maine, where they find a town full of suspects and a series of shady real estate deals.
The Maine Massacre (Amsterdam Cops #7)
by Janwillem van de WeteringThe accidental death of his brother-in law sends the comissaris to the secluded town of Jamestown, Maine. As part of an international police exchange, de Gier goes along to see the United States. But there were six prior mysterious deaths in the area and the two find themselves neck-deep in a murder investigation--with shady real estate deals, a town full of suspects, and the icy breath of a cold-blooded killer stalking their every move.
Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs #1)
by Jacqueline WinspearMaisie entered domestic service in 1910 at the age of thirteen, to work as a maid at the Belgravia mansion of Lady Rowan Compton. When her remarkable intelligence and innate love of learning are discovered by her employer, Maisie becomes the pupil of Maurice Blanche, a learned friend of the Comptons who is often retained by Europe's elite, and the police, to conduct discreet investigations. Eventually, Maisie enters Girton College at Cambridge University, but the escalation of World War I intervenes to change her plans. She serves as a nurse at the front and falls in love with a handsome young doctor, only to lose him. In 1929, following an apprenticeship assisting Blanche iin his work, Maissie hangs out her shingle: M. DOBBS, TRADE AND PERSONAL INVESTIGATIONS. She soon becomes enmeshed in a mystery suurrounding The Retreat, a reclusive community of veterans wounded in body and spirit. At first, Maisie only suspects foul play, but she must act quickly when Lady Rowan's son decides to sign away his fortune and take refuge at The Retreat. A coincidence? Maisie has learned that coincidences can lead to the truth, and hurriedly investigates The Retreat. She uncovers a disturbing mystery at its core which in an astonishing dénouement, gives Maisie the courage to confront the ghost that has haunted her for over ten years.
Maisie Dobbs: A Mysterious Profile (Mysterious Profiles #14)
by Jacqueline WinspearFour fictional characters are interviewed in this profile of the adventurous sleuth, by the New York Times–bestselling author of A Sunlit Weapon. The historical mystery Maisie Dobbs was first published in 2003, introducing readers to an inquisitive, young, English, working-class woman as she opens her own London detective agency following World War I. Jacqueline Winspear&’s debut won her the Agatha Award for Best First Novel and led to a New York Times–bestselling series. But just who exactly is Miss Maisie Dobbs? In this profile, four characters very close to Maisie shed light on the beloved psychologist and investigator. Her father, Francis Dobbs looks back on her childhood and proclaims the pride she instills in him. Her first employer, Lady Rowan Compton, recounts finding a young Maisie studying late one night in her library. Dr. Maurice Blanche, her mentor, discusses her studies and their detective work. And Billy Beale, her assistant, talks about their first meeting during the Great War, as well as what it&’s like to work for her. It&’s an enlightening read that fans are sure to love. Praise for Jacqueline Winspear and the Maisie Dobbs Novels &“A detective series to savor.&” —Time &“In Maisie Dobbs, Jacqueline Winspear has given us a real gift. Maisie Dobbs has not been created—she has been discovered. Such people are always there amongst us, waiting for somebody like Ms. Winspear to come along and reveal them. And what a revelation it is!&” —Alexander McCall Smith &“History comes alive when a character you think of as a friend is in the thick of the action. That&’s how Jacqueline Winspear keeps her Maisie Dobbs series so fresh.&” —The New York Times Book Review &“Maisie&’s liveliness of mind, good sense, and kind nature make her a heroine a reader can enjoy spending time with.&” —The Boston Globe &“The author gives an intelligent and absorbing picture of the period, providing plentiful details for the history buff without detracting from the riveting mystery. Readers will be eager to see more of the spunky Maisie.&” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
Maisie Dobbs Bundle #3: The Mapping of Love and Death and A Lesson in Secrets (#7 and #8)
by Jacqueline WinspearMaisie Dobbs is a psychologist and investigator based in London in the 1930's. This book contains:<P> THE MAPPING OF LOVE AND DEATH (MAISIE DOBBS #7): August 1914. As Michael Clifton is mapping land he has just purchased in California's beautiful Santa Ynez Valley, war is declared in Europe—and duty-bound to his father's native country, the young cartographer soon sets sail for England to serve in the British army. Three years later, he is listed as missing in action... April 1932. After Michael's remains are unearthed in France, his parents retain London psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs, hoping she can find the unnamed nurse whose love letters were among their late son's belongings. It is a quest that leads Maisie back to her own bittersweet wartime love—and to the stunning discovery that Michael Clifton was murdered in his dugout. Suddenly an exposed web of intrigue and violence threatens to ensnare the dead soldier's family and even Maisie herself as she attempts to cope with the impending loss of her mentor and the unsettling awareness that she is once again falling in love.<P> A LESSON IN SECRETS (MAISIE DOBBS #8): Private investigator Maisie Dobbs receives her first assignment from the British Secret Service. Sent to pose as a junior lecturer at a private college in Cambridge, she will monitor any activities “not in the interests of His Majesty’s government.” When the college’s pacifist founder is murdered, Maisie finds herself in the midst of sinister web of murder, scandal, and conspiracy, activities that point towards members of the ascendant Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei—the Nazi Party—on Britain’s shores.
Maisie Dobbs Bundle #4: Elegy for Eddie and Leaving Everything Most Loved
by Jacqueline WinspearThis eBook bundle includes books 9 & 10 in Jacqueline Winspear's New York Times bestselling Maisie Dobbs series: Elegy for Eddie and Leaving Everything Most Loved.
Maisy e i Topolini Scomparsi
by Maria Di Maro Elizabeth WoodrumDolce Mistero! Quando un misterioso ladro chiamato Stivale Nero ruba le mascotte della scuola, Maisy Sawyer ha un mistero da risolvere! Maisy è la migliore detective della quarta elementare. No, è la migliore dell'intera scuola, e salvare i topolini è la sua nuova missione. Come se non bastasse, Stivale Nero ha anche preso la famosa collezione di lecca-lecca di Maisy e l'avverte di smetterla di cercare i topi se vuole rivedere i suoi dolciumi. Segui gli indizi con Maisy e scopri con lei chi sia Stivale Nero nel primo libro della serie "Gli archivi di Maisy".
Maisy en de Vermiste Muizen
by Elizabeth Woodrum Raf SwiggersMysterie! Lollies! Wanneer een mysterieuze dief genaamd De Zwarte Laars zich de diefstal van de schoolmascottes toeeigent, heeft Maisy Sawyer een mysterie om op te lossen! Maisy is de beste detective in vierde klas. Nee, ze is de beste detective in de hele school, en de kleine muizen redden is haar nieuwe missie. Om het nog erger te maken heeft De Zwarte Laars heeft ook de beroemde verzameling lollies van Maisy gestolen, en waarschuwt haar om te stoppen met zoeken naar de muizen als ze haar lollies ooit terug wil zien. Volg de aanwijzingen terwijl Maisy probeert de identiteit van De Zwarte Laars te ontdekken en worstelt om haar geliefde lollies en de mascottes van de school terug te vinden in het eerste boek in De Maisy Bestanden. Duik vandaag nog in Maisy's wereld van mysteries en lollies!
Maisy und die verschwundenen Mäuse (Akte Maisy #1)
by Daniela Maizner Elizabeth WoodrumKriminalfälle & Kirschlollis! Ein mysteriöser Dieb namens der Schwarze Stiefel hat die Maskottchen der Schule gestohlen und alle hoffen darauf, dass Maisy Sawyer den Fall lösen wird! Maisy besucht die 4. Klasse und ist die beste Detektivin der ganzen Schule. Jetzt steht sie vor der großen Aufgabe, die kleinen Mäuse wieder sicher zurückzubringen. Aber der Schwarze Stiefel macht es ihr nicht einfach. Um sie von ihren Ermittlungen abzuhalten, klaut er sogar ihre wertvolle Sammlung an Kirschlollis. Folge Maisy bei ihren Ermittlungen, enttarne mit ihr den Schwarzen Stiefel und findet die verschwundenen Mäuse! Das spannende erste Buch aus einer ganzen Reihe.
Maisy y los ratones desaparecidos
by Gema Pedreda López Elizabeth Woodrum¡Misterio! ¡Piruletas! Cuando un misterioso ladrón llamado La Bota Negra se atribuye el mérito de robar las mascotas del colegio, Maisy Sawyer tiene un misterio que resolver. Maisy es la mejor detective de cuarto curso... no, es la mejor detective de todo el colegio, y rescatar a los ratoncitos es su nueva misión. Aumentando la apuesta, La Bota Negra se ha llevado también la famosa colección de piruletas de Maisy y le advierte que deje de buscar a los ratones si quiere volver a verla de nuevo. Sigue las pistas mientras Maisy intenta descubrir la identidad de La Bota Negra y lucha por encontrar sus preciadas piruletas y a las mascotas del colegio en el primer libro de la serie The Maisy Files.
Maiwa's Revenge; Or, The War of the Little Hand
by H. Rider HaggardThis Elibron Classics title is a reprint of the original edition published by Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1888, Leipzig
Majestic: By Whose Patriotic Efforts And Practical Sacrifices, The Bunker Hill Monument Association Was Enabled To Complete That Majestic Memorial, To The Principles And Bravery Of The Fathers, In The Erection Of Which Solomon
by Peter Parkin Alison DarbySeveral decades have passed since the Korean War. For one veteran, Willy Carson, the horrors live on. Compelled by a need to exorcise his demons, he has sculpted haunting effigies that tell a silent tale. Willy became a rich man by keeping his promise to never breathe a word of those memories to anyone. But, happenstance and fate have decided to intervene. Something is causing a manifestation in Willy that will open the door to an unimaginable horror that only a handful of people know about. A group of handpicked elites that was formed back in 1947 for one express purpose—to suppress certain information by any means necessary. That original group, and their heirs over several generations, have been privy to the reasons why people like Willy Carson had to suffer in silence. While billions of people around the globe struggle daily with the horrifying events that nature and the planet seem to be thrusting upon them, a small circle of the most privileged know what's really happening...and why. The truth about secrets is that they can rarely be kept. Inevitably, a special someone comes along whose conscience overcomes the moral struggle. And dares to challenge that age—old question: 'Is it sometimes better not to know?'
The Majesties: A Novel
by Tiffany TsaoNamed one of the most anticipated books of the year by The Millions, CrimeReads, HelloGiggles, and The EveryGirl &“A dark, delicious tale that will creep its way into your brain and leave you examining your own soul for signs of moral rot. I downed it in one greedy shot.&” —Jade Chang, author of The Wangs vs. the World &“Tiffany Tsao&’s visceral debut…reads a bit like Crazy Rich Asians if the book began with familicide instead of romance. . . Why not start off the new year with the perfect tear-it-all-down read?&” —CrimeReads In this riveting tale about the secrets and betrayals that can accompany exorbitant wealth, two sisters from a Chinese-Indonesian family grapple with the past after one of them poisons their entire family.Gwendolyn and Estella have always been as close as sisters can be. Growing up in a wealthy, eminent, and sometimes deceitful family, they&’ve relied on each other for support and confidence. But now Gwendolyn is lying in a coma, the sole survivor of Estella&’s poisoning of their whole clan. As Gwendolyn struggles to regain consciousness, she desperately retraces her memories, trying to uncover the moment that led to this shocking and brutal act. Was it their aunt&’s mysterious death at sea? Estella&’s unhappy marriage to a dangerously brutish man? Or were the shifting loyalties and unspoken resentments at the heart of their opulent world too much to bear? Can Gwendolyn, at last, confront the carefully buried mysteries in their family&’s past and the truth about who she and her sister really are? Traveling from the luxurious world of the rich and powerful in Indonesia to the most spectacular shows at Paris Fashion Week, from the sunny coasts of California to the melting pot of Melbourne&’s university scene, The Majesties is a haunting and deeply evocative novel about the dark secrets that can build a family empire—and also bring it crashing down.
Major Attraction
by Julie MillerPopular Dr. Cyn's latest sexual advice columns are sending military men in D.C. running for cover--except Major Ethan McCormick. Cyn--real name Josephine Cynthia Gardner--is out to prove that guys in uniform don't make good relationship material or lovers.Ethan is unfazed by the "attack" on his profession. Sure, he's a stickler for the rules, and you could bounce a dime off his neatly made bed. But he's more than ready to muss those same bedclothes with the right woman....Dr. Cyn's on a mission to scout out a hot military man, seduce him and report back to headquarters. But after one sizzling night with Ethan, she's willing to confess to a major attraction. One that's far too real and all-invasive. But what will happen when Ethan discovers she's some kind of "under-the-covers" operative?
Major Crimes: Swat Standoff (tennessee Swat) / Major Crimes (omega Sector: Under Siege) (Omega Sector: Under Siege #4)
by Janie CrouchWorking together would bring down a killerBut her secrets could tear them apart…Hayley Green never wanted to see Omega special agent Cain Bennett again. Ever. He seduced her, then sent her to prison for hacking, and Hayley’s only just started piecing her life back together. Except now Cain needs Hayley’s help to catch a murderer. Their past is colliding with their still-smoldering attraction…and the only thing more dangerous than the killer is the secrets Hayley’s been keeping.Omega Sector: Under Siege
Major Vices
by Mary DaheimThough they'd rather be boiled in oil, Judith McMonigle Flynn and her cantankerous cousin Renie have agreed to cater a seventy-fifth birthday bash for their batty old Uncle Boo Major, the billionaire breakfast mush magnate. Luckily their culinary obligations keep them busy in the kitchen of the sprawling Major manor and away from most of their contemptible kin -- until the septuagenarian birthday boy is discovered deceased behind his locked den door. Someone slew Uncle Boo...but who? A plethora of last wills popping up all over the place makes virtually everybody a suspect -- Judith and Renie included. And that's forcing the cousins out on a limb, where they must attempt to pick the true culprit from among the many nuts on their twisted family tree.
Major Washington
by Michael KilianDecades before the American Revolution, George Washington sparked a war that would change the world On May 28, 1754, the colonial militia surrounded a party of French-Canadian soldiers. With 15 minutes of rifle fire, the colonists slaughtered the French, then allowed Indian guides to take the corpses’ scalps. Observing this grisly scene was a towering young major named George Washington. In the aftermath of the Battle of Jumonville Glen, Washington retreated to Fort Necessity, where he was soon forced to surrender, signing a document claiming responsibility for the assassination of French troops. The result would be the Seven Years’ War—the greatest international conflict the globe had ever seen. It would also be the making of a statesman. In this rousing historical novel, Michael Kilian reconstructs the events in Washington’s life that led to that pivotal day at Jumonville Glen and molded the man who would create a country.
Majoring in Murder: A Murder, She Wrote Mystery
by Donald Bain Jessica FletcherMystery writer Jessica Fletcher is teaching a class at an Indiana college when a tornado strikes and one of two professors who didn't seek emergency shelter is soon discovered dead. Jessica doubts the death was accidental, instead suspecting foul play. As she investigates, Jessica becomes embroiled in campus politics.
The Major's Guarded Heart
by Isabelle GoddardHAS THE MAJOR FINALLY MET HIS MATCH? From the moment ladies' companion Elizabeth Ingram sees the imposing major Sir Justin Delacourt, her head is full of romantic ideas-ideas that end with Lizzie being caught trespassing on his estate, mistaken for a poacher! Despite his disdain for womanly wiles, Justin can't get the lively Lizzie out of his mind. And when she joins him in his quest to investigate a friend's mysterious disappearance he realizes that a woman of Lizzie's courage and determination might also be capable of stealing his heart...
The Makassar Strait Contract (The Joe Gall Mysteries #22)
by Philip AtleeA mining operation could lead to an international incident: &“I admire Philip Atlee&’s writing tremendously.&” —Raymond Chandler Off the coast of Indonesia, the Japanese are harvesting an incredible amount of manganese, a mineral highly prized in the manufacturing community, from the ocean floor. The question is: how are they getting it—and how can the United States get a piece of it? The only man for the job is Joe Gall, but this seemingly simple assignment is about to go sideways . . . This twist-filled adventure comes from the Edgar Award–nominated author who&’s been called &“the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction&” (Larry McMurtry, The New York Times).
The Make-a-Pet Mystery
by Macky Pamintuan Carolyn KeeneNancy Drew and the Clue Crew are out to solve the case of a stolen stuffed animal.River Heights has gone gaga over Make-a-Pets! Nancy and her friends are excited to make their own cuddly stuffed animals--and play the online game Petopia that goes along with Make-a-Pet animals.But when Nancy's friend, Violet, discovers that Hoppity, her Make-a-Pet, is missing, the Clue Crew is called on to help find the missing bunny. It seems there are a few possible suspects--including Violet's best friend, Sonia, who claims Violet stole the idea about Hoppity from her. Could Violet's best friend be the culprit? Or is the real thief even more of a surprise?
Make Believe (Edna Ferber Mysteries #3)
by Ed IfkovicReality is illusion. Illusion is reality, and nothing is what it seems.This is how Magician Valentine Hill always begins her act. Valentine herself is a case in point: she is unquestionably real, but she has no legal existence. Her mother, a skilled con artist, has never revealed Valentine's real age, birth place, or her father's identity—except to say that he was a magician.No grifter herself, the scrupulous Valentine has spent years searching for her evasive mother, desperate to learn the basic facts of who she is. Literally, to get a life. Robbed of her stake in Vegas, she chases it to San Francisco where a series of odd events reunites her with her mother who, Valentine is sure, despite her respectable façade, is playing one of the city's super rich. And Valentine quickly enters a world where truly nothing is what it seems. A socialite is a ruthless criminal, a car mechanic a psycho killer, and a cab driver a seductive gangster. After a friendly FBI agent is killed, Valentine forces herself into playing a grifter's role to put the criminals—and her mother—away. Or at the very least, get what she wants from mom. Will her skills as a magician prove enough to help her maintain the illusion?
The Make-Believe Mystery (The Nancy Drew Notebooks #36)
by Carolyn KeeneIt's hard to write a mystery story when the plot disappears!Nancy, Bess, George, and Phoebe Archer team up to write a mystery for a class project. Everyone else in the class is on teams too, and the best story will be printed in the school newspaper. First, snooty Brenda Carlton tells the girls they have no chance of winning -- then the notebook in which they wrote their mystery disappears!The girls had a neat idea for a ghost story, and now another team may have stolen it. Things get weird when they find notes written in drippy red writing -- with words that come straight from their story! Is the make-believe mystery coming true?