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The Mona Lisa Mystery

The Mona Lisa Mystery
  • Author(s): Pat Hutchins, Laurence Hutchins (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

Class 3 of Hampstead Primary School are off on a school trip to Paris! Morgan is the first to spot the bearded man in the black Citroen car, cruising behind their school bus, and feels sure he is following...

The Mona LIsa Speaks

The Mona LIsa Speaks
  • Author(s): Christopher Angel
  • Location(s): Paris
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): Modern

Brilliant & confident Robertson Ross, an outdoorsy Canadian computer expert hired to update the Louvre’s security system, falls in love with Mathilde, a classic beauty & cultured Parisian art dealer. But, when he discovers that she’s deeply in debt...

The Monk

The Monk
  • Author(s): Matthew Lewis
  • Location(s): Madrid
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 18th Century

Ambrosio, the superior of the Capuchins in Madrid succumbs to temptations with one of his pentitents but ends up killing a her, so that he avoids discovery. Nevertheless he is discovered, tortured by the Spanish Inquisition and is sentenced...

The Monkey Bridge

The Monkey Bridge
  • Author(s): Fahimeh Amiri, Rafe Martin
  • Location(s): Varanasi
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): A long time ago

In the heart of Benares, on the banks of the river Ganges, stands a tree with fruit so perfect it can only be called treasure. How the tree got there is a tale of two rulers—one selfish and proud,...

The Monkey Wrench Gang

The Monkey Wrench Gang
  • Author(s): Edward Abbey
  • Location(s): Arizona
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Audacious, controversial and hilarious, The Monkey Wrench Gang is Edward Abbey’s masterpiece – a big, boisterous and unforgettable novel about freedom and commitment that ignited the flames of environmental activism. Throughout the vast American West, nature is being vicitimized...

The Monsoon Ghost Image

The Monsoon Ghost Image
  • Author(s): Tom Vater
  • Location(s): Thailand
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): 2000s

The third Detective Maier mystery is a taut and crazy spy thriller for our disturbing times. When award-winning German conflict photographer Martin Ritter disappears in a boating accident in Thailand, the nation mourns the loss of a cultural icon....

The Monster Belt

The Monster Belt
  • Author(s): Ruth Estevez
  • Location(s): Formentera, Ibiza, Yorkshire
  • Genre(s): Young Adult
  • Era(s): Contemporary

In the Monster Belt, discoveries are made. Some good, some bad, some life changing … Harris White is on a journey, one that takes him across land and sea in search of The Monster Belt, where he believes he’ll...

The Monster of Florence

The Monster of Florence
  • Author(s): Douglas Preston
  • Location(s): Florence
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Current / Earlier

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
  • Author(s): Robert A Heinlein
  • Location(s): Moon
  • Genre(s): Science Fiction/Future
  • Era(s): 2075

In 2075, the Moon is no longer a penal colony. But it is still a prison… Life isn’t easy for the political dissidents and convicts who live in the scattered colonies that make up lunar civilisation. Everything is regulated...

The Moon Is Down

The Moon Is Down
  • Author(s): John Steinbeck
  • Location(s): Norway
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): WW2

Taken by surprise, a small coastal town is overrun by an invading army with little resistance. The town is important because it is a port that serves a large coal mine. Colonel Lanser, the head of the invading battalion,...

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