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Microcosm_ E. Coli and the New - Carl Zimmer
From Publishers WeeklyWhen most readers hear the words E. coli, they think tainted hamburger or toxic spinach. Noted science writer Zimmer says there are in fact many different st.... -
Mexico City Noir - Paco Ignacio Taibo II; Achy Obe
From Publishers WeeklyTaibo's introduction, evocatively titled Snow White vs. Dr. Frankenstein, is more compelling than any of the 12 stories in this slim anthology in Akashic's ce... -
Mermaid_ A Twist on the Classic - Carolyn Turgeon
From Publishers WeeklyIn Turgeon's surprisingly dark retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, two women pine for the affections of a prince: mermaid Lenia, who pu... -
Mercy Kill_ A Mystery - Lori Armstrong
From Publishers WeeklyIn Armstrong's sharp second mystery to feature former army sniper Mercy Gunderson (after 2010's No Mercy), Mercy stumbles late one night on the shot and slash... -
Mean Streets - Jim Butcher; Simon R. Green; Ka
From Publishers WeeklyReaders will be delighted with this collection of original novellas tied to popular crime/fantasy series. The standout is Sniegoskis Noahs Orphans, in which a... -
McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of - Michael Chabon
From Publishers WeeklyPulitzer Prize-winning novelist Chabon teams up with the editors of Dave Eggers's McSweeney's magazine to create a fiction anthology with an innovative, simpl... -
Mary Ann in Autumn_ A Tales of - Armistead Maupin
From Publishers Weekly In the sure-to-please follow-up to Michael Tolliver Lives, the bestselling Tales of the City reboot, it's been 20 years since series anchor Mary Ann Single... -
March - Geraldine Brooks
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Brooks's luminous second novel, after 2001's acclaimed Year of Wonders, imagines the Civil War experiences of Mr. March, the absent father in.... -
Map of Bones - James Rollins
From Publishers WeeklyA mysterious biblical object, nefarious Vatican spies and a deadly centuries-old religious cabal—sound familiar? Sacramento veterinarian Rollins offers more D... -
Manhattan Noir - Lawrence Block
From Publishers WeeklyA pleasing variety of Manhattan neighborhoods come to life in Block's solid anthology, the latest entry in Akashic's city-themed noir series (_Brooklyn Noir_,...