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Language
English
Description
"From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a riveting noir about a daydreaming secretary, a lonesome thug, and the mystery of the missing woman that brings them together. 1970s Mexico City. Maite is a secretary who lives for one thing: the latest issue of Secret Romance. While student protests and political unrest consume the city, Maite escapes into stories of passion and danger. Her next-door neighbor, Leonora, a beautiful...
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"Tambi�en de este lado hay sue�nos. Lydia Quixano Perez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while there are cracks beginning to show in Acapulco because of the drug cartels, her life is, by and large, fairly comfortable. Even though she knows they'll never sell, Lydia stocks some of her all-time favorite books in her store. And...
Author
Publisher
Del Rey
Physical Desc
318 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Montserrat has always been overlooked. She’s a talented sound editor, but she’s left out of the boys’ club running the film industry in ’90s Mexico City. And she’s all but invisible to her best friend, Tristán, a charming if faded soap opera star, though she’s been in love with him since childhood.
Then Tristán discovers his new neighbor is the cult horror director Abel Urueta, and the legendary auteur claims he can change their lives—even...
Author
Publisher
Del Rey
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemi Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She's not sure what she will find--her cousin's husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemi knows little about the region. Noemi is also an unlikely rescuer: She's a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited...
Author
Series
Nora Kelly volume 4
Publisher
Grand Central
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
388 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In 2008, nine mountaineers failed to return from a winter backpacking trip in the New Mexico mountains. At their final campsite, searchers found a bizarre scene: something had appeared at the door of their tent so terrifying that it impelled them to slash their way out and flee barefoot to certain death in a blizzard. Despite a diligent search, only six bodies were found, two violently crushed and inexplicably missing their eyes. The case, given...
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Language
English
Description
"Four years ago, fifteen-year-old Ellen Vicksburg went missing in the quiet town of River Remez, New Mexico. Ellen was kind, studious, and universally liked. Her younger brother, Ben, could imagine nothing worse than never knowing what happened to her until, on the first anniversary of her death, he found her body in a shallow grave by the river's edge. Ben, now sixteen, is committed to finding the monster who abducted and strangled Ellen. Police...
Author
Publisher
Del Rey
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When the arrival of Eduardo Lizalde sets in motion a dangerous chain of events, Carlota Moreau finds her carefully constructed world falling down around her as passion is ignited in the sweltering heat of the jungle where a motley group of monstrosities await.
Author
Series
Chuckwagon trail volume 2
Language
English
Description
Dewey "Mac" McKenzie is wanted for a killing he didn't commit. He saved his hide by signing on as a cattle drive chuckwagon cook and bolted the territories. Mac's enemies are hungry for more and have hired a gang of ruthless killers to turn up the heat.
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Series
Language
English
Description
"The new novel in Craig Johnson's beloved New York Times bestselling Longmire series. Welcome to Walt Longmire's worst nightmare. In Craig Johnson's latest mystery, Depth of Winter, an international hit man and the head of one of the most vicious drug cartels in Mexico has kidnapped Walt's beloved daughter, Cady, to auction her off to his worst enemies, of which there are many. The American government is of limited help and the Mexican one even less....
10) Mexico
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
40 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Young readers learn about the history and culture of Mexico in this lavishly illustrated book.
11) Mexico
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
3rd ed.
Physical Desc
144 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cm..
Language
English
Description
"Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, wildlife, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and culture of Mexico"--Provided by publisher.
12) The wailing wind
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
The mishandling of a murder scene places Navajo Tribal Police sergeant Jim Chee on the bad side of the FBI and brings ex-lieutenant Joe Leaphorn out of retirement into an old crime he hoped to forget.
13) The cartel
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Premium Mass Market Edition.
Physical Desc
752 p.
Language
English
Description
A sequel to "The Power of the Dog" finds a drug lord's prison transfer to Mexico upsetting a precarious balance of peace and forcing a DEA agent to come out of retirement to stop the ensuing violence.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and text describe how the Mixtecs create painted manuscripts, or codices, that reflect their way of life and document their history, science, land tenure, tribute, and sacred rituals.
16) Mexico
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Mexico. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
17) New Mexico
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Describes the history, geography, government, people, and economy of New Mexico, and provides a brief travel guide, a time line, fact lists, the state song, and several school project ideas.
18) Don't Look Back
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
386 p.
Language
English
19) Ancient Aztecs
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Engaging images accompany information about the ancient Aztecs.
20) Ancient Maya
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Engaging images accompany information about ancient Maya.