Ms. Tree is back with this new anthology of classic detective stories. Join the 6ft, 9mm wielding private detective as she shoots and solves her way through her thrilling adventures. No case is too small, no violence too extreme, and no mystery too touch for this sharp sleuth. From acclaimed Hard Case Crime author Max Allan Collins (Road to Perdition) and award-winning illustrator Terry Beatty (Batman: The Brave and the Bold) comes the fifth volume of classis Ms. Tree stories, collected for the first time. Fans of hard boiled and crime fiction will get a thrill from these terrific tales! “Ms. Tree hits the bullseye and blows it to pieces.” – Mystery Scene Magazine

She’s about to be a mom but she’s already one mean mother! From writer Max Allan Collins (Road to Perdition, Quarry, Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer) and artist Terry Beatty (Return to Perdition, The Phantom, Batman: Gotham Adventures) comes this hardboiled tale of one woman you don’t want to mess with. Bursting to life in 1981, Ms. Tree re-established noir crime fiction in comics and pioneered what became a trend for female private eyes. It remains the longest running private eye comic to date. This graphic novel brings together five classic Ms. Tree issues that you won’t want to miss. Collects: Gift of Death, Drop Dead Handsome, The Family Way, Maternity Leave, One Mean Mother.

Her business is deadly and always ends with a smoking gun! From write Max Allan Collins (Road to Perdition, Quarry, Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer) and artist Terry Beatty (Return to Perdition, The Phantom Batman: Gotham Adventures) comes the second volume of the tough-as-nails private eye and her run-ins with love, deceit and the stench of gunpowder. The iconic crime fiction heroine is back. Ms. Tree remains the longest running private-eye comic to date. This casebook brings together six classic Ms. Tree stories. These include: 'The Devil's Punchbowl', 'Skeleton in the Closet', 'Cry Rape!', 'Horror Hotel', 'Roger's Story', and 'To Live and Die in Vietnam'. Also included is the thrilling short story 'Louise' by Max Allan Collins.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction Winner of the William Dean Howells Medal Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize Over One Year on the New York Times Bestseller List A New York Times Notable Book and a Washington Post, Time, Oprah Magazine, Newsweek, Chicago Tribune, and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year "The best novel ever written about trees, and really just one of the best novels, period." —Ann Patchett The Overstory, winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, is a sweeping, impassioned work of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of—and paean to—the natural world. From the roots to the crown and back to the seeds, Richard Powers’s twelfth novel unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fables that range from antebellum New York to the late twentieth-century Timber Wars of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. There is a world alongside ours—vast, slow, interconnected, resourceful, magnificently inventive, and almost invisible to us. This is the story of a handful of people who learn how to see that world and who are drawn up into its unfolding catastrophe.

Dive back into the case files of the no-nonsense detective, Ms. Tree, in another incredible volume of passion, crime and murder. Famed Hard Case Crime author Max Allan Collins (Road to Perdition) and genre-defining artist Terry Beatty deliver five thrilling adventures from the exploits of Ms. Michael Tree, the 6ft, 9mm-carrying private eye. No matter the danger, no matter the risk, she’ll solve the case – no matter the cost. Featuring an insightful foreword by the author plus a sneak peek at the first novel to star the iconic heroine, Deadly Beloved. “Ideal for anyone who loves a bit of throwback hardboiled pulp.” – Crime Fiction Lover

Whether it’s a funeral, dinner party, or cruise ship, a barrage of bullets are either being fired at or by Ms. Tree. With a sharp mind and a steady aim, the detective undertakes cases that are a cocktail of violence, mystery and passion, and even does so with a cocktail in her hand at times. Renowned writer Max Allan Collins (Road to Perdition, Quarry, Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer) and acclaimed artist Terry Beatty (Return to Perdition, The Phantom, Batman: Gotham Adventures) deliver an epic final adventure in this action packed conclusion to the collection of classic Ms. Tree stories. This emotional rollercoaster, the beginning of the end, includes a foreword from the author. “A ‘must-read’ for mystery graphic novel connoisseurs.” – Midwest Book Review

Why did Miss Twiggley live in a tree? Why did she send her dog, Puss, out to do the shopping? Why did she always run away and hide when people came to visit? And it was rumored that Miss Twiggley had even more peculiar habits... Old Miss Twiggley, was friendly with bears. "They shed on the sofa," she said, "but who cares?" And was it true, as the mayor's wife had heard, that she actually slept in her hat? "Simply disgraceful!" they said. But when a hurricane hits the town and the water rises, everyone is grateful to Miss Twiggley and her tree. Even better, Miss Twiggley herself learns a very important lesson, with a warm and happy ending. A beautiful read-aloud, showing people coming together during a crisis. This edition features a letter to the reader written by Dorothea Fox in 1995, explaining how she came to write this touching story.

Mammoth Books: From history to manga, true crime to sci-fi, these anthologies feature top-name contributors and award-winning editors.

The acclaimed interactive picture book about the changing seasons. “Like Hervé Tullet’s Press Here, Matheson’s Tap the Magic Tree proves you don’t need apps for interactivity,” praised the New York Times. This board book edition is perfect for little hands. Every book needs you to turn the pages. But not every book needs you to tap it, shake it, jiggle it, or even blow it a kiss. Innovative and timeless, Tap the Magic Tree asks you to help one lonely tree change with the seasons. Now that’s interactive—and magical! It begins with a bare brown tree. But tap that tree, turn the page, and one bright green leaf has sprouted! Tap again—one, two, three, four—and four more leaves have grown on the next page. Pat, clap, wiggle, jiggle, and see blossoms bloom, apples grow, and the leaves swirl away with the autumn breeze. The collage-and-watercolor art evokes the bright simplicity of Lois Ehlert and Eric Carle and the interactive concept will delight fans of Pat the Bunny. Combining a playful spirit and a sense of wonder about nature, Christie Matheson has created a new modern classic that is a winner in every season—and every story time! And don't miss the follow-up, Touch the Brightest Star!

Why should you be a friend to trees? Trees are a valuable natural resource. People depend on trees for food, and animals depend on trees for food and shelter. But most important, we depend on trees because they add oxygen, a gas we all need, to the air. While trees give us many wonderful products, we must also protect them because we can't live without them.