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Hollywood Station: a novel
Par Joseph Wambaugh. 2006
While trying to avoid allegations of racial profiling, a seasoned LAPD sergeant known as the Oracle dispatches veteran cops with…
rookies to deal with the addicts, crazies, and gangbangers that inhabit Hollywood. After a jewelry-store robbery, the investigation leads to the Russian Mafia. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2006False scent (The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Ser. #21)
Par Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1999
When the beloved "queen of the British theater" is murdered in a cloud of perfume, the case literally reeks with…
likely suspects. It is up to Superintendent Roderick Alleyn to sniff out the motives and bring the killer to justice. 1960Citizen Vince: a novel
Par Jess Walter. 2005
Spokane, Washington; 1980. Vince Camden is working as a baker in the Witness Protection Program and debating whether to vote…
for Jimmy Carter or Ronald Reagan. When another gangster recognizes him, Vince heads to New York to make amends with the mob. Strong language and violenceWhen in Rome (The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Ser.)
Par Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1999
Under cover on an international drug smuggling investigation, Scotland Yard inspector Roderick Alleyn accompanies a motley group of sightseers on…
a tour of Italian ruins. When their unscrupulous guide disappears and a postcard vendor is murdered, Alleyn advises the travelers not to leave town before the killer is apprehended. 1971Terrorist: A Novel
Par John Updike. 2006
Fatherless eighteen-year-old Ahmad--half Irish, half Egyptian--has been under the influence of imam Shaikh Rashid since he was eleven. Ahmad's Jewish…
guidance counselor in his inner-city New Jersey high school offers help, but Ahmad agrees to commit violence for his religious beliefs. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2006I heard that song before: A Novel
Par Mary Higgins Clark. 2007
Twenty-eight-year-old Englewood, New Jersey, librarian Kay Lansing and wealthy businessman Peter Carrington fall in love and marry after Kay approaches…
him about a fundraiser. Later Peter is arrested for the murder of a teenaged neighbor that took place twenty-two years ago. Kay believes Peter is innocent and investigates. Bestseller. 2007Effendi: the second arabesk (Arabesk Ser. #2)
Par Jon Courtenay Grimwood. 2005
Ashraf Bey, chief of detectives in El Iskandryia, Ottoman North Africa, investigates a series of brutal murders seemingly linked to…
wealthy industrialist Hamzah Effendi--the father of Zara, the girl he should have married. Sequel to Pashazade (BR 16404). Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2002Tied up in tinsel (The Roderick Alleyn Mysteries Ser.)
Par Ngaio Marsh, St. Martin`s Press. 1972
Artist Troy Alleyn visits Hilary Bill-Tasman's estate to paint Hilary's portrait. As Hilary prepares for a Christmas pageant, one of…
his eccentric guests disappears. Troy's husband, Superintendent Roderick Alleyn, arrives from London to help unravel the mystery and to interrogate Hilary's staff members--all of whom are convicted murderers. 1972Death in the middle watch: a Carolus Deene mystery (Carolus Deene Ser.)
Par Leo Bruce. 1974
Amateur sleuth Carolus Deene is hired to sail on a cruise after the ship's proprietor receives threatening letters. The widow…
of a man who died on board the previous year is murdered, and someone goes overboard. Deene investigates as the vessel docks in foreign ports. 1974Under orders
Par Dick Francis. 2006
One-armed jockey-turned-private-investigator Sid Halley investigates Internet gambling and possible race fixing for various clients. After jockey Huw Walker is murdered…
during a race on Cheltenham Gold Cup Day, Sid suspects the homicide is connected to his investigation--especially after Sid's girlfriend is threatened. Bestseller. 2006The cat who had 60 whiskers (The cat Who... Ser.)
Par Lilian Jackson Braun. 2007
Journalist Jim Qwilleran covers the changing times in Moose County. A senior center is planned and a mansion is being…
converted into a charitable museum. When a young woman mysteriously dies from a bee sting, Siamese cat Koko uses his extra whiskers to sniff out a murderer. Bestseller. 2007The golden ball: and other stories
Par Agatha Christie. 1924
Fifteen short mysteries of bizarre romantic entanglements, supernatural visitations, and classic murder written in the 1920s and 1930s. Includes "The…
Girl in the Train," "The Rajah's Emerald," "Swan Song," "The Hound of Death," "The Gipsy," "The Strange Case of Sir Arthur Carmichael," "The Call of Wings," and others. 1924The carrier (A Zailer & Waterhouse Mystery #8)
Par Sophie Hannah. 2015
When her plane is delayed, Gaby Struthers must share a hotel room with hysterical Lauren Cookson. During the course of…
the night, Gaby learns that Lauren was the caregiver for the late wife of the man Gaby still loves. And he has confessed to murdering her. Strong language and some violence. 201324 heures avant la nuit
Par David Benioff. 2002
Des traders de Wall Street à la mafia russe de Little Odessa, des trottoirs de Brooklyn aux boîtes enfumées de…
Manhattan, un roman noir drôle et nostalgique, une formidable ode à la ville et à la nuit. -- 4e de couvLa 11e heure (Thriller)
Par Catherine Coulter. 2003
Le prêtre Michael Joseph est brutalement assassiné dans son église de San Francisco, sous les yeux d'une jeune vagabonde qui…
disparaît dans les bas-fonds de la ville. Le frère jumeau de la victime, Dane Carver, agent du FBI, se met à la disposition de la police locale pour élucider ce crime. -- 4e de couvOrage de sang: roman
Par Michael Dibdin. 2001
Il arrive qu'un vent violent transporte les sables du Sahara sur les hauts plateaux de Sicile. A Palerme, on appelle…
ça un orage de sang. Il arrive aussi que les clans mafieux de l'île règlent leurs comptes à coups de cadavre et ce n'est pas moins sanglant. -- 4e de couvLe vagabond de Holmby Park: roman
Par Herbert H Lieberman. 2003
L'avocat de Portland: roman (Spécial suspense)
Par Phillip Margolin. 2002
Daniel Ames, avocat pour le cabinet d'avocats Reed-Briggs, doit défendre la compagnie pharmaceutique Geller, accusée de produire un médicament responsable…
de graves malformations congénitales. Bien vite, la vie de Daniel bascule, on sabote son travail, on l'accuse d'incompétence et pour finir, on le licencie. Chose encore plus inquiétante, l'homme qui l'a renvoyé la veille vient d'être assassinéMeurtre au Palais-Royal: roman (Babel #253. Terres d'aventure)
Par Charles O'Brien. 2003
A Paris, sous le règne finissant de Louis XVI, le théâtre du Palais-Royal vient d'être la scène d'un crime et…
d'un suicide. Fonctionnaire corrompu aux ordres de la noblesse, le commissaire Mauvert boucle rapidement son enquête : la jeune actrice Lélia a été assassinée par son amant Antoine, comédien lui aussi, lassé de ses infidélités avec le directeur du théâtre. Une fois son forfait accompli, l'assassin s'est donné la mort. -- 4e de couvLa commanderie (Tous Continents Ser.)
Par André Jacques. 2004
L'antiquaire Alexandre Jobin, officier retraité de l'armée canadienne, est appelé à reprendre du service dans une bien curieuse affaire. D'abord…
engagé par une vieille et riche héritière pour faire évaluer des huiles et des aquarelles de peintres postimpressionnistes, il se retrouve bien malgré lui investi d'une seconde et plus périlleuse mission: retracer, en Europe, le parcours de la petite-fille de sa richissime commanditaire mystérieusement disparue. -- 4e de couv