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The probable future
Par Alice Hoffman. 2003
For generations women of the Sparrow family in Massachusetts have been blessed--or cursed--with clairvoyant powers. When thirteen-year-old Stella has a…
premonition that lands her father in jail on suspicion of murder, she goes to live in the historic ancestral home where she confronts her haunting legacy. Some strong language. 2003The return of the Black Widowers
Par Isaac Asimov, Charles Ardai. 2003
Sixteen stories, some previously unpublished in any collection, involving the Black Widowers club members who gather monthly to dine and…
solve a brainteasing puzzle. The men ponder mysteries ranging from murder and theft to an umbrella's seemingly inexplicable disappearance into a space warp. Foreword by Harlan Ellison. Some strong language. 2003Murder on the Marmora (Dillman And Masefield Mysteries Ser. #Bk. 5)
Par Conrad Allen. 2004
1908. Aboard the Egypt-bound cruise ship Marmora, American detective George Dillman and partner Genevieve Masefield, by investigating a jewel theft,…
become bodyguards of the English princess royal. When a body is found, George and Genevieve inquire among the passengers, including Genevieve's ex-fiancé, to find connections. Some violence. 2004The deserter: murder at Gettysburg (Homer Kelly Mystery Ser. #Bk. 17)
Par Jane Langton. 2003
Homer Kelly's wife, Mary, wants to clear the name of her Civil War ancestor, Seth Morgan, accused of deserting the…
Union during the Battle of Gettysburg. In the narrative alternating between past and present, the Kellys come to suspect Seth's former Harvard classmate and comrade-at-arms, Otis Pike. Some strong language. 2003Birds of a feather: a novel (Maisie Dobbs Mystery Ser. #Bk. 2)
Par Jacqueline Winspear. 2005
London, 1930s. Wealthy Joseph Waite hires private investigator Maisie Dobbs, a former battlefield nurse, to locate his missing thirty-two-year-old daughter,…
Charlotte. Maisie finds chilling links to Scotland Yard inspector Stratton's latest murder case and the Great War's terrible legacy. 2004Red tide: A Novel
Par G. M Ford. 2004
Seattle. While disgraced journalist Frank Corso attends ex-lover Meg Dougherty's photo exhibition, a terrorist releases a modified Ebola virus into…
a bus tunnel, killing 116 people. Police, firefighters, and federal officials race for answers. During the chaos Corso infiltrates the scene--and becomes a prime suspect. Violence and strong language. 2004A time gone by: a novel
Par William Heffernan. 2003
While investigating the murder of a prominent NYC judge, rookie homicide detective Jake Downing has an affair with the judge's…
widow and knowingly sends the wrong man to the electric chair. Thirty years later, haunted by his decisions, Jake reopens the case. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2003Eighteen: a novel of suspense
Par Jan Burke. 2004
Eighteen short mystery and suspense stories by Edgar Award winner and author of Nine (DB 55576). In "Mea Culpa" a…
disabled boy believes his stepfather will kill his mom. Includes "Miscalculation," about the wartime service of the oceanliner Queen Mary, "Unharmed," "The Muse," and others. Some violence. 1993Tar baby (Vintage International)
Par Toni Morrison. 2004
Son, a black fugitive, invades the West Indian home of a retired millionaire, upsetting the racially diverse household. He captivates…
pampered Jadine, a black fashion model. Their ideologically complicated love affair plays out from the Caribbean to Manhattan. 2004 foreword by the author. Strong language. 1981Murder in Montparnasse: a Phryne Fisher mystery (Phryne Fisher Mysteries Ser. #12)
Par Kerry Greenwood. 2004
Australia, 1928. Bert and Cec, soldiers who unknowingly witnessed a murder in post-WWI Paris, appeal to Phryne Fisher to investigate…
the suspicious deaths of two comrades. Phryne confronts her own repressed memories as she proceeds with this assignment. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2002Done for a dime
Par David Corbett. 2003
When a legendary blues musician is murdered, his son, Toby, is a major suspect. As Rio Mirada detective Dennis Murchison…
investigates, it becomes apparent that the killing is only part of a larger, darker scheme centering around racism and mob activity. Strong language and some violence. 2003Shoulder the sky: a novel (World War One Ser.)
Par Anne Perry. 2004
Chaplain Joseph Reavley from No Graves as Yet (DB 57506) journeys to the Flanders war front in 1915 to help…
the wounded. When a hated military correspondent is murdered, Reavley probes into the mystery of his own parents' deaths caused by the unknown "Peacemaker." Some violence. 2004Last lullaby: an Eve Diamond novel
Par Denise Hamilton. 2004
L.A. reporter Eve Diamond accompanies a U.S. Customs supervisor meeting a plane from China. Shots ring out leaving three people…
dead and a two-year-old toddler missing. Eve and a score of unsavory characters search for the child amongst the immigrant population. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2004Plum Island (A john Corey Novel Ser. #1)
Par Nelson DeMille. 1997
When two research biologists are found shot on Plum Island, NYPD detective John Corey, recuperating from wounds sustained on a…
previous job, joins the case. He finds himself in a perilous world of germ warfare, buried treasure, avarice, and murder. Descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 1997Ce soir je veillerai sur toi: roman (Romans, Nouvelles, Recits (domaine Etranger) Ser. #Vol. 6068472)
Par Mary Higgins Clark. 2001
Bain de sang (Le Manchot #8 Roman policier)
Par Pierre Saurel. 1985
Au rythme de huit par année, nous assure l'éditeur, le feuilletonniste québécois, Pierre Daigneault, créateur de la longue série d'espionnage…
1XE-13, a décidé d'élaborer une autre série où le héros est un ancien policier devenu détective privé. Ça se lit vite, c'est écrit à la diable mais ça demeure pittoresque et typique. [SDML'assassin habite à la maison: roman (Best-sellers)
Par Jessie Prichard Hunter. 1994
Les abeilles de monsieur Holmes (Naïve fictions)
Par Mitch Cullin. 2007
"Sussex, 1947. À 93 ans, Sherlock Holmes vit retiré, loin d'un monde dont les mutations et le tapage absurde lui…
échappent de plus en plus. Seuls le préoccupent à présent ses abeilles, l'écriture, et le déclin de sa mémoire. Mais certains êtres cherchent encore auprès de lui des réponses essentielles sur la vie, l'amour ou les limites terriblement humaines de la raison, provoquant la résurgence d'émotions que Holmes avaient si longtemps enfouies, fissurant sa maîtrise légendaire... Dans ce portrait subtil et doux-amer d'une figure mythique, réflexion sur l'absence du père, le temps qui passe et les barrières intérieures que l'on s'impose, Mitch Cullin mène l'enquête, entrelaçant trois histoires, trois temps de la vie de Holmes, et porte sur le personnage un éclairage inédit et émouvant." -- 4e de couvÀ qui la faute?: une enquête de Maud Graham (Reliefs (Éditions Druide) #17.)
Par Chrystine Brouillet. 2017
" Ils se connaissent depuis longtemps. Leurs enfants font du sport ensemble. Toutefois, si la vie de famille les réunit,…
des liens pernicieux se sont tissés entre certains qui les désuniront au fil d'événements tragiques ayant pour point de départ un incident à l'aréna. Mais est-ce bien ce moment qui a tout fait basculer ? Plusieurs dangers ne les menaçaient-ils pas déjà, larvés dans leurs existences en apparence tranquilles ? C'est ce que Maud Graham et ses enquêteurs de Québec devront fouiller pour comprendre comment le drame a pu frapper avec autant de force ces familles qu'on aurait dites sans histoire "13 heures: roman (Seuil policiers)
Par Deon Meyer. 2010
Au Cap, le meurtre d'une Américaine suit de près celui du mari d'Alexa Barnard, une ancienne vedette de la chanson.…
Alors qu'il doit rejoindre dans quelques jours la femme qu'il aime et qui l'a quitté parce qu'il buvait, l'inspecteur Bennie Griessel doit résoudre ces deux affaires en moins de treize heures. -- 4e de couv