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The tangled web
Par B. J Hoff. 1988
Jennifer and Daniel Kaine are in the process of converting a West Virginia farm into a Christian summer camp for…
disabled youth. A hoodlum on the run from the mob turns up with the two children of his murdered boss. The Kaines offer shelter and prepare for the hit men to arrive. Sequel to The Captive Voice (BR 11675)The case has altered
Par Martha Grimes. 1997
On her way back to the Fengate estate from the Case Has Altered pub, Dorcas Reese is strangled to death…
on the Lincolnshire fens. Two weeks earlier, Verna Dunn was shot to death at Fengate. Scotland Yard detective Richard Jury's investigation becomes problematic when his former lover Jenny Kennington turns into the prime suspect in both crimes. Some strong languageLune de miel
Par James Patterson. 2006
Les maris de Nora, aussi fortunés que séduisants, rencontrent tous une fin précoce, au profit de leur veuve... éplorée! John…
O'Hara, inspecteur du FBI se faisant passer pour un agent d'assurances, parviendra-t-il à confondre la mante religieuse sans succomber à son charme vénéneux? Élu thriller de l'année 2005 par un jury international d'éditeurs, Lune de miel a été numéro 1 des ventes aux États-Unis et en Grande-BretagneThe Poyson garden: an Elizabethan mystery
Par Karen Harper. 1999
Princess Elizabeth Boleyn is sent into exile in the countryside by her half-sister, Queen Mary. While there, Elizabeth uncovers her…
enemies' plot to have her poisoned by an evil herbalist. The princess, her cousin, and her other loyal followers join together in a fight for survival. Some violence. 1999Faithful unto death
Par Caroline Graham. 1996
Chief Inspector Barnaby investigates the disappearance of housewife Simone Hollingsworth, but it is unclear whether she ran off, was kidnapped,…
or is dead. Barnaby begins looking in earnest when her husband is murdered and two more women vanish. Some violenceLe remède et le poison: roman
Par Dirk Wittenborn. 2009
"Début des années 50. Dans une Amérique à la fois puritaine et matérialiste, les traitements en cours pour soigner folie…
et dépression sont les cures de coma, injections de soufre, lobotomies frontales. Mais les ambitions de Will Friedrich sont plus modestes : prescrire le bonheur sur ordonnance. Professeur de psychologie à Yale, jeune, pauvre et ambitieux, ce père de quatre enfants sassocie à une riche et sémillante psychiatre, Bunny Winton, pour extraire une substance dune plante exotique : l'ingrédient secret du bonheur et... la pilule qui le rendrait célèbre. Casper Padrag, étudiant en mathématiques, asocial et suicidaire mais redoutablement intelligent, semble le parfait cobaye. Mais les résultats, d'abord spectaculaires, tournent mal. Une soif de vengeance se déclenche [...]". -- 4e de couvHeartwood
Par James Burke. 1998
Texas attorney Billy Bob Holland, last seen in Cimarron Rose (BR 11339), is defending hapless cowboy Wilbur Pickett, accused of…
stealing bonds from his wealthy employer, Earl Deitrich. Wilbur's blind wife kills an intruder, while Billy Bob focuses suspicion on Earl's wife and son. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1999Some deaths before dying
Par Peter Dickinson. 1999
Ninety years old and bedridden with a degenerative disease, Rachel Matson nonetheless uses her keen mind to resolve a long-standing…
mystery concerning her late husband. Her background as a photographer helps her conduct her search, which focuses on antique dueling pistols. She relies on her nurse and daughter to do the legworkThe last dance: a novel of the 87th Precinct
Par Ed McBain. 2000
An apparent hanging suicide by a retired male nurse is reclassified as homicide when traces of a paralyzing drug are…
discovered. A snitch is killed after telling 87th precinct detectives he has information on the murder. The cops comb the city for a motive and a murderer. Strong language and some violence. 2000Her forbidden knight
Par Rex Stout. 1997
The "Erring Knights," a group of men who spend the day in the lobby of New York City's Lamartine Hotel,…
establish themselves as champions of Miss Lila Williams, the hotel telegrapher. When newcomer John Knowlton shows an interest in Lila, they check him out and learn he has a shady pastVêtue de pied en cap (Darcy Cavanaugh Ser.)
Par Candy Calvert. 2008
"L'infirmière du service des urgences, Darcy Cavanaugh, espère que cette croisière lui permettra de passer des vacances inoubliables et d'oublier…
les grossièretés de ses patients, le manque de personnel dans les hôpitaux et une vie amoureuse qui sombre à toute allure. Champagne, robes de grands couturiers et paysages spectaculaires, voilà exactement ce que son médecin lui a prescrit. Mais, quand un garçon de cabine est retrouvé mort dans des circonstances troublantes, Darcy doit affronter un véritable raz-de-marée pour découvrir la vérité. Seule parmi un océan de passagers de l'âge d'or et un animateur de danse au physique très plaisant, mais envers qui se portent ses soupçons Darcy doit résoudre le mystère sous peine de subir le supplice de la planche." -- 4e de couvThe stargazey: a Richard Jury mystery
Par Martha Grimes. 1998
Richard Jury is so strangely intrigued by the attractive woman wearing a luxurious fur who boards the bus he is…
riding, that he follows her when she leaves. A few days later, Jury learns a woman matching her description is found dead. Jury's investigation leads him to an art-theft ring and another murderSidetracked: a Kurt Wallander mystery
Par Henning Mankell. 1999
Ystad, Sweden. Police officer Kurt Wallander is about to leave on vacation when a young girl immolates herself and a…
former minister of justice is brutally murdered. Somehow the cases are connected. Other killings follow, committed by someone who always escapes on a moped. Some violence. 1999The scapegoat
Par Daphne Maurier. 1957
John, an English professor on holiday in France, encounters his exact double, Frenchman Jean de Gué. Monsieur de Gué, who…
is beset by family and business problems, deceitfully shifts identities with John, leaving the hapless Englishman in a sea of troubles. 1956Stone quarry
Par S. J Rozan. 1999
P.I. Bill Smith normally uses his upstate New York cabin to unwind, but this time he's there on business. An…
art theft could expose the true identity of an anonymous local farmer unless Smith can recover the paintings. Meanwhile, Smith must locate a friend suspected of murder. Violence and strong language. 1999The game of thirty
Par William Kotzwinkle. 1994
New York P.I. Jimmy McShane is hired by the daughter of Tommy Rennseler, a specialist in Egyptian antiques, to find…
her father's murderer. Rennseler was playing a pharaoh's board game when he was killed. Now it appears McShane is a pawn on the streets of New York. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sexTell me lies
Par Jennifer Crusie. 1998
After finding crotchless underpants in her husband's car, Maddie Faraday decides to get revenge by seducing recently returned C.L. Sturgis,…
with whom she had a one-night stand in high school. Then Maddie's husband disappears before she can divorce him and the town suspects she murdered him. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sexThe face on the wall
Par Jane Langton. 1998
Children's book illustrator Annie Swann moves into a new wing of her Massachusetts house and begins to paint a wall…
mural. She rents the old half of her house to a family named Gast. But things go terribly wrong--with both the mural and the Gasts. Annie's uncle, detective Homer Kelly, steps in to help. Some violence and some strong languageMurder in Foggy Bottom
Par Margaret Truman. 2000
A well-dressed corpse in Washington's Foggy Bottom may be connected to three suspicious commuter plane crashes. Lovers Max Pauling and…
Jessica Mumford, both of the State Department, are pursuing the investigation when Jessica's ex-husband turns up, fleeing the right-wing extremist faction in which he'd been operating undercover. Some violence and some strong language. 2000Storm at daybreak
Par B. J Hoff. 1995
Jennifer Terry is hired as an assistant to the owner of a Christian radio station in West Virginia. Left sightless…
by a drunken driver, Daniel Kaine is a composer as well as an ex-Olympic swimmer. While they gradually fall in love, their happiness is threatened by attempts on Dan's life. Prequel to The Captive Voice (BR 11675)