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The history of the siege of Lisbon
Par José Saramago. 1996
Nobel prize-winning author describes the solitary life of a proofreader, Raimundo Silva, who has the audacity to rewrite history on…
one of his assignments. Silva decides that in 1147 the king of Portugal reconquered Lisbon without the help of Crusaders. His boss, Maria Sara, then falls in love with himFull dress gray
Par Lucian Truscott. 1998
In this sequel to Dress Gray (RC 16136, BRA 16533), Ry Slaight returns to West Point thirty years after he…
graduated, this time as the new superintendent. His first day on the job, a young woman cadet dies on parade. During the ensuing investigation, Slaight's daughter Jacey, also a cadet, helps uncover a conspiracy involving students and officers. Some strong language and some descriptions of sexThe cat who robbed a bank
Par Lilian Braun. 1999
Autumn in Pickax brings festivals, the Scottish Games, and the return of estate jeweler Mr. Delacamp. But Mr. Delacamp is…
murdered in the newly restored hotel, and his assistant and the desk clerk are missing. Qwilleran takes clues from his cats, Koko and Yum Yum, to solve the crime. Bestseller. 1999Havana twist: a Willa Jansson mystery
Par Lia Matera. 1998
California attorney Willa Jansson travels to Cuba when her mother, a political activist, fails to return home. Deported to Mexico…
City for asking too many questions, Willa enlists the help of her former boyfriend, a San Francisco homicide detective. Some violenceLes larmes de Machiavel: roman
Par Raphaël Cardetti. 2003
Le réseau Corneille: roman
Par Ken Follett. 2002
Blue genes: a Kate Brannigan mystery
Par Val McDermid. 1996
Manchester private investigator Kate Brannigan is hired to rescue a punk rock band from saboteurs. But things become more complicated…
when her friends Alexis and Chris, who are involved in an illegal fertility experiment, become frightened after their gynecologist is murdered. Some strong language and some violenceDoña Inés vs. oblivion: a novel (Pegasus prize for literature)
Par Ana Torres. 1999
Caracas aristocrat Doña Inés is obsessed with regaining title to a piece of jungle land. The legal battle between her…
white heirs and the descendants of her husband and a black slave woman go on for centuries after her death in 1781. Mobil Pegasus Prize for Lit. 1999Les enfants du Graal: roman] / [5], La princesse et le kilim
Par Peter Berling. 2006
"Une étrange caravane passe dans le désert : douze attelages de deux chameaux portant un gigantesque tapis, un kilim destiné…
au Grand Khan des Mongols, dont les troupes sont en train d'envahir le Proche-Orient. Ailleurs dans le désert, deux enfants reçoivent les conseils du chaman Arslan : il est temps pour eux de conquérir le Royaume de la Paix auquel ils sont destinés". -- 4e de couvUne patience d'ange: roman (Célébrités : collection biographique)
Par Elizabeth George. 1999
Le poids des illusions
Par Maxime Houde. 2008
"La mort de Kathryn, sa femme, a plongé Stan Coveleski dans une terrible dépression. Il a beau vouloir donner le…
change à Emma, sa secrétaire voit bien que son patron a tout abandonné... sauf l'alcool ! Certes, il mène un semblant d'enquête pour une cliente pas commode, mais l'affaire se présente mal et le détective récolte surtout des coups sur la tête, gracieuseté entre autres du lieutenant-détective Caron, un ancien collègue qui ne l'a jamais porté dans son coeur. Amoché, sans le sou, Coveleski ne réagit pas au départ d'Emma, qui n'en peut plus, ne se défend pas quand il est de nouveau tabassé par deux voyous, ne proteste pas quand il est évincé de son propre appartement..." -- 4e de couvBlanche cleans up
Par Barbara Neely. 1998
When Blanche White reluctantly agrees to fill in as housekeeper for a vacationing friend, she encounters a family in chaos.…
Mr. Brindle's campaign for governor is disrupted by a murder and a suicide in his household. Some of his African American supporters are particularly scornful and suspicious of Blanche. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sexInvitation to a funeral
Par Molly Brown. 1995
London, 1676. Infamous playwright Aphra Behn is in the middle of rehearsing a new play with her patron's mistress miscast…
in the lead role, when Aphra learns that an old friend has been murdered. She feels obliged to investigate the seaman's death, which unravels more political secrets than she anticipated. Some violenceLes rivières pourpres: roman
Par Jean-Christophe Grangé. 1998
We'll meet again
Par Mary Clark. 1999
Socialite Molly Lasch is paroled from prison after serving time for killing her physician husband. Fran Simmons, a former classmate…
of Molly's who is now an investigative reporter, is assigned to do a story on her. Fran becomes convinced that Molly is innocent even though her late husband's lover is soon murdered. BestsellerVow of silence
Par B. J Hoff. 1997
Jennifer and Daniel Kaine welcome two newcomers to Shepherd Valley, West Virginia. Whitney Sharyn, the deaf director of an organization…
for disabled people, hopes to escape her past, and Michael Devlin wants to help her. When Whitney's former boyfriend tracks her down and begins to stalk her, her faith is tested. Sequel to The Tangled Web (RC 46592, BR 11676)Prince Ébène: roman
Par Frédéric Couderc. 2003
Ce roman est basé sur le fait authentique d'un jeune prince africain qui vécut dix ans à Versailles, devint le…
filleul de Louis XIV et guerroya en Flandres en tant que mousquetaireThe unburied
Par Charles Palliser. 1999
Victorian England. While visiting an old school pal and conducting a search for a lost document at the cathedral library,…
Dr. Edward Courtine, a professor of medieval history, becomes involved in murder and embroiled in a centuries-old mystery. (A list of characters appears at the end.) Some violence. 1999La sourde: roman
Par Jonathan Kellerman. 1999
Une adolescente, sourde, fille d'un diplomate israélien est tuée dans un bois où elle se promenait avec sa classe. D'autres…
enfants handicapés disparaissent à leur tour peu après... C'est l'écheveau que doit dénouer le psychologue Alex DelawareSecrets d'outre-tombe: roman
Par Kathy Reichs. 2003
Dans la ville de Guatemela quatre jeunes filles ont disparu. Un cadavre est découvert dans une fosse septique. Une femme…
que l'on croyait être Temperance Brennan (l'anthropologue judiciaire) est assassinée... Plus l'enquête avance, plus les implications sont lourdes